chunky 6,091 Posted May 25, 2022 Moving on from the Memorabiiia thread, I'd like to narrow it down a little... Obviously, many of you have a wonderful collection of programmes, so what are your favourites? Unfortunately, my parents got rid of a bunch of ours. Sad thing is that they were mostly from the 50's and 60's, including several World Final progs (such as Malmo '61). Of the ones I've collected, the ones that mean the most are: Wimbledon vs Swindon (May 27, 1976). This was the week after Tommy was killed, and was the meeting that actually got me going to speedway again. The previous meeting I'd attended was the 1975 Laurels, which Tommy won. European Junior Championship 1984 (King's Lynn). I managed to get it autographed by Jozef Petrikovics and Oleg Volochov! However, my main memory was Leif Wahlmann's tragedy, and his remains the only fatal crash I have seen. 1969 World Final. This was the first World Final I attended, and I still remember it like yesterday... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted May 25, 2022 Set of Aces home programmes from 1982 - my favourite speedway season. And the 1983 world final programme. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andout 651 Posted May 25, 2022 Pretty well any Pre-War programme.....they are full of information, some of them great graphics. Not all of them of course, especially in the early days as they were just a four page card. The internationals of the pre-war days were always special, which is why I collected those all my life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,972 Posted May 25, 2022 Can't say i have a favourite programme, but some of the old charicatures, cartoons were great. This one i posted a while back from one i have Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,244 Posted May 25, 2022 I had the entire collection of White City programmes home and away during 1977 (including challenges, 4TT etc) in what was an amazing year for yours truly. Complete set of Oxford programmes from 1972 to 2002. Many one-off specials and I always cherished visits to track shops picking up programmes to add to my vast collection now, alas, all gone! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sommelier 1,118 Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, chunky said: Moving on from the Memorabiiia thread, I'd like to narrow it down a little... Obviously, many of you have a wonderful collection of programmes, so what are your favourites? Unfortunately, my parents got rid of a bunch of ours. Sad thing is that they were mostly from the 50's and 60's, including several World Final progs (such as Malmo '61). Of the ones I've collected, the ones that mean the most are: Wimbledon vs Swindon (May 27, 1976). This was the week after Tommy was killed, and was the meeting that actually got me going to speedway again. The previous meeting I'd attended was the 1975 Laurels, which Tommy won. European Junior Championship 1984 (King's Lynn). I managed to get it autographed by Jozef Petrikovics and Oleg Volochov! However, my main memory was Leif Wahlmann's tragedy, and his remains the only fatal crash I have seen. 1969 World Final. This was the first World Final I attended, and I still remember it like yesterday... I was at Lynn for the 84 Junior Championship, stii sticks in my mind the tragedy of Leif Wahlmanns crash. Saly i have witnessed 3 fatal accidents Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sommelier 1,118 Posted May 25, 2022 Just now, sommelier said: I was at Lynn for the 84 Junior Championship, stii sticks in my mind the tragedy of Leif Wahlmanns crash. Saly i have witnessed 3 fatal accidents Sadly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,091 Posted May 25, 2022 3 hours ago, iris123 said: Can't say i have a favourite programme, but some of the old charicatures, cartoons were great. This one i posted a while back from one i have I loved those! In my parents' scrapbooks, there are dozens of the old cartoons and caricatures. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frigbo 518 Posted May 25, 2022 So many, for different reasons. Swindon complete home and away 1974 - my first season... My complete World Final collection Thankfully, i have never seen a fatal accident live, but i do have several programmes from meetings where there was a tragedy. Teo, Dave Wills, Denny Pyeatt ans Kevin Holden being some examples. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted June 4, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 5:44 PM, sommelier said: I was at Lynn for the 84 Junior Championship, stii sticks in my mind the tragedy of Leif Wahlmanns crash. Saly i have witnessed 3 fatal accidents Gary Petersen,RIP being one other sommelier ? as you were a regular at Wolves.They all stick in my mind ;and always think about them all at one time or another .Martin. Hewlett ( bless him ) RIP a young lad making his way in the sport was the only one i witnesssed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted June 4, 2022 My favourite programmes are the six BLRC meetings that Briggo won.And a Swindon v Sheffield meeting in 1976 where Tommy Jansson rode in the second half and rode Crash Ashby in the Golden Helmet.Tommy won at Wimbledon , Crash won the Swindon encounter Tommy then won the decider at Cradley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sotonian 610 Posted June 4, 2022 My one-and-only pre-war Southampton programme from 1929. It's quite plain in design but unusually for its age the original staples have hardly rusted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,091 Posted June 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Sidney the robin said: .Martin. Hewlett ( bless him ) RIP a young lad making his way in the sport was the only one i witnesssed. I still have the programme from when I went to the Martin Hewlett Memorial... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,106 Posted June 5, 2022 I have a collection of 1540 programmes (yes I have counted them!) I'm not sure "favourite" is quite the right word, given the nature of one of the programmes, but my prize programmes are: My own first meeting New Cross v. Norwich, 11 May 1960 The first-ever Crystal Palace meeting, which also includes the first-ever international between England & Australia, 19 May 1928 The first-ever New Cross meeting, 18 April 1934 New Cross, 28 August 1935, the match in which Tom Farndon had his fatal crash New Cross, 18 September 1935, the first Tom Farndon Memorial Trophy Hackney v. New Cross, 10 April 1963, the first post-War Hackney programme Wimbledon, 4 September 1953, the first-ever England v. New Zealand Test match Wimbledon v. West Ham, 14 August 1965, KO Cup 3rd round replay, the best and most memorable match I have ever seen - the night Malcolm Simmons came good Wembley, 28 June 1956, the first-ever England v. Sweden Test match, Wembley v. Southampton, 31 August 1939 (the last match before the War) Wembley, 29 August 1938, Star Riders' Championship Final Plus all the Mildenhall and Wimbledon programmes that contain the regular columns that I wrote! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatface 2,552 Posted June 5, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 5:22 PM, waiheke1 said: Set of Aces home programmes from 1982 - my favourite speedway season. And the 1983 world final programme. Good ones. There's also something quality about the 81 World Final programme. I also really, really liked the cover for the 1984 Exeter Speedway programme....I'm not entirely convinced they got the full approval of Bruce Penhall Still very nicely done though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
