Trackman

Hmm, I remember Big Arthur. I used to race British Championship enduros at the same time as him in the mid eighties. Quite a character at the pub afterwards I seem to remember! www.sliderphil.netfirms.com G/Day SliderPhil M8! I was lucky enough to ride with him, as his No2!.. What a man! ...What a rider! Regards.

"It's All Good" Regards.

G/Day proudy! I've sent you an email mate! can you let me know if you got it? Regards. PS. 21/5/04 It's not every day I send out 1960's & 70's EX HALIFAX Aussie riders email address's! If you didn't get my email, I know these x riders would love to what's going on! If you did get my email? "wat's up lad"???????? ((

We are not slow at OSM Shazzy! (;o)) "We HAVE got the Bryn factor"! just hope he get's some young OSM riders out here in Aussieland, 7 will do to start with. () Regards. PS. Go the Aussies!

Speedway In Australia Hasn't that just been done? Yep! () Regards.

Agree, looks to me like he`s trying to do a runner Shazzy isn't giving Ove a wedgey then????...... (( Regards. (;O) PS. ((;O)

G/Day SCB. "I think he was rebelling because he could see what was happening". Mmmm?...... that might be Trackmans problem! (;O) Regards. PS. "GoTeam Rebel" ()

2 of the best race track in the UK!...... Gone but not forgotten. (o( Regards.

G/Day norbold ;O) I wonder when the 3rd race will be?? it's a long 2 minutes. ()) Regards.

It went somthing liker this Lioness. ())............. I remember, as a 4 or 5 year old lad sitting at side of me Dad, its Saturday night so its Speedway night. I’m in Mum’s chair at side of me Dad real glad its BelleVue at Halifax tonight. Me Dad parks near the pub and me hearts racing cos I can hear bikes warming up. It’s me second season now so I know where the pits are. So I’m running round the 3rd turn, just looking at that track and imagine the riders are going round, passing me cos now I’m within smelling range, the engines are echoing through the grandstand. The crackling and banging and the smell of the castor oil, I’m coming off the 4th turn and running behind the main stand. Got to get an autograph! Too late, they are all at the start line, can’t even see a rider and I’ve been here 5 minutes. I’ll have to run up to the riders car park and climb the embankment, just in time as both teams got a push start for their lap of honour. Now I can see the chrome on the spokes, they look like sparkers from the track lights. The shiny black leathers, just like me school shoes. There’s Kentwell all in red and Eric Boocock with his Man United shirt. Oh no! whats that! There’s no elephant, NO ELEPHANT! I got to go and tell me Dad, they’ve taken the elephant away. I like it up here near the bus depot, but I like sliding down the hill. I got to run all the way back round to the middle of the 3rd & 4th turn. But soon as you get out from behind the grandstand and I got to the 3rd turn, there was people everywhere, it was packed full. I don’t recognise any of them, where’s me Dad! I’ll have to go down near the fence so I can find where the middle of the corner is. Oh no I’ve already missed 2 races and I haven’t even got down to the fence yet. I wonder what they have done with me elephant cos we were called the Dukes. I don’t want to be called anything else, I want to be a Duke with me elephant on the front of me. I’ve found the fence, race has finished!! Wonder if one of them is going to come back around, I’ll wait. I can see some tear offs, I’m going to get a lot of them this year, I’m 5 now. Don’t have to stay with me Dad at turn 3, I can slide down the big hill where the bus depot is, jump fence and pick em up all way down front straight. When me Dad said I was 5, I could go from turn 4 to turn 1, so I can now. Oh here’s middle of corner, he’s just up here. Can’t see nowt now, oh there’s the bikes, there’s a race, I’m going down t fence. Lots of people, wish I was taller, got them bars that me Dad leans on and he usually lets me stand on that. It’s Boocock and Gaveross, wish it was Younghusband and Boothroyd cos that’d been the first race. Oops theres a crash in the second corner and they’ve stopped the race. Looks like Boothroyd’s got a swan on the front of his chest, oh no me elephants gone and they’ve got a swan!!! I don’t like that, what they got a swan for, got to go back to school and tell me mates that I’ve been watching the swans!! I’m not going to tell em swans, I’m going to tell me Dad they’ve got swans. I don’t like swans!! I like elephants. I can’t see nothing and there’s been 6 races or is it 8. I want the toilet too, I want me elephant, I don’t want swans, and where’s me Dad. Everyone is cheering and everyone is clapping and me favourite song is playing too, “Ha Ha said the Clown” There’s me Dad, its half time. Got to go to toilet before racing starts again. . . . . LoL SCB, & Lioness, "Pawprint had the post" ())

From Bob Andrews via Steve the webmaster of the Cradley Heath site, Steve Magro. (;O)) and now Trackman! Regards............ Hi Steve, Yesterday me and Roy Trigg, had 2 match races at Rosebank Rd. Speedway Auckland. It was an attraction in between the under 21 N.Z. Champs. So we really stood out as oldies. But we did supprise some of the youngsters. I am now 68 and Roy is 61. We won one each, and it was only inches over the line. But we said lets make this the last time!! In your Cradley files you put winners of many Champs. But did you know I along with Ivan Mauger won the Worlds Best pairs in 1969. while I was still with the Heathens. Would be nice to see it on your list. Best Regards Bob.( Sorry about the "Dons Breasdtplate" but they wouldn't let us both wear C.H.) . . . PS. I can't get the..... Attachment : MVC-007S.JPG (53 KB) on this post....."Bugger"!!! . . . "Calling Lioness"!!!, you know me! always in need of "HELP" (;o)

Say what? no DoB! has he got a pulse? They say, sidecar swingers are a special breed. (;O))) Regards.

