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  Wednesday  July 23  2003    01: 44 AM

motorcycle madness

The Wall of Death

The Wall of Death has been around since the early 1900's, almost as old as Harley Davidson. Our barrel was built in 1941, but has been resurrected for the 21st century. Still using our old vintage motorcycles, we have taken our show to new levels, catching the eyes of all generations.

The Rhett Rotten Wall of Death is an extreme act of motorcycle racing and cheating death stunts. We like to call ours, "the world's steepest racecourse," and that's exactly what it is. Weekend after weekend, Rhett "Rotten" Giordano races, with life on the side of the old board track. Rhett Rotten rides a go-kart reaching speeds of well over 50 mph on the side of the vertical wall, doing the speed of the wall test ride. The go-kart is really just an introduction to our show, we are all about the motorcycles. He rides a 1957 Harley Hummer, fitted with a 250 Harley Davidson dirt bike motor. Last but not least, he rides his 1927 Indian Scout, performing breathtaking stunts on the side of the old board track. But the conquest does not stop there. It is hard work day in and day out, trying to bring a sport that is almost extinct, back to life.


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