mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 7 minutes ago, SUPERACE said: There was loads of great races back in the day. Before bikes got too fast. Watch any race with Moran v Nielsen in it. BV v Wolves in the early 90's were some of the best meetings I have ever watched... Both Home and Away... Ott, The Moran's, Screen, Lyons, Ermolenko, The Karlssons, Correy Jones, etc... Brilliant racing, with many last heat deciders... Then air fences came in to narrow both tracks, and laydowns came in to put power down on the track differently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 23 minutes ago, DJC said: Not quite on the same lines as the other posts but I bought some photo's off Vinted from Newport that were taken on the corner I used to stand with my old man after a few too many sherbets last week. The lady kindly put in a host a of old programmes that her uncle had left, opened the package at my old mans and they turned out to be his old programmes dating back to the early 70s and up to 2004. He'd sold them on just after Newport closed and I've somehow managed to get them back. Great Sunday afternoon reminiscing over lunch When my old man passed away in 2022 I found a load of old camera slides of meetings we had attended in the late 80s and early 90s - it brought back memories for sure! One thing that stood out was just how much more packed the terraces were! Edited 4 hours ago by GeneralMelchett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 56 minutes ago, mikebv said: BV v Wolves in the early 90's were some of the best meetings I have ever watched... Both Home and Away... Ott, The Moran's, Screen, Lyons, Ermolenko, The Karlssons, Correy Jones, etc... Brilliant racing, with many last heat deciders... Then air fences came in to narrow both tracks, and laydowns came in to put power down on the track differently... Christ we were spoiled in those days Mike add in Henka, Rikardson, Boyce, Adams, Gunderson, Neilson, Pederson, Knudson, Loram stacks of star riders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 32 minutes ago, YeOldPitGate said: Christ we were spoiled in those days Mike add in Henka, Rikardson, Boyce, Adams, Gunderson, Neilson, Pederson, Knudson, Loram stacks of star riders. The Fours were also amongst the best racing you could ever see... Each team seemed to have four top class international riders, with some having five, and some also having a "wunderkind" U21 rider at six in his first UK season... Many would be considered a GP level meeting today given the talent on show... Plus. Each event had three lots of away fans there in decent numbers, giving atmosphere and status to the events... Something sadly missing at many matches today due to a lack of away followers... Getting more U11's, and away fans into tracks should be the No1 priority of the sport.. The kids to get parents and guardians there, the away fans to add atmosphere... Give tickets away if needs be as a "loss leader"... Given so few attend now, the cost will be negligible... Edited 3 hours ago by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago While talking of nostalgia ,for me nothing beats the BLRC CHAMPIONSHIP meetings at Belle Vue Hyde Rd. Jam-packed every year+ Fun Fair for after. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 23 minutes ago, Fromafar said: While talking of nostalgia ,for me nothing beats the BLRC CHAMPIONSHIP meetings at Belle Vue Hyde Rd. Jam-packed every year+ Fun Fair for after. Over 20,000 in attendance. Tickets bought in March for an October meeting to ensure you got your usual seats.. One rider from every team ensured at least 16 teams had fans there, some in big numbers... Dozens of coaches from around the country .. 100's of bikes lined up in the KL car park (hardly see a biker at Speedway nowadays).. Red shale gleaming under the lights and a crackling atmosphere.. As the night porter said to Georgie Best in the Savoy, when he entered his room with Champagne,on ice, tenners strewn all over the bed from the casino, and his girlfriend, (Miss World, Mary Stavin), relaxing on the bed ready for an evening with the great man .. "Where did it all go wrong?" ..😁 Edited 2 hours ago by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmiler Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Not a day goes by where I don’t feel sad not having Coventry racing. I really, really hope we can see Brandon back some time but the longer it goes on, the slimmer my hopes get. 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 6 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: Brandon had aura. Coventry had aura. Poole have aura. Belle Vue have aura. Ipswich starting to have aura. The league had aura make speedway great again I think the only way Poole will be racing those teams, if it is one league Edited 41 minutes ago by Arthur54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggytastic Posted 55 minutes ago Report Share Posted 55 minutes ago If only we still had a magazine dedicated to the era being talked about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Shaleman Posted 54 minutes ago Report Share Posted 54 minutes ago 6 hours ago, The Third Man said: I remember them being on a Wednesday night at Coventry Often on Derby day at Epsom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted 38 minutes ago Report Share Posted 38 minutes ago 2 hours ago, Fromafar said: While talking of nostalgia ,for me nothing beats the BLRC CHAMPIONSHIP meetings at Belle Vue Hyde Rd. Jam-packed every year+ Fun Fair for after. And all the different fans from each track mingling, without an ounce of trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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