A special period in speedway history, when the terraces were packed, the British League was THE place to ride for every wannabe world champ and there was racing every day of the week the length and breadth of the UK.

A time of Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen, Anders Michanek and Peter Collins, genuine superstars who were household names.A decade largely dominated by the roaring England Lions before Australia, Denmark and New Zealand upset the odds.

featuring:

• Classic action, including many previously unseen races
• Rare colour cine footage
• Interviews with big name personalities who made the headlines
• Evocative images

A – Ashby, Australia, Autrey; B – Belle Vue, Berry, Berwick, Betts, Birmingham, BLRC, Boocock bros, Boston, Boulger, Bradford, Bristol, Briggo, British Final, British Lions; C – Canterbury, Car Stickers, Castleford, Coatbridge, Collins bros, Coloured Leathers, Coventry, Cradley Heath, Crayford, Crewe, Crump; D – Daily Mirror International Tournament, Davis, Denmark, Doncaster Dragons; E – Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Ellesmere Port, England, ERM, Eskilstuna, Exeter; F – Fredericia; G – Glasgow, Gold Bike, Golden Helmet, Golden Jubilee, Godden GR 500, Grand Prix; H – Hackney, Halifax, Hull; I – Indoor Speedway, Inter-league Competitions, Internationale, Ipswich, ITV World of Sport, Iwade; J – Jancarz, B Jansson, JAP, Jawa, Jessup; K – Katowice, Kennett bros, King’s Lynn, Kroeze; L – Lanning, Lee, Leicester, Lokeren, Long Eaton, Louis; M – Master of Speedway Series, Mauger, Michanek, Middlesbrough, Mildenhall, Milton Keynes, Monkey Masks, R Moore; N – National Press, Newcastle, Newport, New Zealand, Nitro; O – Ochiltree, Olsen, Owen bros; P – Paisley, Peterborough, Persson, Plech, Points Limit, Poland, Poole; Q – Qualifying Rounds; R – Rayleigh, Reading, Rochdale, Romford, Rosettes, Run-offs, Rye House; S – Sanders, Scotland, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Silencers, L Silver, Silver Helmet, Simmons, Speedway Press, Spoilers, Sponsors, Street conversion, Stoke, Sunderland, Sweden, Swindon, Sydney Showground, Szczakiel; T – Tape-Breaking,Testimonials, Tragedies; U – Ullevi, USA, USSR; V – Vojens; W – Wembley, Weslake, West Ham, Weymouth, White City, Wimbledon, Wolverhampton, Workington, World Cup Willie, World Final, World Pairs, World Team Cup; Y – Young England; Z – Zoological Gardens.