crescent girl 1,911 Posted March 17, 2015 Club e-Newsletter this morning tells of closed-door practice at the weekend, some news of Bandits riders at other tracks and some new announcements for VIP Club members -- a meet'n'greet with the team this Saturday, and free admission deal at the speedway museum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
customhouseregular 1,651 Posted March 17, 2015 I wish I lived in Berwick! Perfect size track and fast...63ish seconds for 4 368m. laps. Good facilities and only £11.00 for OAP's. Reminds me a fair bit of Custom House...as I recall c. 415 YARDS ( did not have metres back then) and track record around 69 secs.. similar facilities too. OK, Plymouth fans might disagree about perfect track size, but not all speedway fans think alike. I wish I lived in Berwick! Perfect size track and fast...63ish seconds for 4 368m. laps. Good facilities and only £11.00 for OAP's. Reminds me a fair bit of Custom House...as I recall c. 415 YARDS ( did not have metres back then) and track record around 69 secs.. similar facilities too. OK, Plymouth fans might disagree about perfect track size, but not all speedway fans think alike. Mind you, Sheffield would be a very close second. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheScotsman 2,484 Posted March 17, 2015 Get yourself out to the Showground at Peterborough customhouseregular!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,137 Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) I wish I lived in Berwick! Perfect size track and fast...63ish seconds for 4 368m. laps. Good facilities and only £11.00 for OAP's. Fast doesn't always equal good racing. Perfect size, but not the perfect shape. Racing can be rather strung out with 20-30 yards between the riders at times. Edited March 17, 2015 by Shads 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
customhouseregular 1,651 Posted March 17, 2015 Agreed Shads...not every race at Custom House was a classic, but when you got 4 riders really having a go it was magic. As you say , fast is not necessarily better (check out some of the times from 40 years ago) and I have seen some great races won in (relatively) slowish times. But...4 riders really turning it on at a big fast track takes some beating. It's a purely personal thing, but the prospect of 50-second races at Plymouth would not entice me. I always loved Wimbledon though. Get yourself out to the Showground at Peterborough customhouseregular!! I'd love to get myself anywhere Mr. S. but speedway for me is out of the question for many reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,069 Posted March 17, 2015 Everybody wishes they lived in Berwick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
customhouseregular 1,651 Posted March 17, 2015 Everybody wishes they lived in Berwick. The other man's grass is always greener The sun shines brighter on the other side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheScotsman 2,484 Posted March 17, 2015 Everybody wishes they lived in Berwick. I wish I didn't live in Essex, but Berwick? Nah!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
customhouseregular 1,651 Posted March 17, 2015 Ok, South Essex can be grim but up near the Suffolk border, Essex is beautiful. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,451 Posted March 17, 2015 Get yourself out to the Showground at Peterborough customhouseregular!!Great track and great shape for close racing,just surprised it is not better attended by what I read.I would certainly travel a few miles to watch racing there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robinh88 571 Posted March 17, 2015 It's better than Lakeside anyways.... What a track that is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryn 413 Posted March 17, 2015 It's better than Lakeside anyways.... What a track that is It's a track that's there to be ridden as all tracks are and those riders who climb to the top adapt to all shapes and sizes imo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,137 Posted March 17, 2015 Everybody wishes they lived in Berwick. Not me!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robinh88 571 Posted March 17, 2015 It's a track that's there to be ridden as all tracks are and those riders who climb to the top adapt to all shapes and sizes imo. I'm sure the Sports greats owe huge gratitude of their success due to experiences at the Purfleet Raceway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doners1234 0 Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Agreed Shads...not every race at Custom House was a classic, but when you got 4 riders really having a go it was magic. As you say , fast is not necessarily better (check out some of the times from 40 years ago) and I have seen some great races won in (relatively) slowish times. But...4 riders really turning it on at a big fast track takes some beating. It's a purely personal thing, but the prospect of 50-second races at Plymouth would not entice me. I always loved Wimbledon though. I'd love to get myself anywhere Mr. S. but speedway for me is out of the question for many reasons. Hahaha, So that 10 seconds we are missing out on at Plymouth is just them going down the staights an extra 1.33 seconds each time. I think we are missing out here down at Plymouth haha Edited March 17, 2015 by doners1234 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
