A sport called ‘CYCLE SPEEDWAY’ that began in Britain post World War 2 from the remains of the bomb sites that struck the island. The sport gripped the youth of the time, and became a cultural hit!
“The riders might only have been aged 16 and 17, but many became minor celebrities in their local area.”
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Joe Foster, now 79, who raced for the Bermondsey Greyhounds and Lynton Lynx said:
“It was exciting – it would be absolutely chock-a-block, quite an atmosphere with people cheering you. I’d say there were more than 3,000 people sometimes,”
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HAVING A READ AT THIS ARTICLE. QUITE A REMARKABLE STORY.
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