this post was submitted on 11 May 2024
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[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Why isn’t this a thing anymore?

And no, I don’t take sAfEtYcOnCeRnS or DeAdLy AcCiDeNtS for an answer.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 71 points 3 months ago

As you may have guessed, the economic downturn and two world wars sandwiching the decades when motorcycle chariot racing was invented probably wasn't a great time to introduce the sport. It quickly fizzled out just about as abruptly as it arrived, which is super unfortunate considering how cool it is.

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