What I remember is standing on the first bend with Mark Loram and Chris Louis as my Dad was speaking on the mic explaining the situation and saying they would be doing their damnest to get speedway back at Kingsmead the following season but it was looking very doubtful, those are the words that will haunt me "very doubtful" and then going on to mention about certain sites in the area like Sturry Road by the Mothers Pride Bakeries unfortunately they thought it would do better as a park and ride!
Then a letter being written to the Speedway Star by myself for the readers letters page, which had to be ok'd by a solictior first in case of defamation of character towards anyone from Canterbury Speedway Management. It as usual from me was a mega long letter and the only words I can remember from that letter are about us being "sold down the river" perhaps someone has a copy from that Speedway Star and can refresh my memory would of been between the months of October and possibly January as the letter was read out at the Dinner and Dance of that season.
If Chris Galvin had been told he had to apply to the council for permission then I have no doubt in my mind he would of done, he loved speedway!!!! Unfortunately he was not told he had to, so what happened permission was not sought and Canterbury Speedway were no longer but ..................... Canterbury Greyhounds continued to run hmmmmmm no suprises there then, no disrespect to anyone that follows Greyhound racing but when Canterbury Greyhounds closed all I saw was justice they basically kicked us and Canterbury FC out of the stadium and then fell at the final hurdle themselves
Derek and I very very rarely see eye to eye must be the Crayford/Canterbury love/hate relationship but if he says he can remember the words then who are we to doubt him.
God I've waited years to vent that anger!!!!!!