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Here's one for you all. On 07/07/1975, Birmingham staged an inter league 4TT which featured the Brummies, Newport, Ipswich and Swindon. After the main event, a second half was held. In the last heat of the night, the rider of the night final, Swindon's Martin Ashby broke the Perry Barr track record of 62.4 seconds which had been held by home skipper George Major for 2 and a half years. Can anyone out there recall if this has happened before or since this meeting at Perry Barr as it's highly unusual for a few reasons?

Saw him at a holiday camp in Devon in the early 80s, he was telling jokes about Asians, a lot of jokes about Asians. A family of Sikhs got up and walked out. You're right, they don't make em like that anymore.

Well if it ain't wine, it must be women and song causing it then. 🤔😉

Well if it ain't wine, it must be women and song causing it then. 🤔😉

The best thing to do in the Premier League is cheat TBH.

Maybe use half of the old test match 18 heat, 6 rider formula and add 3 nominated heats plus the last heat with the 2 top scorers from each side. 🤔

It is indeed, a pickle and no mistake. The voice of reason. I'd put him in charge TBH.

I did see that, yes. Luckily it didn't reach the track on the other side. I think that's happened at other tracks too, but fortunately not where spectators were standing.

Awarded after 1.75 laps? Uh?

Seriously, I quite enjoyed the 85 season, the racing was pretty decent, the track was decent too, apart from the dust. We had a good team too. Then Joe had his accident. Poor guy, a career ended right in front of us. Awful. 86 was different though, I think they'd taken the bends in to try and limit the stock car damage, but it didn't really help. As far as the team was concerned, it seemed like every rider was named Ian Stead. 😏

That's why I hated it, that and the Greenhall's lager. 😂

I always thought that Tom Evitts and Les Powell just gave up as they'd had enough of the stock cars leaving the track in a state. That name does ring a bell though.

I think back then though it was used more to help young riders gain experience and develop rather than make up the numbers because there was a rider shortage.

I think there was a fairly similar situation at Birmingham in 1986 at The Wheels. The season ended and then they didn't open in 87, that was it. I can't remember any mention of them not coming back, though the sands of time may have clouded my memory somewhat.

Any room on the Apex Motorcross facility by M5 J6?