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I have always been under the impression that the basic size of the New Cross track was 262 yards. However I have seen a FB comment that it was 354 yards. Can any one please clarify the matter?

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I. Don’t know it’s size, but 350 yards sound much too big and 262 yards sounds about right.  It was called a frying pan not a wok :)

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53 minutes ago, gustix said:

I have always been under the impression that the basic size of the New Cross track was 262 yards. However I have seen a FB comment that it was 354 yards. Can any one please clarify the matter?

 

Never ever 354 yards!

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"Homes of British Speedway" quotes 262 yards (1934-53) & 278 yards ((1959-63).

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11 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

It was called a frying pan not a wok :)

Did they ride on stir-Friday???

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Was one of the smallest tracks I've been to.

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Very surprised that a veteran and ex journalist should get confused about the size of his first and favourite track !!!

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On 10/19/2019 at 9:35 PM, gustix said:

I have always been under the impression that the basic size of the New Cross track was 262 yards. However I have seen a FB comment that it was 354 yards. Can any one please clarify the matter?

 

39 minutes ago, iris123 said:

Very surprised that a veteran and ex journalist should get confused about the size of his first and favourite track !!!

Just to clarify the situation. I have always understood New Cross track to be a basic 262 yards. The reason I queried that a mention on FB said it was 354 yards. I raised my query to clarify my thoughts on 262 yards were correct and to repudiate the larger size associated with it. I apologise most sincerely if my initial comment gave a wrong interpretation of my question. Subsequent replies to my query have now given me the answer I sought.

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You should have just referred to this item on the much linked to Defunct Speedway Site written by a certain John Hyam( you might know him ?) which mentions the size of the track

http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/New Cross.htm

Also a good reference often linked tohttp://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/n tracks.html

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14 minutes ago, gustix said:

 

Just to clarify the situation. I have always understood New Cross track to be a basic 262 yards. The reason I queried that a mention on FB said it was 354 yards. I raised my query to clarify my thoughts on 262 yards were correct and to repudiate the larger size associated with it. I apologise most sincerely if my initial comment gave a wrong interpretation of my question. Subsequent replies to my query have now given me the answer I sought.

Come on John, you of all people would have known the 'Frying Pan' nickname which clearly would not have referred to a big (or even average-sized) track.

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