Motorcycle Chariot, New South Wales, Australia; ca.1936

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More Info:

• Original footage of an Australian police chariot race 1941, in single chariot driver style as the photo (at 0:27): 

First original publications I can find are in the 1920’s, though the motorcycles had a rider and a passenger in the chariot.

• Popular Mechanics, September 1922, “Roman chariots” are made from wine barrels

• Motorcycle Chariot Racing, August 7, 1925 (London, England, UK):
  

  Original caption: A new and novel sport in the form of chariot racing has been introduced in England by F. Mockford of the Sydenham and District Motorcycle Gymkhana at the Crystal Palace, London. The right side of the picture looks right enough, and so does the left, when each is considered separately, but the two together is enough to make the ancient Romans turn in their graves. Credit: Bettmann/CORBIS

• Here is a short clip of original footage from the above race at Crystal Palace, 1925; (the chariots are first seen at 0:28): 

• Popular Mechanics, July 1926, Chariot race behind motors thrills festival crowds

• Chicago Tribune, August 16, 1930, Police open two day tourney at Soldiers’ Field

[…] The program of police events include chariot races, motorcycle football, mass physical drills, exhibitions by the mounted squad, and “Fighting Crime,” which will be presented by the detective bureau.

• Chariot of 1938 Ben Hur Drawn by Four Motorcycles: 

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