Motorcycle Racing Before World War 1!

Archive Moto presents A Brief History of Speed - Part 3 looking at the history of motorcycle racing in America. The exhilarating but tumultuous age of the board track motordrome was coming to an end, but American motorcycle enthusiasts were still clamoring for the thrill of racing. As the industry began to change, factory racing programs took center stage, welcoming new contenders like the legendary Harley-Davidson. But without the fabled motordromes, the sport was in need of new venues in which to compete.
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This video is the third in the series, _A Brief History of Speed_, based off of accompanying articles by the same title published exclusively at ArchiveMoto.com.
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The series revisits the exhibition first created and displayed for The Race of Gentlemen on the sands of Wildwood, NJ, and later featured in an exhibit at the Indian Motorcycle Museum of Australia in Melbourne.
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The thumbnail photo is ofHarley-Davidson factory rider Wilmer "Tex" Richards of Atlanta, Georgia with a shot of the iconic Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew after their victory at the 1915 Dodge City 300, a motorcycle Grand Prix road race that was the most popular event of its day.
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Written, Edited, and Produced by Chris Price, Archive Moto.
Music: Decision to Leave - Anna Landstrom
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[@djfaber]

Great video!

[@ArchiveMoto]

Thanks, glad you are enjoying them!

[@glennjudd2467]

Good morning !
Very interesting past history !

[@ArchiveMoto]

Thanks Glenn, it really was a remarkable time.

[@glennjudd2467]

@@ArchiveMoto yes it was !
Never knew we had racing on motorcycle in LA !
until you made that first video !
I was born & raised in long beach!
CA !

[@ArchiveMoto]

@@glennjudd2467 Oh you guys were some of the first. Agriculture Park was the beginning, but there were 3 motordromes, and then the old Ascot Park, and then the massive wooden speedway in Beverly Hills. LA has a remarkable history of motorcycle racing. More to come in the next video too.

[@magellanicspaceclouds]

This series is very underrated. It should have a lot more views.

[@ArchiveMoto]

Thanks MSC! I appreciate it, the channel is small and new, but hopefully as folks find it and share it around it will grow. Regardless, I am happy you are enjoying these first videos. Take care.

[@drg6161]

Fabulous work. Thank you for making these

[@ArchiveMoto]

Thank you for the kind words, I’m excited for folks to see the projects that are coming up.

[@johnmartin7158]

Super amazing history. What a great era of American motorcycling. Awesome channel.
Cheers. NZ

[@ArchiveMoto]

Thanks so much John, happy folks are liking it so far.

[@slavetospeed]

Love it! Great vibes.

[@ArchiveMoto]

Thanks, I appreciate the positive feedback

[@societyisboring]

Murder dome racing needs to be a video game

[@ArchiveMoto]

Might get a bit redundant, and you would definitely need a bunch of respawns