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Foxes vs Witches, Thursday 30th April
OGT replied to paulnolan's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
They'd sell more Foxes pens using RR. Missed opportunity there. -
The biggest rivalry in rugby union is Leicester and Northampton. The games can be pretty intense, like it should be.
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Tik Tok is a very useful tool for sports clubs. All it takes is a video to go viral and boom. I went to see Deftones at the NEC a couple of months back and I couldn't believe how many youngsters were there. They've been together for over 30 years, but they're not really big these days. Turns out one of their songs was used in a TikTok video that went viral and now they're appealing to a whole new audience. Maybe the BSPL should get a band together. I wonder what they'd be called 🤔
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And Brum in 2007.
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Totally agree with you regarding Henry. He gets bikes on the telly and has introduced the genius that is Allan Millyard to a new audience. Without him, there'd be no bike programmes on TV, simple as that. Numpty? Nope.
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In 1971, Brum didn't open til May 23rd and still managed to fit 25 meetings in. How times have changed, eh.
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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?
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2026 Premiership is Go! - At least 5 teams
OGT replied to RoundTheBoards's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
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. -
What will 2026 UK speedway bring?
OGT replied to Lionsman66's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
Well if it ain't wine, it must be women and song causing it then. 🤔😉 -
What will 2026 UK speedway bring?
OGT replied to Lionsman66's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
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.
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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. 🤔
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It is indeed, a pickle and no mistake. The voice of reason. I'd put him in charge TBH.
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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.
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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. 😏
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That's why I hated it, that and the Greenhall's lager. 😂
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Any room on the Apex Motorcross facility by M5 J6?
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Could have stuck them on the dog track on the back straight like the the first meeting back in 2007. What could possibly have gone wrong? 😱
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It's a shame that there's a feeling they're being put out of their misery, rather than going out with a bang. They definitely deserved the latter.
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Birmingham v Sheffield Mon 4th August PL2
OGT replied to Brummies_Ste's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
No probs, defo not a Tigs fan though. 👍🏼 -
Birmingham v Sheffield Mon 4th August PL2
OGT replied to Brummies_Ste's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
Col's a Brummies fan.