Nostalgia

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

5 hours ago, bellevueace said:

This does seem to happen far more than back in the day when riders were loyal to their teams it was their club, and there was a real rivalry riders we,rnt seen stood in the opposite side of the pits chinwagging with rivals, there was far more altercations between them that created real atmospheres but they were not rivals one night and team mates the next. No wonder we dont see the characters of yesteryear.

I’m not sure it was different way back when it’s just the perception of it felt different but nowadays with social media we see a lot more of riders lives 

[orion]

Speedway decline was when Poland and Sweden overtook them in places Riders wanted to ride first . teams got weaker crowds dropped and the rest have been a slow death.Like many and like life itself some great memories that sadly you are  unlikely to experience again.

[GeneralMelchett]

1 hour ago, orion said:

Speedway decline was when Poland and Sweden overtook them in places Riders wanted to ride first . teams got weaker crowds dropped and the rest have been a slow death.Like many and like life itself some great memories that sadly you are  unlikely to experience again.

Oddly enough the fall of the Berlin Wall opened up eastern Europe like never before and the rest is hisotry!

You are right in so many ways in the late 90s and very early 90s the UK scene still was the top place to be now we are just the poor relations.