Posts Tagged ‘wall of death’

Kerri Cameron rides the Wall of Death at The Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.  The Wall of Death, also known by the names motordrome and silodrome, is a carnival favorite that dates back to 1911. The very first motordrome appeared at the Coney Island amusement park in New York city.  [ more tagged Wall of Death | history ]

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German Silodrome

Wall of death, huh? Try this German silodrome… it’s suspended high above the ground and hoisted using pullies.

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“Easy Rider” photos by Vikas Vasudev in Mumbai, India. Who doesn’t like the classic wall of death? (behance.com) [ more tagged Wall of Death ]

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Wall of Death motorcycle girl sporting the Happy Tramps MC tshirt. (You can actually still snag one on denniskirk.com.) [ see more tagged Wall of Death ]

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Another Wall of Death motolady

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Woman flying around the wall of death- a still from Benedict Campbell’s documentary on the Ken Fox Troupe and their Wall of Death.

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This little lass who goes by Cookie Crum rode the Wall of Death for 8 years. To question the authenticity of a woman who earned the nicknames “Queen of the Hell Drivers” and “Queen of the Daredevils” by driving a motorcycle on an apparatus called the Wall of Death wouldn’t seem to be the best of ideas. Read more in the fascinating Oregon Live article on Cookie.

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The Ken Fox troupe: Wall of Death. The last remaining family of traditional daredevil wall riders to travel through Europe and the British Isles. A video by Benedict Campbell.

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