Midget Car Speedway

In its early days motor racing was the preserve of the rich and glamorous. Drivers were likely to come from professional and wealthy backgrounds and spectators often liked to think of themselves as 'a cut above the rest'. During the 1920s and 1930s however; there was a gradual awakening of the fact that many people, not able to go to Brooklands or the other racecourses, were still interested in motor racing. For many, midget car racing was their first introduction to the sport.Originating in America, midget car racing soon took off in the UK with racetracks at Wembley, Southampton, Glasgow and Edinburgh and many points in between. In 1938, the sport came to Hanley and later Corbridge and from then on, the Potteries were to be at the forefront of Midget Car Speedway in Britain.Midget Car Speedway is a branch of motorsport that has been overlooked by many motor racing historians. Derek Bridgett's brilliantly illustrated history of the sport looks at the development of Midget Car Speedway before the Second World War; and in particular; the racing that took place in Staffordshire and Coventry.

Author: Derek Bridgett
Publisher: Tempus
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers 7 x 10 inches tall, lavishly illustrated with old B&W photos and adverts throughout.