Download or read book British Speedway Memories written by Tony McDonald and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Age of Speedway written by Philip Dalling and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-03-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The post-war era was British speedway’s golden age. Ten million spectators passed through the turnstiles of a record number of tracks at the sport’s peak. With league gates as high as 80,000, speedway offered a colourful means of escape from the grim austerity of the times.A determinedly clean image, with no betting and rival fans mingling on the terraces, made speedway the family night out of choice. The sport thrived despite punitive taxation and Government threats to close down the speedways as a threat to industrial productivity.A three-division National League stretched from Exeter to Edinburgh and the World Championship Final attracted a capacity audience to Wembley. Test matches against Australia provided yet another international dimension.Even at the height of its popularity, speedway was a sporting edifice built on unstable foundations, which crumbled alarmingly as the 1950s dawned and Britain’s economic and social recovery brought competing attractions like television.
Download or read book Classic Speedway Venues written by Philip Dalling and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a highly personal and richly illustrated exploration of more than 50 highly individual homes of speedway, including all of the UK's current tracks and a selection of iconic venues from the past. For the author, and thousands of others, these speedway tracks really do have the promise of Cinder Heaven.
Download or read book Raw Speed The Autobiography of the Three Times World Speedway Champion written by Tai Woffinden and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following in his late father's footsteps, Tai Woffinden made his name as Britain's most successful speedway rider ever. Known for his speed on the tracks and his quirky tattoos, he is a popular figure within the sport and beyond it. With a vast array of titles to his name, including youngest ever Grand Prix World Champion, achieved at the age of twenty-three, Tai has come a long way from his Scunthorpe roots. His love affair with speedway began when his family emigrated to Australia while he was a child, where he became a local champion while still at school. He has not been without his share of struggles, however. In 2010, he lost his father, the popular speedway rider Rob Woffinden, to cancer, which, combined with issues within his team, resulted in a difficult season. Then, in 2019, during his defence of his World Championship, he crashed heavily during a race in Poland and was badly injured, breaking his back. Such setbacks do not keep true champions down for long, however - Tai will be back, to dazzle his thousands of fans with his unique combination of flamboyant skill and raw courage. Told with his trademark honesty and directness, his autobiography provides an eye-opening insight into the life of one of speedway's greatest talents and most beloved stars. © images; not to be copied or reproduced without permission.
Download or read book The Ultimate Sports Quiz Book written by Martin Greensill and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 1500 questions on a wide range of sports, this book provides a comprehensive test of sporting knowledge. Varied and challenging, the questions are divided into eight chapters, including one on numbers (multiple choice) and two on sporting miscellany. While featuring question categories on over 30 physical sports, the book also includes a category on 'mind sports' such as chess and bridge. The questions have a slight modern bias, but earlier eras are not neglected in order to tap into the rich history of competitive sport. Updated to include events from 2012, this second edition brings out some fascinating facts and both sports fans and quizzers should find it entertaining and informative.
Download or read book Midget Car Racing written by Derek Bridgett and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was by chance that the author stumbled across a long lost programme for the opening meeting of Hanley Car Speedway for 21 July 1938. The programme had been hidden away in family papers for almost sixty years and it sparked an enduring interest in Midget Car Speedway. Motor sport had been the preserve of the rich and glamorous, but now the ordinary man could build a car and race it on a shoestring budget. It was the start of motor racing as we know it today and without the development of midget car racing, we perhaps would not have seen the Formula Three, Formula Ford and other series that we take for granted today. Although a short-lived craze that hit the UK during the 1930s, midget car racing was an incredible motor phenomenon with some races and events attracting over 60,000 people from all over the country. Derek Bridgett's Midget Car Racing chronicles this bizarre but immersive little-known motorsport. Focusing specifically on the Belle Vue Speedway, this incredible book is profusely illustrated with photographs from the period.
Download or read book Cinderfellas written by Dave Lanning and published by Book Guild Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1940s austerity Britain, 'Cinderfellas takes you to the heart of the full-throttle spectacle of speedway. Follow the rags-to-riches story of Jack Rintzen, an animal-loving jackaroo from the Australian outback, as he takes the speedway world by storm. His hopes and dreams, failures and tragedies are all laid bare.
Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mammoth Quiz Book written by Nick Holt and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive category killer, with over 6,000 varied questions on every topic imaginable - as well as some you might not imagine. The 400 quizzes are a mixture of general knowledge and specialist rounds all aimed at the popular pub or society quiz market on science and technology; nature and the universe; human geography; history; life as we know it; arts and culture; sports and games; popular culture; celebrities and trivia. The questions are up-to-date, interesting and, unlike much of the competition, accurate.
Download or read book Kenny Carter Story written by Tony McDonald and published by . This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tragic life story of the young Yorkshire speedway rider who defied several career-threatening injuries and personal family tragedy to become England's No 1 speedway rider in the early-80s. This book examines what led up to the shocking ending at Grey Horse Farm, including the views of those who knew the former England and Halifax captain best.
Download or read book Books of the Month written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Legend of the First Super Speedway written by Mark Dill and published by BookBaby. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Legend of the First Super Speedway," is a gritty tale punctuated by humor that chronicles the hero's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. It is a factual, previously untold story that must be read for a thorough understanding of auto racing history.
Download or read book Subject Catalog written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crystal Palace Speedway written by Norman Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brand new sport of speedway was unleashed on an unsuspecting British public for the first time in February 1928 at High Beech, causing a major sensation. It was the age of speed; watching these latter-day gladiators hurtling round the track at impossible angles, spraying flying cinders behind them, handlebars almost touching and seemingly on the verge of crashing at every corner sent a thrill through even the most hardened spectators. Two very astute businessmen, Fred Mockford and Cecil Smith, saw the moneymaking potential right away. On 19 May, just three months later, they opened up a track in South London in the grounds of the old Crystal Palace. This new track became an instant success and soon witnessed some of the finest riders of the era - Ron Johnson, Roger Frogley, Triss Sharp and Tom Farndon - donning the orange and black Crystal Palace colors. Sadly, Mockford and Smith were forced to move operations to New Cross at the end of 1933, and although speedway returned for a brief final fling in 1939, the glory days were over. Written by respected speedway historian, Norman Jacobs, this book brings to life a very special period in the history of speedway, with larger-than-life characters, anecdotes, gossip, facts, figures and many previously unpublished photographs.
Download or read book Ove Fundin written by John Chaplin and published by Tempus Pub Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ove Fundin is the biggest draw in the sport. He wants to win so much it hurts. To alter an old phrase, one ought truthfully to say: 'Hell hath no fury like Fundin in second place'. Jim White, The Daily Telegraph
Download or read book Whitaker s Cumulative Book List written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
