CRYSTAL PALACE SPEEDWAY: THE THRILLS AND SPILLS OF THE 20S AND 30S
Written by Lionel Crossley
Published by Crystal Palace Foundation
in 1986
ISBN: 0950833436
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CRYSTAL PALACE SPEEDWAY: THE THRILLS AND SPILLS OF THE 20S AND 30S
Written by Lionel Crossley.
Stock no. 1819597
1st.
1986.
Softcover.
Large format.
Very good condition.
Speedway arrived at the Crystal Palace in the late 20s and the author takes us through its evolution in a series of spellbinding chapters in which he deftly captures the spirit of the era and the heady excitement of the races on the cinders. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0950833436. Some light browning to covers. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- More Power to Your Twist Grip!
- All for a Bob!
- Path Racing
- The Beginnings of Dirt Track Racing
- Speedway at the Palace
- Speedway Leagues
- Rosettes and Innovation?
- Destruction and Desolation
- The Rebirth of Speedway at the Palace
- Facts and Figures
- Keeping Alive a Memory