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As part of my research into the 1976 season, I am trying to clarify the heat results/scorers from this meeting. The heat results published in the Speedway Star and Speedway Mail give the conflicting information. Based on the heat results, Willie Templeton scored 10, Benny Rourke 6 and Tom Davie 4 points, however the Speedway Star/Mail and Yearbook report the points scorers as follows: Willie Templeton 9, Benny Rourke 5, Tom Davie 6 ! Does anybody have a completed programme to clarify the correct heat results/points scorers ? Any help in resolving this query would be appreciated. Thanks for reading. Steve

Hi there. I am trying to track down the correct details for this meeting. According to heat results published in the Speedway Star and the Speedway Mail Soren Sjosten scored 12 and Steve Gresham 7 points, however the match scorers in the report and the Speedway Yearbook advises Sjosten scored 11 and Gresham 8 Points, The Yearbook also advises that Sjosten rode in a heat (replacing an excluded rider) but there is no mention of this replacement ride in the published heat details. Does anybody have a completed programme from this meeting to clarify the correct points/heat details ? Thanks for reading Steve

A little information regarding the Stoke v Glasgow 16 April 1983 meeting. Speedway Mail published the heat results which confirmed Kenny McKinna rode in heat 5 and his brother Martin in heat 13.

Thanks Neil for the details. Another hole filled ! Steve

Hi there. As part of my research for the 1975 season I am looking for the heat results/times for this meeting. Does anybody have the details from a marked programme ? Unfortunately the Speedway Star did not publish the results at the time. Thanks for reading Steve

Yes it has. Happened at White City v Swindon in 1978. Referee excluded all the riders under the 2 minute rule including the replacing reserves !

Speedway Star quotes 3pm start for this fixture. Preview of the meeting also advises 3pm.

I not sure what this post is knocking the Speedway Star as it only news magazine out there. Ok, most of the news is "old hat" can be found on the internet but it is (to me) still essential reading. I have EVERY copy of the Star since it appeared in 1952 and it is interesting to see its development from 16 pages only with often repeated photographs (!) through to today's version. I do agree that its glossy pages can be a pain to read (it could be due to my dodgy eyesight) and the corny headlines are "cheesy" and won't probably don't attract any extra readers. I quite like the layout design although the choice of the colour of the font against the background could be better on occasions - probably caused by the glossy pages. I hope that the "paper" version does not get replaced solely by the on line version fro a long time - much prefer paper and putting up with twisting the pages so I can read them ! It's still an excellent publication - long live the Star !

Hi Dave. Have you tried contacting Nick Barber ? He helped me to complete my collection of Speedway Stars - good chance he will be able to find the ones you want. Steve

T.Chamberlian - I am sure is Trevor

Hi there Does anybody have any DVD's for sale with footage of meetings from the following venues, Carmarthen, Skegness or Sittingbourne ? I have a large collection of DVD's but don't have any meetings from any of these venues. Can anybody help? If so, please PM me. Thanks Steve

Hi there. As part of my research into the 1975 season, I am trying to confirm the correct heat results/point scorers for this £100 challenge meeting. Both the Speedway Star and Speedway Mail points scorers advise Rick France and Mike Hiftle both scored 6 points for Halifax. Howver, the heat results advise that France scored 7 and Hiftle 5 points. It is possible that heat 1 may have been won by Hiftle and not France. Does anybody have a marked programme from this meeting to confirm whether the points scores or the heat results are correct ? Thanks for reading. Steve

Thank you both for answering my query. I did'nt see Mike Hiftle ride for the Dukes (I remember him riding for Berwick at Thornton Road). You're right, Statistically speaking Mike Hiftle was more effective as an Duke than an Ace. Steve

Hi there. Fished out my "programme" - in fact it's an insert ! Anyway, Eric Broadbelt rode at number 5 and replaced the programmed John Proctor. In fact, Eric wasn't named in the original line up printed in the insert. Glad I've been able to answer your query. Steve

Hi there. I was at this meeting and will dig out my programme. Will let you know tonight. Steve

