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Thank you.

I’ve also emailed the BSPL ….. obviously no reply!!!

I emailed Oxford last Wednesday …… no reply as yet. I’ve rung them several times ….. always get “beep beep beep” cancelled call !? It looks like tickets for home team meetings go on sale a week before the fixture.

Thank you for the links. I enjoyed keeping up with the meeting while recuperating from Covid.

As far as I can see there’s no mention of this meeting on the British Speedway website or in the Speedway Star ??

We welcome Ipswich’s and Poole’s Danny King to the NSSC this Thursday, 21st April, start time 8pm. Everybody is welcome to all our events, entry is £4 for non-members and annual membership is open to all. Our venue, the Brandon Club, is just down the road from the stadium and has a good bar, featuring a nice pint of Timothy Taylor’s Landlord and Wye Valley’s Butty Bach amongst all the regular fare and hot drinks too. All proceeds are for GB Youth Speedway. This year we have donated £2000 to help Britain’s U16 & U19 riders.

Apologies as I’m sure this question has been asked before but I can’t find the information I need on the Peterborough website. Can you pay for entrance by card on the night or is it cash only? Thanks.

Due to the pandemic we couldn't hold any events from February 2020 to February 2022 but we are back in action now! Come and join us. Everybody welcome. All proceeds for British Youth Speedway. April 7th. Jason Crump April 21st. Danny King May 26th. Tony Steele June 9th. James Easter (TravelPlus Tours) tbc June 23rd. Tom Brennan Unless otherwise stated, all NSSC events are held at the Brandon Club, starting at 8pm. Address; Brandon Club, Main Street, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3HW. Annual membership £10 (£5 concessions). Event charges: Members £2, non-members £4. Our commitment to British Youth speedway in 2022. Despite the pandemic over the last two years and lack of events at the NSSC we have been able to maintain our support for GB Youth Speedway. This year we will again be donating £2000 to support the foundation that the future of British speedway is built upon. All details here; https://www.nuneatonspeedwaysupportersclub.co.uk

Dan Thompson was there, fully kitted out and ready to race.

Thank you ‘Racers and Royals’. Very much appreciated.

I’m trying to be optimistic in these Covid times and looking to start planning a Swedish adventure to take in some tracks we haven’t visited yet. Does anybody know when the Swedish fixtures are likely to be announced?

In order to raise funds for the Ben Fund and the GB Young Lions the NSSC has a selection of Steve Ridgway prints and race worn vintage race jackets for sale. Just in time for that unusual and unique Christmas present. The prints are £15/each with all profits going to the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. The race jackets vary in price from £25 to £120 with all profits going to help Neil Vatcher and GB Youth Speedway. All details here; https://www.nuneatonspeedwaysupportersclub.co.uk/prints-race-jackets-for-sale/

In order to raise funds for the Ben Fund and the GB Young Lions the NSSC has a selection of Steve Ridgway prints and race worn vintage race jackets for sale. Just in time for that unusual and unique Christmas present. The prints are £15/each with all profits going to the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. The race jackets vary in price from £25 to £120 with all profits going to help Neil Vatcher and GB Youth Speedway. All details are here; https://www.nuneatonspeedwaysupportersclub.co.uk/prints-race-jackets-for-sale/

Apologies if this has been discussed before but how soon after an event is it possible to watch it on You Tube? (Usually) I’m too tight/not prepared to pay for a month pass for BT especially as speedway’s foe, the rain, looks like it might spoil things.

Will the season preview edition have a guide/map for the main European leagues? Dont think there’s been one the last couple of years but they were a great point of reference a few years ago for initial planning of trips abroad.

Peter Adams told us the tale when he was a guest at an NSSC meeting. Peter was driving Bruce and the World Championship trophy to Germany. When they arrived at the ferry Bruce realised he hadn’t got his passport. With no time to return to the Midlands to collect it, and the need to get the trophy to the final, they decided to hide Bruce in the boot and managed to get him through all the checks to Germany. As you can imagine that is a very short version of Peter’s long and very funny story.

I suppose congratulations to Russia but what an awful weekend of speedway. If it's held at the same track next year I won't be wasting two weekend afternoons watching it.......

So Poole have reneged on their promise to stage a round of the British Youth Championships. (All Premiership clubs agreed to hold a round at the AGM). Does anybody know the reason or will there be a reason given? Nothing on the Poole website at the moment. British Youth Speedway statement; "It is with great regret that the Poole Promotion have informed the Young Lions Management that despite agreement at the 2018 AGM, that they will not be able to host a British Youth Championship round during the 2019 season. The Championship Round at Poole was booked in for Thursday 22nd August. Youth Co Ordinator Neil Vatcher said, I am really disappointed that the Poole round will now not be going ahead, as with all the rounds in 2019, I know that the riders were really looking forward to riding at the Premiership venue, but unfortunately this will now not be happening. I am currently in the process of speaking with another venue about possibly hosting a round somewhere else, and am awaiting details on that. I wanted to let all the riders know as soon as possible, as a lot of them were travelling from the North, and either have or were intending on making accommodation arrangements."

A total figure for the evening was £2620.21. This includes the raffle, collection and auction. A great effort from all concerned; Tommy Knudsen, Paul Ackroyd, Lawrence Hare, Joe Owen, Bruce Cribb, the host & auctioneer Peter York and especially the good speedway folk who dug deep in to their pockets to achieve such a great total for such a great cause. Peter York again hosts the next event at the NSSC on 11th July when Bruce Cribb returns to talk at length about his new book which of course will be available to purchase with all profits going to the Ben Fund. Proceeds from entrance fees and raffle on the evening will also be donated to the Ben Fund.

What a great reply. A brilliant piece of information.

A reminder that Gary Guglielmi will be back at Brandon next Thursday (23rd May, 8pm). Chris Durno interviews his boyhood hero in what promises to be a very interesting evening. There's a lot to discuss! Everybody is welcome at these events with a small charge for non-members of £3. All proceeds go to help Neil Vatcher and the Young Lions U16's. We start at 8pm at the Brandon Club, Main Street, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3HW. The venue is just down the hill on the Rugby side of Brandon and apart from a good bar there's hot drinks and light snacks available. A warm welcome awaits. Come and catch up with familiar faces from the Brandon terraces. For all details please see our website; https://www.nuneatonspeedwaysupportersclub.co.uk

I realise it is possible that it could be raining 15 miles away in Plymouth but it's been dry here all day. In fact very warm and sunny and still no rain at 10:30pm. This morning the BBC forecast a band of rain coming in about 6pm. It hasn't happened. Very difficult for all concerned when the forecasts cannot be relied upon. Dissapointed to not have been able to add Plymouth to our list of tracks visited.

Down in Devon. Hoping to go tonight to see the Thompson Twins debut but weather looking very dodgy for later. Plymouth's website very underwhelming with mixed messages about Gladiators & Devils and no mention of tonight's meeting. Apologies if I'm missing something but not very impressive or informative.

OK guys. I need some help. At the start of the meetings at Coventry we used to have the Flight of the Bumble Bee followed by a march. What is the piece of music that the track staff used to march out to?

Just to add that Colin Pratt will be joining the ex-riders on the 2nd May and Peter York will be hosting the event. If you are/were a Bees fan come and give us a try. Only £3 entry and lots of familiar faces, from both sides of the safety fence.