1953 - The Speedway Years
THE latest issue of ‘The Speedway Years’ - 1953 is now on sale and highlighting the sports great achievements in a very special Coronation Year!
Top journalist Alan Robertson ‘starts the tapes rising’ with his usual excellent season review and highlights some of the facts long since forgotten.
The Wembley Lions take Division One of the National League and we look in-depth at their great triumph and that also of Second Division Coventry Bees who certainly had a sting in their tail.
Sir Edmund Hilary presents Freddie Williams with his second World Championship title in an action packed final at Wembley, and we look back at the Welsh Wizard’s second success and try to come up with some sense of the farce that was the Southern League title shenanigans between Rayleigh and Exeter.
We bring you all the stats, facts, results and cup details as well as a comprehensive look at the England Australia test series in this amazing issue.
We also give away (YES FREE) a copy of our 2001 British League Stars & their Autographs book to any current or new subscribers - 12 issue subscriptions available at £36 (POST FREE).
Send cheque/PO to: Speed-Away Promotions Ltd, 19, Arundel Road, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire FY8 1AF. Single copies £3.50.
Back issue years available: 1948, 1949, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1981,1991 and 1996. Replica copies of 1950 and 1968 now published too at £5 (POST FREE).
ANY FOUR of these back issues (NOT 1953) are now available at £10 POST FREE.
Price: £3.50