Lawson Speedway

Keith Lawson was a Speedway fan over two decades - 60s and 70s. In 1974 he reported on Oxford Speedway at Cowley Stadium for the Oxford Journal and the Oxford Review - free press. He started taking photos later that year,which he continued to do for 4 years. In 1975, he was a volunteer with the Save Our Stadium Committee which helped retain speedway at Oxford,although the Rebels moved to White City and a new team was formed - the Cheetahs - under different promoters. Under Lawson Speedway on Wikipedia, he is attempting to archive his photos from that era so that entries on Speedway Riders and Speedway Venues can have photo illustrations with the text. Not all the photos are best quality - this was a live sport, usually evening run, with poor lighting conditions, dirt, and fast-moving objects. For the photo-technical - most photos were taken using ASA400, which means high grain and contrast. Additionally, the archive is a mix of scanned negatives and photos, not stored for posterity as they were considered to be ephemeral, i.e. worthy for immediate news content but not durable. Keith has produced 4 books using his archive of photos: Rebels 1975 - The Last Season The Cheetahs 1976 - Resurrection Riders, Teams and Stadiums Legends of Speedway. Keith now lives in Poole. I ONLY EVER UPLOAD PHOTOS THAT I HAVE TAKEN AND THERE IS NO COPYRIGHT VIOLATION.