Ray Stadia

So long as it's not 'Bored Track Racing' TWK! I imagine 'Parsloesnearly 1925' might know!......in fact, where has 'Mr P' gone?

On that basis, is there a chance we might see the mighty Dons race there in the future?

So, does a top notch rider, start out as a 'wobbler' and end up a 'wobbler'?

I think when Slough closed, their licence was transferred to Cardley speedway!

Ditto to everything that has been said.

I am not sure TWK. I was only 15 when they closed for good. But I do believe they were a track that was open, then closed, open then closed etc. Speedway tracks have a habit of following this pattern!

Rayleigh.....1973 closure. At least you had a an extra year TWK! You lucky devil!

I wonder what song she is singing TWK.........'We'll Meet Again'. ?

Hi Mark, I spoke to a rider at a Pre-65 Scramble (Marks Tey) who had a Jawa 2 valve Metisse and he was using methanol. Clive

To be fair, 'old folk' (like me) were not keen on dirt deflectors, laid down engines, the GP world championship system, but they happened and still speedway struggles. What changes has speedway tried to implement, but reverted back to the 'old ways'? (Scratching my head!)

For one reason, we had riders like Bruce Penhall.

Hi Mark I doubt you will get a manual for the questions/settings you require. As you suggest, these things are safely guarded! However, there is an ex-rider on the forum, 'The Dean Machine' who does his own 'stuff'. I would send him a PM if I were you. Hope this helps. Clive

TWK says: 'The Speedway Star Website working fine for me. I use FireFix - I don't know if that makes a difference or not?' Or is it some kind of legal high, TWK has acquired Gemini?

Hello Lars. I have an 897 engine and I bought rings for my engine from a speedway spares supplier near where I live, in Ipswich, England. I am sure he can help you. Do you need standard size rings or oversized rings?

I spy a bromance! Or is it more like Brokeback Mountain!

That is true Hodgy and they are still being scrapped, but in Royal Mail's case, the final salary scheme had been closed a while and wasn't classed as a statutory/public scheme, it was funded by Royal Mail. A year before it was floated on the Stock Exchange, the pension scheme became a statutory/public scheme, which means it is the tax payers responsibility. I don't remember them telling us that, when Royal Mail was privatised.

Off subject a bit, but still relates to Royal Mail. I found out today, that a year before Royal Mail became a PLC, the final salary pension scheme became a public scheme, which means the Treasury pays the pensioners or in other words, the tax payer! This was done, apparently, to make Royal Mail more palatable. For me, this tells me a lot about the reasons why Royal Mail's service is not up to muster!

Surely, that is now academic, even if they run the event until 4 in the morning, the council/authorities can't do a lot!

It's a pity that there couldn't have been a separate speedway farewell event. It would have been nice if ex riders like Kelvin Tatum, Trevor Hedge, Roger Johns, the Luckhurst's, John Davies, Gordon Kennett etc etc, turn up and mingle and say goodbye!

YELLOW CARD!

Good point OFF, I agree. We could operate a 'yellow card' 'red card system', and write it. I think Iris deserves a YELLOW CARD and will send one as a reply to him/her.

I think it could go one way or the other....or perhaps stay the same as last year.

I hope the animals don't get too spooked! (and I am not meaning speedway fans!)

Hi Gustix. So, what will this be? Will it be a parade on the stock car track? How are they planning to incorporate the bikes and riders in the farewell meeting? Obviously there will not be a speedway track for the boys to ride on.

I thought Tottenham is a Jewish area TWK? I hope I am not sounding racist?