speedyguy 20 Posted April 27, 2010 COPIES OF THE BOOK ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM RAY LAMBERT::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ‘KEEP TURNING LEFT’ by Ray Lambert ISBN 978-0-9544519-5-0 £6.99 plus £1 p&p Please make cheques/POs for £7.99p (single copy) payable to: ‘RAYL Publishing’ and send to: RAYL Publishing, 13 Weedswood Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 OQR Print clearly your full name, address and postcode. Anecdotes and little known facts from speedway’s very beginning and right up to date. Read about ‘the man that started it all’, Johnnie Hoskins. Tough men in a tough sport but their humour and friendliness shows through. • •• Please send me _________ copy(s) of ‘Keep Turning Left’ on publication. I enclose a cheque for £ __________ (Orders on plain paper acceptable) KEEP TURNING LEFT Name: Address: Postcode: Ray Lambert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Scott 0 Posted December 19, 2010 a review of Ray lambert's book Keep Turning Left appears here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moxey63 1,785 Posted December 19, 2010 I got this book last week and can verify that it's certainly worth the price. There are enough anecdotes out there that could fill dozens of other books like this in the future. I have always thought about doing one myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kennylane 3 Posted December 20, 2010 a review of Ray lambert's book Keep Turning Left appears here Is this quote below really factual? > > REVIEW WRITTEN BY JEFF SCOTT::: > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > Book Review of Keep Turning Left by Ray Lambert > "This will not be my lucky night" Wimbledon rider Ernie Roccio after breaking down on the way to a meeting at West Ham on July 22nd 1952 > Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,122 Posted December 21, 2010 Is this quote below really factual? > > > "This will not be my lucky night" Wimbledon rider Ernie Roccio after breaking down on the way to a meeting at West Ham on July 22nd 1952 > Talking of which, "Fred Monkford invents the original starting gate in 1932 for use at New Cross." That's a pretty good quote too, seeing as New Cross didn't open until 1934! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Scott 0 Posted January 8, 2011 Is this quote below really factual? > > REVIEW WRITTEN BY JEFF SCOTT::: > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > Book Review of Keep Turning Left by Ray Lambert > "This will not be my lucky night" Wimbledon rider Ernie Roccio after breaking down on the way to a meeting at West Ham on July 22nd 1952 > It appears on page 30 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Scott 0 Posted January 8, 2011 Talking of which, "Fred Monkford invents the original starting gate in 1932 for use at New Cross." That's a pretty good quote too, seeing as New Cross didn't open until 1934! Not sure of the objection here? Quote is factual...invented by Fred Monkford in 1932. Used at New Cross. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,012 Posted January 8, 2011 Not sure of the objection here? Quote is factual...invented by Fred Monkford in 1932. Used at New Cross. Well Monkford didn't really invent it for use at New Cross as such.He invented it for use at Crystal Palace.Or for the benefit of speedway.But in 1932 i doubt he even thought speedway would be held at New Cross.So it is rather misleading.Not a very well thought out sentence shall we say?What did Mark Twain say about the difference between the right word and the almost right word...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,122 Posted January 8, 2011 Not sure of the objection here? Quote is factual...invented by Fred Monkford in 1932. Used at New Cross. iris is absolutely right. The quote is not factual. What it actually says is, "Fred Monkford invents the original starting gate in 1932 for use at New Cross" He did not invent the starting gate in 1932 for use at New Cross. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Scott 0 Posted January 8, 2011 Well Monkford didn't really invent it for use at New Cross as such.He invented it for use at Crystal Palace.Or for the benefit of speedway.But in 1932 i doubt he even thought speedway would be held at New Cross.So it is rather misleading.Not a very well thought out sentence shall we say?What did Mark Twain say about the difference between the right word and the almost right word...? this must be the almost right word, then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,122 Posted January 8, 2011 Also, it was in 1933 not 1932. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Scott 0 Posted January 8, 2011 iris is absolutely right. The quote is not factual. What it actually says is, "Fred Monkford invents the original starting gate in 1932 for use at New Cross" He did not invent the starting gate in 1932 for use at New Cross. the erroneous use of the word "for" wasn't immediately obvious as your objection originally (thank you for clarifying) A speedway book with a word choice error, where will it all end? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parsloes 1928 nearly 495 Posted January 8, 2011 A speedway book with a word choice error, where will it all end? Quite a few "word choice errors" in your canon of works, Jeff...: several hundred thousand, IMHO.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryn 413 Posted January 8, 2011 Quite a few "word choice errors" in your canon of works, Jeff...: several hundred thousand, IMHO.. Can one deduce from the above Parsnips Old Fruit that you've bought and read all of Mr. Scott's works then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,122 Posted January 8, 2011 the erroneous use of the word "for" wasn't immediately obvious as your objection originally (thank you for clarifying) A speedway book with a word choice error, where will it all end? "word choice error". Very good, Jeff. Is 1932 a year choice error? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
