Grumpyloser

Briggo & Ivan were works riders, so no real surprise they had Jawa on Leathers I seem to recall the one of the first with no apparent connection to speedway, was Smith Crisps with Jim McMillan.

Went regularly when it opened, could walk from home. Racing could be pretty good on occasions, but track was never as good as possibly could of been. Although Pete Seaton tried his best. Went one weekend to help out giving the place a spruce up, as well as going after work one night to help out with track preparation. back ached after picking out so many stones!! As already said, vandalism didn't help, but nor did the nimbyism of one or two local estates. Always happy to put up with the noise for 2-3 days, of a concert. As well as the disruption of road closures and thousands of milling souls. But not Speedway for 2 hours every week. Admittedly it was a school night. Even when Terry turned to the Speedway family(!!??), for help, he wanted to move race night to Saturdays, to try and encourage a few more through the turnstiles, to hopefully at least break even. Elfield was such major venue and draw(mmmmmm), that obviously feeling threatened by the move, Coventry vetoed it!! And so it died a death. And look where British Speedway is now!!!

Gote Nordin