The White Knight

Flipping good team that. 👍

I would love to come, Chris. However, I am unable to travel far these days. It is with regret I won't be able to attend. I do , however, send my very best wishes for the success of your endeavours.

See previous Post by Byker Biker.

The late lamented Gustix - he was my friend. Sadly missed. R.I.P. + John. Joined 2010 as The White Knight, I had a previous Login, but I had a problem logging in one time and had to re register.

While there is life, there is hope. Apparently there are investors prepared to put their money in to Coventry Speedway. This has been mentioned before on here. If this is true, then the Supporters of Coventry Speedway and those with the interest in this Sport of Speedway nationally should support 'Bees' Supporters efforts 100% and that is what I am trying to do. Remember, the Northampton 'Foxes' started from a much lower base than Coventry will, as I believe that there is still a hard core of Coventry Supporters that would support the Club. Northampton started with next to nothing as far as support is concerned. Up The 'Bees' !!!

Thank you very much for your help, Mike. I really do appreciate it. 👍🙂 At 81 years old, I find this tech stuff so difficult. 🙂

This looks a little bit more hopeful for Coventry and the 'Bees'. Some (one) of the naysayers should be ashamed of themselves. Folk only want and hope for their Speedway to return, what is so very wrong with that? I live in Sunderland and have no skin in the game, but I would love Coventry to return to Speedway. Up The 'Bees'!!!!!

Hi Mike I am supposed to have an Ad Blocker. I think it's called Paddleblocker. I just wondered, can you have two Ad Blockers?

Perhaps if we had less adverts coming at us from all directions - it might encourage a few to return.

Never a truer word said. Up the 'Bees'. How can you trust these people. Their past history says it all.

Since when has that bothered you? You ARE right though.

I see you are still around. Upsetting people, irritating people, winding folk up. You aren't even funny. The fact is, you know what you are doing, and that makes you a very unhappy person. I'm sorry for you.

I'll miss him. I enjoyed his Posts. I hope he is OK and that he will return soon.

Far too many on here. Ruins the enjoyment. 🤬

That's true - but what can they do? Not enough Tracks, not enough Riders. Sadly the 'powers that be' have brought Speedway to where it it is now. I certainly don't know the answer.

Well said, sir. 👍🙂

Perhaps if they hadn't scrapped the Second Halves, that wouldn't be the case.

The 'one off' World Final. Nothing better - discuss. I attended both, and, for me there is no comparison.

I don't want to get controversial - but I will. I think a big part of Speedway's problems started with the Laydown Engines, and the 4-Valve bikes used in the 70's. It started the free for all with the Engine Tuners. Spiralling costs due to Engine Tuning etc. contributed to increasing the price at the gate, thus taking the Sport out of reach of very many people. Costs became prohibitive crowds grew smaller and smaller. This is where we find ourselves now. There is no doubt in my mind that the old 2-Valve was cheaper to run, safer for the riders, and no real advancement has been shown on the Track. The 2-Valve may have been fractions slower but, what we gained in speed, we also gained in injuries. Tracks built for Speedway nowadays can't cope with the the new 'rocket ships' that riders are using at the moment, hence the big increase in injuries. Tracks haven't changed much since 1928 - but the bikes have. THAT to me is a problem also. I don't believe that the GP System has done British Speedway any good either. Personally, I much preferred the old 'one off' World Final.

I would take the 70's every time. Atmosphere, Characters (where are they now), Upright Engines (not the rocket bikes they have now), no Grand Prix (where is that going, I wonder?) Second Halves, where we saw a lot of the future young stars coming through (Gone). Who is there today, British Riders, who can compare to Simmons, Collins, Jessop, Louis and Lee. The Sport had twice the Entertainment/Excitement than it does nowadays. I sincerely hope that Speedway in this Country can resurrect itself in to the Magnificent Sport that it used to be

I hate to think what she thinks of you. 🙄

Thought you'd left the Forum. 🙄 But then again - perhaps not. 🙄

He's probably gone on holiday. He'll be back. 🙄🙄

It could be YOU!!!

Very best wishes Dan.