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SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SHOWERED IN SHALE by Jeff Scott (Methanol Press, softback, 508 pages & 400 photos) Available now at all good track shops, visit www.methanolpress.com or send £25 cheque to cover P&P made payable to “J Scott”, Methanol Press, 2 Tidy Street, Brighton BN1 4EL 70 meetings and 10,000 miles, this is not a statement from a […]

“A compelling journey that delves deep into the psyche of British speedway. Scott’s odyssey is a multi-faceted account of the state of the sport.”Ben Findon, Daily Telegraph “Speedway from a supporters view – a new slant after all the recent riders books – thoroughly enjoyed a humorous and interesting read. Recommended.”Pat Bliss, long time Reading […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

An extract from the Arena Essex chapter of my book has appeared on a leading speedway website. Go to: http://www.speedwayplus.com If you haven’t purchased the book already this a great way to get a completely free flavour of the thing The very dedicated speedway enthusiast Allan Melville runs the great Speedway Plus website, which is […]

“A very worthy effort by this very candid author…supplemented by 409 interesting – if rather small – offbeat black and white photographs. Liberally laced with Scott’s dry humour and pithy observations, ‘Showered in Shale’ is a thoroughly absorbing travelogue that presents a whole new angle on the sport – from a fans perspective. Never afraid […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

In the August edition of ‘Motorcycle Racer’ there’s a feature article on Suzi Perry. Or, as Jonathan Green would doubtless have it, “the lovely Suzi Perry”. Always the consummate professional, Suzi has some interesting comments on life, motorcycling and her career but two sentances leap out in particular: “I spent three years at Sky and […]