Swindon 2015

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i think Zagar will ride especially as he goes pretty well at Swindon.

[A ORLOV 8,628]

Oh Dear the forecast for Manchester on Monday is as usual, pi##ing down. Hope that changes.

[Skidder1 7,637]

Not much better for Coventry!!

[A ORLOV 8,628]

Good results for PK and Troy in GP tonight, PK ended up third behind Greg Hancock and Tai, and Troy got through to the semi final.

[A ORLOV 8,628]

I know this is not speedway but for anyone interested in WW2 aircraft, there is the Battle of Britain flypast flying over Radnor St Cemetery, Old Town Swindon at 12.50 tomorrow. The flight apparently has many Spitfire and Hurricanes in it flying across Southern England.

[65Sarge 148]

I am led to believe there was a Spitfire & a Hurricane at the Orbital Asda over the weekend?

[van wolfswinkel 635]

I am led to believe there was a Spitfire & a Hurricane at the Orbital Asda over the weekend?

Yep there till Wednesday, I clambered into the cockpit like the rest of the kids!! Bit tight for a 17 stone 6ft.3 old geezer like me!

Edited September 14, 2015 by haydon hat

[EnglishRoundabout 1,752]

 

Yep there till Wednesday, I clambered into the cockpit like the rest of the kids!! Bit tight for a 17 stone 6ft.3 old geezer like me!

Crikey Haydon, you would never make it over the wall nowadays!!

[van wolfswinkel 635]

Crikey Haydon, you would never make it over the wall nowadays!!

I just bulldoze my way through it nowadays

[A ORLOV 8,628]

Not sure what has happened with the reported number of aircraft flying.

Original report mentioned 45 aircraft but only about 6 now to fly over Swindon, maybe the rest are flying elsewhere.

Still well worth going to Old Town though, just for the historical event and fantastic sound of them.

 

Edit 11.30

Just been reported on main BBC news from Goodwood.

There are 40 + aircraft and as I mentioned above they are splitting up into groups of 5 and 6 to fly to different locations throughout Southern England.

Edited September 15, 2015 by A ORLOV

[A ORLOV 8,628]

Fly past over Swindon has been delayed till about 3pm.

Edited September 15, 2015 by A ORLOV

[EnglishRoundabout 1,752]

Not sure if this is the most appropriate thread or indeed if it has already been discussed, but sad to hear about the loss of David Ashby who has died of cancer.

 

I remember David as a Blunsdon track specialist who regularly used to 'dive bomb' his opponents going into the third bend at the Abbey.

 

He was regularly seen on the Blunsdon terraces stood with brother Martin, but he had been absent in recent times as his health became worse.

 

Best wishes to the Ashby family, and thanks for the memories David.

[van wolfswinkel 635]

Remember David in around 1972 riding in second-half races for Swindon Starlets. Can also remember him in later years beating Terry Betts of Kings Lynn twice, around The Abbey. His career though was plagued by illness and injuries, and he broke a collar-bone in his last ever ride riding for the All-Stars against the 67 title winning team in the late 80s. The local Marlborough-lad rode 197 times for the Robins, a good club servant.

R.I.P. David.

Good to see homes being occupied at Kilby Crescent at the new Blunsdon Mead development.

Well done Swindon Town FC for organising a collection for Darky at the next home match

Edited September 17, 2015 by haydon hat

[BritPete 625]

It's very sad news. I met his wife in Old Town, some time ago, and she said that they had just taken over the Bath Road club, but I suppose they were not there for long.

Edited September 17, 2015 by BritPete

[mdmc82 2,878]

Swindon are looking to mainly use their own assets in 2016 and get the team sorted early.

 

@AdverSport: Robins to have new approach for 2016 line-up: REGARDLESS of the result in Mondays Elite League play-off second leg http://t.co/QLMo3lRgzG