OGT Posted Friday at 11:47 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 11:47 PM Here's one for you all. On 07/07/1975, Birmingham staged an inter league 4TT which featured the Brummies, Newport, Ipswich and Swindon. After the main event, a second half was held. In the last heat of the night, the rider of the night final, Swindon's Martin Ashby broke the Perry Barr track record of 62.4 seconds which had been held by home skipper George Major for 2 and a half years. Can anyone out there recall if this has happened before or since this meeting at Perry Barr as it's highly unusual for a few reasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Saturday at 08:39 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 08:39 AM Sounds like the timekeeper was in a rush to get away to me 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted Saturday at 09:24 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:24 AM 11 October 2022 - Ritchie Worrall ht 15 at Plymouth .. but it was almost certainly a timekeeper error! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Saturday at 09:26 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:26 AM Just now, arnieg said: 11 October 2022 - Ritchie Worrall ht 15 at Plymouth .. but it was almost certainly a timekeeper error! "Speed" was no issue that night 🤔 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
847084 Posted Saturday at 04:34 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:34 PM The track record at Monmore in 1972 began at 63.4, set the previous year by Ole Olsen. A sign of how times change was the Midland Riders Championship qualifying rounds. In the Monmore event heat 20 saw Olsen beat Barry Briggs by about half a lap as he set a new record of 62.0 seconds. A new record seemed to be his ambition as he rode full on for four laps. If memory serves, it stood until 1975. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted Saturday at 07:24 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:24 PM 9 hours ago, arnieg said: 11 October 2022 - Ritchie Worrall ht 15 at Plymouth .. but it was almost certainly a timekeeper error! Indeed.Having been a time keeper occasionally it’s dead easy to blink or get slight distraction or someone speaks to you, or half a dozen other things that make the time keeper a fraction late pressing his stopwatch when the tapes go up and suddenly it’s a fast time at the end. Like a lot of things in speedway it’s not an exact science ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Saturday at 08:14 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 08:14 PM Sounds like the timekeeoers forgot there was another heat, and came running back in, lunged for the watch, and set it going just as the riders were hitting the first bend... Or... The winners were "testing some new fuel"..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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