Memories of Cleveland Park speedway

[Coraldon 54]

On the Bears website,  says that Frank Aufret will be giving a talk on Speedway and cycle speedway,  at Middlesbrough Bowling Club, Cornfield Road, on Thursday 21st November at 7.30pm, tickets £2, come along and enjoy yourselves.

Edited November 4, 2019 by Coraldon
mistake in heading

[parkendlass 102]

Always enjoyed Thursday nights at Cleveland Park. Martin Dixon, Mark Fiora, Gary Havelock, Steve Wilcock, Mark Courtney, Jim Burdfield( now there's a name from the dark and distant ), Tom Leadbitter, Geoff Pusey to name but a few , and Frankie Aufrett of course .

Worth a visit I reckon, if I can't go, I'll send my right hand man.

[erimus11 91]

I'll hopefully be there, just round the corner for me.

Should be interesting hearing about Cycle Speedway and also Frank's " confrontations" with Jack Millen

[Gringo 142]

1 hour ago, parkendlass said:

Always enjoyed Thursday nights at Cleveland Park. Martin Dixon, Mark Fiora, Gary Havelock, Steve Wilcock, Mark Courtney, Jim Burdfield( now there's a name from the dark and distant ), Tom Leadbitter, Geoff Pusey to name but a few , and Frankie Aufrett of course .

Worth a visit I reckon, if I can't go, I'll send my right hand man.

Daz Sumner.

[Gringo 142]

Not forgetting Rob Woffinden.(Father to our World Champion).

[scampispeedway 67]

Way back in 1964, my late father drove me to Cleveland Park and dropped me off for my first ever away match for the Newcastle Diamonds which we

won and later on he returned from the local pub to take me home..

I think that speedway was closed the next year at Cleveland Park and the licence was transferred to Halifax and it wasn't until we ourselves returned

to the New National  League in 1975 under Ian Thomas that I went down the A19 again to return to Cleveland Park.

[Coraldon 54]

Update on this, This is a cycling club meeting, and Frank is the guest speaker, entry is £2 at the door.

 

[dantodan 314]

You might like this website http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/middlesbrough-speedway.htm

[Coraldon 54]

Thanks for the memories, can only say I followed MBRO/TEESSIDE team from 1974, up till the stadium burnt down in 96, then again from 2006 when we reopened.

 

[MartinBSN 617]

4 hours ago, Coraldon said:

Thanks for the memories, can only say I followed MBRO/TEESSIDE team from 1974, up till the stadium burnt down in 96, then again from 2006 when we reopened.

 

Stadium didn't burn down in 96 it got sold!

[Coraldon 54]

12 hours ago, Marshall07 said:

Stadium didn't burn down in 96 it got sold!

meant to say 85, when main stand was burnt down.

[sidewinder 191]

5 hours ago, Coraldon said:

meant to say 85, when main stand was burnt down.

Sorry, don't want to be pedantic, but the grandstand burnt down in 86.

[ONTWOMINUTES 118]

3 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Sorry, don't want to be pedantic, but the grandstand burnt down in 86.

Certainly was a sad day to watch on the north east news the aftermath of the fire . Everyone I knew had their regular seats in that grandstand. 

[Coraldon 54]

2 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Sorry, don't want to be pedantic, but the grandstand burnt down in 86.

85

 

[Speedway4ever 117]

My friend Ken Hall helped Frank at meetings. He also rode too. Might be worth a trip along.