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  1. Posted

    Nice to see Simon get the nod, I hope it acts as a boost for him and can kick start his season. In all honesty Simon has struggled this year, and the two injuries he's sustained have meant that he hasn't been 100% for any period of time. Brandon is a happy hunting ground for him normally, so fingers crossed he'll do well.

     

    I would probably have put Howe in, with Kennett at reserve, but Middlo's the man who has to make the tough decisions, so I'll back the GB Squad 100%.

     

    Be interesting to see how the squad would change for Poland, if at all?

  2. Posted

    Share your frustration with his decision. Surely it would have been of benefit if only for the experience.

    Having said that I can see a scenario where, if Kennett gets a rostrum place in the Under 21 Final, and Nicholls fails to kick on from his encouraging performance in Cardiff then Kennett may get a nomination for the Gp's next year. His failure to attempt to qualify will probably go against him though.

    I think it would be a popular decision if Kennett got the GP nod next year. If Scott doesn't qualify, I think a years sabbatical would do him good. He looks all out on his feet at the mo, and at Cardiff his riding at times seemed desperate.

  6. Posted

    What a night!! Well done Bomber for putting the Great back into Britain. I'm still hoarse this morning after all the shouting last night. But more people should go to Cardiff - the noise created last night was incredible - Can you imagine what it would be like with a full stadium.

     

    Well done to the other Brits for battling away, but this was Bomber's night, and boy did he deserve it :approve:

  7. Posted

    Apparently the site of the stadium is at the rear of Regent Grove and is covered by housing :(

     

    Speedway first took place there on 1st September 1929, but the details have been lost. Any programme from this period would be worth a small fortune!

  9. Posted

    From memory I think that in the 70's Speedway did in fact try the Middle East with a Touring Group racing at some Stadiums out there. I don't think this has been tried since then though. It would make a good way to spend the Winter if the expenses were picked up by the rich Nationals out there

    I seem to remember that the meetings were called the 'Craven A' Series and weren't they raced in Kuwait? I have a programme for one of them, but I don't know how successful they were.

  12. Posted

    Just out of curiosity, if Robbo is now fit again why hasn't he returned to the Rockets line-up for this weekend's matches?

    The announcer said that he had a runout at Coventry last week and this was his first competitive match back. Maybe he wanted a run-out in a "friendly" before returning to full competitive action. He should be flying for the Rockets very soon. Looked sharp, and good value in his races as always.

  13. Posted

    Enjoyed the meeting. There were some good races, but Steady was untouchable - which augurs well for the coming week. If he gates like that all week, nobodies going to get near him!!

     

    Programme was excellent - very good features which rolled back the years, and made me feel old, as I was their in 1982 when he made his debut!!

     

    Nice also to see some Bradford fans - I just wondered if these fans still go to speedway regularly, and if so, where, as there seemed quite a few here today.

     

    Good day all round - well done Smudger, and here's to the next 20 years :D

  14. Posted

    How about the Belle Vue Babes? - a nickname only used for two matches for the Aces reserve side in 1968. They became the Colts shortly after. I believe the Babes nickname was voted for by the fans, but BV were forced to change it.

     

    And nobody seems to have mentioned the Forest Flyers.

  16. Posted

    Here's a few more:

     

    HARRINGAY RACERS / TIGERS / CANARIES.

    FLEETWOOD FLYERS / KNIGHTS.

    LEEDS LIONS

    ELLESMERE PORT GUNNERS

    WIGAN WARRIORS / PANTHERS.

    HASTINGS SAXONS

    CARDIFF DRAGONS

    NEWTON HEATH HEATHENS

    NOTTINGHAM LACEMEN

    SHELBOURNE TIGERS

    ROCHDALE HORNETS

    RINGWOOD TURFS

    LEA BRIDGE SAINTS / CUBS

     

    Those are a few off the top of my head, so to speak, hope they help.

  18. Posted

    I remember going to Thornton Road in the early eighties when Belle Vue were racing there. Louis Carr came out on a bike that sounded like a bag of spanners, and then proceeded to break the track record!!

     

    I returned to Thornton Road in the nineties when my football team Droylsden were playing there against Colwyn Bay - Colwyn Bay were using it as their home during their exile from the Welsh League. I looked around the stadium and could see no trace of the old track - I felt quite sad about that.

     

    Is the old stadium still there now?

  21. Posted

    Thanks Speedyguy - if anyone can remember the issue number I'd be most grateful as I'd really like to have a copy of this issue. I would be intrigued to see if it has a picture of the Holy Grail of speedway in Manchester, the actual race sheet from the first meeting at Droylsden.

  22. Posted

    I can't answer your question regarding why certain promoters don't want defunct teams racing in second halves, but I can tell you that I have seen a team representing the Crewe Kings race at Buxton. So maybe you should approach promoters who are happy to allow defunct teams to race in second halves.

  23. Posted

    Just wondered if there had ever been an article in VSM regarding Droylsden Dirt Track - the eightieth Anniversary of the first meeting at Droylsden is creeping up, on 25th June 2007, and as a resident of Tameside(where Droylsden is situated), I would really appreciate some recognition for this forgotten track.

  24. Posted · Edited by Hawk

    There are plenty of pubs in the city centre with Sky TV - there's a Sports Bar on Quay Street with loads of screens, and many other pubs with the Sky sign outside. You should have no problem finding at least one that could show the speedway. You're biggest problem could be getting them to actually show it - as I wouldn't imagine any will be specifically showing the speedway.

  25. Posted

    I don't like the format for these World Team Cup matches - once Poland got behind they seemed to just rotate Gollob, Hampel and Ulamek in every race. They've got to scrap the double point joker and the Tactical Substitute and give each team a reserve that they can use in case of injuries. Then, with each rider taking his prgrammed rides, the best TEAM would win.

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