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That's why Shovlar has got one! 🤩

I don't know why people still claim that. Doubling up WAS a feature in the 70's and 80's - actually from the time the Second Division started. Many BL teams adopted a second-tier team to provide riders. Riders like Eric Broadbelt, Ken Eyre, and Steve Waplington rode for both Belle Vue teams, and Gary Peterson appeared for Nelson and Newcastle. Terry Shearer turned out for Doncaster and Newport, while Peter Murray featured for Canterbury and Wimbledon. Geoff Ambrose was at Crayford and Wolverhampton. Later on, Hull and Newcastle were linked (same promotion, I know). Colin Richardson was a staple at both Plough Lane and Arlington, as was Andy Grahame at Birmingham and Milton Keynes. No, it wasn't called "doubling up", but it certainly wasn't uncommon.

Doesn’t suprise me, my mum used to work at monmore green and she told me one of the stadium managers hated speedway and it’s fans and would tell anyone who would listen to him but he left years before the speedway was kicked out

Currently 42.41,,so unlikely

If they get smashed they could always use it as an excuse.

One of the problems now is the increasing lack of ready made stadiums to move into. When Division 2 was formed 6 of the 10 teams were able to move into existing dog tracks, 4 of which had staged speedway previously. Belle Vue Colts used their existing facilities and Berwick, Canterbury and Nelson rode around football tracks. How many stadiums are there today ready and waiting to stage speedway? Sunderland might be one, especially given the demise of Newcastle, but the sport has never been a success there. I read a facebook post recently from Brafield, announcing the opening of a new stand. There was talk a year or so ago that a promoter was looking there.

Whilst taking the sport to the kids again is worthwhile we have hundreds a year with their parents walking past a 50 foot image of Dan Bewley before walking across the speedway track to play football. https://www.playfootball.net/venues/manchester-belle-vue-sports-village/community-sessions

Have to say having worked in the hospitality area at Perry Barr in the lalst two years that the attitude of certain senior members of the stadium staff on Monday left a rather bad taste in the mouth. One or two of them made it pretty clear that they held Birmingham Speedway and it's staff and supporters with contempt

rushen would probably be 16 anyway when lynns fixtures begin but i think hed be better waiting a year before being an rs id go with luke or jody if the scheme remains

Early warning free whistles being given out to kids!

April ?????

I wouldn't be surprised if the Witches took it easy in this one...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN2xcSWUAkS/?igsh=MTRhMXFoejkxeHB5Zg== Smederna -Indianerna Heat 13 from yesterday. MJJ and Drabik for Smederna vs. Wozniak and Dudek for Indianerna.

Impossible...

If the regs stay the same I think we could have the same 1-7 next year as we have now.

Matters to me spending all that money and time to go watch,, because of that I'm hoping they keep it close,,, I would imagine we will actually take a big beating though,,

You missed off the remainder of that sentence!

Christina Turnbull

Warm bright and sunny now.

Jim Mcgregor has retired so it must be Willie Dishington or Christina Fulton

23 next month.

What's nonsense? Both parts of the post make total sense to everyone but you .

Well, her decisions are often more barmy than biased.

Yes like my pants!😀

Are you taking the high road or the low road? 😀