Archive Moto presents *GRIT*, the full and uncut documentary exploring the history of one of America’s most infamous and sensational sports, motorcycle *Board Track Racing*.

For six action packed years the American motordrome captivated the nation, but in a flash they were all but gone. A multitude of factors led to the eventual decline of the venues; maintenance issues and expenses, weather interference, mounting safety concerns, decreasing factory interest, increased preference for dirt track and long distance racing, and the highly emphasized public distaste for what was often times a brutal and violent sport.

In all, 26 timber saucers, America’s infamous board track motordromes were erected between 1909 and 1914 following Jack Prince’s initial experiment of the concept Clifton in 1908. Though the tumultuous age of the American motordrome had its share of heartache and tragedy, the sport made fortunes for a few, provided good livings for countless more and their families, and entertained thousands. Moreover, the motordrome helped define a new America, an industrious and daring nation, a little rough around the edges but never lacking in Grit.

Enjoy GRIT and check out http://ArchiveMoto.com for more on this remarkable history.


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This documentary is a companion to the articles detailing the history of American motorcycle culture, published exclusively at http://ArchiveMoto.com.

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Written, Narrated, Edited, and Produced by Chris Price, Archive Moto.

Music: The Road Less Traveled - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
This Delicate Place - Silver Maple
Brooklyn Burgers - Golden Age Radio
Sunny Side Up - Golden Age Radio
The Orchard - Jakob Ahlbom
Dismantle - Peter Sandberg
Nocturnal Waltz - Johannes Bornlof
Exile - Lo Mimieux
Awake - Megan Wofford
September Days - Franz Gordon
Le Papillon Solitaire - Franz Gordon
I Want You To Stay - Victor Lundberg
Candlelight Theme - Trevor Kowalski
Rain - Valter Nowak
Who We Once Were - Gavin Luke
Shadow Play - Anna Landstrom


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