arnieg 3,700 Posted July 1, 2016 Crowd noises Having a track less than 20 miles away. Test matches involving two teams of riders who represented the best of their country fighting for the pride of their nation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 586 Posted July 1, 2016 ....bored at work, so having a bit of a moment...feel free to add to the list....for me... The smell of Castrol R Individual Leathers Monkey masks Upright engines Cutting tyres Coming home plastered in dirt and not caring. Standing up against safety fence only inches from riders. Meaningful second halves Golden Helmet Race Jackets with a simple, clear large design that stands out. Russian Touring teams. Louder bikes Deeper tracks Less rain offs Fans covered in badges, rosettes, and year bars down to their knees ;-) Although some bloke from Rye House was giving it a good go last week at Somerset :-) Collecting autographs because it meant something back then. Test matches against the USA Exeter Bradford Hull White City Bristol Weymouth Newport Cradley Oxford Reading Halifax Characters Fisty cuffs and hand bags Cheese and onion rolls from back straight of Blunsden. Enough nostalgia for now..... All the above plus: Viking Heads And, somewhat surprisingly, not knowing within hours (minutes) a result and the exctement / surprise discovering how your team or rider faired: e.g. I never found out until the Monday morning that Mauger won World Championship again '79. That said, I do like to know as much possible about any subject I'm interested in and appreciate being able to research quickly via the 'net, but still miss the anticipation of not knowing everything almost instantly. If that makes any sense.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gemini 4,894 Posted July 1, 2016 and team riding Tom Perry did a great bit of team riding with reserve Jack Smith at the Storm v Birmingham match recently and that was National League level. The referee must have been that impressed he gave the 5-1 to Birmingham even though we thought Coventry's Mitchell Davey had split them on the line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillpool 67 Posted July 2, 2016 I miss that young tattooed Australian boy that used to ride for Wolverhampton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) and team riding Robert always team rides given the opportunity. You should come and see 😊 What I miss Darcy Ward Test matches Sunday Internationals Peterborough and Ipswich local derbies One off World Finals Knock Out Cup Comp Weekly meetings Bradford Chance to go to Exeter and Trelawny And the smell of burnt castrol r of course mmmmmmmmm Edited July 3, 2016 by Trees Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,247 Posted July 2, 2016 Thirteen heat matches with a full blown second half. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gemini 4,894 Posted July 2, 2016 Thirteen heat matches with a full blown second half. No, definitely don't miss that. Most fans left after the main match anyway so we'd be losing two heats if they went back to that idea. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
customhouseregular 1,651 Posted July 2, 2016 What do I miss?...going for one thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FAST GATER 855 Posted July 2, 2016 Sorry can't resist "tape touching" and flying starts being let go rather than 4 or 5 goes to get a race done 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
New Science 1,059 Posted July 2, 2016 Things I miss; Atmosphere on the terraces Old silencers (proper sound) smell of Castrol R one way chips the other. Quality of racing at Monmore pre 2011 Deep tracks Best riders in the world in the Elite league. one off world final Overseas final on a Sunday at Coventry Test matches Dudley Wolves Trophy Sunstrips on car windscreens rosettes of your favourite riders air horns in the league matches whistles Bradford Odsal Stadium War cries Elite league 4's at Peterborough The host nation NOT seeded to the world cup final Fans booing and gesticulating to the ref with a pair of glasses when a bad decision occurs (no body bothers now) People who have stopped going Large travelling support Having to queue at the turnstilles 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,247 Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) No, definitely don't miss that. Most fans left after the main match anyway so we'd be losing two heats if they went back to that idea. We had great second halves at Cowley during the early seventies with the Eastbourne and Peterborough kids taking part due to Oxford's promotional tie up. Hence why Oxford and White City built up a good pool of riders unlike some other teams who relied on hand-outs (Kennett, Ballard, Davis, Geer, Gachet, Clark, Weatherley, Greer etc) enabling them to mix it with the main team during the second half. Oxford didn't lose many fans significantly after the main match...stayed behind to watch the kids! In fact just recently re-read an interview with James Easter (Businessman and one time promoter and Team Manager) who agreed. Joe Screen also acknowledges his success to initially riding in second halves. Edited July 2, 2016 by steve roberts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted July 3, 2016 A bigger league. A home match every week giving 28+ home meetings a season. Keeping most of the team season after season. Local riders in the team. The old T/S rule. Last year I would also have added some of the other things mentioned but the NSS now provides a brilliant track where spectators can be close up to the racing and with the option to get covered in shale for those who want it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugwash 3,208 Posted July 3, 2016 Lee Richardson. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
