lastword 200 Posted March 30, 2020 58 minutes ago, steve roberts said: Brilliant! Here is the all colour version: 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) I'm the first to admit that there is a lot of dull stuff but when one witneses a race of the calibre one has seen on this thread it emphasises that there is no sport like speedway when conditions are right...whatever the era. Edited March 30, 2020 by steve roberts 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted March 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, steve roberts said: I'm the first to admit that there is a lot of dull stuff but when one witneses a race of the calibre one has seen on this thread it emphasises that there is no sport like speedway when conditions are right...whatever the era. That's it, it's why we are all here, flippin' brilliant sport . When the conditions are right ........ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScunnyDan 335 Posted March 30, 2020 Few more than 1 here but enough to keep you guys entertained for a bit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,939 Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, steve roberts said: I'm the first to admit that there is a lot of dull stuff but when one witneses a race of the calibre one has seen on this thread it emphasises that there is no sport like speedway when conditions are right...whatever the era. Just a pity so much has been lost or not filmed. Looked for something special from the likes of Peter Craven and it is hard. Bit of film from a world final he won(year after Ronnie Moore) and the commentator is saying what a great meeting it is, but the actual racing shown is fairly boring,sadly Edited March 30, 2020 by iris123 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,314 Posted March 30, 2020 26 minutes ago, iris123 said: Just a pity so much has been lost or not filmed. Looked for something special from the likes of Peter Craven and it is hard. Bit of film from a world final he won(year after Ronnie Moore) and the commentator is saying what a great meeting it is, but the actual racing shown is fairly boring,sadly Decent footage of World Finals prior to 1972 seems very hard to come by. Mainly just Pathe News reports or similar. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,939 Posted March 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, Grachan said: Decent footage of World Finals prior to 1972 seems very hard to come by. Mainly just Pathe News reports or similar. Bet they were all filmed and cut for Pathe etc and most probably the full meeting footage has gone now. Would be nice to think some great footage is yet to be re-discovered Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,314 Posted March 30, 2020 Just now, iris123 said: Bet they were all filmed and cut for Pathe etc and most probably the full meeting footage has gone now. Would be nice to think some great footage is yet to be re-discovered One can but hope. All you normally get is a few random starts, a couple of race finishes and someone falling off! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted March 31, 2020 18 hours ago, lastword said: Here is the all colour version: Wow! ... but what did he call him at the 19 second mark? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted March 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, iainb said: Outrageous! Fabulous stuff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted March 31, 2020 One of the better races i've seen live 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, waiheke1 said: One of the better races i've seen live Another great race! Shame about his tarnished image but I guess he's not the only one and no doubt the last. Edited March 31, 2020 by steve roberts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
