Ray Stadia

I can't find a supermarket with crumpets!

Sad man!

And why do you think businesses are going to the wall? Because we are in virtual total lock down. So, when we eventually emerge from this epidemic, we won't have much of a country to carry on with. I'm not a young person with the attitude that 'it won't happen to me', I'm in my 60s, so probably in the higher end of risk, but I still feel total hysteria is making things worse. Why is it people like you, say people are speaking garbage when you don't agree with something? I know why, because you are silly old know it all and your contributions on the BSF over the years have proved that, certainly to me!

I do feel sorry for all those who are self employed and those that live from hand to mouth, which runs into millions. In my opinion, globally, it has become an over blown hysteria. I blame the hysteria on the media and social media, which have both put severe pressure on the worlds governments. If this had happened, say, 10 or 20 years ago, when social media was still in its infancy, it would have been in the news yes, but not wall to wall and 24/7 and it would have been another seasonal virus that we needed to dodge, if possible. But the Genie is out now and God help us all! The worry for me, is not so much the virus, but the way man has reacted across the world. Two words worry me, civil unrest

Is that what 'wind your neck back in' means?

We might see Terry Stone back racing!

I heard they won't be wanting anyone over age 50 to attend!

You could maybe get Terry Stone to do a few laps too!

I agree, what's in a name? Examples, Arena Essex and Lakeside!

They could use Iwade? Unless they are now back under the BSPA?

Perhaps an ideal opportunity to use the name 'Slough Speedway'?

Maybe? I thought Les was a Jawa man, but probably wrong.

And Bruce's response to Dave, in typical American style, was, 'Yeah, I felt like a rookie traveller!'. The sport really misses those boys!

I remember hearing that story. The engine was virtually the first GM and definitely put GM on the map, so a lot of 'getting it right' would have gone on!

I also remember Dave Lanning interviewing Bruce Penhall and Bruce said he had crossed the boarder (German I presume) in the boot of a car!

Personally, I do not know why enthusiasts who wish to preserve the old teams of speedway, don't find a sympathetic farmer, with land near former tracks and carve a track in a field and don't call it speedway, but something similar, which means it has nothing to do with the BSPA. Then run 'speedway' in a similar way to Grass Track. In my opinion, a 'track in a field', is probably the future/only future for speedway.

The 1983 World Final venue, I really enjoyed that World Final on TV and the birth of the GM engine!

My dad was going to have a go at speedway at Rye House, for it was called a nursery track apparently, but he couldn't get the time off work! I reckon it would have been late 40s!

I think viewing always was difficult there. The last time I went, I was watching speedway through a lattice wire fence, unless things altered later on?

Blimey! The Doctor being 'brotherly' towards Gustix! Whatever next? Boris and Jeremy going to a nightclub together?

Even Sunday afternoon will be busy on the roads. Since Sunday trading was allowed, the roads are very busy during the shopping hours.

Actually, I wonder if that is true. The riders pay you, not the other way round. Most tracks make a loss, running team speedway. Running as a training only track has to be less of a financial risk for the promoter, I would have thought.

Trouble is, if they had moved to Rawreth Lane, they would probably have been kicked out by now, as a massive new housing estate is being built there, as we speak!

Didn't they used to run on Sunday afternoons?

Young and perhaps lacking a bit of SOH?