On September 17 and 18 the world’s biggest 24-hour motorcycle race celebrated its centenary. The Bol d’Or is to motorcycling what Glastonbury is to music festivals – and the two events share much in common. Aside from the racing and the music both are tinged with Bacchanalian, atavistic celebrations, with fans making their own worlds to escape the real world for a few days.
In fact the Bol d’Or combines both racing and rock’n’roll. Bands like Iggy and the Stooges, Motörhead and The Stranglers have played on the Saturday night, trying