Golden Age of Speedway
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[Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, [2011].
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1 online resource (160 pages)
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9780752494616
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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 colorful 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 an 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. Only now is it beginning to regain its former popularity with regular Sky Sports coverage of the Elite League.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dalling, P. (2011). Golden Age of Speedway . The History Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dalling, Philip. 2011. Golden Age of Speedway. The History Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dalling, Philip. Golden Age of Speedway The History Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dalling, Philip. Golden Age of Speedway The History Press, 2011.
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