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Feature photo: Chum in his heyday at the World Speedway Championship 1960
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YOUNG DOMINATES LISMORE OPENING NIGHT OF BRUCE MAXWELL CLASSIC
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AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY: PASSING OF CHUM TAYLOR, 98.
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Feature photo: Chum in his heyday at the World Speedway Championship 1960
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LATEST 136 PAGE SPEEDWAY CLASSICS MAGAZINE #6 NOW AVAILABLE
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At a mammoth 136 pages, this issue is the biggest ever produced of the very popular high gloss, full colour Speedway Classics magazine.
The latest edition contains some great articles and many never-before-seen photos capturing the great history of our sport in Australia and around the world.
Solos, Sidecars, Speedcars, Super Modifieds are prominently featured, while there’s yesteryear stories on Australian and overseas competitors including one unlucky driver who went into Indianapolis Motor Speedway history for all the wrong reasons.
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