Sunday, 23 August 2015

Vintage Sidecar Racing, Canada


Yes, a number of the sidecar "gimps" are performing the fabled "butt slide" manoeuvre. 

Vintage Racing Paddock, Canada


Mr Nasty Sidecar Detail

One assumes that the "gimp" is expected to point at the danger or opportunity from the list provided.

Mr Nasty Vintage Sidecar



Vintage Road Racing Association Festival, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Canada

Gigantic Tractor, Erie County Fair


Tractor Pull Methanol Engine

 Some of the tractors run on methanol and consequently do not smoke as much.

Tractor Pull Wheelie

Steering is achieved through the use of differential rear brakes and steering hard left or hard right when the front touches down. 

Erie County Fair Tractor Pull, Modified


These 4 engined beasts are really drag car for a dirt track. The front wheels don't see much use.

Erie County Fair Tractor Pull Sequence





Erie County Fair Tractor Pull Panorama


Erie County Fair Rabbits


The albino one looks a mite evil.
'Get Thee behind me Rabbit!' etc.

Erie County Fair Cattle


Erie County Fair Show Pigs


Erie County Fair Show Sheep


Erie County Fair Show Goat


Gun Raffle, Elma, NY

Apparently a gun raffle is much like a meat raffle except the meat is replaced by guns.
'Would you prefer Leg of Lamb or Smith and Wesson .38 Sir?'

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Massachusetts Avenue, Boston



Used Cars, Boston



The James Blake House, Boston


America's Stonehenge, Salem, New Hampshire




While America's Stonehenge provides a nice a walk and plenty of stone, The "henge" piece (meaning a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone or wooden uprights) was somewhat lacking. The real Stonehenge is really quite a bit more impressive.
http://stonehengeusa.com/