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Bruiser

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  1. Back in the 70’s and 80’s Sheffield was one of the very best tracks in the country..up there with Hyde Road and Kings Lynn…at least the new Belle Vue is great but Sheffield and Kings Lynn aren’t a patch on what they were
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    Oh dear!

    I can remember attending the Golden Jubilee meeting at Hyde Road in 1978
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    Belle Vue 2023

    What’s the rumour of Blodorn to Sheffield ?….likely ?
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    Belle Vue 2023

    Can’t believe the reaction to Brennan’s message..it’s just a look back at the season and leaving the Rising Star system..in no way does it read like a farewell…he will be back at Belle Vue
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    Belle Vue 2023

    Kurtz for me is now a better rider than Fricke and I would definitely have chosen him if it was a straight choice
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    Belle Vue 2023

    I take it you haven’t compared the two of around Belle Vue which is what really matters crowd wise..the 2 cannot be compared
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    Belle Vue 2023

    Bewley is perfectly within his rights to ask for a lot more money than his last Belle Vue contract and would be crazy not to…it’s up the club to decide how many extra fans he would bring in and ideally get the sponsorship required to do the deal.
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    Peter Collins Book

    Now finished it and it is highly recommended…I still 100% don’t agree with his stance on Belle Vue passes but that’s his opinion but it’s a fine book and well worth ordering
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    Peter Collins Book

    I’m now half way through it and I’d highly recommend it to anybody…a superb effort
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    Peter Collins Book

    Mine eventually came today and it looks like it’s worth the wait..an impressive looking thing I must admit
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    Peter Collins Book

    Thanks for the reply….sounds like huge demand which is good
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    Peter Collins Book

    I paid on PayPal nearly 2 weeks ago and still not arrived…the Kelvin Tatum one came signed from Curtis Sports in 2 days.
  13. Play offs are the best addition to the speedway calendar…keeps the season alive for teams and fans whereby years ago the season could be over virtually before it began…play offs give something to aim for and guarantees a huge spectacle to end the season….the 2 matches this week were the best speedway you could see in front of packed stadiums and epic TV…a fantastic advert for the sport. and play offs are generally accepted in all sports outside of football,..Rugby League champions are the winners at Old Trafford, Rugby Union winners are the winners at Twickenham, most sports go the play off route as it keeps the season alive and creates a top finish which is great for fans and great for TV
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    Elfield Park Memories

    I went once for MK v Bradford inter league cup I can’t remember much about the racing so I don’t think that was memorable but I did really like the set up, incredibly basic , even more basic than Berrington Lough Berwick , but liked it and thought the view looking down onto the track was great
  15. Years ago I saw the list of banned substances in the riders handbook given to them, it was an incredibly long list full of things you’d never heard of and it advised if taking medication or pain killers then to check before taking …I would imagine the test may be the result of a strong painkiller after injury ?
  16. No idea what the crowd was last night but I thought it was a very healthy one to be fair , certainly looked a good crowd to me anyway it was a very good meeting , much better than the score suggests, some of Zagar’s and Fricke’s moves were sensational but for me the sight of Brady Kurtz in full flow around Belle Vue is absolutely spectacular. I hadn’t actually attended a live meeting anywhere since 1993 until I went to Belle Vue last season and while I can’t get to every meeting I am impressed with the ones I get to and I love watching Brady Kurtz this season, reminds me of the old Henka Gustafsson and Mark Loram days from my last season watching in 1993 at Kings Lynn..heart in mouth at his lines sometimes but great to watch.
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    The 'Show' of a meeting

    Was it Mike Bennett at Kings Lynn in the early 90’s ?…… I never took to Peter York though i used to watch speedway at Claremont in Australia and they had great announcers and the live commentary during races was excellent but something that never worked in Britain at all.
  18. It was a poor meeting , but I have watched speedway at the Marketa Stadium for over 40 years and can count decent meetings on one finger, at a push !….dig out some old World of Sport World Team Cups for some evidence……I am surprised this venue continues to get big meetings as they are never a great advert for the sport ..I’d be surprised if Discovery continue to think this is a good venue for future years
  19. Well that was impressive all round…Discovery certainly took the sport forward with that production..and Kelvin Tatum and Chris Louis were excellent Everything looked very professional and a great advert for speedway its up to the other riders to compete with Zmarzlik and I for one never tire of watching him ride and he is probably the most exciting rider I have watched since my time of starting watching in the mid 70s
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    Belle Vue 2022

    I’m from Manchester and not a City or United fan but no doubt United are a way way bigger club than City …..sits back and waits for the abuse !…true though its obvious Belle Vue had signed Zagar before the season start and were waiting on visa confirmation so signed Jake Allen on a 28 day contract to cover the delay….I can’t see any rules broken and surely it’s better for all supporters to see a rider like Zagar visit their track …I know I’m really pleased to see riders like Jason Doyle back and riders like Musielak ride here and for me the more real top level elite riders ride here the better
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    Odsal

    Seemingly I am in the minority but I made several visits to Halifax for matches against Belle Vue, Test matches and occasional other matches and I thought it was a poor race track…very very fast and very very processional…even videos I have since watched back show the same to me…..Odsal was a far superior track in my opinion
  22. They had agreed a deal with Bewley who as a GP rider would not have been cheap so Zagar would be in the similar pay scale so they obviously can do it…and with a top 5 with Etheridge and Allen in it they are going to have a fan drop off so Zagar would definitely stop that and attract others
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    Belle Vue 2022

    Quite rightly it was voted out as well…would have been a disaster for British speedway if it hadn’t.
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    Belle Vue 2022

    I don’t think the Belle Vue side is at all bad when compared to others…a lot depends on the final rider and if that’s ok then it’s an incredibly good and attractive team in my book
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    Olympic Commentators

    I really disliked Peter York’s on field commentary….however years ago I used to watch racing at Claremont in Australia and the on track commentary was superb and really added to the night…..it never works over here though
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