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Originally Posted by LS1Hawk
A guy I work with who sent me the video originally told me this:
"Those guys were nuts and as the tracks aged they became increasingly dangerous. Loss of limbs and life were not unheard of. Those early bikes were total loss oil systems so they were also puking oil all over the track. If a part didn't help you go fast it was ripped off the bike. Those bikes didn't have brakes either as it added weight. The least of your worries was stopping."
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Love those SAFETY BARRIERS, and where was Earnhardt/ABC/NBC or ESPN? That prize money looked HUGE $$$$, must have been at least $25.00. Amazing how naive we were about EVERYTHING in those days.
