Pic of the Day 3rd August Demi-Fond 1923
Image from the 1923 French professional motor-paced championship, held at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Five-time French champion Georges Sérès leads Robert Grassin and Giorgio Colombatto (who was an Italian, so why is he racing the French Nationals?).
(I don't know the correct terms, so I'm calling the man on front of the motor the "pilot" and the man on back the "brakeman".)
The pilot of the second motor isn't wearing a helmet, and only the brakemen wear the heavy leather jacket.
What is the tank between the brakemen's hands?
>From "Le Miroir des Sports" No.156, 28th June 1923.
I've left the image large so that the detail would be clearer.
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