Nanae Okamoto – Cinder lady
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Peter White, Brian Darby and OBA archives. Solo speedway is one of the few forms of motorcycling that has always been traditionally male dominated. This is the story of Japanese lady […]
Claremont Speedway
Chum Taylor: Sandgroper Speedway Star
An interview with Edwin Vernon ‘Chum’ Taylor by Ken Duperouzel Chum Taylor’s speedway career last a quarter of a century. He was the only West Australian rider to ever score points in a World […]
A ‘Herd’ comes home – Ray Andrieux’s Vincent
At the speedway during the early seventies there was no shortage of colour and sparkle. In fact it’s remarkable what enthusiasts still recall, as if it were yesterday. The era of the sixties was a […]
Jack Young and the Mitchell JAP – A championship combination.
Twice World Speedway Champion Jack Ellis Young rose from humble beginnings to become the top rider in the most competitive branch of motorcycle sport. When his father’s ill health forced him to give up work, […]
