bigdave

This update was posted on Luke's Facebook Page: As most of you are aware Luke had a crash yesterday whilst racing. He is currently in Sheffield children's hospital receiving treatment for 2 broken vertebrae a broken shoulder and bruising to the lung. He is in good spirits and thanks everyone for the get well messages.

Popular ex-Workington Comets rider dies aged 76 - cumbriacrack.com

There is a Speedway Race Jackets Facebook Group. There may be interest in this race jacket if you were to post your message above on there. Speedway Race Jackets | Groups | Facebook

Workington Comets spend two days at Northside track - cumbriacrack.com

I've got 2nd half details from 18/4/67 at Long Eaton. If you message me with your e-mail address, I'll send you the photo of that page from the programme. The photo is too big to upload onto this site.

Five minutes with...Workington Comets' Connor Bailey - cumbriacrack.com

Work continues apace at Workington Comets' new track - cumbriacrack.com

Workington will also have a team in the six team Northern Junior League: Northern Junior League 2023 - Youth Speedway and Development Leagues - British Speedway Forum (speedway-forum.co.uk)

I think that Speedway Star does an annual calendar. Have a look at their web site. I also think that some clubs do their own annual calendars

The Comets new web site is up and running: Workington Comets Speedway – Workington Comets speedway team based in Cumbria.

According to the Edinburgh speedway archive, it was rained off on 28/10/1990 Speedway Archive: 1990 (edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com)

Yes, it's on at the Cardiff Blues Rugby Club on Westgate Street, open 10-4 on Saturday and 9am-noon on Sunday

A 1930s World Final Programme from Wembley recently sold on eBay for over £300. Also, someone recently bought a late 1920s Middlesbrough programme for over £400.

in 1987 they started off racing at Derwent Park as the Glasgow Tigers, then changed mid-season to the Workington Tigers in the hope of increasing the crowds before being kicked out of the league. Workington Tigers Race Jacket below.

At Workington's first ever away league meeting in April 1970 at Rochdale, in heat 8 both home riders fell and were excluded. In the re-run, Mal McKay and Chris Blythe of Workington were then excluded at the end of the heat by the referee for not racing each other, leading to a 0-0 heat result.

*** Copy now received *** If anyone no longer requires their latest issue of BackTrack Magazine, I would be happy to buy it from them. Please send me a message if you have Issue 109 available for sale. Many thanks.

Interesting that there was no mention of any riders from the all conquering 2018 treble winning team. I would have thought Rene Bach and/or Mason Campton would have been worth a shout, as they both rode for the Comets for a number of years.

Update from Steve Lawson this morning on Twitter about the progress at Northside: https://twitter.com/stevelaws1uk/status/1485526485565939712?t=Ax8EnAjexbvb54prTRFhRg&s=09

According to an article in this weeks Speedway Star, Andrew Bain has confirmed that they will be able to take on the Workington Comets name when they do get up and running.

I am still looking to buy this issue of Speedway Star if anyone has it for sale.

Both issues now received

The local media in Workington report that Taffy died at the age of 85, so that would make his birth year 1935 Ex-Workington Comets star Taffy Owen dies | Times and Star

Taffy was born on 22 November 1935

Updated with the latest issues of Speedway Star that I am looking for (see above)

Hi, I am still looking for Issues 81 & 85 of BackTrack magazine. Please message me if you have either for sale. Thanks.