bigdave

According to the Comets programme, the Workington v Ashfield fixture is Sat 4th May. Workington v Armadale is also on June 22nd, not June 29th

Match report and interview with the Comets Team Manager is here: Workington Comets second defeat in two days - cumbriacrack.com Cookie also posted a pictured of his badly swollen damaged thumb on his Instagram account with the comment "Off to A&E tomorrow to see what the damage is"

Yes it should be GT Tyres Comets, not GTS

Do you not consider this forum board to be social media?

Good set of interviews with the Comets management and some of the riders by John Walsh. 'We will shock a few teams I am sure' - Workington Comets rev up for Championship season - cumbriacrack.com They also show that a lot of what is written on this forum is speculation with regards to what the discussions are before riders sign for the Comets.

Interview with the Comets new Australian rider Tate Zischke who is now in Workington: LISTEN: John Walsh in conversation with Tate Zischke - cumbriacrack.com

Information for supporters attending this meeting (taken from the British Speedway web site): Supporters please note: Admission at Workington for the Bonanza will be CASH ONLY, which is a consequence of poor internet speeds in the area. So please don’t come along armed only with cards! Admissions will be £23 for Adults, £20 (Concessions), £10 Students (16-18), £6 kids (8-16) and Under 8s Free. The 40 page programme is £5. The main event will be 20 Qualifying heats and a Final with additionally three Women’s races and two 250cc Youth races.

Taken from the Speedway Riders Index 1929-2022: Terence J. (Terry) SHEARER Born: 15 December 1947, Christchurch, New Zealand. Career record: (1967) Newport; (1968) Nelson, Newport; (1969) Doncaster, Newport; (1971) Romford, Newport, Birmingham; (1972) Birmingham, Newport; (1973) Birmingham. International honours: New Zealand international (2 caps).

Speedway Riders Index: 1929-2022: Alfred Richard James (Alf) WELLS Born: 28 January 1942, Christchurch, New Zealand. Career record: (1961-65) Edinburgh; (1966-67) Glasgow; (1968) Glasgow, Newcastle; (1969) Glasgow; (1970) Nelson, Bradford; (1971-72) Bradford; (1974) Berwick.

For me the 1981 World Final at Wembley (my first world final) was special not only because of those two races but also because of the atmosphere and noise the 92,000 crowd created watching racing under the lights at the old Wembley stadium. It is the only meeting I have been to where you couldn't hear the noise of the bikes due to the noise of the crowd and the air horns.

Rob Hargreaves - Clem Beckett Motorcycle Legend and War Hero - New Ha - G245z | eBay

It's here but expensive! Used ticket + programme Speedway Grand Prix Warsaw 13.05.2023 | eBay

Taken from the Speedway Riders Index 1929-2022 Clement Henry George (Clem) BECKETT Born: 1906, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (NOTE: Birth record states nearby Saddleworth). Died: 12 February 1937 - fighting in Spanish Civil War for Communists. Career record: (1929-30) Sheffield.

Workington Comets still waiting to complete final rider signing for 2024 - cumbriacrack.com

Yes, because it creates publicity before the meeting and increases the attendance at the meeting. If it didn't do either, then I would have thought that Ian Thomas wouldn't have booked any interval attractions.

Ian Thomas was regularly putting on interval attractions at Workington including Ken Dodd, Charlie Williams, Del Boy, a guy who dived into a small tank of water from a great height, Ice Speedway Bike lap record etc. He certainly new how to promote speedway.

Dan Bewley is the next rider announced for the Ben Fund meeting: DAN BACKING BEN FUND – British Speedway Official Website

In the 1970s Workington's good year was 1973 when they finished runner up to Boston in both the league and the Knock Out Cup, not 1974

Google Keighley Speedway. There are links to a Grasstrack programme from 1932 and to a 2002 remake of the Keighley & District Supporters Club badge for sale on eBay. There is nothing on the Defunct Speedway Track web site about a track being at Keighley.

This weeks Speedway Star contains the 2023 Workington Track review

Hi, I've had a look through the programmes I have for sale involving Peterborough in 1988/89 and it looks like there was a National Junior League (NJL) running in those seasons. I can confirm that Peterborough raced Ipswich at home on 31/3/89 in the NJL and the programme I have for sale is the referee's copy so contains the completed NJL scorecard for that meeting: PETERBOROUGH vs IPSWICH SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME 31/03/1989 (VERY GOOD CONDITION) | eBay Also I have the 20/08/1988 Stoke v Peterborough programme for sale where the junior team was scheduled to race but the meeting was rained off so the programme is blank: STOKE vs PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME 20/08/1988 (VERY GOOD CONDITION) | eBay I hope this helps.

The cup final programme is for sale on eBay: Scunthorpe Scorpions/Poole Pirates-K.O.Cup Final-Both Legs-Programmes-NEW | eBay

The 2023 Prague, Gislaved, Riga and Gorican programmes are all for sale on eBay.

Have you contacted Speed-Away promotions to see if they can provide any of these cards?

Yes, there is a market for old Speedway Stars but there are plenty for sale. Have a look at eBay to get an idea of what they are on sale for. There are also some Facebook groups where Speedway memorabilia is bought and sold. In my experience, there isn't a high demand for a large collection of 200 magazines, your client would have a better chance of selling individual magazines and an even better chance of selling individual magazines if they were to describe the contents/articles in the magazine. This takes effort but does attract speedway fans of particular teams or riders from years gone by.