Name/TitleScarf: Glasgow Speedway ~ The Tigers
About this objectRed scarf with white fringes featuring the Glasgow Tigers' name and logo, along with 37 speedway pin badges collected by the donor since 1989.
Part of a small collection of speedway memorabilia gifted to Glasgow Women's Library by Mary Alice McLellan, a GWL learner who has regularly attended Glasgow Tigers speedway events since being introduced to the sport by her mother, Margaret McLellan, in 1989. Margaret's love of speedway was in turn inspired by her own mother, Mary Beaton.
MakerGlasgow Tigers Speedway
Date Madec.1989
Period1990s-2010s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, textile
Inorganic, metal and plastic
MeasurementsL: 530 x W: 80 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsfemale relationships - family
Subject and Association Keywordssport - speedway
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_speedway:
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is administered internationally by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Domestic speedway events are regulated by FIM-affiliated national motor sport federations [continues].
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeAccessory
Object numberGWL-2018-11-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved