Boardtrack race somewhere in the USA

[Tommo]

This picture turned up in some stuff I got recently.
It's dated 1911 on the back and the sign on the top of the grandstand has the first word PAGE.
The crowd looks huge and the bikes look interesting.
Where, when, who, what?

[sirhrmechanic]

Looks like it's not PAGE... Appears to be the word PAGEANT...

And I don't think that's boards. That appears to be a dirt track.

Looking again... Cool picture!

Cheers, Sirhr

[duffeycycles]

I agree its dirt and half are not race handlebars...large crowds were common for races 4-6,000 people was normal even for relatively small cities-thanx for posting

[c.o.]

Great stuff Tommo! That shot really shows how popular motorcycle racing was in those days.