now the big guys were in the show ground,
there were so many manufactures of engines, but if you want more info look here,
if you think about it in the factory where the full size ones are made it is almost a production line,
but for these small engines one man in his spare time starts out with bare metal and makes one from scratch,
dodgem cars and the Ferris wheel plus lots of other attractions are the order of the day,
I have often seen the Wall of Death, but I have never actually been inside one, but as Diana was here and was already spell bound by the tricks the guy on the out side was doing we decided to go in,
the bikes were 1923/4 Indians, I have heard that Indians were the most popular for this feat because they had the only carburetor that could cope with the centrifugal force and still deliver petrol to the engine,
look no hands! although it does not look it the wheels are going round at quite a pace,
then the show began, Diana was squeezing my arm and screaming with fright every time one of the riders came near to the safety wire at the top of the wall, I must admit even I thought the riders were a bit close,
and when I say close I mean you could just reach out and touch him as he went by, I am sorry the pictures are a bit blurred but they were going past at quite a lick,
now look at this, sitting on the saddle at 90 degrees to the direction of travel with no arms or legs on the bike, absolutely amazing!
after more death defying tricks the grand finale, all three riders take to the track behind each other, their speed rapidly increases until they are just a blur racing around trying to catch each other up
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