Some
recent praise of Jeff Scott's writing...
"Bill
Brysonesque!"
"There is more than a hint of the great, sly realist Martin
Parr in Scott's
photographs" Daily Telegraph
Methanol Press SPEEDWAY YEARBOOK 2008
Edited by Robert Bamford
£14.99, 272 pages, Paperback
The indispensable companion for the 2008 season for speedway fans
everywhere - edited by respected speedway author and historian, Robert
Bamford. The Speedway Yearbook provides the definitive guide to
and last word on everything you’ll need to know to enjoy your
speedway in 2008! It’s comprehensive, definitive and packed
with useful information. The book covers all British Leagues – Elite,
Premier and Conference – as well as all major meetings in Britain
and Internationally along with complete coverage of the
Speedway Grand Prix Series. It also includes a review of the 2007 season along with a profile
of every British League team, 74 black & white photographs, detailed
track information as well as the ultimate speedway resource
- the acclaimed and comprehensive Rider Index!
About the Author Since attending his first meeting over 30 years ago and apart
from being the most successful speedway author of his generation,
Robert Bamford currently combines the dual role of press officer/programme
editor at both Reading and Swindon speedway clubs.
Showered in Shale
By Jeff Scott
The legendary sports journalist, Frank
Keating, wrote in The
Guardian:
“At the end of the month, William Hill announces the shortlist for its
sports book of 2006. If the author Jeff Scott's impulsively oddball doorstop
is not already in pole position, then it jolly well should be. Showered
in Shale (Methanol Press, £20) is a strikingly hectic labour of
love, an urban odyssey, a bucking, breathless round-Britain whizz in pursuit
of his obsession. To log this dense but irresistible social documentary, last
season Scott travelled more than 10,000 miles to watch 1,100 races at speedway's
30-odd tracks. From Glasgow to the Isle of Wight, Newport to Sittingbourne, Workington
to Poole; he talked, obviously, to riders and fans, but also to promoters, programme-sellers
and the bloke running the hot-dog stand - the last three often one and the same.
I have never been to a meeting, but I've got the picture all right after this
captivatingly cranky revelation into one of the most cloistered, concealed and
dimly lit recesses of Britain's sporting culture.”
Frank Keating
Tuesday October 3, 2006
The Guardian
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