steve roberts

That's an impressive list!

Yes in 1984...I'm afraid Rosco is never a rider who immediately comes to my mind and many Oxford fans same. I'd also like to add Ross Gilbertson, Wayne Briggs, Les Sawyer, Malcolm Bedkober, David Biles, John Davis and Nigel Sparshott (albeit one match) to that list...I'm now having to resort to checking Peter Oakes' "The Complete History of the British League"...blimey it goes on and on!

Poole & Exeter Scott Autrey, Vaclav Verner, Frank Shuter, Kevin Holden. Peter Prinsloo, Bruce Cribb, Colin Gooddy, Andy Campbell, Keith Millard, Leif Wahlmann, Colin Cook, Geoff Mudge, Mike Cake, Jimmy Squibb, Ted Laessing, Mark Lemon, Mark Loram, Peter Jeffrey, Jack Unstead (?)

An article appeared in the "Vintage Speedway Magazine" stating that..."a myth grew up around the incident in that England's Eddie Rigg 'deliberately' rode Le Breton high on the final bend forcing him to crash. The myth had its beginnings linked to an accident involving Rigg and Le Breton in the First Test at Sydney on December 16 1950. In heat three of that match, Le Breton tried hard to force an inside pass on Rigg and the Englishman twice had his leg briefly caught in Ken's machine. After the race Le Breton was cautioned by the steward for 'over aggressive' riding." The full account is featured in Volume 9 Number 3 (Autumn 2001). Author of the article was Jim Shepherd - Australian journalist. Not sure if it's still available however?

Yes I would have gone Sid...alas sold all my programmes to my eternal regret! I probably missed, at most, six meetings during the whole of the track's existance until it closed in 1983. Never missed a "Rebels" fixture however. Recall Michael Lee's debut for England against the Rest of the World (yes we were that good back then and no single nation was able to hold a candle to us at Test level) at Wood Lane in 1977 and he was a sensation I remember.

My abiding memory of 1976 was me and my dad laying a patio in the back garden and having to place wet sacking on the cement to stop it from going off too quickly.

Awful joke but brought a smile to my face!

I've just ordered the latest edition of "The Star" as it contains a feature on the City "Rebels"...looking forward in receiving it and will bring back so many great memories!

An iconic name from the past Ken Le Breton. I believe that Ashfield soon closed after "The White Ghost's" sad death?

...the same Trump who was reported this morning as suggesting that "research into whether coronavirus might be treated injecting disinfectant into the body" which has been lambasted by the medical profession.

Climate change, dear boy, climate change!

...and if I recall Oxford's Jens Rasmussen picked up an injury whilst guesting for either Reading or Wolves and was unable to ride in the evening fixture at Monmore Green between Wolves and "The Cheetahs". We won anyway (utilising Alan Grahame as a guest) which was a regular occurrence in those days when Oxford visited Wolves!

1985 if I remember.

Take care!

Keep safe The White Knight!

Spare a thought for those who haven't got a garden. It's driving me mad (as I would imagine many others who have no access to a garden) and not being able to fish at my local lake (5 minutes drive away) which is the ideal self-isolating activity as regards good mental health. How people must be coping in high rise flats in inner cities I can't begin to imagine.

...which is the conundrum facing the sport.

Great race however!

...and he was an ever present during many of those also.

...and Jimmy Squibb!

I recall Dave Morton saying that his home track had placed a "band of grip" that only the home riders were aware of...or something similar.

You'll not be disappointed...try and obtain some of the back copies if you can?

I was there! Great race again.

Never really a Long Track fan but a great race nevertheless,

I have to say I didn't get to see much of Shawn as Oxford were in the National League during the early part of his career. When Oxford re-joined the British League (1984) Shawn never truly excelled around Cowley and it was a track that he himself admitted in an interview he had problems with. However i did see a lot more of Kelly as I used to pop down to Eastbourne and watch them and on their travels.