photos St. Louis motordrome, 1914

[Dave R]

Guess these have been online awhile, but I just found them.

Several photos of St. Louis boardtrack, rescued from a garage sale garbage bin. Scroll down approx. 3/4 way down the page.

I think the track was either at, or immediately adjacant the old Highlands Amusement Park on Oakland. Does anyone know if that is correct?

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm

[exeric]

Go Excelisior !

[Chris Haynes]

I copied them all. Thanks

[Tom Lovejoy]

Thanks Dave, really enjoyed those and first time I have seen them. Did you notice how rough some of that wood was?. That must of been a thrill, running flat out on those tracks and no brakes on those skinny tires. Man would it be awesome to go back and see em run! Thanks again.

[Baytown]

Those shots of the board track are scary!
Thanks for posting the site. Great photos, I can look at them all day.
Best wishes.

Ken.

[JohnR]

One of those guys looks like a skinny Jay Leno?

[c.o.]

Great pictures!!! Thanks Dave!!!

[Chris Haynes]

One of those guys looks like a skinny Jay Leno?

Here is a skinnier Jay Leno in the blue shirt circa 1984.

[T. Cotten]

Priceless photos; That Excelsior is going so fast that you cannot see the drive chain?

....Cotten

[pem]

What a treasure. Some of the riders look like kids. To go back in time to see a
board track race would be breathtaking. It is no wonder it was such a big sport
back in the day. In the group photo there looks like there is a overhead valve motor but I haven't been able to tell what make it is.

Dick

[Dave R]

Yep, that was truly a fascinating era... at least I thought so.

Show you guys something my ex-wife made for me years ago, if I can utilize my limited computer skills... image below

This is a hand-inked, hand-quilted wall hanging. Boards and grandstands are "quilting lines".... priceless.

[Chuck#1848]

Smith Motor Wheel

Scroll down further and look for Eike and family in that colum look for J.R.Eike click on that link and you will find a pretty good photo of a Smith motor wheel

[c.o.]

Caught that Motorwheel too didja Chuck? Pretty cool pic.

Man, that's an awesome quilt ya got there Dave!!

[c.o.]

What a treasure. Some of the riders look like kids. To go back in time to see a
board track race would be breathtaking. It is no wonder it was such a big sport
back in the day. In the group photo there looks like there is a overhead valve motor but I haven't been able to tell what make it is.

Dick

Looks awful Indianish to me Dick...............

[Chuck#1848]

Yepper....

Yes I did Cory,when it comes to old photographs I will look them all over you never know what you will find in the background of a photo.........I was hoping to find a old bike or to