steve roberts

I think that the record holder was Chris Morton? Did Erik Gundersen share the record?

...also during the glory years when Nielsen and Wigg ruled Cowley.

Any chance Cradley Heath?

Seems a strange time?

I visited Meadowbank a few years back to view the Peter Craven plaque thinking that the speedway track was on the site of the athletics track but judging by the the map overlay its location was to the side of that.

Any chance someone posting up Middlesbrough? I often travel the A19 and look down from the flyover trying to trace its exact whereabouts? Also King's Lynn. I stopped off in King's Lynn a couple of years ago and saw a sign for Saddlebow and it looked nothing like I remember it?

Have a feeling that Martin Yeates used to practice there?

This is a fabulous thread!

We had Dave Lanning for one year at Cowley and he certainly livened up proceedings!

Believe me it was better than having to endure Peter Yorks's constant ramblings at Cowley!

Fabulous and some great music!

Yes I believe it was also something to do with the Hackney British League licence that they acquired? They did revert back to Thursdays for a couple of seasons (87 & 88?) before going back to Fridays during the Nielsen and beyond eras.

Saturday was always a popular night until, of course, the Grand Prix's came a long!

I hope that the plan isn't to bring the inside line in too much thus making the track something similar to the Eastbourne one and two bends?

Great images...thanks!

I tried to obtain a copy of the book thru' Waterstones but apparently it's out of print? I've hopefully securred a copy elsewhere.

Never saw Chris ride but always sad to hear of another passing. RIP

Dad remembers a certian Barry Briggs way back when he came to these shores as a relative novice and having second half rides at Cowley saying that he was wild to say the least!

Yes it was Roger Jones (sure that he used to mehanic for Dag Lovaas?) Kevin Young blotted his copybook when he missed a northern tour to instead ride at Swindon and was immediately sacked. Not sure what then became of him?

I seem to recall that the recently elevated Ipswich were offered Hasse prior to the 1972 season but John Berry didn't pursue that option.

Remember when Malcolm rode for "The Cheetahs" Sid in 1977 and turning out for Swindon at White City that same year. He had a nice style but perhaps didn't take he sport that seriously? However it was the likes of Holloway who made speedway what it was/is. Martin, against character, wished he had now thumped Mawdsley when he was offered a team spot in the Exeter team when they dropped down a league in 1980 but got the last laugh at Reading although he suffered with an injury towards the end of that season.

It came as a surprise to me that Hasse actually competed on the ice!

I drove thru' the rain from Oxford for that meeting and I remember thinking all the way that it would be called off!

Went to the first meeting at the "Wheels".

And of course Sid in those days the likes of Wilson, Betts and the Boocock Brothers spent the best years of their careers at the one club although starting/ending their careers elsewhere due to track closure/promotional re-location or in Martin's case given a raw deal by Wally Mawdsley.