Shadders

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I saw SEVEN copies in an Oxford Street store this afternoon

I'd have to go through my programmes in the garage, but I'm sure I saw him riding for the Don's in 1988.

Roger signed for Rye House Rockets aged 36 in 1990 and spent the following two years there. 1990: averaged 6.08 from 13 NL & KOC matches 1991: averaged 5.44 from 19 NL and KOC matches

The old stadium was demolished in 1985 and a new structure put up on part of the site, opening in September 1986, exclusively for greyhound racing.....The new stadium takes up 25% of the space that the old stadium occupied.....The rest of the land I guess became the supermarket. New Crayford Stadium

I'd like to add my thought to this topic. We've attended the last three meetings at High Beech and each time my daughter has had to wait outside because she is a wheelchair user.....Even if we could get up the stairs into the merchandise room, getting around it would be next to impossible for a wheelchair users.....I welcome any moves to make the meeting more accessible with better parking facilities.

Demolished in 1994 Paulco

I agree.....what a waste of petrol

And here it is

Dead centre of this photo is the site of Seedhill Stadium, home of the Nelson Admirals from 1968-1970 Site of Seedhill Stadium I've visited the site several times and seen the riders numbers painted on a wall at the back of the site where the pits were. The stadium was demolished to make way for the M65, although only a very small part of the site was built on, the rest remains derelict.

At £115 without breakfast I'd say that was a right royal rip off!! The same room one week earlier would be £39!!!

I stayed there last year and have booked again for 09, but that price is staggering for a basic hotel. Make sure you stock up on the unlimited breakfast on Sunday morning, but beware...the dining room is rather small, you may have to share a table or wait your turn. There is a multi story car park next door (the hotel car park is tiny) and the hotel will validate your ticket at reception so you don't have to pay

There are plenty of things to do in Cardiff without going anywhere near a pub Paulco.....Art Galleries, museums etc..

I was a late convert to speedway in 1985, so missed the likes of Wembley and White City in the London area. I'm glad I managed to travel to Long Eaton and Milton Keynes (Elfield Park) before they closed. The facilities at Elfield Park made Buxton and Sittingbourne look like the Millenium Stadium. There are a couple of tracks that I could've very easily travelled to. Trelawny was one, although it's a fair way on a Tuesday evening. Another I should've checked out before it closed was Canterbury. Of the tracks that closed pre 1985, West Ham, Romford, Rayleigh and White City would've been tracks I would've been most likely to visit, being within an hours drive of home. Harringay and New Cross closed before my time. Mostly, I wish I'd discovered speedway much much earlier. I'd have loved to have seen speedway at Rye House during 1979/80, only 20 minutes drive from my home and I didn't even know it

And this one

Rye House v Poole Wildcats/Edinburgh Monarchs, National League double header...Sunday 8th September 1985 An ex girlfriend persuaded me to take her to the "speedway" one Sunday afternoon. Apart from the odd clip of the World Championships on ITV I knew nothing about this sport. She'd gone as a child and said she thought I'd enjoy it...how right she was!! We took our seats in the main stand just before the start line. I wasn't expecting much to be honest, but when the riders came out on their bikes for the parade (yes, they had a proper parade at Rye then), heard that sound and had my first experience of that smell of methanol I was hooked. I still have the programme, although I hadn't a clue how to fill it in and don't really remember much about the meeting. One of the Monarchs was a certain Mark "Buzz" Burrows. I didn't realise at the time that I'd still be watching him race in 2008!! For those who are interested, these are the meeting details: Rye House Rockets 38 Andrew Silver 12 Bob Garrad 5+1 Kelvin Mullarkey 5 Rob Woffinden 2 Alistair Stevens 12 Kevin Brice 4 Gary Rolls 1+1 Poole Wildcats 40 Martin Yates 10 Kevin Smith 11+1 David Biles 8+1 Marcus Bisson 2+1 Ray Dole 6+1 Gordon Humphries 3+1 I recall Rob Woffinden falling and breaking his collarbone in what I think was his last ever meeting for the Rockets. Poole finished second in the National League behind Ellesmere Port. Rye House Rockets 57 Andrew Silver 13+2 Bob Garrad 12+3 Kelvin Mullarkey 13+2 Alistair Stevens 14+1 Kevin Brice 4 Gary Rolls 1 Edinburgh Monarchs 21 Brett Saunders 3 Bobby Beaton 4 Billy Burton 3+1 Steve Finch 5 Mark Burrows 4 Scott Lamb 4 Gordon Whittaker 2+2 This was Len Silvers last year as promoter before he sold the club to Ronnie Russell. The Rockets finished 13th out of 19 teams in the National League

The Peterborough promoter is Jewish?

Len and Andrew Silver?

Someone told me you don't see white dog crap any more because dog owners no longer give bones for their pets to chew on, so the calcium theory could be correct.

You must be joking!!!!!

I only started speedway in the mid 80's, but here goes: London speedway. Travelling to Wimbledon and Hackney on a Wednesday and Friday evening to see the Rockets get slaughtered. Three team tournaments. Close meetings at Rye House. The Grand Slam Meetings against then arch enemies Arena Essex. Away meetings at Milton Keynes, Long Eaton, sadly no longer with us. Both within easy reach of home. Ronnie Russell's excuses after another home defeat.

Me too

Not with that accent!!!

Probably why I haven't heard his name before. I switched off completely from speedway after the Rockets closed down in 1993 and only switched back on again in 2000 when I discovered by accident that the Rockets had returned!!

Sorry if this has been posted somewhere else, had a quick look around and couldn't see it posted anywhere else on the forum. I was channel hopping yesterday afternoon and came across a satellite station called Pulse TV showing indoor Ice Speedway from the USA. It was the last round of the Extreme International Ice racing championship featuring speedway as well as quad bikes. The four Brits taking part were..David Meldrum, Paul Cooper, James Mann and Anthony Barlow. Meldrum and Cooper and Mann I know, but never heard of Barlow. The meeting took place at an indoor ice hockey stadium in Arizona. There were alternate speedway and quad bike races, the championship won by Charlie Venegas(?)