i remember working in the old pit lane which was around half the width of the current one, with no stop box or speed restrictions.

In those days it was quite permissible to enter the pits at any speed, which if a riders pit was down the bottom end was pretty fast.

Being on your knees working frantically to wire something up, while bike's were passing a couple of feet away at high speed as they entered or left the pits was a scary experience.