Sidney the robin

I went in 1977 Beefy to White City Mad Wellie made his debut and scored 0.😧

Great to have your input BOBBATH some of these riders no disrespect to them were no world champions but were vital to speedway.That is what i miss in speedway today proper TEAMS riders you get to identify with and support.At Swindon we had a couple over a long period Keen/ Hitch loved both of them.Briggs,Ashby,Kilby were the stars but Keen/Hitch played a huge part in the season and gave years of enjoyment.

Hackney was my favourite London track, Wimbledon was my favourite Stadium i first went to Hackney in 1976.My first impression of Hackney as a place was god what a dump but the track produced some great racing .It always seemed dark there and the track sunk low but i enjoyed every visit there a great night out before the week end.

Honestly me and another lad who is on the forum Hagonshocker must have went over a period to about five rain/offs at Hyde Rd.We seemed jinxed in 83 it hammered down in Swindon and all the way up to Manchester i was amazed it was on.Can remember Lee after being filled in in his first ride and recovering and beating Nielsen in a run/off Erik winning the meeting.

One of the Carter wins i can remember being wet 1982 i think 83 was in terrible conditions.In 82 can remember being gutted as i thought Autrey was going to represent Poole but Davis took his place and pulled out after 1 ride.

Jackson he had a spell at Halifax and he had a full time season with Wolves but really he was not interested in the BL.He was good anough of course but at Ellesmere he took some beating.As WK said the likes of Collins,Kennett,Lee,Carter,Louis,Crump, (ect) ended up better riders but the old National League the stand out riders for me were J.Owen,Jackson,T.Owen,Wilcock,R.Hunter,G.Hunter,Lawson,Forrester,Etheridge,Woods,W.Brown,Mcdermott,Fiora(ect).

Hyde Rd in the Ivan meeting with six in a race,that was a sight to behold a brilliant spectacle.Also i saw Carter's wins in the BLRC they were special also the wet 1983 BLRC was some meeting.I loved my visits to Hyde Rd Hyde Rd and The Shay what a day out they were i still miss them now.

Would you class Middlo (jnr) a leg trailer.??

The three stylists named Jansson,Simmo,Ashby would all be high on some people's lists Adams also was poetry in motion.

If you were totally honest Steve would you have ever imagined that Hans would of achieved what he did.? If you look back he could of won at least another couple of titles and if he had a long run in the GPS he would of been in his element.

When you think how Hans Nielsen adapted he went through three decades lots of changes in that time.

Would not disagree with that and Chris Morton would not be far behind as well.

Soren Sjosten /Christer Lofquist are two others who come to mind.

Jackson in the NL was my alltime favourite along with Joe Owen the NL then was a very good product what i liked was the mix between vererans (stll alot to offer) and young uns like Thomas,Collins,Lee,Carter (ect).

I only see him WK for Crewe in the Crumpy days for a few years Crewe had some decent riders Crump,Jackson,Millen,Flood,Evans,Morton.(ect)

Spot on about the last two i even think the late Martin Hewlett trailed a bit he really excelled in his first full time BL season always remember Martin in his Artdeans sponsored leathers.

I wouldnt for its time looks exciting the track looks decent a good crowd pretty hypothetical to be honest you cant compare eras's.

If it is the picture i am thinking of Steve it was in a brilliant John Chaplin book.I also have another brilliant picture of Farndon on the outside of Dicky Case this picture is iconic the same as that Brilliant action photo of Peter Craven.

Yes Salty point taken at Belle vue hyde Rd unless you had reasonable stuff you would struggle.This year at the new Belle Vue again in a modern era if you are on s..t aquipment you will struggle.😀

Dean is it in the Deeds from 1949 that a sporting facility must stay there forever or is it a myth.? We shall see come September i know it seems mad but if speedway continues there they will still sell all those houses.

Your input is very interesting but one thing that puzzles me why does it bother people how long the thread goes on for and if people sometimes go off track.For me the Years gone by is the best thread on here you can learn alot Gustix i would suggest carry on posting you have a lot to offer. Salty do you believe Cradley over the years had more of a home advantage than Belle Vue Hyde Rd.Cradley for me was a very hard track to ride endless times i see Collins/Grahame pick riders off through track knowledge.Looking back often visiting riders might only visit a track once so hard to get and know a set up to be able to score points.

Can people actually believe that the Swindon fans have been lied to for so long.I fear the worst to be honest i just hope the old stadium is still up in September no bulldozer in sight.

Does it matter if it continues into the next century? if people want to comment they do if not it is there choice.😜

Sedgmen has real ability he showed again in Aussie how good he can be.At Swindon it didn't quite happen for him but he still ended up with a ok average.Maybe at Belle Vue he can show his true worth for me he will score more than R.Worrall certainly at home.