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Speedway historian John Chaplin and image archivist John Somerville have teamed upagain to produce the third in their highly praised trilogy about the world¿s most excitingsport.Speedway Legends deals with their lifelong passion for speedway racing and theiradmiration for the men who, over almost ten decades, have by their skill, daring andbravery, made it what it is. It honours the many personalities they particularly admireand is designed to make speedway enthusiasts aware of how their contribution to thedevelopment of the sport has made it what it is today.As speedway¿s centenary rapidly approaches, the dynamic partnership present anothersuperb celebration of the sport that journalist Chaplin has written about and reported onfor sixty of those years. He has built a reputation as one of the world¿s leading speedwaywriters, whilst Somerville has amassed an unequalled collection of priceless pictures bythe very best of speedway¿s photographers from across the world.Speedway Legends is the third in their successful series to follow Speedway Superheroesand Speedway: The Greatest Moments. Both books featured illustrations of outstandingquality, many dating from the sport¿s pioneer years of the 1920s, and the latest Chaplin/Somerville epic continues their championship-winning high standards.