Publication
July 2006 Publication
July 2006
Fay
Taylour was the most successful woman speedway rider - ever. Her short but
meteoric career spanned just a few years in the late 1920s until women were
banned from the Speedway in 1930. In these few years Fay made a name for herself
first in Trials riding, in which she won several Gold Medals, and then in
Speedway, one of the toughest of all sports on a motorcycle. Fay competed
against, and beat, most of the well known male speedway riders in the UK,
Australia and New Zealand and became something of a legend - the Queen of
Speedway! This book is a biography of Fay and especially her motorcycle years in
trials and speedway. It is a fascinating account of a truly remarkable woman and
the early years of speedway in England, Australia and New Zealand.
Contents
Forword, by Reg Fearman. Introduction;
A Taste for Speed; The Big Bang of Speedway; Loves Labours; Cinder-Revver;
Dirt-Track Queen; To Australia; Super Sig; Fay v
Sig; Aussie Odyssey; And so to England; Wheels on Fire; Haere Mai Wahine
Wehi; The Empire Strikes Back; Conclusion. Appendix: Fay Taylour - Major
Achievements; Bibliography; Notes.
Author
Brian Belton has Speedway in his blood. His father and grandfather both
worked at West Ham Stadium and knew many of the racers there. Brian is now an
academic, a youth worker and a well known author of
books such as West Ham Speedway, Hammering Round and Bluey Wilkinson - the
Hammer’s first World Champion.
Details 224 pages. 18 photos and
illustrations illustrations. Hardback, ISBN 095479124X Recommended Price £16.99
plus p&p (post free in the UK before July 1st)
Publisher
Panther Publishing Ltd.
www.panther-publishing.dsl.pipex.com
Distribution Gazelle,
White Cross Mills, Hightown, Lancaster LA1 4XS. Tel 01524 68765, Fax 01524
63232, or online
at www.panther-publishing.dsl.pipex.com