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Which one? as I have some, but not wonderful quality.

Can you send me your e-mail address and or a phone number. Ken

A lot of people have asked what is on the Days Gone By series of DVd's and Video's, so here goes, there are more but memory fading!! Vol 1 Rye House gold cupwith Joe Owen 1976 1967 worlld final 1973 world final 1978 world finalRayleigh v Canterbury 1968Canterbury v Rayleigh 1968Wembley,West Ham 1970?Plymouth v RomfordExeterSwindonHackney v WestHamBelle Vue & Oxford. Vol 2 1974 world championship story incl Germany, Wembley and SwedenHackney various 1960’s & 70’sRye HouseRayleighBarry Thomas v Dave JessupEastbourne v Romford 1969 Vol 3 Crewe v RayleighEngland v Check (Crewe 69)Peterborough v Crewe cup final 1972?Romford v CreweChelmsfordRayleigh various Eastbourne v Rayleigh 1972Canterbury v Rayleigh 1972Rye House v Romford 1970?Boston 1970 Vol 4: Wolverhampton 1974?Boston v Long Eaton 1972?Ipswich v Weymouth 1964Newport ? 1967Eastbourne 1980NewportBirmingham 1974?Portsmouth 1930’s Vol 5 ; under construction Eastbourne v Boston 1972Wimbledon v Belle Vue 1972Workington v Eastbourne 1975Eastbourne v Workington 1975Crewe v Eastbourne 1971?

My question would have to be, Does he think he would have been World champion if there wasnt so many world class riders around in his time (there were probably 15 top boys in those days if not more every club had two riders worth going to see, now there is only about 6!

HOW ABOUT Alan Knapkin Garry Petersen Phil Crump John Louis Malcolm Ballard Roger Mills Peter Collins not bad in there day were they! and from the top flight Ray Wilson Ronnie Moore Barry Briggs Bruce Penhall Ove Fundin Tony Rickardsson Hans Neilsen no8. Ivan Mauger team Manager D ave Lanning

I used to also know him and his son, but haven't the son for years.

T2TV's series Days Gone By have clips from Westham and a clip from Romford the only footage I have ever see from Brooklands, plenty of Romford away at Plymouth, Eastbourne and Rye House, including Tony Davey and John Louis riding for the Red Devils! contact Ken on ken_t2tv@tiscali.co.uk

Hope all goes well, Tues

No body is saying Ban them, what we are saying is give the youngsters a chance, You of all people remember when in a second halfs when you had a qualifying heat with juniors and two of them made it to one of the four heats before the winners of thos went to a final, ok some were lucky and others weren't, but what a thrill when Middleditch beat Kennett or Thomas beat Jessup and so on, but that is how Carl Glover , Arthur Price and a lot of others including the Coloins boys etc, got their chance, you will never know if they can beat them unless they get a chance. The old hands are good and can help, like I said before, You can learn so much by watching and listening to the likes of Malc Holloway, but no more than two per team. If you want more go watch the Southern Riders meetings, great people who love ridering for fun, but we are talking about tomorrow and I want to see the Simon Lamberts make the grade and a lot more like him. I like Sean Wilson and the late Kenny Carter, am a Brit and proud of it. It's only a opinion and it's mine.

The reason why no Brits are coming through is because the conference league is being used as a old boys reunion and not what it is meant for only Buxton, Newport and maybe Oxford and swindon are using this to bring on youngsters. We need a ruling that says 6 & 7's must be British, if a swede or Pole drops down, you drop him and give another English rider a chance. In 1974 we stopped the Swedes riding and for Years England were Great. We also don't have proper second half racing where as you used to get the so called super stars out with the youngsters, so the Kennets, Gachets, Weatherleys and Owens of this world are not getting the oppotunity. Bring 'em back and maybe not tomorrow but soon you will see the rewards.

Your welcome

Ah ha, so it's wolves with the old grandstand, must admit that bit threw me, Reconised Olsen, Betts and Hedge, and of course Plough Lane. As for putting it on to film, it's a long process, use white card and not the old screens, best on the back of a door (the white card that is, screen it on not too big, maybe about half the size of the A 4 paper. Use a tripod for the camera, set on manuel focas so it will not hunt. Copy it off, wind back yer cine film and yer tape, transfer the tape on the PC, best use Dobi Premier +, then edit away. and bingo!

Well I have lots of old pics and progs if interested? and I definitely want a copyof the book.

So you thought the track was bad, I was there and compared to the hot dogs, the track was brilliant! (cost nearly as much for a hot dog as it did to go in too!)

Wow Jim that Eastbourne v Boston is superb quality and the Dons v Belle Vue, very good too. Thank you

I will speak to Terry later, unfortunately he is I understand not too well at the mo, but the footage is there to see, I think the rider concerned was lauir Gilfoyle (or something like that) and yep noise complaints had it closed down.

Colchester speedway track, it did indeed exist, but not for very long, it was built by a rider (Terry Stone has all the info) and used for practice, but after a few complaints, it was forced to close and the days gone by series has footage supplied by Terry, also has footage from Portsmouth and many others.

What about Laurie Simms and Hughie Saunders or Phil Pratt and Des Lukehurst? Tony Hall, and Red Ott?

So does graham Drury!!!

TheStartTart is heading off to Norway, for her 9th and final GP (I can hear the bank manager breathing a sigh of relief and calling off the baliffs), staying in Olso as there is not much happening in Hamar. Hopefully more interesting than last year <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey we are staying in Oslo too, is it easy to get around, we are at the best western west, never been and no nothing about the place, trains trams etc. we arrive at 00.10 sat morning and have to try and fin our hotel and then a train to the stadium after? so any advice help appreciated. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Tape2Tape Email me sharongrundy@yahoo.co.uk and I will try and help, give me as much detail as you can TheStartTart <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Sharon, it's Ken who does the filming at IOW!

Speedy Pete Jarman was tough, he once has a argument with the tractor at Ellesmere Port and broke his arm, at the time he was so far behind after the race had finished the tractor pulled out, so he laid his bike down underneath it! Remember him diving under people at Arlington, also Des Lukehurst what a hard nut he was with Romford!!!

TheStartTart is heading off to Norway, for her 9th and final GP (I can hear the bank manager breathing a sigh of relief and calling off the baliffs), staying in Olso as there is not much happening in Hamar. Hopefully more interesting than last year <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey we are staying in Oslo too, is it easy to get around, we are at the best western west, never been and no nothing about the place, trains trams etc. we arrive at 00.10 sat morning and have to try and fin our hotel and then a train to the stadium after? so any advice help appreciated.

What ever happened to the two men who use to come around the southern tracks in the late 60's with a big board with rosettes, badges and stickers, I think one was called Len? and Malcome Mitchell who used to do the sport on Southern TV?