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Issue 108 - Dennis Sigalos, Edinburgh v Glasgow, Cyril Crane, Run-offs, Manpower Trophy, etc

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Issue 108 (JANUARY – FEBRUARY, 2022)

Subscription only at Retro Speedway: Backtrack Magazine (retro-speedway.com)

Issue 108 is out now and here’s a small taste of the feast of nostalgia inside . . .

DENNIS SIGALOS – Life & Times

World Pairs Champion and individual World No.3 in 1982, the world was at the feet of stylish and colourful Californian Dennis Sigalos. ROB PEASLEY looks back at the career of the Hull, Ipswich and Wolverhampton No.1, who would have been best placed to challenge the Danish domination of the late 80s but for a serious ankle injury.

RUN-OFFS

Whether to determine the winner of an individual meeting or settle the final qualifying places, you can’t beat a nailbiting last-race decider or two to get the crowd buzzing and riders’ nerves jangling. In the first of a two-part feature, DOUG NICOLSON reviews the most controversial and unusual run-offs from British speedway in the 70s.

TRACK RIVALRIES: Edinburgh v Glasgow

With fresh insights from Brian Collins, who rode for both Monarchs and Tigers, ROB PEASLEY reviews 15 tartan tussles between Scotland’s biggest second tier teams.

BIG NIGHTS: Manpower Trophy (Reading)

Reviewing British speedway's most prestigious individual meetings, PHIL CHARD rewinds to Reading’s star-studded Manpower Championship that began in 1971. Winners of this classic were Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger, Anders Michanek, Phil Crump, Peter Collins (twice), Finn Thomsen, John Davis and Chris Morton.

ON THE BOSSES – Cyril Crane

Of all the promoters with whom MARTIN ROGERS crossed paths, there was nobody quite like Cyril Crane, his boss and later landlord at King's Lynn. Their 20-plus years of shared history was by all accounts 'complicated'. This is a look at some of the contradictions which made up speedway's Jekyll and Hyde personality.

CZECH GOLDEN HELMET              

Since 1928 the Czech Golden Helmet has remained one of the most prestigious meetings in the world speedway calendar. VITEK FORMANEK interviewed Pavel Lejhanec, the man entrusted with making the last 30 editions of this coveted trophy and whose family are intrinsically linked to it. Past winners from the Backtrack era include record seven-times champion Ole Olsen, Jiri Stancl (five titles), Milan Spinka, Dennis Sigalos, John Davis, double winner Erik Gundersen, Hans Nielsen, Per Jonsson and Jeremy Doncaster.

Plus . . . Letters, Notebook and a feast of nostalgic pictures.

 

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Issue 108 (JANUARY – FEBRUARY, 2022)

Subscription only at Retro Speedway: Backtrack Magazine (retro-speedway.com)

Issue 108 is out now and here’s a small taste of the feast of nostalgia inside . . .

DENNIS SIGALOS – Life & Times

World Pairs Champion and individual World No.3 in 1982, the world was at the feet of stylish and colourful Californian Dennis Sigalos. ROB PEASLEY looks back at the career of the Hull, Ipswich and Wolverhampton No.1, who would have been best placed to challenge the Danish domination of the late 80s but for a serious ankle injury.

RUN-OFFS

Whether to determine the winner of an individual meeting or settle the final qualifying places, you can’t beat a nailbiting last-race decider or two to get the crowd buzzing and riders’ nerves jangling. In the first of a two-part feature, DOUG NICOLSON reviews the most controversial and unusual run-offs from British speedway in the 70s.

TRACK RIVALRIES: Edinburgh v Glasgow

With fresh insights from Brian Collins, who rode for both Monarchs and Tigers, ROB PEASLEY reviews 15 tartan tussles between Scotland’s biggest second tier teams.

BIG NIGHTS: Manpower Trophy (Reading)

Reviewing British speedway's most prestigious individual meetings, PHIL CHARD rewinds to Reading’s star-studded Manpower Championship that began in 1971. Winners of this classic were Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger, Anders Michanek, Phil Crump, Peter Collins (twice), Finn Thomsen, John Davis and Chris Morton.

ON THE BOSSES – Cyril Crane

Of all the promoters with whom MARTIN ROGERS crossed paths, there was nobody quite like Cyril Crane, his boss and later landlord at King's Lynn. Their 20-plus years of shared history was by all accounts 'complicated'. This is a look at some of the contradictions which made up speedway's Jekyll and Hyde personality.

CZECH GOLDEN HELMET              

Since 1928 the Czech Golden Helmet has remained one of the most prestigious meetings in the world speedway calendar. VITEK FORMANEK interviewed Pavel Lejhanec, the man entrusted with making the last 30 editions of this coveted trophy and whose family are intrinsically linked to it. Past winners from the Backtrack era include record seven-times champion Ole Olsen, Jiri Stancl (five titles), Milan Spinka, Dennis Sigalos, John Davis, double winner Erik Gundersen, Hans Nielsen, Per Jonsson and Jeremy Doncaster.

Plus . . . Letters, Notebook and a feast of nostalgic pictures.

 

Particularly enjoyed reading about the Czech Golden Helmet...didn't realise the backgound to it before now.

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Great read as always, obviously I love the Siggy article but also the Golden Helmet info.  Good stuff....

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I have to be honest and say I used to read BackTrack years ago and really enjoyed it…I have re subscribed after many years and it’s a shadow of what it was…I can skim it in 5 minutes , very disappointed 

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