Try the Speedway Researcher website at http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/ I have managed to "piece" together the heat results for this meeting as I was putting together the full 1970 season heat results. This information came from two slighly differing programmes but I have managed to get the correct points scorers to correspond with the Speedway Star scores. I am assuming of course that the correct points scorers were published in the Speedway Star ! Steve

Hi there. I am looking for clarification regarding the following heat resulfs for the following legs of this 4 Team tournament rounds held in the 1973 season. Crewe 27 August Heat 5: Was Graham Drury excluded for exceeding 2 minutes rule and replaced by Barry Booth ? Birmingham 28 August Heat 7: Did Colin Goad ride in this race or was he replaced by Barry Booth ? Speedway Star advised that Drury & Goad both rode in these heats respectively. However, I have a marked programme advising otherwise. Does anybody have a completed programme from the actual meeting(s) to confirm the correct results ? Thanks for reading Steve

Here's the details for September 15 - Ht 01: Knudsen, Bargh, Ravn, Smith 64.4 Ht 02: Clarke, Blackbird, Broadhurst, Hornby (f exc) 65.5 Ht 03: Miller, Thorp, Jorgensen, McKinna 64.4 Ht 04: Morton, Tatum, Blackbird, Broadhurst 64.8 Ht 05: Ravn, Jorgensen, Miller, Smith 64.1 Ht 06: Knudsen, Bargh, Morton, Hornby 64.7 Ht 07: Tatum, Thorp, Clarke, McKinna 65.1 Ht 08: Bargh, Ravn, Blackbird, Clarke 64.4 Ht 09: Morton, Miller, Jorgensen, Thorp (ef) 65.0 Ht 10: Thorp, Bargh, Morton, Knudsen (f exc) 64.6 Ht 11: Ravn, Tatum. Smith, Clarke 64.5 Ht 12: Knudsen, Morton, Blackbird, Miller 64.6 Ht 13: Ravn, Thorp, Jorgensen, Tatum 64.6 October 18 - Ht 01: Ravn, Knudsen, Bargh, Smith (nf) 70.3 Ht 02: McKinna, Hornby, Clarke, Broadhurst 73.4 Ht 03: Thorp, Miller, Jorgensen, Blackbird 71.9 Ht 04: Tatum, Morton, Clarke, Hornby 73.0 Ht 05: Thorp, Knudsen, Blackbird, Bargh 72.9 Ht 06: Ravn, Tatum, Smith, Broadhurst 73.3 Ht 07: Miller, Jorgensen, Morton, McKinna 74.9 Ht 08: Bargh, McKinna, Smith, Clarke 75.1 Ht 09: Thorp, Tatum, Blackbird, Clarke 74.9 Ht 10: Ravn, Jorgensen, Miller, Smith 74.9 Ht 11: Knudsen, Morton, McKinna, Bargh (f rem) 74.9 Ht 12: Ravn, Tatum, Jorgensen, Blackbird 76.2 Ht 13: Morton, Knudsen, Miller, Thorp (f) 76.9 24 October - Ht 01: Knudsen, Bargh, Smith, Ravn 64.9 Ht 02: McKinna, Clarke, Hornby, Broadhurst 65.0 Ht 03: Miller, Jorgensen, Thorp, Blackburn 64.8 Ht 04: Tatum, Morton, McKinna, Clarke 63.9 Ht 05: Ravn, Miller, Jorgensen, Smith 64.0 Ht 06: Knudsen, Bargh, Morton, Hornby 64.7 Ht 07: Tatum, Thorp, Clarke, Blackburn 64.4 Ht 08: Smith, Bargh, Morton, Broadhurst 64.1 Ht 09: Ravn, Jorgensen, Miller, Morton 64.2 Ht 10: Thorp, Knudsen, Bargh, McKinna 63.8 Ht 11: Tatum, Ravn, Smith, Clarke 64.7 Ht 12: Knudsen, Miller, Thorp, Morton 65.2 Ht 13: Ravn, Tatum, Jorgensen, Thorp 64.5 November 1 - Ht 01: Knudsen, Bargh, Ravn, Collier 67.1 Ht 02: McKinna, Clarke, Hornby, Broadhurst 70.2 Ht 03: Miller, Knight, Blackburn, Jorgensen 68.6 Ht 04: Morton, Tatum, Hornby, Clarke 68.2 Ht 05: Bargh, Knudsen, Knight, Blackburn 68.4 Ht 06: Tatum, Ravn, Clarke, Collier 69.2 Ht 07: Morton, Miller, Jorgensen, McKinna 69.5 Ht 08: Bargh, Ravn, McKinna, Broadhurst 69.6 Ht 09: Morton, Tatum, Knight, Clarke 68.8 Ht 10: Ravn, McKinna, Jorgensen, Miller (f) 69.9 Ht 11: Morton, Bargh, McKinna, Knudsen (ef) 69.4 Ht 12: Ravn, Jorgensen, Tatum, Knight 69.6 Ht 13: Knudsen, Morton, McKinna, Miller 68.9 Kind regards Steve

