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Surprised to see that there,s no Adam Wrathall.,at least i thought i saw a line up somewhere can,t find it now.

Looking at the Lognio web site though i cannot read Italian, the Americans have a reasonable record there. Sam won in 1990,Ronnie Correy won in 91 & 92,so i would suggest MM those are the Two guys you need to be in contact with as regard to set ups etc,cause whilst Chris has the Temperament, those two guys have something you cannot buy,and knowing of them i am sure they will be only to glad to help.

Deanno,yes the greyhounds ran on friday night but remember we are talking pre GRA ie Maurice Buckland was the main man he just did not want Speedway at Perry Barr the Friday night dogs were for the semi pro trainers along with Monday nights,Tuesday was trial days/nights wed,thurs and sat were race nights therin was the problem. The main nights for Greyhounds are restaurant nights Thurs,Fri ,Sat,and Sunday lunches,then there are bags days, Speedway would have to be fitted in around that which may prove difficult with the planners.

I would guess it must be a rule of thumb thing not ex number of miles otherwise,Coventry would object to Leicester coming back,The Brummies & Cradley would never come back because the Wolves would object,I think it has a lot to do with the catchment area.Though any return of Bristol would have an effect on Somersets crowd figures, i do not see realistically how they could stop Speedway returning to Bristol.

The problems <financial> arise when teams allegedly go outside of the pay structure of points & travel expences.Some of the teams state they cannot survive in the Premier League yet go outside of the Guidelines for the Conference league,what is needed is perhaps for a league in between the Conference and Premier,the Conference to stay with an added Amateur Development League,and the new Conference league to pay slightly more than the current Conference pay structure. So beneath the Conference League we would have the Amateur Development League, age and pay structure to be decided, but within the STRICT guidelines of Amateur ie expences only. Bear in mind the lower League,s are not only to Develop riders but also to Develop New Tracks so that they to can progress through the various Leagues,for instance without the Conference League we would not have;Wimbledon,Somerset, Isle of Wight etc. So with an ADL it reduces costs for a potential New Track to test the water. The new Conference structure would enable experienced riders to compete still with the younger riders who are stagnating by not getting Premier rides that they need,and have that natural development that is essential with a bit more pay in return,which is allegedly what goes on anyway with certain current Conference Tracks.

Exeter County ground is Rugby

Its a shame that Justin is not coming over with the dream team in 2005.

I am 95% sure that Phil tiger Hart was John Hart,s dad or at the very least the other 5% says he was his Uncle. Just checked on the Cradley site Phil was John,s Dad.

Perry Barr greyhound stadium, and the old alex stadium ,now refered to as Perry Barr greyhound stadium both different stadiums the difference is one is/was on the left ie the old Perry Barr greyhound stadium, the other is on the right ie the old alex stadium now refered to as Perry barr greyhound stadium,the old alex originally staged speedway long before greyhound racing, oh i forgot to say that is when you drive out of town, and they are/were just about opposite each other.

VV,I have to say i disagree with your comments,a manager is only as good as the tools he has to work with,I dont think there is anyone in the country who could have got more out of the squad tonight,Well done lads and hard luck. Anyone would think RR is the best thing since sliced bread,when he proves he can win something <straight>at one of his tracks then maybe,but tell me RR has been in the sport a fair while now what has he won <on the track>worth winning.

Canadian star,did not know we had a car park for a start at least 1970 since we had one anyway,parking your car i dont for one minute believe that any Cradley fans would damage any cars,maybe some local yobos.The drunken bit i cannot coment on but you say "the Cradley Fans" I will refute that and say Some Cradley fans maybe.Wolfcrazy i commend you for your comment. Oh and by the way Canadian star any comment on the years we had a lousy team?,must have had a lousy team and lousy supporters then,we had a not very good team for longer than we had a good team,but i tell you what we always have and always will have some of the best supporters in the World.

Old bulldog the site i refer to is a current sports site that overlooks Bristol and is to the East,not under Bristol council.But its gone for now as i said in an earlier post would have been ideal,i will whisper it now "Lansdowne"i had a couple of site meetings the manager there used to be at the millenium stadium. I will return to my efforts at Cradley but tell me Old Bulldog what Council is Swainswick under?,that aint to far really is it?.

It is somewhat unfortunate that a new location for Bristol has been rejected only this week.The local management were in favour,but the National board of Directors rejected the idea saying somewhat shortsightedly in my opinion.That the idea of Speedway did not tie in with there future ongoing plans for the site. This site was around 14 miles from the old Eastville site,and overlooked Bristol.

Nope it is still there they only used the old trotting track stables for the toll Road it is unused and falls under Cannock Council,the outline of the Trotting track is there one or two Floodlight pylons, no stands,cost a small fortune to erect a perimeter fence. I believe Main Man could give you details of the long track meeting.

Would,nt be the one where Coventry never had an Heat winner would it?,i could not go that day,my mates walked in the pub after going to Cov and i would/could not believe Cradley had won everyheat,thought it was a wind up. Falcace if you log on to the Cradley site i am sure Steve or Phil Johnson will give you the details www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk

Lots depend on the MGM/Whoever take over Wembley Group,If it means Casinos,that means no Speedway.

sjw,where,s your race jacket?

SJW,maybe one day your memory will return to find your way to the NEW Cradley Heath.

SJW surely mentioning Ivor Brown & dudley,you are mistaking Cradley Heath,and Long Eaton. Why? Well Ivor rode for Cradley,and is in Dudley but i agree the facilities at both tracks were similar,and i can understand that memories get longer.

I believe that Bruce said his eldest is 21,and is the brains in the family,then he has a 17 year old who rides must be Ryan,he does moto cross,and then young Connor who does moto cross,but has dabbled with speedway causing quite a stir by all accounts,Bruce said Ryan was a little envious of the publicity Connor had received, and was now showing an interest in speedway.

Just goes to show how persons opinions differ,I,and my wife were slightly dissapointed with Saturday night,maybe because Dan the Man was cut off before he really got going,maybe it was because of the few questions from the floor. I felt the evening was a poor attempt at a stagemanagement,I know full well had Bruce arranged it the show would have been better,as he is the ultimate proffesional,and still full of charisma. We both felt we paid Ten pounds for a Five pound night.,all in all i spent over One hundred pounds over the two days would i do it again?.No. I say this as a Cradley fan of over fourty years,and a Penhall fan for twenty years and a person who is constantly attempting to find a new site,but as i say this is just MY opinion.

Gem now you can see why i did,nt no who he was.

Saturday night with Bruce,guest appearances by Bobby Boogaloo Swartz must say he hardly looked a day older,than i last saw him 15 years ago,Rocket Ronnie Corey now living,and settled near Gloucester,Kelly Moran,and Michael Lee. Bruce reckoned the rider he most feared as an opponent was Michael Lee who just shaded Kenny Carter,and he said he definately did not knock Kenny of in LA,just shut the gate on him,best team mate rider,and friend Boogaloo.As an evening i thought it was interesting,but Dick Bott? asked the pre arranged questions perhaps 4/5 taken from the floor,and that aspect was dissapointing not helped by microphone problems.Must admit the blond locks have gone,now wears glasses,and slightly heavier,on first imps he looks a lot different to 20 years ago,in fact at 1st i did not reckognise him,my missus says she would rather have Boogaloo any day now as opposed to Bruce,just a brief summary of the evening.