Terraplaning on Boards Hooked to Motorbike Proves Thrilling Sport, 1932

Surfboards, whose usual habitat is the ocean, have taken to the land in a new sport devised by Portland, Oregon, youngsters in 1932. The surfboards, made of ordinary planks, are pulled along over the ground at a neat clip by motorcycles, as shown below, and the participants enjoy the sport despite the ever-imminent possibility of a fractured neck, leg or arm. A clean stretch of turf makes ideal course.

In “terraplaning” sport, contestants hook on behind speeding motorcycle and slide over turf on boards as shown above.