steve roberts

Great stuff again!

Cairo rings a bell? It was an event organised by Reg Fearman.

Sad to see Ivan a shadow of his former self...another great effort by Chris Morton.

Something Malc Simmons used to tell him. Davis would always be looking over his shoulder to see where his opponent was. Gordon Kennett would often wear him down and eventually pass him after having been outgated by John.

Another good race. Gardening at the start? Remember Garry Middleton getting up to all sorts of tricks before settling down at the commencement of a race in an effort to unsetttle his opponents and, of course, Ivan was a master at it! Enjoyed hearing Dave Lanning's commentary...no shouting or hysterics!

I would tend to agree although I remember that Todd Wiltshire used to adopt the style to a fashion.

Fascinating...thanks for that!

Not sure what all that business with the right leg from Andersen was all about?

Good stuff although the screaming commentary got on my nerves! Good to see old "City Rebel" Marek Cieslak in the pits carrying out his role as Team Manager.

Although personally not a fan of Long Track Racing a great race nevertheless.

Brilliant! Stuffed Holder who should have been excluded in my opinion!

...and they'll be then expecting the Government to air lift them out of Wales. I wished to see a play in York (April) at the local theatre but resisted the temptation in buying tickets because it was becoming obvious how things were developing regarding public gatherings and/or attractions back in February/early March...certainly to me anyway....despite reassurance from the ticketing office that monies would be re-funded in the event of a cancellation.

I think it superb that there are some out there keeping the history and exact detailing of the sport alive. Keep it up!

Fabulous...I was there! Speedway attracts a lot of criticism and, yes, many races were/are won for the gate (and I'm sure that the same applies today) but when the package is right what a sport! I always used to go home happy if I saw one superlative race in a meeting amongst some pretty standard fare which often depended on any particular track and surface which encouraged/discouraged good racing...not all tracks were so blessed due to the restrictive measures in place and still is the case today I'm sure. Keep the clips coming!

Hasse Holmkvist and Hasse Holmqvist.

Fabulous meeting that had everything in my opinion.

Superb race again...speedway at its very best! This is the best thread by far on the BSF!

Brilliant ride by John Cook...often overlooked but was as exciting as anyone before or since in his prime.

I have no technical/mechanical expertise but it may have someting to do with differing tyre widths and/or compounds/up right compared to lay down engines etc? Interesting observation all the same.

A great stylist but never fullfilled his true potential in my view allowing his off-track antics to get in the way.

...and yet another great race! Different era but just as spectacular.

Brilliant stuff again!

Many thanks!

That's it!

was his real name something Humphreys?