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Everything posted by steve roberts
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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.
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Has the weather ever been better
steve roberts replied to cityrebel's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
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. -
Has the weather ever been better
steve roberts replied to cityrebel's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
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!
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An iconic name from the past Ken Le Breton. I believe that Ashfield soon closed after "The White Ghost's" sad death?
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Has the weather ever been better
steve roberts replied to cityrebel's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
...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. -
Has the weather ever been better
steve roberts replied to cityrebel's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
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!
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1985 if I remember.
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Has the weather ever been better
steve roberts replied to cityrebel's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Take care! -
Has the weather ever been better
steve roberts replied to cityrebel's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Keep safe The White Knight! -
Has the weather ever been better
steve roberts replied to cityrebel's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
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. -
British Speedway to be reborn?
steve roberts replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
...which is the conundrum facing the sport. -
British Speedway to be reborn?
steve roberts replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Great race however! -
British Speedway to be reborn?
steve roberts replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
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. -
The random Speedway heat thread (no spoilers)!
steve roberts replied to Danny Connor's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
I was there! Great race again. -
The random Speedway heat thread (no spoilers)!
steve roberts replied to Danny Connor's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Never really a Long Track fan but a great race nevertheless, -
The random Speedway heat thread (no spoilers)!
steve roberts replied to Danny Connor's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
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. -
The random Speedway heat thread (no spoilers)!
steve roberts replied to Danny Connor's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Brilliant race...never seen it before! Who could forget commentator Clive Fisher!