pˈiːt də pˈaʊloʊ ɹˈoʊt ɪn hɪz bˈʊk wˈɔːl smˈækɚ ðæt ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ˌɔn bˈoːɹdz wʌz "ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt sɛnsˈeɪʃən, tˈɛɹɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐ bˈoːɹd spˈiːdweɪ dˈɑːdʒɪŋ hˈoʊlz ænd flˈaɪɪŋ tˈɪmbɚ.
Pete DePaolo wrote in his book Wall Smacker that racing on boards was "a great sensation, tearing around a board speedway dodging holes and flying timber.