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Would love to go and support Carmarthen's meeting but unfortunately Coventry have a match against Oxford at 6pm. so we will be going there as usual on our way back from Cardiff.

Charlie Barsby, but this was so long ago I don't suppose anyone even remembers him. :-( Ah! Memories of my teenage years and him being my favourite rider and all that. Local lad made good in the Leicester Hunters team, blond, handsome. Gosh I must keep calm as I have got to go and have my blood pressure tested in a couple of hours.....

Now that's a good idea to keep the pub we want to use empty until everyone arrives. Just ask Pratty to go in there for a bit.

There is a photo in our local paper tonight of the Stadium Grandstand being demolished in 1985. :-( Also a piece about Leicester announcer Ken Mason, who also helped out with commentating at Coventry, Cradley and Halifax. Credit where it's due I must admit although we haven't got a Speedway team, the Leicester Mercury regularly has articles about our sport and used to give updates on David Howe's career. Since he joined Wolverhampton though I haven't seen anything.

Definitely on the dodgy side then. The tape touching rule is one of the best ideas ever brought in and if anybody wants proof they only have to look at any video from the 70's or 80's with all the tape barging going on. :roll:

So it's not just British promoters who have daft ideas! :?

That brings back memories! I spent about five or six years at Brandon supporting the visiting team, following the closure of Leicester in 1983. Mind you it was just me and the dog (Tessa) standing on our own at that time and she didn't mind. I wasn't so brave after I joined your group of Bees fans.

Yes that's right. He seemed to disappear off the scene when I mentioned meeting up with him in Scarborough last year. (Well it was his idea in the first place.) I didn't realise I was that scary.

Are you sure about that? I thought Leicester held the record of using the same seven riders for the whole season and it still stands to this day. The year was 1969 and the riders were Ray Wilson, (10.fortyeight) John Boulger, (8.75) John Hart, (6.44) Norman Storer, (6.43) Graham Plant, (6.35) Malc. Brown (5.14) and Dewayne Keeter (4.87). Didn't win the league though - they came fifth. Sorry about Ray Wilson's - for some reason if I type the figure it puts in a smilie face for the 8. :?

Ah memories! These photos belong to our friend Lionhunter, who sadly seems to have disappeared off the forum these days. The little girl is his daughter but was obviously taken a number of years ago as she is married now.

Thank you for the results.

I don't like the sound of that. :-( The music and air horns greatly add to the atmosphere at Cardiff, even if I do always go deaf for a few days afterwards.

Bless! Leave her alone. Joanne often comes out with quite innocent comments like this. When I read it the first time it made me laugh but I thought oops! I wondered how long it would be before someone pounced.

Yes, he ought to wait until June 14th.

Bet Stevie T. will be able to get the results. Perhaps we had better hope the three Coventry riders don't all qualify as the Bees are due to ride against Poole at Brandon on the 21st. :?

Whatever happened to the working week, with Saturday and Sunday off? Seems strange to have exams at the weekend. I wouldn't turn up if it meant missing the British GP.

Can't remember them ever really calming down.

As an ex Leicester and Long Eaton (sometimes) supporter the answer's simple - I do. Couldn't be like Liontamer I'm afraid as I have to have my weekly fix, even if it did mean transferring to bitter rivals Coventry in 1984. :-( I know loads of Leicester fans wouldn't go to Coventry on principle when Leicester were shut down (by the Coventry management) but it was either that or just occasional visits elsewhere.

You have my deepest sympathy.

Looks like there have actually been three tracks in Dublin. Santry Greyhound Stadium - first meeting May 1948. Shelbourne Park - first meeting May 1950. Chapelizod Stadium - first meeting August 1950.

I've never forgotten the crash between him and Mike Lohmann during a Belle Vue v Halifax match in the 80's. Unfortunately I can't remember who of the two was the cause of the deliberate retaliation for a clash that had happened on the previous bend, but it was really dangerous riding which put both of them in hospital. Seems he leads a quieter life these days.

That's good news indeed. Eurosport always used to show Speedway and I could watch that a number of years ago without having to pay for Sky Sports. I hope Channel Four will continue to show their hour long highlights programme as well. The more, the merrier!

Hope you are not expecting to get any sleep on Saturday night Dawn.

I remember Soldier Boy very well too. Well, not many could miss him hollering from the stand! He became quite a celebrity. He used to follow Leicester's Ray Wilson at one time.