Wembley and Beyond

The adventures of the four times World and six times British Speedway champion.Barry Briggs was born in New Zealand in 1934. He won the World Individual Speedway Championship four times - in 1957, 1958, 1964, and 1966. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals (1954-1970) and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1955 while riding for the Wimbledon Dons. He's a six-time winner of the British Championship, winning his first final in 1961 and then dominating the 60s by winning in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1969. His life has been a stream of adventures, and not just in the world of speedway. This book has stories about his adventures diamond mining in the jungles of Liberia, looking down the barrel of an AK-47 rifle held by an irate soldier and losing $43 million in 24 hours. He went through the agony of a beloved wife dying of cancer, his son having a major speedway accident, and facing paralysis. He also taught Steve McQueen to slide a speedway bike along with many other things.