Negativity, Idiocy, and Finely Machined Steel

Some board track racing from the early 20th century.  I can’t imagine pushing one of those sleds to 100+ mph, much less doing it on bicycle tires, with no brakes, on a steep banked track made out of wood.  Big. Brass. Ones.  The vid is long, but worth watching.  How anybody survived a hobby like that is beyond me.