DescriptionHarold was an amateur speedway racer before travelling to England to become a professional. He returned to Ipswich in the mid 1930s and took up speedway racing in Ipswich once more. He was known as the Ipswich Idol and won many trophies and medals during this time. Additional Information Harold Hastings was the son of James Hastings and grandson of John White Hastings, owner of the bakery at that was on the corner of Blackstone and Station Roads. Harold was the nephew of A.E. Hastings, who was the owner of Hastings Jeweller on Brisbane Street, Ipswich. References (offline)Information taken from Memories of cycling and Top of Town, an oral history with Vic Loetzsch.
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