I build these kind of model a Ford racecars ,and this is the first time I've seen footage of this kind, all my research was done from 5 black and white photos, thanks so much for this posting!
Definitely an eye-opening look at the past! This bunch of boys must be really religious...because if they roll over, they know they'll meet their maker ! Thanks for the effort it took to bring this to us, it was worth it. Mark
Great stuff as usual. That must've been some brutal racing in those conditions. With the rough ride in those home built beasts on that bare Kansas prairie, the dust, and I doubt those goggles did much more for you vision that keep the dirt clods out as you can see how "not well" they could see through all that dust kickin' up. And with all those safety features such as "none"....well, they might have had some good hemp rope pretending to be a seat belt. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I'd wanna be tied down in that seat in case of a roll. Ok, what would be better. Getting your head ripped off or the chance of maybe being run over by a fellow racer....and possibly getting your head run over... Tough choice I'd say. Haha!! But it sure looks like fun. As always, so great these films were found/saved. Thanks Steve and Jeff, fantastic job digitizing and editing.
@@indnrdr Your paper, like most papers, don't know what they are talking about. Every time anyone today wants to compare then to now they they use today's historical standard. Back then was not today. The world and people were totally different. Technology of today didn't exist then. I went to my first Drag race in 1959. The Top Eliminator recorded a 139 mph run. The announcer said "we can't go much faster". Today they are going over 100 mph faster! But thank you for posting. It was still interesting footage.
@@joestephan1111 indnrdr stated that the description was from PERIOD papers...that means AT THAT TIME. The description has nothing to do with "today's historical description".
I build these kind of model a Ford racecars ,and this is the first time I've seen footage of this kind, all my research was done from 5 black and white photos, thanks so much for this posting!
..hopefully you have the "wife beater, overall" late '30's racing gear..
kk
Awesome video, thanks for sharing it with us.
But man, those car must have been great to watch back in the day
Amazing footage, thank's for sharing
Definitely an eye-opening look at the past! This bunch of boys must be really religious...because if they roll over, they know they'll meet their maker !
Thanks for the effort it took to bring this to us, it was worth it.
Mark
Great stuff as usual. That must've been some brutal racing in those conditions. With the rough ride in those home built beasts on that bare Kansas prairie, the dust, and I doubt those goggles did much more for you vision that keep the dirt clods out as you can see how "not well" they could see through all that dust kickin' up. And with all those safety features such as "none"....well, they might have had some good hemp rope pretending to be a seat belt. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I'd wanna be tied down in that seat in case of a roll. Ok, what would be better. Getting your head ripped off or the chance of maybe being run over by a fellow racer....and possibly getting your head run over... Tough choice I'd say. Haha!! But it sure looks like fun.
As always, so great these films were found/saved. Thanks Steve and Jeff, fantastic job digitizing and editing.
Back when the life expectancy was only 55-60 years. Less if you were an absolute idiot of course.
Brilliant video.
It’s hard to believe from our vantage point that they left that barbed wire fence at the edge of the track.
Man that's neat, a peak at history.
These are not some kind of "junk cars". They are state of the art racers of the 1920s & '30s
"Junk Car Races" is how the local newspaper ballyhooed the event. Their period description, picked up be me.
@@indnrdr
Your paper, like most papers, don't know what they are talking about. Every time anyone today wants to compare then to now they they use today's historical standard. Back then was not today. The world and people were totally different. Technology of today didn't exist then. I went to my first Drag race in 1959. The Top Eliminator recorded a 139 mph run. The announcer said "we can't go much faster". Today they are going over 100 mph faster! But thank you for posting. It was still interesting footage.
@@joestephan1111 indnrdr stated that the description was from PERIOD papers...that means AT THAT TIME. The description has nothing to do with "today's historical description".
@@torpedo58
The media then as well as today's usually don't know what they're talking about.