BOOK REVIEW
Goldie: The amazing story of Alfred Goldie Gardner, the world’s most successful speed-record driver
By John Mayhead
Alfred Goldie Gardner is not a well-known name like many 20th-century speed-record chasers. Yet over 21 years he accumulated over 150 speed records – more than anyone else – and took a range of firsts. Three of his records still stand. He also was a racing driver of renown between the wars.
And he did it all despite walking with a stick after a
