Tsunami 10,219 Posted January 23, 2008 (edited) Hi Bob C Thanks for putting me right about that Nelson webpage. I have a photo on the name the rider page of a vets race at rye house in which Kenny Smith wears the admirals jacket, apart from that, not a lot to go on YET Hi Tsunami If you speak to Kenny ask him please, if he has anything from his days at Nelson <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OK, will be ringing him tomorrow. Edited January 23, 2008 by Tsunami Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June01 270 Posted March 16, 2015 Doing a bit of research on Nelson but I'm getting conflicting information, so I'm hoping someone can shed some light on a couple of things. Nelson moved to Odsal in 1970. Why? Was it poor crowds and fixture congestion as stated in Homes of British Speedway, or a walkout, as suggested in a post on the defunct speedway site? Also, HoBS says "they (Nelson) completed their fixtures as Bradford Northern." This suggests they were still their own team, but the league table suggests the two teams merged? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,814 Posted March 17, 2015 Doing a bit of research on Nelson but I'm getting conflicting information, so I'm hoping someone can shed some light on a couple of things. Nelson moved to Odsal in 1970. Why? Was it poor crowds and fixture congestion as stated in Homes of British Speedway, or a walkout, as suggested in a post on the defunct speedway site? Also, HoBS says "they (Nelson) completed their fixtures as Bradford Northern." This suggests they were still their own team, but the league table suggests the two teams merged? try jack lee , (ex Buxton TM and now Sheffield TM) he rode for Nelson , he is on here as Rider Slider 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25yearfan 476 Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Nelson Admirals speedway moved to Bradford because the crowds at Nelson wern't very good, not helped by a ropey rough track which was shared with stock cars! Edited March 21, 2015 by 25yearfan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted March 17, 2015 I never saw Nelson ride. My old man was a BL1 snob, it was a real struggle for me to get him to take me to any lower league speedway. My first two BL2 tracks were plymouth (holiday) and Romford (young Czechs). Not bad if I say so myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
high edge 103 Posted July 8, 2015 i rode for Nelson in 1968 and 69 and can fill you in with some details also Graham Tattersall son of the team manager has some photos and can help with any information you might need Graham still rides in demonstration meeting with the men in black Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
