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Speedway historian John Chaplin and image archivist John Somerville haveteamed up again to produce the fourth in their highly praised series about theworld¿s most exciting sport. As you turn the pages you can almost smell themethanol and burning Castrol R racing oil, as Chaplin and Somerville delve intoSpeedway¿s exciting past, revelling in events and personalities that have won itlegions of diehard fans. All of the romance, drama, heroism, glamour andbravery of the sport can be found in this journey back through Speedway history,recalling its famous and not-so-famous characters, and the excitement of its daysof glory.Speedway at Full Throttle is the latest in their successful series to followSpeedway Superheroes, Speedway: The Greatest Moments, and SpeedwayLegends. All the books featured illustrations of outstanding quality, many datingfrom the sport¿s pioneer years of the 1920s, and the latest Chaplin / Somervilleepic continues their championship-winning high standards.