Alex Moseley was the workshop superintendent at the West Ham track. He was probably the best known and most skilful designer of speedway machines in the country. A Londoner, he began working as a mechanic on the famous Brooklands circuit in 1921.

As a sideline he acted as passenger to side-car racing experts and was the first person in that capacity officially to lap Brooklands track at more than 100 m.p.h. When speedway racing arrived in this country, Alex was one of the first devotees of the game. He was attached to International Speedways, but in 1930 he joined Wembley and was in charge of their workshops for three years. In 1934 he took over at West Ham and was largely responsible for the " Hammers " winning the Championship in 1937 and finishing runners up in 1938. During the war he was R.A.F. fitter-instructor-for 6 weeks and then took over the task of " Chief Planner " of centre sections of aircraft.

It was during his period at West Ham that Alec developed what was to become known as the "Super Frame" and an article in a 1939 publication wrote the following report.

Alec Moseley, West Ham mechanic, has built a super frame which by the saving of weight in its construction Has made a saving of 70lbs in weight on the finished machine as compared with the standard bike. The "Speedway World" correspondent, Mr G.A.Phillips, called upon Alec Moseley to obtain details of this job, and on enquiring of West Ham's tuning wizard, whom he found engaged upon a complicated algebraic Aquation relating to the new frame, was taken to inspect it. After a careful study of the frame, Mr Phillips formed the opinion that it was without doubt the finest piece of workmanship that he had seen in any speedway workshop.

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