Nostalgia

[Petecc]

47 minutes ago, Wolfie456 said:

You obviously never went to a Wolves v Cradley match in the day.Was always a very highly charged and nasty atmosphere which lot of times ended up with fights on the terraces.

And that was just the women. 

[Eagle77]

I always look back on the 1978 World Final at Wembley with great fondness..

Heat 4... Ivan Mauger... did he fall or was he pushed...

Ole Olsen... my favourite rider at the time winning...

Gordon Kennett... the captain of my team, White City, finishing 2nd... and on his birthday!

 

The GP's will never be as good as those one-offs...

 

[bellevueace]

Another thing i always remember is travelling to away matches by coach, i can remember 6 coaches leaving the Belle Vue complex going down to Swindon covered in scarves pictures of the riders/team in the windows. What was great going down to Wembley when we got down to the Midlands we would be travelling along with coaches from Wolves, Cradley, Coventry all decked out had some great banter at the services. 

[foreverblue]

As Coventry was mentioned, I remember the Grand Prix at Brandon. The rider I loved to watch who rode for Coventry was Andreas Jonsson. 

[therefused]

7 hours ago, Wolfie456 said:

You obviously never went to a Wolves v Cradley match in the day.Was always a very highly charged and nasty atmosphere which lot of times ended up with fights on the terraces.

But that’s the complete opposite of what they were insinuating 

[Eagle77]

Another happy memory...

August Bank Holiday Monday in 1977... White City v Wimbledon home and away double header...

Larry Ross rode really well for Wimbledon in the afternoon meeting but a struggling Rebels team managed to get it together and won the meeting 42-36...

Then on the coach to Plough Lane for the evening meeting... another close one but Gordon Kennett won a last heat decider with the Rebels winning 40-38...

Of course... White City went on to win the league that year...

 

 

 

 

[Teromaafan]

On 8/20/2025 at 9:03 PM, therefused said:

Is there trouble nowadays?

The only trouble with fans these days is getting them through the turnstile! (…..and I don’t mean because they are too fat).

[Zagarmeister]

As has been mentioned, my overriding memory of Brandon was that of a very slick track that favoured the Scandinavians.

Some good nights there though, I was married to a Leicester lass so always incorporated a visit with one to the in-laws.

 

[Teromaafan]

On 8/20/2025 at 3:28 PM, 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.

Only went once with my mate and his dad, pretty sure it was 1975. I was blown away (still a school kid at the time) at the size of the crowd, the biggest I ever saw at a speedway meeting. Remember buying a Belle Vue race jacket (body colour) from the track shop, as Peter Collins was my favourite rider then (could only dream of him riding for the Lions). I think PC won the meeting with a 15 point maximum.

[Zagarmeister]

Whilst we're on a trip down memory lane I feel the need to share this.

It's 1977 and Mum and Dad are still together. Saturday nights we'd travel to Lynn from Aylsham via the B1145 as that was the fastest route. I remember getting fish and chips somewhere in Lynn and the owners had a Boxer dog that we used to have slobbery kisses with being Boxer owners.

I was 7 and Sunday mornings were spent with me being Michael Lee whist riding up and down Sir Williams Close in Aylsham on my Raleigh Chipper (the Grifter would come later). I had a red plastic p'ss pot helmet, KL race jacket and wellies. I would do 'gardening' at the pretend tapes and lots of practice starts.

Good times!