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Video showing racing at Greenford

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzAQVTQfNiA

 

Looks like this was the Trotting Track venue that held 'speedway' for a short period.Though as the comment underneath states,it was racing more akin to todays Longtrack.Seems quite exciting,but not that well attended


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenford_Park_Trotting_Track

 

Taken from the excellent Homes of British Speedway

 

The opening meeting was 7th April 1928.The track is a genuine cinders track,nowhere less than 60 feet wide...

 

The very first race saw A.Weston crash,with his machine subsequently bursting into flames!! In 1928 races were held over 5 laps giving a distance of nearly 3 miles!!!!

 

Open meetings were held in 1928,1929 and then came back in 1931.Racing ceased at the end of that year mainly because of complaints about dust and noise from local residents

 

Well looking at the youtube clip it does seem people were living very close to the track,but one of the early victims of local residents,that continues to plague the sport today

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Video showing racing at Greenford

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzAQVTQfNiA

 

Looks like this was the Trotting Track venue that held 'speedway' for a short period.Though as the comment underneath states,it was racing more akin to todays Longtrack.Seems quite exciting,but not that well attended

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenford_Park_Trotting_Track

Thanks for the video, that's a new one on me, would like to find a programme for this venue

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A few examples here.No idea what prices they go for or how often they come up for sale.Must be pretty rare i imagine

 

http://www.greyhoundderby.com/Greenford%20speedway.html

I have a very large programme collection and spend 24/7 looking for programmes to add to my collection, but never ever seen a Greenford Park up for sale!

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I believe there is a good account of the history of Greenford in a book called "Speedway in the South East." If only I could remember the name of the author.......

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Strange that Norbold.It seems one forumite thinks Greenford has been all but 'forgotten',mentioning no names....

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3 minutes ago, sommelier said:

Finally got a Greenford programme today 28/4/1928 

Expensive ?

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Just now, iris123 said:

Expensive ?

I have paid far more for a programme, but after a little negotiating I paid £375 for the Greenford  

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1 minute ago, sommelier said:

I have paid far more for a programme, but after a little negotiating I paid £375 for the Greenford  

Do you have a Hamburg pre-war one by any chance ?

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