Midland Red

Why? Why should ANYONE have a free pass to a final when there are qualifying rounds?

Here's a link to Poole Stadium Ltd https://companycheck.co.uk/company/03066878/POOLE-STADIUM-LIMITED/companies-house-dataInteresting that the registered office address appears to be Abbey Stadium, Swindon Also interesting to read all of Osborne's directorships, past and present Incidentally, why is there NO mention on Poole Borough website of a stadium?

Sounds fishy to me!

I meant for HMX

Not sure, but Greg Hancock is 46 And Emil just had his first heat win back in the GPs

"Top" riders don't make for "top" racing

Do you have a link, please

Is Pedersen the new Harris?

IMHO Jeff Davies is top man these days

Sad news indeed RIP Alan

Shepton Mallet Journal - Friday 24 February 1928 NEW SPORT. Nearly 15,000 people attended the first dirt track motor cycle racing meeting held in England at High Beach Speedway, near Loughton, Essex, Sunday. The Speedway is a roughly circular track of cinders and dirt about quarter of a mile in circumference, previously used for bicycle races. Two Australian “cracks,” Keith Mackay and Billy Galloway, who are over here to popularise the sport, competed in the events, and provided the spectators with many thrills. Some superb riding was witnessed, the competitors skidding their machines at 50 miles hour, sending showers of dirt up from their sliding wheels. In the first race in which they competed both the Australians were unfortunate. Mackay went over the line, and then Galloway, crashed owing to his driving-chain jumping off. H. J. Foulds (Sunbeam) won in good style from W. Pointer (Ariel). The home riders thus gave a highly commendable display. The average speed for the races was 33 m.p.h. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Saturday 25 February 1928 MOTOR NOTES. How thrilling dirt track racing can be when experienced riders round each curve in one continuous skid on an illuminated track can hardly be appreciated, says "The Motor Cycle," by anyone who has not seen the sports as practised in Australia or America. However, those who watched Sunday's race meeting the King's Oak Speedway, High Beech, Loughton, found that even in daylight and with riders unused to cinder track racing there thrills in plenty. Although the Ilford Club’s venture was the nature of an experiment, it proved a great success and showed the many thousands who attended that the new sport has possibilities which, when fully developed, should result in a pastime making a wide appeal among the general public as well as motor cyclists. In its present state the track which was used is not ideal; its surface needs improvement, the width is insufficient, and there are not the necessary facilities for spectators. To see the races properly, it is essential for the spectators to be on the outside of the track, and to ensure their safety there should be a rider-proof barrier of handle-bar height. These points, and the improvement the track itself, will, no doubt, receive attention if, as is hoped, those responsible for the event develop the Speedway. Considering the fact that hardly any competitors had ever before attempted dirt track racing, the riding was of a remarkably high standard, and some of the skid correction a pleasure to watch. There was no broadsiding in the true sense of the word, for the surface was not conducive to this method of rounding the curves, and only one or two of the riders had the knowledge or experience to adopt the practice. The general organisation of the meeting was exceptionally good, and the Ilford Club has reason to be proud of the smooth way in which the lengthy programme of events was run off. In the latter connexion the Club was greatly assisted by the excellent behaviour of the crowd.

Rugby Advertiser, Friday 28 September 1928 Speedway Thrills on a Real Speedway. FASTEST IN BRITAIN. FIRST SPEEDWAY MEETING AT BRANDON MOTORDROME, To-Morrow (Saturday) at 3 p.m. Gates Open 2.15. POPULAR PRICES 1/2 and 2/4 (including Tax). Children Half-Price. Refreshments obtainable on Ground. Famous International Speedway Riders. First Time in Coventry. Coventry, Birmingham, London, and Australian Riders in Opposition. Midland Red Ruses will run from Coventry and Rugby direct to the Ground. Reduced Train Fares.—Rugby (L.M.S.) to Brandon, 2.17, return 6.30. A Real Speedway.—-As will be seen from our advertisement columns, the first Speedway Meeting on the new track at Brandon Motordrome will held to-morrow (Saturday). The track, which is reputed to be the fastest in Britain and the first of the D shape in this country, measures, outside 462 yards and inside, 352 yards – 40 feet wide on the straights and 60 feet wide at corners. A new patent safety fence device has been erected, and in future meetings will be held at night by electric light. Some very high speeds have been attained by local riders, and thus real thrills are assured the spectators, as famous international riders will be competing. There will be special bus facilities from Rugby and Coventry, and reduced train fares to Brandon Station.

In all honesty, how on earth can you market the sport when you have this situation? Tonight, there are two meetings involving Premiership clubs In one, Poole go to Belle Vue with six riders (one missing) ; in the other Leicester ride at Somerset also with six riders (two of their own missing, with a guest appearing in place of one of them) Why are these three riders missing? Well, they are riding for other teams in this country - what a nonsense There really has to be an answer to this - either do away with doubling up and down, or find some alternative We've always been plagued with guests and r/r for injured riders - but accepted those as part and parcel of the sport - but to create the need for such replacement facilities to also be necessary through dual team membership of riders is pure suicide, if one is trying to get the sport taken more seriously Where has all this doubling up and down come from? Poor national organisation, plus some amount of greed from riders, possibly Somehow, we need to reorganise so that there is enough racing in the UK for riders to be just allocated to one team and have sufficient meetings for them

Spot on - but then it's Mr Shoveller you're talking about I do admire the "gentleman" coming up with the username "Shovlar" (text spell of Shoveller) - who else could have dreamt up that?

No - it's not Poo Poole, Mr Shoveller

WHAT????? Speedway Star undertaking an investigation? Will the outcome ever be published?

In the really good old days, you could stay and watch the "third-halfers" too at Brandon! In the really good old days, they'd race in the second half, then come up into the bar, to mix with family and fans!

Oxford Mail today : http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/15182769.Stadium_battle__goes_into_overdrive__with_multiple_bidders_lined_up/

Not waterlogged, Mr. S. Shoveller - UNFIT FOR PURPOSE

O M G ! Matt Fraud's poo Poole What an advert, and why no refunds? (Were there any trophies for this one?) Where's Mr Shoveller? What excuses do you have?

Pre season friendlies? They're football matches, aren't they? Perhaps you mean Challenge Matches, which is what we have in speedway

Kenneth Bjerre for me - just what Belle Vue need!

Not on Facebook - what does it say?

The Fighting Bee

And for those of us whose first language is English . . . ?