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AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY
An Illustrated History
By Tony Loxley.
A fabulous pictorial record of the history of Speedway in Australia. Great photos of the competitors and machines in most sections of Aussie Speedway over the years from the 1900s to the 2000s
Loxley, a great photographer in his own right has brought together a lot of the top Australian Speedway photographer's works in this lavishly produced coffee table book.
A book for every Speedway fan old or new, there's something it in for all dirt track enthusiasts.
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The Vincent HRD
in Australia.
by Brian Greenfield.
A well wrtten, well illustrated book on one of the greatest motor cycles of all time, the mighty Vincent HRD.
Greenfield covers the early manufacturing history, how to recognise all the different models from the ID numbers, the road racing history, the unique Aussie Speedway history, sales records and a great tribute to co designer, Australia's
Phil Irving - M.I.Mech. E M.S.A.E. - M.B.E.
Many great photos of racing and advertisements to enjoy in this 154 page publication.
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FAY TAYLOUR
Queen of Speedway
by Brian Belton
with Introduction by Reg Fearman.
An amazing record of a true champion.
Fay was a Speedway Solo Champion in the early 1920s in the UK and carried her great career in Speedway right through to the 50s.
She competed in many countries around the world both on bikes and in midget speedcars.
Belton also delves into some other riders, promoters and venues in this fascinating publication.
Well worth the read.
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DRIVE TO SURVIVE
by Frank Gardner OAM.
Learn the tricks to driving from this Australian ace driver. Frank takes you through all the steps to be a safe and reliable driver, from the purchase of a car through to the sport of driving.
He covers a great deal of technical ground for you to understand the mechanics of the car, not only how to drive it.
Personally autographed by Frank, a great book from which to learn and one for the collector.
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PHILLIP ISLAND.
A History of Motor Sport Since 1928.
( Autographed by Leo Geoghegan)
An attractive hard cover book with 256 pages of great historical facts and magnificent B/W & colour photos of all the sections of motor sport that has taken place at the circuit from the first Australian Grand Prix Meeting in 1928 through to the bikes in 2005. Well researched and written by Jim Scaysbrook, a book any motor sport enthusiasm would be happy and proud to own.
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THE BOB HOLDEN COLLECTION.
Autographed by Bob Holden
A two book collection which includes a portion of Bob's career in Minis and Escorts. Great technical information on the Mini and Moke written by Pedr Davis and the Spotlight on Ford Escort Downunder book is written by Cliff Chambers. Production, Road Racing, Rallies they are all covered in these two informative books.
Presented in a black hard cover sleeve with gold embossing ( sleeve alone cost $40 to produce) orignially produced for an event at Bathurst.
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HEY ! CHARGER.
If you love the classic Chrysler Valiant Charger, don't miss out on this book.
A soft cover, 192 pages of photos of all model Chargers from production line to race & rally.
Specifications on all models and copies of original advertisements.
A very comprehensive book on this great classic.
Bonus !!! Autographed by Leo Geoghegan
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The Original
LOTUS ELITE
by Dennis Ortenburger
Production & racing, Le Mans and detailed mechanical drawings it's all here. Even how to buy one if you are contemplating that move.
Photos, advertisements, soft cover, 138 pages.
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AROUND AUSTRALIA - THE HARD WAY IN 1929
by Jack L Bowers
If you thought the Dakar was tough, read this great advenutre book and see how two ordinary blokes with no money rode around Australia during the Great Depression on a motor cycle and sidecar.
A small soft cover book, 134 pages of adventure in the outback and Aussie towns, original photos. They fed themselves off the land by shooting brush turkeys !
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FORD ESCORT - DOWNUNDER
by Cliff Chambers.
A well written very comprehensive book on the Escort in Oz.
Production and race models, specifications, great photos and original adds.
A must for the Escort lover and restorer.
Hard cover, 128 cram packed pages.
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BIKES & BATHURST
A History of Racing at Bathurst Since 1931.
by Jim Scaysbrook
Written by a man who knows his bikes and the Bathurst history very well. Jim Scaysbrook presents a magnificent history of the two and three wheelers on this fabulous mountain race circuit.
Hard Cover, great dust cover design, 320 pages of magnificent colour and B/W photos, grid positions, race results, nothing missed.
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SAFARI
The story of Australia's Greatest
Off - Road Motoring Adventure .
The Wynns and Australian Safari.
by Bob Carpenter
Top dust cover design, a book for the Off Road enthusiast.
