A History of the Speedway Ashes
- ISBN-10
- 0752434683
- ISBN-13
- 9780752434681
- Category
- Speedway motorcycle racing
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-05-01
- Publisher
- Tempus Pub Limited
- Author
- Peter Foster
Description
This book charts the history of this event from this first meeting through to the 1953 season. The formation of an Australian side in 1954 kept the series alive, which will be covered in a forthcoming second volume.
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