Endurance Collection (page 2)

Fakir on bed of nails, India
Fakir (a religious ascetic) sitting on a bed of nails, India. Date: circa 1890s

Outstanding flying achievements: a pictorial record of the recent advances in speed, distance, height and endurance. Date: circa 1930s

Bristol Type 118, K2873 was R-3, used for endurance testing of the Mercury V radial engine

Bristol Bloodhound, G-EBGG, during endurance testing of the Jupiter engine

Targa Trackside Refreshments - Painting by Andrew McGeachy
Trackside Refreshments during the Targa Florio - an open road endurance race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo

Thomas Fossett - Texas Tom - Rodeo Rider - " the fastest and most expert rider ever known." Date: circa 1920

Vehicle which crossed the Sahara Desert
A Citroen caterpillar half-track vehicle which crossed the Sahara desert, travelling 3200km in 22 days between Touggourt, Algeria and Timbucktu in Mali (between 17th December 1922 to 7th January 1923)

Brooklands Motor Course, 24 hour endurance record, trio of 6 cylinder stripped 65 hp Napiers Date: 1907

Some General Favourites, duing the General Strike
Believed to have come from Oxford, Cambridge and other " health resorts", London will not soon forget these cheery knights of the road

Czech Republic - 7th All Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Czech Republic - Promoting Sokol Rally 1920s
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Follett Trophy for the BRDC 500 Mile Race
The " Follett" Trophy for The British Racing Drivers Clubs 500 Miles Race, won by the Talbot 105 single seater, 1932. The trophy was sold at Bonham s, London in 2008 for 6, 900"

Fakir hanging over a fire, India
A fakir in India hangs over a fire for three hours without manifesting any signs of pain

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