Raw Speed - The Autobiography of the Three-Times World Speedway Champion

Raw Speed - The Autobiography of the Three-Times World Speedway Champion
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Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9781789461589
ISBN-13 : 1789461588
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Raw Speed - The Autobiography of the Three-Times World Speedway Champion by : Tai Woffinden

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.

No Breaks

No Breaks
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Publisher : eBook Partnership
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 9781785319297
ISBN-13 : 1785319299
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis No Breaks by : Roddy McDougall

No Breaks: A Lost Season in British Speedway is a story of survival. Once the country's second most popular sport, filling Wembley Stadium for meetings, speedway now gets by on crowds numbered in the hundreds. It's been banished to industrial estates in towns like Redcar and Scunthorpe and generally forgotten by the mainstream media. And yet, going into 2020, things were looking up: several star riders were returning to race in Britain for the first time in years and a new, long-term TV contract was in place. Then the coronavirus lockdown happened, cancelling the league season and threatening the sport's very existence. Starting in September 2019, No Breaks hears from those who earn a living from speedway - the riders - and those who continue to keep it alive against the odds: the promoters and fans. Month by month, the book explores British speedway's current health - itself a reflection of wider society - while shining a much-needed light on many compelling and positive stories.

The Golden Age of Speedway

The Golden Age of Speedway
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9780752494616
ISBN-13 : 0752494619
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis The Golden Age of Speedway by : Philip Dalling

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.

Race to Win

Race to Win
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Publisher : Motorbooks International
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 0760331855
ISBN-13 : 9780760331859
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Race to Win by : Derek Daly

The keys to success and the principles of high performance from world-class race car driver, commentator, and entrepreneur Derek Daly.

Car and Driver

Car and Driver
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1094
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015047887404
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

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Wembley and Beyond

Wembley and Beyond
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9781405516488
ISBN-13 : 1405516488
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Wembley and Beyond by : Barry Briggs

It started on a cold, frosty morning in 1951 in Christchurch, New Zealand, with a seventeen-year-old-boy, a crate of sheeps' kidneys and a dream. The boss of the city's Belfast meatworks, had arrived an hour early to set up for the day, when he noticed one of his workers packing up a crate on the countertop. The young lad was battling to move it so the boss went over to help. When asked what time he'd started, the boy replied 'Five o'clock this morning'. Stunned, and amused, the boss told him he'd be earning a good bonus at the end of the week, and wondered aloud what he'd spend it on. But the boy knew, and immediately replied, 'I'm going to race speedway in England.' And he did. That boy was Barry Briggs, and it was just the start of his great adventure. Little did he know he was soon to become the legendary speedway racer more commonly known as Briggo, and later as Barry Briggs MBE. From dangerous encounters in the jungles of Liberia to teaching Steve McQueen to slide a speedway bike, Briggo's incredible story is one of strength, determination and a life lived firmly in the fast lane.

Classic Speedway Venues

Classic Speedway Venues
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 0857042122
ISBN-13 : 9780857042125
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Classic Speedway Venues by : Philip Dalling

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.

India Rubber & Tire Review

India Rubber & Tire Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015080087318
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

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India Rubber Review

India Rubber Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1126
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433108137948
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

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Farm Journal

Farm Journal
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X030773227
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Farm Journal by :