Submitting.
Peering over the top were the spectators ,the riders’ dizzy faces coming within touching distance, the racket of the engines and smell of the diesel helping to charge this electric atmosphere.
Volunteer PK in the Wall of Death removing a parachute that was draped over the structure. PIC: Robert Perry.
Now in a warehouse on the edge of the Clyde, Artist Stephen Skrynka and a team of volunteers have built a brand new Wall of Death, the first to be created in Scotland.
There were no drawings, no plans and no money but the wooden superstructure, which measures 16ft high and 29ft across and was built using only hand tools and carpentry, has slotted together in a perfect, purposeful fashion, each piece finding its own place in this remarkable project born out of lockdown.