That’s an excellent read Hoony, it drowned out the sound of the crickets of the last few days.
We tend to think of riders of the 60’s – 80’s as being tough but these guys had some unbelievable conditions to contend with.
“The most arduous was the 421-mile San Diego to Phoenix, Arizona road race first held in 1913. Known as the nation's most punishing and brutal race, riders gambled with sand, rock slides, dry washes, sun-stroke, wrecks, trigger-happy Mexican bandits (the race was called off in 1915 because of raids by Pancho Villa along the race route), and renegade Apache Indians on the prowl.”
