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Homes of British Speedway

by Robert Bamford, John Jarvis
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Overview

Having arrived in Britain in the late 1920s, dirt-track racing soon established itself as an incredibly popular national sport. By the end of 1928, there were more than 50 tracks throughout Britain. Many venues were opened and run sporadically over the next seven decades, particularly during the heyday of speedway after World War II, when interest was phenomenally high. As a result, the sport has taken place at numerous locations throughout the country. Featuring more than 300 venues, this new edition is fully updated with new tracks, updated track information, and a host of new illustrations. Every track is afforded statistical information, including address, years of operation, track lengths, promoters, and club successes. The more important homes of Speedway, for example Belle Vue, Swindon, Wimbledon, and Coventry, all receive highly detailed synopsis.

Synopsis

Having arrived in Britain in the late 1920s, dirt-track racing soon established itself as an incredibly popular national sport. By the end of 1928, there were more than 50 tracks throughout Britain. Many venues were opened and run sporadically over the next seven decades, particularly during the heyday of speedway after World War II, when interest was phenomenally high. As a result, the sport has taken place at numerous locations throughout the country. Featuring more than 300 venues, this new edition is fully updated with new tracks, updated track information, and a host of new illustrations. Every track is afforded statistical information, including address, years of operation, track lengths, promoters, and club successes. The more important homes of Speedway, for example Belle Vue, Swindon, Wimbledon, and Coventry, all receive highly detailed synopsis.

About the Author, Robert Bamford

Robert Bamford is a prolific speedway author for Tempus and has written several extremely popular national speedway titles, A History of the World Speedway Championship, as well as Swindon Speedway Greats, and Speedway in the Thames Valley.

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Book Details

Published
October 1, 2006
Publisher
Tempus Publishing, Limited
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780752440040

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