You could introduce betting on other aspects of Speedway. Typically the start time of the first heat as against the start time advertised in the programme. King's Lynn would get good odds as a 19:30 Proggy start drifts towards 8pm and past it. Also' at what heat does the 'sun break' occur. These odds could be paired up with the first appearance of Phil's hosepipe! Enjoy 🤑
Too true it was invariably a 90 mins drive on a Sunday from Wolves due to it being like Coventry, very hard to overtake! Even More time has to be added if a Pub crawl of 'B'Leek is on the agenda. Great scenery though.
.... and so many great memories Dudley Wood provided. From my strong Wolves perspective, the joy of seeing Ivor Brown beaten, thru to Bruce, Eric and not missing out Bernie! are priceless. A very sad loss indeed. A disgrace that "The Wembley of the Midlands" became a housing estate.
Certainly agree on John Cook & Bobby 'Showtime' Ott.
For armchair riders, I considered Gote Nordin & Bengt Jansson set the bench mark for Leigh Adams to join it a few years later.