Los Angeles Coliseum Motordome
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The Los Angeles Coliseum Motordome (also Los Angeles Coliseum Motordrome) was a 1/3 mile long board track racing
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circuit in Los Angeles, California
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s, which were generally 1/7 mile long. The track opened in 1909. The spectacle of drivers racing at "break-neck" speeds over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) was an instant hit for spectators. Board tracks rapidly spread across the United States. When the track closed in 1931, speeds were greater than 140 miles per hour.
Board track racing
Board track, or motordrome, racing was a type of motorsport popular in the United States between the second and third decades of the 20th century. Competition was conducted on oval race courses with surfaces composed of wooden planks...
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Circle
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circuit in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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History
It was the first board track built specifically for racing motorcycles. All motorcycle board races prior to this track were held on bicycle velodromeVelodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
s, which were generally 1/7 mile long. The track opened in 1909. The spectacle of drivers racing at "break-neck" speeds over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) was an instant hit for spectators. Board tracks rapidly spread across the United States. When the track closed in 1931, speeds were greater than 140 miles per hour.
Notable competitors
- Jake De Rosier http://motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=95
- Eddie HashaEddie HashaEddie Hasha was an American motorcycle racer on board tracks early in the twentieth century. His death contributed to the demise of the board tracks. He was nicknamed the "Texas Cyclone" since he was from Waco, Texas, USA....