Neck and Neck with Death.

Via: Big Sid's

"Jeff Decker is an amazing artist who operates out of Springville Utah, not too far from the fabled Bonneville Salt Flats. In addition to being a serious rider, Jeff possesses a truly special understanding of motorcycles. You see, Jeff is a maker of sculptures and his chosen the iron horse as his subject. To date he has cast eight pieces, two of which we are showcasing in this gallery. The first, Boardtrack Racers is an evocative piece that recreates the fabulous spectacle of the wooden tracks that sprang up inside "dromes" all over America in the teens and twenties. Racers such as the legendary Don Johns mounted some of the most exotic race prepped motorcycles every produced and circled the tight oval track at speeds near ninety miles an hour or more.


Inside the stadium rabid fans sat under lurid banners that proclaimed that they were watching men who were Neck and Neck with Death and the slogan proved terribly true. Most of the racers led lives of reckless abandon, generally bunking in whorehouses while they traveled the circuit until a mishap brought an end to their careers, and often their lives. After a series of accidents in which motorcycles careened over sixty degree banking into the crowd killing spectators, the boardtracks were shut down, bringing to a close one of motorcycling's most colorful chapters.

Jeff always works meticulously from actual machines. In this case, he traveled to the Otis Chandler Museum in California and secured the permission of the staff to work after hours creating this artistic marvel."