Cherry Picker
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Well, I have acquired permission, again, to hunt the old motorcycle track. For those who don't remember, several years back I had gotten permission to hunt a field that once was the site of a motorcycle track used annually for the nationally famous Dodge City 300. A 300 mile race was held between Indian & Harley Davidson motorcycles on a now gone 2 mile track from 1914 to the 1920s.
My buddies and I hunted it back then and found many nice Indian Heads, V-Nickles, heat cents, and relics. Including silver Indian Motorcycle pins dated back to 1914 & 1924. My Uncle used to own the land but sold it when they moved. The old guy I got permission from a month or so later went kind of crazy and we could no longer hunt it. He passed away and his nephew owns it now and gave me permission again.
Thousands of spectators came from all over North America to these nationally known races. No one knew where it was until I used Google Earth and some old photos to locate the field, and us hunting it verified the location was correct. Here is a link to some of the old posts from 2009.
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=26173&highlight=Cycle+track
I have some new information now and pictures of a location we have never hunted. Should be interesting. This picture was taken from the Grandstands looking east toward turn #1 which was just after the grandstands in 1915 as they were filming the races. The other pictures are of the crowd in the grandstands.
My buddies and I hunted it back then and found many nice Indian Heads, V-Nickles, heat cents, and relics. Including silver Indian Motorcycle pins dated back to 1914 & 1924. My Uncle used to own the land but sold it when they moved. The old guy I got permission from a month or so later went kind of crazy and we could no longer hunt it. He passed away and his nephew owns it now and gave me permission again.
Thousands of spectators came from all over North America to these nationally known races. No one knew where it was until I used Google Earth and some old photos to locate the field, and us hunting it verified the location was correct. Here is a link to some of the old posts from 2009.
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=26173&highlight=Cycle+track
I have some new information now and pictures of a location we have never hunted. Should be interesting. This picture was taken from the Grandstands looking east toward turn #1 which was just after the grandstands in 1915 as they were filming the races. The other pictures are of the crowd in the grandstands.
congrats and good luck on the return trips!
