The Classic MotorCycle

Relighting the wick

So, who would still remember a speedway club that folded more than 25 years ago? This was put to the test by the World Speedway Riders’ Association (WSRA) in its latest themed gathering at the National Speedway Museum in Hertfordshire.

The track was Hackney, now long-lost beneath the former Media Centre of the Olympic Park in

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