24 nov 2011

Wall of Death

Derived directly from US in the early 1900s. 

The very first carnival motordrome appeared at Coney Island amusement park (New York) in 1911. (With motorcycle madmen pushing the limits of speed and safety atop tricked out Indian, BSA, and Harley Davidson motorcycles. There was even one stunt that had a lion in a special sidecar attached to a souped up racecar).

This carnival attraction became a staple in the US outdoor entertainment industry with the phenomenon reaching its zenith in the 1930s with more than 100 motordromes on traveling shows and in amusement parks.

For as long as there have been motorcycles there have been men and women who have dared to push the envelope of safety, physics, and common sense…..enter the motorcycle daredevil. 


Why Mr Egbert has a lion that loves a drive on the Wall of Death is a mystery


Wall of Death, USA 1920



Hazel, Wall of Death 1927



Early 20



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