KEYSTONE-FRANCE/GAMMA-RAPHO/GETTY IMAGESBaby racing: why did it have to end?
Turns out that once upon a time, in 1950s New Jersey, you could witness the amazing spectacle of racing babies at the annual Diaper Derby.
For some reason – probably health and safety gone mad – baby racing is no longer a thing you can go and see.
But these photos from the golden era of baby racing are amazing, and will transport you to a time before Uncle Bureaucracy stalked our lives with his endless red tape.
Take a look:
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FPG/GETTY-IMAGEI like how all the babies have advertising stuck to their diapers. A great time to be alive.
