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There was something extra magical about World Championship finals staged at the original Empire Stadium, Wembley. Admittedly, the racing wasn’t always great because the track didn’t offer multiple racing lines and room to manoeuvre. Occasionally the surface itself was diabolical and branded a ‘disgrace’ by riders and fans alike.
But for sheer atmosphere and that unique aura created by huge crowds packed in beneath the fabled Twin Towers, there was simply nothing in world speedway to rival the north London arena.
Its rich World Final history began in 1936, when Lionel Van Praag snatched glory from Eric Langton after a controversial run-off decider that is still debated to this day and is addressed at the start of this DVD.
Since then, the ‘old’ Wembley – the former home of Wembley Lions – hosted another 23 individual world finals, culminating in Bruce Penhall’s triumph in 1981 – the last-ever speedway meeting staged there.
We bring you all the drama and best of the action from that emotional night – arguably reckoned by many to be the greatest of all finals – as well as all the other world finals held at Wembley throughout the 70s, plus most from the 60s and 50s.
We have interviews with a number of the biggest names who reached the pinnacle of their career at Wembley: Tommy Price, Freddie Williams, Ove Fundin, Barry Briggs, Bjorn Knutson, Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen and Bruce Penhall.
And as a bonus, you can enjoy looking back at numerous other major international meetings held at the spiritual home of British speedway. There really was, and never will be, another speedway venue quite like it.
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