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  1. Posted

    8 minutes ago, BOBBATH said:

    I got to Costa Mesa, but never got to New Cross- how did they compare to each other in length and width?

    Costa Mesa is much smaller.....New Cross was 262yards, Costa Mesa is 185yards.

    In terms of racing they don't really compare if my memory serves me correctly, New Cross was a long time ago....however it was faster BUT in my opinion Costa Mesa is more exciting for the fans, especially when they have eight riders on the track. And not to mention fans are much closer to the action than New Cross.

    Anyone else have a view on this?

  4. Posted · Edited by andout

    4 minutes ago, Triple.H. said:

    But Becker is not in the team as he has been replaced last week on a 28 day facility by Nicholls, unless as now SN injured they can revert to the previously announced team.

     

    I'd have to spend too much time in the rule book trying to figure that one out but I have to believe it is a legal change or Belle Vue would not have allowed it to happen.....well maybe!

  6. Posted

    Agree with lot said on here, the no helmet colours were a big problem. National Anthem was just about the worst I have ever heard, muted my way through that one.

    The fence BTW is NOT concrete, its plywood. This is normal for USA tracks and no air bags yet for this country and of course, no dirt deflectors.

    Commentator continually said "first USA v World" since 1988....totally untrue, they have one every year except for the COVID years....results are on the International Speedway website if anyone is interested.

    As others have said "Cairns" looks to be a great prospect for the future at only 13.....definitely one to keep an eye on.

    Glad I watched it though.

  9. Posted

    On 1/19/2023 at 3:52 PM, BOBBATH said:

    I always recall Gordon from the 1965 British Final at West Ham, he almost made it to the World Final that year. He had a good British semi-final at Poole that year also-any forumlanders besides me and Norbold at that 1965 British Final.

    Yep!

  10. Posted

    2 hours ago, norbold said:

    Youngie was a real master at New Cross. Although past his best by 1960, he was able to beat anyone at New Cross, including the "Big Five" and frequently did. I'm not sure I agree about Craven. I have to say I was never that impressed with him during my first two years of speedway (1960 & 1961) at New Cross and never thought he was in the same class as Fundin, Briggs and Ronnie Moore (and Youngie!) Of course he was but never seemed to be at New Cross.

    1959 was my first season at New Cross......although he didn't score maximums every week in that very short season he was spectacular in his style, don't think anyone could argue with that.......might be wrong but I think his only maximum that year was in the Tom Farndon Memorial....a fifteen pointer....you would certainly know better that I for that one.

     

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  11. Posted · Edited by andout

    28 minutes ago, steve roberts said:

    Two tracks I would dearly liked to have seen!

    Between the two, it was really from the smallest to one of the largest, both gave great racing but because New Cross was so small it always looked like close racing.

    Craven and Young were fantastic there!

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  15. Posted

    10 minutes ago, Heathcote said:

    No, the beat the 2 mins all you have to do is actually be on the track, not actually at the tapes. Riders then eventually get to the tapes and start gardening, many times the green lights arent coming on till minutes after the 2 mins ended.

    011.1.3 2 Minute Allowance

     

    Riders must, at the expiry of this time allowance, be on track, under power, proceeding without stopping towards the starting gate.
    If a rider is at the starting gate with sufficient time remaining of the 2 minute allowance they are permitted to prepare their starting gate area.

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  18. Posted · Edited by andout

    Speedway was only in its 5th year in the USA then.......

    Must admit I loved watching Speedway at Costa Mesa with the stadium full.

    This years USA v World comes up on October 8th at Auburn

     

    USA vs. the World
    USA team: World team:
    Billy Janniro
    Louie Mersaroli
    Bart Bast
    Gino Manzares
    Blake Borello
    Tyler Warren     		Rasmus Jensen, Denmark
    Peter Kildemand, Denmark
    Jacob Thorsell, Sweden
    Peter Ljung,Sweden
    TBA, Poland
    TBA, Poland
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  19. Posted

    3 hours ago, iris123 said:

    I was amazed to see so much speedway memorabilia has been put out again all these years later. Badges as well. I wonder if there really is that much money in what surely is a dwindling market ?

    Badges have been a real problem over the years, tons (literally) have been copied and sold but for the main part most vendors have been honest......not so many programmes over the years,

    Photographs have been a big problem seems most people still think they can copy them and that is OK.......its not of course.

    Race jackets are another item that have been mass reproduced.

  22. Posted · Edited by andout

    OK so according to my Nottingham Final Round programme the scores from the previous four rounds are as follows.

    Greenwood 45, Price 44, Goulden 40, Dallison 39, Bravery 34, Dook 29, Shepherd 29, Hart 25, Hobson 23, Jones 23,Blain 22, Wise 22, S Hart 17, Collins 10, Gregory 7.

    My final round programme is incomplete but the full results are on Speedway researcher so just add them together as norbold has already provided.

     

    The four previous rounds were at Bristol, Plymouth, Liverpool and Southampton.

  23. Posted · Edited by andout

    On 9/22/2022 at 12:56 PM, Vicar said:

    Another question: were there also Provincial League Riders' Championship or National League Division 2 Riders' Championship also in years 1937-1939?

    There was absolutely nothing in those years, the next title after the 1936 Nottingham came at Birmingham in 1946, Walthamstow 1950 (Div3), Cardiff 1951 (Div3), 1954 BV (Div2) then the SAL riders Champs in the late 50's before the PLRC and then BLRC came in.

  25. Posted

    11 hours ago, BOBBATH said:

     Hi Roger. Did you know Tony after he emigrated to Canada or before? I recall him marrying Stan Bradbury's daughter. How old was Tony when he passed, I think they had moved out west- Edmonton maybe?? Glad to see him mentioned and glad he lives on in our memories.

    I first met Tony in 1977 at Welland but I had seen him at Crayford, never remembered him though from there. Pretty good rider at Welland winning one Canadian Championship.

    An absolute quiet spoken gentleman....Yes you are correct he went to Edmonton to live, I did visit him once out there.

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