The White Knight

Perhaps if the Sport could be made more attractive to the outsider somehow?

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I don't know what happened to mine - I think I broke it. Goodness - I hadn't thought about that for years. Only used at Football Matches though.

As usual tigerowl your Posts are very informative. Thank you for this.

I hope not. :shock: :shock:

This, and a number of other Posts on this Thread, have convinced me that I am totally right to have nothing to do with Facebook or any other Social Media. A total waste of time as far as I am concerned. Give me a good book any day....................................................................................

I'm all a quiver.................................................. But I know who is Number One. :party:

Why not?

That's the one ppm. :D

No - another word I could have used would be Poet.

pienpeesman - Bard of Newcastle. :rofl:

Aaaahhh but what would Speedway be without it's controversies? They seem to be the very fabric of our Sport.

Cheers Steve. :)

Any News yet regarding our final two Riders? :unsure:

How long is a piece of string?

I never saw any of the above Riders Race. I truly wish I had though. My debut supporting Speedway was in 1974.

That's good - more than fitting that the Record will stand for all time. A tribute to a great Rider and double World Champion. :approve:

R.I.P + Eddie. My condolences to his friends and Family.

My point exactly norbold - but - I wasn't able to Post it. I did try - unsuccessfully.

My Son informs me that Aaron Summers is asking, on Twitter, if anyone needs a full time Mechanic as he isn't sure he will get a Team this year. It will be a downright shame if he doesn't get a Track, he is a very good Rider in my opinion and definitely does not deserve to be left on the shelf. Good luck to you Aaron - you deserve better.

The old Boldon Stadium, Sunderland still stands mick. In great condition, quite palatial in fact, and it is probably the premier Dog Track in the North East. Sadly it is now Forty One years since Speedway graced the Stadium.

It is a very difficult question to answer CHR. I suppose it depends on what Promoter you get. We, at Sunderland, started off in 1964 with Parker and Bridgett their main Teams (Newcastle and Wolverhampton) were not doing well o they closed Sunderland after NINE Meetings giving the reason of bad weather and poor Crowds despite there being 8,000 at the penultimate Meeting (Source:- Sunderland Echo). In 1971 to 1974 we did OK under Allied Promotions we were then sold on and ended up with some Promoters who didn't have much idea of how to run a Track- the result we lost ALL of our first ten or so Home Meetings - you can't expect to do that and keep the Crowds we lost loads of Supporters and closed down. Speedway has never been seen in Sunderland since.

To absolutely nobodies surprise I totally agree with your 'rant' CHR. I am anti the GPs and BSI as well.

"Stone Cold says so"!!! :)

We must agree to differ BW.