racers and royals 8,737 Posted April 28, 2017 Also must give a mention to the excellent Finnish mag,speedwaysanomat,to which i made many very good contributions to over the years for speedway and ice speedway.The guy that runs it does an excellent job in keeping the sport publicised in what is one of the back waters,not only of track sport,but of the world http://www.speedwaysanomat.fi/ I also made a few contributions to the Australian mag http://www.peterwhitesspeedwayworld.com/ Not only bikes in this though,but a lot of car stuff Did you also write that best seller " the history of Millwall FC thuggery since 1885 " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,997 Posted April 28, 2017 Did you also write that best seller " the history of Millwall FC thuggery since 1885 " You'll upset someone by taking this thread off topic,so i won't answer that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted April 28, 2017 You'll upset someone by taking this thread off topic,so i won't answer that Me. :D 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted April 28, 2017 Me. :D ...I enjoy taking threads off topic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) Magazines where I have been involved over the years circa 1952-2010 are: WEEKLIES: Speedway News Speedway Star Speedway Gazette Speedway Mail Speedway World MONTHLIES: Monthly Speedway Star Monthly Speedway World Monthly Speedway Reporter PLUS: Vintage Speedway Magazine Classic Speedway Then there is the long running Bahnsport Aktuell,which i think gustix had dealings with way back http://www.bahnsport-aktuell.de/ I did indeed send a few contributions to Bahnsport Aktuell. Also I contributed - again many years ago - to speedway linked publications in Sweden, USA, Finland but sadly cannot recall their titles now. I was also a contributor to the renowned Peter White's Australian Speedway World. Edited April 28, 2017 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted April 28, 2017 ...I enjoy taking threads off topic! GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! :mad: :rofl: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) ::::: A couple of years ago I remember a publication - I think East Anglia based - that appeared for a time but now seems to have vanished. Edited April 28, 2017 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,737 Posted April 28, 2017 ::::: A couple of years ago I remember a publication - I think East Anglia based - that appeared for a time but now seems to have vanished. ::::: A couple of years ago I remember a publication - I think East Anglia based - that appeared for a time but now seems to have vanished. http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=72875 didn`t last long Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) ::::: A couple of years ago I remember a publication - I think East Anglia based - that appeared for a time but now seems to have vanished. ::::: A couple of years ago I remember a publication - I think East Anglia based - that appeared for a time but now seems to have vanished. http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=72875 didn`t last long Thank you racers and royals for this Link http://www.speedway-...showtopic=72875 didn`t last long. This is the publication that I had in mind. As you comment it 'didn't last long.' I wonder how many issues it actually managed in that 2013 season? For further interest, here is a Link by the magazine and a mention of it going on screen. https://newsstand.joomag.com/en/inside-speedway-magazine-april-2014/0111470001396686525 Edited April 28, 2017 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted April 29, 2017 Excellent topic. I started reading the "Star" in 1964-also the monthly sister publication "Speedway Post' when that started up . I also got hold of some old Speedway News' from the fifties. My chief comment is the way the usage and vocabulary of the English language has gone down since that time. There were some very erudite writers then e.g. Phil Reading ,Eric Linden, Paul Parish and dare I say John Hyam.,-now not so much. I also enjoyed the Star when it was black and white-while it had black and white team pictures-you had to imagine what the team colours really looked like until you saw the team ride in person. I enjoyed that..I read a Star a few year ago and the standard of written English was lamentable-maybe reflecting the dumbing down of the population in general. Thanx for posting this gustix -I greatly enjoyed seeing the old covers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted April 29, 2017 Excellent topic. I started reading the "Star" in 1964-also the monthly sister publication "Speedway Post' when that started up . I also got hold of some old Speedway News' from the fifties. My chief comment is the way the usage and vocabulary of the English language has gone down since that time. There were some very erudite writers then e.g. Phil Reading ,Eric Linden, Paul Parish and dare I say John Hyam.,-now not so much. I also enjoyed the Star when it was black and white-while it had black and white team pictures-you had to imagine what the team colours really looked like until you saw the team ride in person. I enjoyed that..I read a Star a few year ago and the standard of written English was lamentable-maybe reflecting the dumbing down of the population in general. Thanx for posting this gustix -I greatly enjoyed seeing the old covers. I too started reading the Weekly Speedway Star and Monthly Speedway Post in 1964. I agree with you 100% about the standards of the English Language falling. The Writers you mention were, all of them, top Journalists in their field. Sadly these days it seems that anyone can pen an Article. The Speedway Star is not alone in this either. The daily newspapers are very poor in this regard too. The BBC use of standard English seems to have gone out of the window too. .............................. and they call this - progress. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,116 Posted April 29, 2017 Dôð TWK ðêah ð¯ær duguð spr¯æc pron ðe ic hwæðere cûðe hlêoðorcwide angelic ðætte....[The problem is TWK that if language didn't change and progress we'd all still be speaking like this.] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted April 30, 2017 But Norbold I still do speak like that-thought we all did !!! Actually its the Klingon language....... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted April 30, 2017 I too started reading the Weekly Speedway Star and Monthly Speedway Post in 1964. I agree with you 100% about the standards of the English Language falling. The Writers you mention were, all of them, top Journalists in their field. Sadly these days it seems that anyone can pen an Article. The Speedway Star is not alone in this either. The daily newspapers are very poor in this regard too. The BBC use of standard English seems to have gone out of the window too. .............................. and they call this - progress. Have to agree with you there...especially those giggling voice overs between programmes! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted April 30, 2017 Dôð TWK ðêah ð¯ær duguð spr¯æc pron ðe ic hwæðere cûðe hlêoðorcwide angelic ðætte.... [The problem is TWK that if language didn't change and progress we'd all still be speaking like this.] I would be interested in a literal translation of what I assume to be Saxon norbold. I wish I knew how to do that with my keyboard. Most impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
