andout 649 Posted April 25, 2019 Just interested / curious in knowing something about this Speedway event at Wimbledon. All I can find out is Speedway was a "Demonstration" sport......no idea of the format or who was in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,068 Posted April 25, 2019 The format was just a standard best pairs featuring some pairings from BL teams. The pairs were : Kelvin Tatum/Tommy Knudsen, Jan Andersson/Mitch Shirra, Jeremy Doncaster/John Cook, Hans Nielsen/Marvyn Cox, Kenny Carter/Larry Ross, Jan O. Pedersen/Alan Grahame, and Neil Collins/Shawn Moran. Doncaster and Cook won, and there is some footage of the meeting on YouTube. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
customhouseregular 1,651 Posted April 25, 2019 Graham started a thread on this in July 2005. There are a couple of clips on youtube. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
customhouseregular 1,651 Posted April 25, 2019 chunky just beat me to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted April 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, chunky said: The format was just a standard best pairs featuring some pairings from BL teams. The pairs were : Kelvin Tatum/Tommy Knudsen, Jan Andersson/Mitch Shirra, Jeremy Doncaster/John Cook, Hans Nielsen/Marvyn Cox, Kenny Carter/Larry Ross, Jan O. Pedersen/Alan Grahame, and Neil Collins/Shawn Moran. Doncaster and Cook won, and there is some footage of the meeting on YouTube. Steve ...and apparently, if I recall, the announcer was giving out mis-information as regards some of the competing/non competing riders to add confusion to the proceedings. Ken Tozer? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sotonian 606 Posted April 25, 2019 Wasn't it staged on a weekday afternoon, therefore in an almost empty stadium? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andout 649 Posted April 25, 2019 Thanks Guys.....much appreciated......Good 'ol Ken Tozer.....remember him 'fraid I was NOT a fan of his announcing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted April 25, 2019 12 minutes ago, Sotonian said: Wasn't it staged on a weekday afternoon, therefore in an almost empty stadium? I seem to remember it being a Wednesday afternooon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,912 Posted April 25, 2019 I thought it was just a normal race night? Was there and it wasn’t particularly special or hyped and didn’t really feel like it was part of something ‘ big’ , if you can call the World Games big Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,613 Posted April 25, 2019 Also the meeting was renowned for the shoddiest programme ever produced in British speedway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, iris123 said: I thought it was just a normal race night? Was there and it wasn’t particularly special or hyped and didn’t really feel like it was part of something ‘ big’ , if you can call the World Games big I think you're right (Thursday) as Oxford were racing at home the following night (Friday) and Hans Nielsen was recoverig from an ankle injury picked up on the continent hence his less than usual dominant performance at Plough Lane. Edited April 25, 2019 by steve roberts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted April 26, 2019 It was a normal race night and the meeting attracted a decent crowd. The programme was an awful glossy brochure covering a multitude of sports with a plain racecard inserted inside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bavarian 765 Posted April 27, 2019 You can watch the Highlights here on YouTube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andout 649 Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks for that Bavarian.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
