OveFundinFan

Occasionally I search Google maps for cycle speedway tracks. I found Ipswich Eagles at Whitton, north Ipswitch. Also Gt Blakenham , a few miles north of Ipswitch. Where are the others.?

Not a lot.

Well done Jane Stevenson. Cycle speedway is real good exercise for young ones plus team building etc, and all done in good fresh open air. I never got down to Wednesfield track, but Roger Ellis was very good and now a legend.

In relation to what?

I understand BT paid too much for the football contract, so when does their football contract end. I not particularly keen on paying for something I unlikely to watch. Same with boxing, cricket, wrestling etc

I assume none on here know exactly how Peter Collins stroke has affected him. I assume you all seen the current adverts on TV where quick action is needed to treat a stroke victim - remember the advert uses F.A.S.T. (face, arms, speech, time). The internet has just informed that every minute a stroke is not attended 1.9 billion brain cells die. So how long was PC not attended that morning he had the stroke. The internet also informed me a stroke can affect different parts of the brain, and therefore different functions. I know that by exprience. My dad, in his late 80’s dropped one morning, well over an hour (we don’t know how long) before he was found in a coma. Never recovered, 4 days later he died. He was worrying about mum, his wife for over 60 years. She had a number of strokes, such that when she died some 2 years after her first stroke she couldn’t do anything for herself. Internet also informs me one type of stroke affects logical thinking. Maybe that’s the type of stroke PC suffered, no one here probably knows. But if that is the case it could be why he acted the way he did that night signing books. As my mum and dad died of a stroke(s), I am being treated as likely to have a stroke. I just hope if I survive and my actions are at times unusual, even offensive, people around me will cut me some slack. We are all imperfect humans and at times will, and do, offend others.

To put things into perspective Peter Collins has indeed won one individual world championship. Since 1936 (the first officially recognised world championship year), only 37 different riders have won the title. Being one of those 37 is something of an amazing achievement in itself. Apart from that he has won 5 world team championships and 4 best pairs world championship. So a total of 10 world championships. Some achievement. Total speedway world championships Ivan Mauger 12 Ove Fundin 12 Jason Crump 5 Peter Craven 2 Peter Collins 10

Did she step down as from yesterday? That is not how I understood it. She is stepping down as from when a new SNP leader is appointed. She has got herself in a tangle what with Independance, Gender, hospitals, ferries and probably more.

Read it again but slower.

Re PC holding a grudge from 35 years ago - as I said in my post I had left speedway behind before he retired from riding so knew nothing about his managerial days. I did say though I was shocked to find out what was going on behind the scenes, and that I surprised that BV still exists. So I can appreciate why he feels bad about what happened. It is obvious PC was passionate about BV remaining (surviving) as a club. In 2016 it nearly didn't, and he wasn't part of management then. As for the "free entry". Prior to reading the book all I had heard it was like every man with a dog was on the list. Reading the book I understand there was two lists, I dont know if anyone has mentioned two lists on here. And PC is very clear on what the two lists represented. I just hope that if ever I am up in court the members of the jury are reminded not to make up their minds without having listened carefully to the prosecution and the defence.

I planning to do a swop (loan) with my brother for Dave Mortons book.

Never lend a good book.....you may never see it again

I have finished reading "Keeping It On The Tyres", PC's autobiography. Its an amazing book, tells of how not only his own pursuit of speedway started, but also a whole stream of riders that came from a small village outside of Manchester, called Partington. The history of his career as a rider is very well documented, and some really good pictures. By the time PC had stopped racing I had stopped going to meetings, so my eyes have been opened re what was going on behind the scenes ie the management of Belle Vue as a speedway race track/team. Full of detail, not all of it good for BV nor the sport in general. It is a wonder how BV survived it all. Chapter 53 "Bail-Outs, Passes and Respect" contains all the detail of the rider pass issue that many on here have referred to. Perhaps those who have put their copy of the book on a shelf never to read it should take it down and read it. Then at least you would know what was suggested by PC, was it up to 100/200 of his mates and hangers on that he was asking to be given passes, and make your own minds up. Also, interesting what he offered to BV when they actually moved into the NSS in 2016. It was refused - a legacy of Belle Vues history. The whole of chapter 53 was an eye opener for me, it is one of the longer chapters in the book, but hang on in, its a good read.

Do you have a link for being a bt road and client and getting btsport app free. I done a quick search and cannot find it, so need your help please.

I forgot how much BT Sport costs these days. Anyone know the price. ?

I presume that free discovery+ is linked to the bt broadband subscribed to BTSport.

Is this particular point in this thread going to go on and on. More than a few members of the forum have had their say, some more than once. If I was a forum moderator on here I would have closed this thread down by now. I don’t know if there are any moderators on this forum but if there is I for one would welcome you close this thread down

I would imagine that the majority, if not all, of todays promotors would just love to see the “good old days” return with the crowds. Reading books like Peters, where recollections are put in writing, we can get a glimpse that not everything was rosey. What with disputes between riders and disputes between riders and promotors and even the governing body, makes life in those days come alive, and interesting to read.

So, what they should do is start to sell first tickets that encompass all four days. After a reasonable period then they should sell off the last chance and the final together, then finally the final by itself. That way would also allow those who want to do the four days chance to ensure they can get accommodation as needed.

Anyone subscribing to Discovery+ I think there is a current offer for 20% off, taking £60 down to £48 for the year.

£60

Isn’t BT Sport something like £25 per month? whilst Discovery+ annual fee is £60 (£5 pm). BT Sport paid a lot of money for football and subscribers pay the price for that. That’s ok if you are a football freak and watch a lot. I don’t, nor do I watch boxing, so I would be paying a lot for sports I don’t want to watch. Where as with Discovery+ I got speedway GP, rally cross, cyclo cross, skiing, all for a fiver per month. I can watch MotoGP on ITV4 on Monday evenings during its season. Just two nights ago I extended Discovery+ into a second year as from Feb 4th.

I can’t remember Barry Ayers so don’t know what he was like, but ,yea, riding a speedway bike (which I have not done) I would imagine can get pretty scary, especially pre air fence days. So hats off to arty Ayers, he had the courage to have a go. I did grass tracking at club level, never really felt scared, perhaps because big open spaces and no hard fencing, just ropes. I do remember one race where 3 of us were close. The 2 in front were battling side by side and I was close behind. It did flash in my mind what would happen if they touched and come down in a heap……blow me the did go down. Fortunately for me one fell to the left, the other fell to the right, leaving me a nice gap to go through. I do regret not taking up the offer at Crewe where on some Saturdays they let grass bikes have a go round their huge track, but I never went.

Well said, nw42. You wrote what I was trying to put together. Sorry you suffered, must have been very worrying, glad to hear it ultimately not affected you too much. Listening to his interview on tv I think Peter has done very well. As I read his problem was acted on quickly as Angela had to go back to the house for something she had forgot, found Peter not well, and got medical attention to Peter quickly. The quicker the medics can act the better the likely outcome will be.

Staying with your Norfolk thinking. Was there a track in Great Yarmouth at that time. I know speedway was there sometime but think it was also stock cars.