Victor Nelson Huxley (23 September 1906 – 24 June 1982Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited in Brisbane, Queensland) was an Australian 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
Career Huxley won the Dirt Track Championnat du Monde (an early version of the Speedway World Championship and rival of the Star Riders' Championship) at Stade Buffalo in Paris during 1931.
Huxley won the 1934 Australian Championship (3 Laps) in front of his home crowd at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground.
Huxley won the London Riders' Championship in 1936, whilst with the Wimbledon DonsBelton, Brian (2003). Hammerin' Round. Stroud: Tempus Publishing but 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, , p. 44
Huxley died in his home town of Brisbane on 24 June 1982 at the age of 75, just three months shy of his 76th birthday.
World Final appearances
1936 – London, Wembley Stadium – 8th – 17ptsBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
Players cigarette cards Huxley is listed as number 20 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card collection.
References
External links Vic Huxley early career biography Vic Huxley at the Australian Dictionary of Biography online