Affectionately called the 'Down Under' Paris - Dakar it all came together on the drawing boards in the 1980s.The concept was introduced to the world in 1984 and the event was to take place on 24th August 1985.
A hard cover book of 296 pages crammed with glorious colour photos of the racers, cars and bikes, in the red heart of Australia. A fabulous gift for an overseas friend or family member.
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A FRENCH KISS WITH DEATH
Michael Keyser with Jonathon Williams
STEVE McQUEEN
and the making of the movie LE MANS.
You saw the movie, now you can read how they made it scene by scene. Cram packed with photos of the real racing and the movie racing, all the props, the advertisements and great cars, the Porsche 917, Ferrari 912s, and even a GT40 Ford for a camera car !.
You are along there day by day with one of the great action actors of all time Steve McQueen, himself a great race car driver.
463 pages, SOFT COVER ONLY, and from a top publisher in Bentley, the publishers for top European car makers etc. 41 race cars drivers worked on the production.
This is one you won't want to put down once you start reading.
At $ 80
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SMOKE, SAND & RUBBER
by Mel Anthony.
One for the midget fan.
Not a local book, this one will have to come from the States, but it is well worth waiting for.
I've got my signed copy ..and I love it !
'Methanol ' Mel Anthony from Shoreline, near Seattle Wa., shares his colourful past with us in this amazing tale of a young bloke growing up in the 40s, his first midget, his 'big' cars, some major disasters on track and you are in the cockpit with Mel as he relates some very funny stories.
Mel drove with the best of them in the North West, and even drove the John Zink Special Indy Offy at The Milwaukee Mile in a Vintage Meet at a the age of 80 a few years back in 2003.
He drove V860 & Offy midgets full time for 10 years.
1946 to 1956.
$29.95 USD + $ 14 USD Packing & Postage.
$ 43.95 USD ( that's approx. $ 50.20 Australian
at 22.6.10( may change)
For an Autographed copy of this great book.
Send a BANK DRAFT in US Dollars to
SYLVESTER PUBLISHING # 133
18405 Aurora Ave. N. Suite H
Shoreline Wa. 98133
USA.
Quote Mel: " Here is an interesting bit: A guy came running up to me at my table with an attitude that I should know him. He stood there grinning, making me guess who it may be. After exactly 70 years I was not sure, but he did look familiar. O K in chapter two of my book, the driver of our two man derby car when we crashed on our first run, non other than Hugh Edgar, now 89 years old, going strong and sharp as a tack. We have not seen each other for 70 years, and he only lives about 6 miles from me. We had a good visit, then he confessed all the times he came to help me build derby cars etc. he really was there to see my sister Marge. Oh well we had fun and had a good laugh over it! "
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I just had to share this !! An extract from a recent email from Mel, he was at a signing of his book.
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MILLEDGE BROS.- 100 years in the Motorcycle Trade.
Now back in print, this fabulous book on 100 years of Motorcycling in Australia, particularly, Victoria and Tasmania.
Photos and facts on some very rare bikes.
A great story of the famous Milledge family, who were possibly unique in the fact that their motorcycle business covered the first and last decades of the twentieth century in Australia.
The first 10 copies sold are personally signed by Author, Rob Saward and Alex Milledge.
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Winter Sundays in the 60s.
The Westmead Stock Rod Story - Grant Woodhams
A basic black & white A4 size publication of 28 pages plus covers.
Not a history of Westmead but an interesting recollection of a big fan of the sport in the 60s.
Photos and text.
To purchase:
$ 10 Aud including P & P (within Australia)
Cheques and Postal Notes Only - No Credit Card Facilities
D.Track Promotions
91 Gregory St.,
Geraldton
W.A. 6530
grant.woodhams@westnet.com.au
Tony Loxley's
SPEEDWAY'S SENSATIONAL SIXTIES
The first in a new series by Loxley
160 pages cram packed with photos from the sixties by all the top speedway photographers of the day.
Solos, Sidecars, Midgets , Modifieds
Quality paper, beautifully presented by Loxley and Bookworks, both top professionals in the trade.
A must for all serious Speedway fans.
$ 40.00 Aud Net (no further discount applies)
(postage $ 15 extra)
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The First Australian V8
by Damian Kringas.
What a fantastic little book !
If you love Speedway, motor racing, V8 engines, technical talk and specs of not only the Jim McMahon V8 but lot of the V8 and exotic engines in Australian motor racing history - this is a book you are sure to enjoy.
Fantastic in depth research, a credit to the author.
