If you like some old off-road desert racing footage...the footage is a bit rough to start, but its gets better a minute or two in (skip ahead to get the idea).
Desert off-road racing in the 60s
If you like some old off-road desert racing footage...the footage is a bit rough to start, but its gets better a minute or two in (skip ahead to get the idea).
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James Orofino
1970 CJ5
1958 Willys Wagon
Java (March 31st, 2020),open_circuit (March 31st, 2020)
Re: Desert off-road racing in the 60s
Wow, no seat belt/harness or helmets for those guys. Love how the passenger leaned out of the Jeep to add more weight to the inside turn (help keep the Jeep from rolling over).
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~Not All Who Wander Are Lost~ (at least not all the time)
Re: Desert off-road racing in the 60s
no windshields either...most had a very simple rear roll bar hoop - but no front hoop. One of the roll-bars was kind of rounded at the top - heard a suggestion that was to make it easier to roll back upright and continue on if needed.
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James Orofino
1970 CJ5
1958 Willys Wagon
Re: Desert off-road racing in the 60s
Yep, a roll cage with no seat belt or helmet is a head injury waiting to happen.
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~Not All Who Wander Are Lost~ (at least not all the time)
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