Midland Red

I don't know Armadale, only what I see on Google, but I don't see a railway line directly alongside the homes and between the homes and stadium, like there is at Ricoh Contradiction? Don't understand where! An assumption, I admit, but you only mentioned viewing the Ricoh and environs on Google and not from having visited the area

Armadale isn't a fully enclosed stadium like Ricoh There is no main road comparable with the A444, a main link between Coventry north and the M6, closer to the homes than the stadium There is no railway line directly alongside the homes and between the homes and stadium Chalk and cheese, a very poor argument I don't suppose for one moment that speedway will ever be staged at the Ricoh, even a one-off event, but I do wish your comments contained some element of realism with regards to a location you've only ever visited via Google

They overlook the railway, on which 16 freight trains will have passed by within the last 24 hours - that's 16 in a day, as opposed to 15 heats (23 in a GP) per week for 7 months in a year They haven't closed down the railway!!!

???? There are no houses on Judds Lane - it leads to a footbridge over the railway line, to what are the nearest houses to the arena So,, to the west there are houses across the main road and the other side of the carpark To the east there are houses the other side of a railway line No houses to the north (all industrial) No houses to the south (retail park) Immediate access to the M6 at a location not far from M6 Toll, M42, M5, M69, M1, A14 - which is precisely why, originally, it was suggested that the new National Football Stadium, to replace the old Empire Stadium at Wembley, might be constructed on this very site Oh, and not too far from one of the locations claimed to be "the centre of England" It has a lot going for it (including being out of regular use at the moment!) and noise nimby problems are likely to be minimal at the very most Edit: There is also the likelihood of a railway station being built at the arena

Jumpers for goalposts!

Er, city if you don't mind - the 13th in the list of English towns/cities by population (305,000), Manchester is 9th (402,000). Source: http://www.ukcities.co.uk/populations/ I think you'll find that there is a very busy (and noisy) main road between the arena and the carparkIt was built as a 32,000 seater football stadium, so speedway attendances, apart from an English GP say, would be well within the capacity which the authorities allowed the construction for It has also been a regular host to pop and other music concerts, where I suspect the volume of constant noise has far outweighed the odd minute or so of speedway engines during an evening! Just get your facts checked other than staring at Google, sir!

Really? Just where exactly? And don't forget it's a full enclosed stadium, not an open space with a grandstand added - noise not a problem

Two points! 1. Did I read 6,000 capacity? That's an English GP out of the reckoning then! 2. Would it not be prudent to have a Plan B in hand, like talking seriously to the owners of the Ricoh Arena? Locationwise, it beats Manchester hands down, and would have a far bigger capacity - in fact, it only needs a track laying!!!

Is it not time to consider bidding for Brandon Stadium, to become the National Speedway Centre?

leg·end (lĕj′ənd) n. 1. a. An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical. b. A body or collection of such stories. c. A romanticized or popularized myth of modern times. 2. One that inspires legends or achieves legendary fame. 3. a. An inscription or a title on an object, such as a coin. b. An explanatory caption accompanying an illustration. c. An explanatory table or list of the symbols appearing on a map or chart. Ooh! Makes it tricky! I never saw Farndon, Parker J, Duggan V, Le Breton, Milne C, Milne J, van Praag, Grosskreutz - so, for me, they're eight speedway legends PS I tell a lie, of course - I saw Jack Parker v Malcolm Simmons at Hackney at the Golden Jubilee meeting! Perhaps Waterman would therefore be a suitable "legendary" replacement in my list

There is more info on the Bees EL thread!

So sad - such a stylish rider who perhaps should have won more I remember one freezing February seeing him at Hackney riding against Jack Parker!

Should be compulsory at all tracks Plus original body colours Plus yellow and black helmet covers Plus black leathers - or blue with white boots if your name's Boocock Plus bike racks on back of cars Plus track spares Plus 13 heat matches plus full 2nd halves OMG I've gone again!!!!

Own thread in the International section of the forum!

Unfortunate comment from you, seeing that Tony Millard is sadly no longer with us

Jack, it's Smolinski, not Slominski Sam, it's Jepsen Jensen, not Jesper Jensen Overall I think there's been an improvement in commentary tonight compared with previous meetings with these two, and it can't help having reserves coming in all over the place and starting gates swopped

For four heats the commentary wasn't too bad - if you ignore the "finger cramp" comment _ but the wheels have just come off in heat 5

See http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/coventry/1951.pdf or http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/coventry/1952.pdf

He was in the same meeting as Burovski (Sam) and Patrick Dackarna (Jack) - been reading the Peter York Book of Pronunciation!Interesting to hear that the rain had made the track wet

Brilliant to watch around Blackbird Road when with Leicester

Uncle Bob plus one other?

Bring back the Aussies and Kiwis and ride as Great Britain as before! Oh, Australia have gone it alone, and NZ have gone OMG Can we use guests, in the best interests of ....... ?

Food still is excellent in the Royal Oak Landlord of the Gatehouse is ex-rider Martin McKeown

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Nearest to Coventry Stadium is the Roseycombe And in Brandon village itself is the excellent Royal Oak