Speedway was the original blue collar motorsport, in it's heyday over thousends of spectators would cram into stadiums over the UK to watch their racing idols. As time has gone on, the sports popularity has faded somewhat and is now more niche, but is speedway on the verge of a comeback amid new broadcasting deals...
This documentary explores the heyday of speedway, through the perspective of Scottish speedway hero Bert Harkins, as he tells us about his time in the sport and the work he is doing now to preserve it's history at the National Speedway Museum along with Paradise Park Chairman Peter Sampson. We also speak to 7x British Speedway Champion, Cooper Rushen and his father Karl, as they give us an insight into the current world of speedway and the bright future it may be set for.
I would like to thank Bert Harkins, Peter Sampson, Cooper Rushen and Karl Rushen for featuring in the documentary, you were a pleasure to work with. A special thanks to Brent Museum & Archives for the archival footage and John Somerville for providing me with the archival photos.
Finally... go visit Paradise Wildlife Park and visit the museum while you are there!
I hope you enjoy.
This project was created for a module in Year 3 of my Sports Broadcasting course at UCFB.