Yes I do. I will post the heat results later this week. Steve

15/9 Coventry 41 - David Bargh 4 (9+2), Tommy Knudsen 4 (9), Kelvin Tatum 4 (7), Rick Miller 4 (6+1), John Jorgensen 4 (5+1), David Clarke 4 (4), Wayne Broadhurst 2 (1) Belle Vue 37 - Peter Ravn 5 (12), Chris Morton 5 (10), Paul Thorp 5 (9+1), Carl Blackbird 4 (5+2), Andy Smith 3 (1), Kenny McKinna 2 (0), Glenn Hornby 2 (0) 18/10 Belle Vue 41 - Peter Ravn 4 (12), Paul Thorp 4 (9), Chris Morton 4 (8), Kenny McKinna 4 (6+1), Andy Smith 4 (2 +1), Carl Blackbird 4 (2), Glenn Hornby 2 (2 +1) Coventry 37 - Tommy Knudsen 4 (9), Kelvin Tatum 4 (9), Rick Miller 4 (7+2), John Jorgensen 4 (6+3), David Bargh 4 (4+1), David Clarke 4 (2), Wayne Broadhurst 2 (0) 24/10 Coventry 46 - Tommy Knudsen 4 (11), Kelvin Tatum 4 (11), Rick Miller 4 (8+2), David Bargh 4 (7+3), John Jorgensen 4 (6+3), David Clarke 4 (3), Wayne Broadhurst 2 (0) Belle Vue 32 - Peter Ravn 5 (11), Paul Thorp 5 (7), Andy Smith 4 (5+1), Kenny McKinna 3 (4+1), Chris Morton 5 (4), Glenn Hornby 2 (1) David Blackburn 2 (0) 01/11 Belle Vue 40 - Chris Morton 5 (14), Peter Ravn 5 (11), Kenny McKinna 6 (8+3), Richard Knight 4 (4), Glenn Hornby 2 (2), David Blackburn 2 (1+1), Bernie Collier 2 (0) Coventry 38 - David Bargh 4 (10+1), Tommy Knudsen 4 (8+1), Kelvin Tatum 4 (8+1), Rick Miller 4 (5), John Jorgensen 4 (4+1), David Clarke 4 (3), Wayne Broadhurst 2 (0) I hope this is what you want. Steve

