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A mile or so from the track ....no rain but we had a rumble of thunder about 5 mins ago.... nothing else since.

As sad as it may be, if the stadium is closing/the lease is ending on a certain date, the club may not have any choice in the matter.

Oh for goodness sake! Well done to Ben for even giving it a go yesterday at Sheffield. I should imagine appendicitis does just not appear from bouncing along the fence at Sheffield one summer evening. So well done for the points he scored. I hope he has a good recovery. So, Andy and Arthur aside, who is available to replace Ben? Eddie Kennett up to anything? Lol.

Yes he was Peter. And Andy Grahame 😉

There were adverts placed on the back of Birmingham buses a couple of seasons ago. Not sure which areas of Birmingham the advertising buses covered. I live approximately 2 miles from the track and didn't see one bus with a speedway advert on it. They have also promoted with a small stand and a couple of bikes at One Stop where the old track was, but again it may raise numbers for a couple of meetings but few people seem to return when they have to pay full price.

Maybe, but there's a difference between taking few or no risks and riding like a complete donkey/novice!

Having cleared out my dad's loft, I have found a large box of Birmingham speedway programmes (completed) from the 80's and maybe a few from the 70's. I also have a box from more recent years since the club's return in 2007. My Dad used to include cuttings from local newspapers about the matches and kept them with the relevant programmes. Before I offload them, would this something anyone here may be interested in adding to their collection or know of someone who may like them/be able to sell them? I've asked Bev, Nick Barbers sister who said Nick would not be interested. Let me know if you want to have a look and a sort through. In Birmingham not far from junction 7 of the M6. Many thanks. Sarah

There is a Wetherspoons over the road at One Stop, a KFC, Burger King, Greggs, Subway, and of course Asda (but no café).

Programme collectors! I have envelopes full of complete Brummies programmes, scorecards and various associated speedway star and newspaper cuttings for seasons 2012 to 2019. Anyone interested in collecting them can do so (from Perry Barr or I will post at your cost) either for a particular season or all of them, for a donation to either the Benevolent Fund or the Birmingham supporters club (donations made to me in exchange for goods, and I will then make the appropriate donations to whichever beneficiary you prefer). If noone wants any or all of them, I will donate the lot to the Brummies club shop to sell in complete year envelopes. Message me on here if interested Report to moderator 87.115.161.223

Sudden Sam!

You little stalker!! Lol

A lot of this is probably be due to there being no speedway in Birmingham for 21 years. I was 17 when it closed after the wheels. I was brought up with speedway as my dad had been a young fan himself at Perry Barr when he was a child. Birmingham lost those generations of prospective new fans between 1987 and 2007. Unfortunately during those 21 years life and what to do with your leisure time changed massively too.

Didn't Tony Mole apply one of the years Newport were first unable to run it and the Council said no? If he didn't I've obviously mis remembered!

Yes, you can.

Mr King certainly won't score as poorly this evening as he did on his last visit!