Description

In its early days, Rye House was known as a track where riders could learn their trade under ‘Queensbury’ rules, but where the rigidity of the rulebook was occasionally sacrificed in the name of an enjoyable day’s racing. Although racing became more serious in 1974, when Rye House entered the British League, it still maintains that air of friendliness and above all has kept its place as Britain’s premier training track.

This is the story of the first seventy years of Rye House speedway and the personalities associated with the track, including Len Silver, who was himself a junior discovery at the the track over fifty years ago and now owns the stadium and promotes the speedway. His sotry is recorded here, along with those of Mike Broadbank, who also became promoter and laid the foundations for the current track, pre-war riders such as Charlie Robinson and Archie Windmill, Vic Ridgeon and Tommy Sweetman from the carefree 1950s and ’60s and Kelvin Mullarkey, Bobby Garrad, Karl Fiala, Jens Rasmussen, Martin Goodwin, David Mason and Brent Werner who have played such a big part in the later league years.

Written by the prolific and popular speedway author Norman Jacobs, this book contains many rare illustrations and comprehensive statistics, making it the definitive history of Rye House Speedway.

Paperback: 160 pages
Published by: STADIA an imprint of Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2007
ISBN: 978-07524-4162-7
Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.2 x 1 cm