I've watched the videos with a tinge of sadness but I guess we all have to move on. It just seemed from some of the comments that this was an inevitable moment given the state of the sport in this country. I only hope the new owners respect the heritage and never ever forget it. It would be great for example either at the stadium or indeed somewhere in the town if we could have a montage or painted mural of some of the legends that have served the club from the 50s to the present day as a shrine to the clubs history.

My mind goes to 2 riders: Mikkel Bech, who has already been mentioned Jesper B. Jensen who later changed his name to Jesper B. Monberg, and who won the 1997 World Under 21 Championship.

Yes, Belle Vue have posted an old Colts race on Facebook from 2017 and Jack Smith was in the race ..he won it but the other riders in it have long disappeared and he’s stayed at that level 9 years on really

Track looks a bit long and tight, so might need some gating tarts, but wait until Bartosz signs up and lets loose on there! Facilities look decent.  OK, the grandstand isn't covered, but it looks good.

Love watching from the grass banks at Mildenhall with fish and chips.

Good luck to the Cobblers …. Let’s hope they might attract some former Panthers fans back to the sport .  Should get somenovelty value of fans from nearby Leicester, Ippo and Lynn taking a look at the track for the first time… but spectator facilities look pretty spartan  standing on grassy banks on a cold evening. Memories of freezing on the grassy slopes of the Arena Essex racebowl.