Hi Dave Here's 1985 heat results from the Middlesbrough 4 Team Tournament 20 June Ht 01: Pusey, McDermott, M.McKinna, Trownson 64.8 Ht 02: Dixon, Saunders, Cribb, Crang 65.0 Ht 03: Lawson, Wilcock, Finch, McMillan 64.0 (Equals Track Record) Ht 04: Fiora, B.Beaton, C.McKinna, J.Beaton 65.0 Ht 05: Pusey, Lawson, C.McKinna, Saunders 65.0 Ht 06: Dixon, McMillan, J.Beaton, Trownson 65.4 Ht 07: Cribb, B.Beaton, M.McKinna, Wilcock 65.2 Ht 08: Fiora, Finch, McDermott (awarded), Crang (f exc) 65.4 Ht 09: Pusey, Finch, Cribb, J.Beaton 66.2 Ht 10: Lawson, McDermott, Dixon, B.Beaton 65.4 Ht 11: Wilcock, C.McKinna, Jeffrey, Crang 66.4 Ht 12: McMillan, Saunders, Fiora, M.McKinna 66.0 Ht 13: Finch, Dixon, C.McKinna, M.McKinna 65.4 Ht 14: McMillan, B.Beaton, Crang, Pusey (ef) 66.0 Ht 15: Wilcock, McDermott, Saunders, J.Beaton 66.6 Ht 16: Grant, Fiora, Jeffrey, Lawson 66.6 I don't have the reserve races - these are taken from the Speedway Star Here's the second half results from Glasgow's visit to Ellesmere Port on 2 May Junior Jaunt: Steve Mildoon, Glenn Ratcliffe, Paul Schofield (exc 2 mins), Geoff Radcliffe (exc 2 mins) Grand Slam Qualifier 1: Louis Carr, Dave Morton, Andy Reid, Richie Owen Grand Slam Qualifier 2: Joe Owen, Steve Lawson, Paul Heyes, David Cassells, David Walsh (exc tapes) Grand Slam Qualifier 3: Phil Alderman, Miles Evans, Colin Caffrey, Brian Collins Reserves race: Steve Mildoon, Richie Owen, Paul Heyes, Jim Beaton Rider of the night: Louis Carr, Phil Alderman, Dave Morton, Joe Owen (exc tapes) Junior race: Steve Mildoon, Paul Heyes, Glenn Ratcliffe, Geoff Radcliffe No times were given due to a Public address failure ! As a "collector" of heat results I will be interested in a response to the Milton Keynes and Berwick 1985 heat results. It looks like the fourth place finishers are not all correct (basing these on the number of rides) quoted in the yearbook and the Speedway Mail. I hope this helps. Steve

This is quite an interesting thread - from a Gunners fan still living in Ellesmere Port ! The problem with reopening Thornton Road for Speedway is not parking, noise or local housing but the lease. When the original application by Tony Mole was rejected by the local Council the lease was offered (and accepted) to a Greyhound operator. (Interesting to note - this happened within days of the Council's rejection and suggests this was always the Council's preferred option). The lease was originally supposed to be for 25 years but due to a Council misunderstanding ended up being a 125 years instead ! When the e-petition was presented to the local council early last year they confirmed the stadium lease was only for the use of Greyhound racing - much to the anger of expectant Gunners fans. As it stands without the lease conditions being changed the return of the Gunners at Thornton Road won't happen. Just for interest - the Stadium does look smart (from the motorway), however the back straight stand has been taken down and is now open to the elements, whilst the pits were demolished a number of years ago. As like many Gunners fans I only been inside the Stadium once (when attending Tony Mole's interest meeting next door) since Joe Owen's Benefit meeting in 1985. I still pine for a Gunners return - just hope I can win the lottery !

Yes I did and I still have them. It only lasted for about 8 or 9 issues. It was edited by Russell (?) Lanning and was aimed towards a teenage market - it did contain match reports and heat results and even rated the meeting for entertainment value.

Here's the information I have - taken from the Speedway Star: Leigh Adams 15, Scott Norman 14, Craig Boyce 13, Billy Lellman 12, Mark Pearce 9, Tony Langdon 6, Cory Richardson 6, Nigel Tremelling 5, Dwayne Norvill (res) 5, Shane Edwards 4, Tim Hunter 4, Troy Scott 4, Neil Hardy 1, Lee Schooling (res) 1 The meeting was run over 20 heats and it appears that several riders final points have been missed. Steve Langdon is mentioned in the report but not in the final points scorers! I don't have the heat results Steve

Hi there. Does anybody have the heat results/times for this junior meeting ? This meeting was never reported in the Speedway Star or Mail. Thanks for reading. Steve