PMSL! Good on Ya SCB. if Lioness was talking to me I could ask for a link! Sir Lunchy, is much too Serious for that sort of thing, maybe Shazzy, Gem or Pawprint might help? where is Lioness?? :.O.(.... Regards. PS. one each...XXXXX ;o)...... Sorry Lunchy! do you think the short time Cam had in the UK, will benefit him this year??..... I do! TinHat Time!!!!! .....())) Sorry Phil "off topic" as always! )))))

I started to go to Halifax in the mid 60's, the only time I was disappointed was when the swan appeared. Charlie Monk had us in stitches one night when he won his race, he stopped on the back straight, jumped over the gate to the changing rooms! ...... due to a nature call... It was his fastest time of the night. ;O))) Regards. PS. I was going to post the story, of my first time ((.... I seen the SWAN!....PMSL whilst writing it, reliving the memories of that time! Speedway was Speedway back then, now you need 10 bikes, ride for 4 teams, live in 3 countries, have your motors tuned in Germany or Italy, and not hold a British passport! thats what our Speedway riders need to be stars today! ()) Halifax always had an Aussie in the team ;O) as well as the Best of British.

(((( Once again the track was in top race shape. ()... 3,000 ppl turnd up, on "Valentines Night"! to see the "Demolition Demonstration". That's 2 embarssments!, why not put the money into "The EKKA"!!!!!!!!!! Regards.

Crump v Sullivan v Adams v Doolan to appear at the new Sydney Showground, after John Jorgensen declined due to a previous booking.......wow what a line up. It should be good. I hope the track is worthy. ......go Doolan! Steve Magro Fankz! Steve. ;O))

"only gonna be 4 Solos and 4 Sidecars and the MA permit will only allow for" "demonstrations"!... "To use Pedro's words". Trackman can't say too much, an MA rep gets hot under the collar. PMSL! SOMETHING TO DO WITH..... me saying, Mike Raymond knowing how to promote, back in the good old days! Regards. PS. Sorry it was not this "forum" Trackman got into TROUBLE! it was Yahoo's list. "Your safe Phil". ;o))) but, word might get out to the MA! I Hope you get on their favourites list, www. S-F.co (;O)))

Australias Richest One Night Show To Hit Sydney Showground Speedway. 'Thunderama': The Storm is Coming! It has been a year in the planning, but Australia’s richest ever one-night Speedway show is coming to the Sydney Showground, Homebush Park Saturday 14th February for the $100,000 total prize package; $20,000 to win Thunderama Speedcar International. The Speedcar extravaganza (or 'Midgets' as he prefers them in his native New Zealand) is promoted by Dave Stewart, the promoter of the Western Springs in Auckland, which holds the annual International Test Series between the Americans, Australians and Kiwis each January. Stewart is no stranger to putting on big events. The cost of not only flying in the five Australian and American teams complete with accommodation each year to race at Springs Speedway he often has to fly the cars overseas. Note that in the TV ad that I saw, 'Jason Crump' was emblazoned across the screen. If he rides....... who will he race against? Steve Magro. G'Day All. (;O) This looks Good! Fanks Steve. ;o) Regards. PS. "is he pulling my leg"? This is Too good to be true. (;O) Get in here Wheels! tell us more. (;o))

Good on you sliderphil, It's your second post! and already your trying to beat me out of the gate! LOL (;O) "Can't I have a Weslake!" Your tactics are as shifty as False Dawn, swinging in the chair. Regards. PS. FD, is Cov having a Training track?

Lionel Levy retired, then on his comeback was killed, think he was in his 50's. That was sad! I had the priviledge of seeing Ivan V Phil Crump last year at Redcliffe, They would have made the final, in the meeting proper! Ivan is still fast, How old was Jack Parker, Nigel Booey, when they retired, they don't make them like that any more! ;O)) Regards.

I hope your traveling in a sherman tank Bryn! I hope Marty wears a skidlid, & has 5 gallon water can, along with the sun and Bundy! We are still getting some rain, have you seen the news Bryn? We now call the depression, "Tropical Cyclone Bryn" Regards.

Your ok Bryn he means the kneeboard strap him on well Marty! I'll Drive Regards. PS. Just give Bryn an open can of Bundy in is hand and a 6 pack under his arm that should steady him for the takeoff and keep him upright, ......GO!

In Matt's perfect little world!!! Why is a heat with standard bikes better than a heat with highly tuned bike? It's not, you will still have better riders and not so good riders, all that will happen is that the better riders will still gate first and still be fastest as they are now and there will be just as many faster riders failing to make the start and passing, as you do now. However, some "standard" bikes will be better than others so riders will buy bike, after bike, after bike until they get a good one and so drive up costs and they'll want more money and promoters WILL pay it and the sport suffers. More dirty?! No, just well prepared not nessesarilly loads of dirty. I'm no expert but I'd say you need a thin layer of dirt with grip on the outside, slightly less dirt/grip about mid track and an almost slick track on the inside, not completly slick or you get the 'blue line'. Why is a heat with standard bikes better than a heat with highly tuned bike? G'Day SCB CIK,F/Ford, F/V, CART, WRC, Yamaha R6 Series, Porsche Cup, etc.. It can work and it can keep the cost down, but we need a UK Motor/ Frame set up for UK tracks, I think Hans had the best UK setup, in the Godden or was it PC on his Weslake. / ;D Regards. PS. No, just well prepared not nessesarilly loads of dirty. I'm no expert but I'd say you need a thin layer of dirt with grip on the outside, slightly less dirt/grip about mid track and an almost slick track on the inside, not completly slick or you get the 'blue line'..... You've got it SCB, Spread the word.