Sprouts Elder
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James Lloyd Elder, known as Sprouts Elder was an international motorcycle speedway rider. Elder is considered the father of American broadsliding.
Elder on the cover of The Graphic, November 30, 1929
Speedway World Championship
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The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocy
Sprouts Elder
…stand as they did in the late 1920s and early 1930s when Elder rode there). Elder also won titles in South America, including the first unofficial Speedway World Championship event at Buenos Aires, Argentina, while under contract to A.J. Hunting. He also won numerous Argentine Gold, Silver and Bronze Helmets in 1929, 1930…
Lionel van Praag, first official world champion