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Victor Nelson "Vic" Huxley (23 September 1906 – 24 June 1982〔Addison J. (1948). ''The People Speedway Guide''. Odhams Press Limited〕 in Brisbane. Queensland) was a speedway rider who won the Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1930 and finished runner-up in 1931 and 1932.〔Jacobs, Norman (2001). ''Speedway in London''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN 0-7524-2221-9〕 He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1936 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons.〔Belton, Brian (2003). ''Hammerin' Round''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN 0-7524-2438-6〕 Huxley won the 1934 Australian Championship (3 Laps) in front of his home crowd at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. Vic Huxley retired from British speedway at the end of the 1936 season and returned to Australia where he rode in the Winter test series against England. He lived in Ashgrove in Brisbane, and set up a motorcycle business in Adelaide Street called the "British Motorcycle Corporation" which he ran until the mid 1960s.〔May, Cyril (1978) ''Ride It! The Complete Book of Speedway'', Haynes, ISBN 0-85429-210-1, p. 44〕 Huxley died in his home town of Brisbane on 24 June 1982 at the age of 75, just 3 months shy of his 76th birthday. ==World Final appearances== * 1936 – London, Wembley Stadium – 8th – 17pts〔Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vic Huxley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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