Soft cover and 15cm x 21 cm in size.
This is the story of a man who created a brilliantly engineered V8 engine plus more.
ONLY $ 16.95 Aud post paid.
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Don't miss out on this one.
To Order log onto:
PO Box 207 Petersham - NSW - 2049 - Australia
GIVE CHRIS WOOD A RING ( Mob. 0409 038 062 ) AT SUE'S BOOKSHOP FOR A BARGAIN BUY....
DVDs.
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SPIRIT OF SPEED - A fabulous visual record of both road racing and Speedway bikes and their riders over 6 odd decades of motor cycle racing in Australia. Beautifully presented, great action footage, interviews and at a realistic price of $ 34.95 Aud. posted (within Australia).
from Blue Range Studio.
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ROB ROY HILL CLIMB - A unique record of motor racing at Australia's most famous Hill Climb course in Victoria. Great action footage from the 1930s to the 1960s. Commentary, photos , interviews, it's all here for the enthusiast.
Only $ 34.95 Aud. Posted (within Australia)
To purchase either or both of the above DVDs contact:
Darren Jones
Blue Range Studio
Ph 0438 505 595
........and mention this website.
For UK and rest of the World sales are from
Speedway Star.
Email star@pinegen.co.uk for details \or call the credit card hotline on 0208-3351113
For international it is 0044-208335113.
For USA go to. www.ivansbook.com.
OR
For Australia and New Zealand go to.
My Autobiography will have a review in the Air New Zealand Flight Magazine in Oct and Nov,
Book Size is 234mm by 152 mm, Hard Cover, 448 pages
20 Chapters (including Raye’s)16 pages of color together
with approx 200 black and white photos in the relevant chapters. Approx 160,000 words.
My name on front and back covers will be in Gold foil
Raye’s is the last chapter called “The Last Word” because Wives always have the last word!!
For further info you can look on my website.
Ivan Mauger OBE MBE
P.O. Box 650
Runaway Bay
Queensland 4216
Australia
Phone: 07-5537 3657
Mobile: 0412 766 799
Email: im.9@bigpond.com
Web: www.ivanmauger.com
Ivan's book will also be available for purchase at the 2010 Veteran Speedway Riders of Australia
Re Union on September 18th. at Sans Souci - NSW.
See Events Calendar on Home Page or www.vsra.homestead.com for details.
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Two books from researcher George P. Kearns in Ireland.
Speedway History Revisited is his analysis of how and where Speedway started.
These books are available only from Kearns as he is publisher and distributor.
Email before sending order in case stocks are out.
Kearns states : I would tell you that all orders must come through me and a cheque/money order in any currency to the value of €10 should be made payable to me and sent to my home address at, 22 Griffith Parade, Finglas East, Dublin 11
Email George P Kearns
georgemamie@eircom.net
"Speedway History Revisited...The Early Years is available at €10 POST FREE
" A History of Speedway: The Dublin Experience is available at €20 plus p&p at €10.40,
However if copies of both books are ordered as one single unit and with one single address, Postage will be free for a limited period only.
SPEEDWAY TONIGHT
The Trackmaster - Sig Schlam
'Speedway Tonight' by Tony Webb is a book I could not put down. It is a fabulous history of not only Davies Park Speedway but a great insight into the lives and careers in Speedway of some of our greatest Australian and overseas visitor riders of the era......
A book I would wholeheartedly recommend to all
lovers of real Speedway....Brian
Soft cover - 139 pages with great photos
160 x 230mm in size.
So good I've given it it's own page for reviews and purchase details,
Click on the photo above of Speedway Tonight
to go to the page
for details of cost and how to purchase etc.
The Story of Western Australian Speedway pioneer and Champion rider - Sig Schlam.
A great read and part of our National Speedway history. Soft cover - 29 pages with photos - 140 x 220 mm in size.
ONLY $ 6 Aud - buy from Tony Webb
For purchase details click on photo of
Sig Schlam above.
Midget Car Speedway
By Derek Bridgett.
A fabulous read, the history of pre WWII Midget Speedcars in England from the beginning.
Great detail in the research by Bridgett - lots of facts, great photos, programme covers, references to Australian drivers, and Skirrow midgets in Australia.
If you love international midget history this is the book for you.
Amazing to see the number of top UK Solo riders who tried their hand in midgets.
Beautifully published, soft cover, 127 pages plus covers .
Best buy from Amazon Books UK.
£ 12.99 normal price.(+ postage)
they can also supply 2nd. hand.
