Newcastle 80th Anniversary Meeting

[pablo133 49]

The track was looking slick and dusty from the start, and from what i have seen the past few weeks in the pits at newcastle the home boys have been getting the track the way they feel best on. and yesterday it was nothing like it has ever been this year. you mention wartman and leverington!!! i know for a fact that Trent and casper were using the meeting to try the fine tune there bike set up for the way the track has been shapeing up from the last few weeks, but as u seem to know all about most things than you would have seen it was not like weeks gone! if they want a constant team then they are going to need a constant track

 

 

they are not good enough on any track - end of story!!

[Tsunami 10,219]

Just to round up this meeting and keep it back on topic for a while.

 

Great to see such a quality field for our 80th Anniversary meeting. It was well worth the large expense that it took to put it on. Do the sums, £4k for the winner and even the botton men would still be taking home a decent pay package to make it worth their while to ride. Many thanks to the promotion and the sponsors for making it all work on the night.

 

Great to see all the sponsorship packages completely sold out and taken up by a lot of people who are not the usual sponsors. It was their way of making a contribution to such an important event.

 

Good fun in the upstairs square bar later when the racejackets, and other memorability, were sold off at some amazing prices. As usual Dalbers held it all together with his usual enthusiasm egging bids out of people and him ending up paying £100 for a Mackem's signed ball. Good participation of all the riders in the racebib sales especially Chris Mills joining in with Harry B to get son Craig's bib. Thanks Chris.

 

After entertaining a civic reception at the Mansion House on Friday for the Newcastle Diamonds, the Lord Mayor performed the opening proceedings as one of his last duties before he bows out of office later this month. With his regular participation, and his match race with Jason using real size bikes, I think he has been the most hands on and enthusiastic Mayor we have had the pleasure to deal with. With his 2 new season tickets, I certainly hope we have the pleasure of his company during the rest of this year.

 

Nice to see some old hands there such as Alan Butterfield and Russ Dent in addition to former rider and partowner Brian Oliver. Also spotted Adrian Rymel and old favourite Mike Carroldine(sp). Many old friends were back for the meeting, it would be great if they decided to return on a regular basis. Maybe the cold weather and football on the telly reduced the crowd a tad but the bars were certainly more crowded and there was a decent outside crowd in attendance.

 

Here's looking forward to the 85th Anniversary meeting, but this one will take some topping overall.

 

 

[Chewbacca 653]

Good meeting spoiled twice by the weather (initial prep and the wash out of SF and Final). Daniel KIng was excellent value as was Travis McGowan. The difference in class between EL 2nd strings and PL riders was actually quite startling.

 

I would love to see genuine world class riders at Brough. I'm just too young to remember Olsen, Mauger and Michanek.

[arthur cross 492]

While Tsunami's noted the auctioneer was press-ganged into paying £100 for a Sunderland signed football, he's curiously failed to report that the next two items (a Newcastle United signed shirt and a bottle of Newcastle United labelled champagne) raised only £80 between them ! !

[muck 0]

While Tsunami's noted the auctioneer was press-ganged into paying £100 for a Sunderland signed football, he's curiously failed to report that the next two items (a Newcastle United signed shirt and a bottle of Newcastle United labelled champagne) raised only £80 between them ! !

Only Newcastle's auctioneer would have been simply daft enough to buy such an item at any price!

 

The Geordie fans just know true worth of items.

 

Wonder how much it will be worth when they are in the Championship next year

Edited May 19, 2009 by muck

[mike7164 96]

While Tsunami's noted the auctioneer was press-ganged into paying £100 for a Sunderland signed football, he's curiously failed to report that the next two items (a Newcastle United signed shirt and a bottle of Newcastle United labelled champagne) raised only £80 between them ! !

That maybe so but you still took a heavy defeat last night!

[John Hannibal Thomas 0]

Only Newcastle's auctioneer would have been simply daft enough to buy such an item at any price!

 

The Geordie fans just know true worth of items.

 

Wonder how much it will be worth when they are in the Championship next year

Good posting Muck, you clearly just said what the great people of Newcastle were no doubt thinking at Dalbers moment of madness

[mike7164 96]

Good posting Muck, you clearly just said what the great people of Newcastle were no doubt thinking at Dalbers moment of madness

What another 1

[Tsunami 10,219]

While Tsunami's noted the auctioneer was press-ganged into paying £100 for a Sunderland signed football, he's curiously failed to report that the next two items (a Newcastle United signed shirt and a bottle of Newcastle United labelled champagne) raised only £80 between them ! !

 

But it was all good fun at the end and Newcastle Speedway was a happy place on Sunday.

 

Edited May 19, 2009 by Tsunami

[Markone 3]

While Tsunami's noted the auctioneer was press-ganged into paying £100 for a Sunderland signed football, he's curiously failed to report that the next two items (a Newcastle United signed shirt and a bottle of Newcastle United labelled champagne) raised only £80 between them ! !

 

Its a bloody wonder they made that much! What have newcastle fans got to celebrate!!!

[Big Diamond 51]

Last sunday meeting was okay threat of rain did not help the track lucky to heat 20 heats finished. Schlein was a deserving winner although the Diamond riders struggled to keep up with the guest riders.