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Should be high on this year's reading list. --Inter-Bike, February 2010
an absorbing read ... I recommend it as an essential addition to any speedway library. --South London Press, June 2010
an absorbing read ... I recommend it as an essential addition to any speedway library. --South London Press, June 2010
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Tom Farndon, a shy young man from Coventry, set out on the road to speedway stardom in 1929. Within five years he had reached celebrity status matched only by today's sporting idols. His skill, daring and remarkable ability had seen him achieve a fame and fortune unsurpassed on the speedway track. His good looks and sheer charisma brought him a huge fan following, particularly among young women, and his incredible talent for speedway racing brought him not only the admiration of his peers but the solid achievement of winning every dirt-track championship there was to be won. In 1935, just as he had reached the height of his fame, tragedy struck; he was killed in a track accident at the age of just twenty-four. To this day, Farndon is still revered throughout the speedway world as arguably the greatest rider of all time. Written by respected speedway historians Norman Jacobs and John Chaplin, and with the support and aid of his family, this is the story of Tom Farndon's remarkable life and his unquenchable spirit of adventurous youth; a must-have for any fan of speedway and its heroes.
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This is a really interesting story of a rare speedway talent. Farndon was an amazingly gifted rider, who took on the world and triumphed at a very early age. This book tells the story of his tragically short life. The authors have done a wonderful job in reviving the tale of his career.
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How would Tom have fared against today's stars ?
Of course we will never know - but how I wished I did.
He was my uncle so I am tad biased.
Of course we will never know - but how I wished I did.
He was my uncle so I am tad biased.
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A very well written and researched book, packed with information and building the reader up to the events that led to Tom's untimely death. Norman Jacobs is a super writer and wonderful historian and this book did not disappoint. It would have been a lengthier book but for the relatively short life his subject enjoyed, as it would have been an immense book had he lived out his potential. A book you can return to time and again, after reading it with great ease first time from start to finish.
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