geoff100

Good read again but on the piece about the run off for the cup in 73 much is made about collins having his clutch on the throttle side yet in the pic am sure u can see the lever and cable on the left!

No bath night with my comic again tonight

We have a stadium just no team lol

Mine came this morn, pretty good read as well even with that scottish referee we all love to hate!

Back in the good old days thats what most riders done, full time job speedway good paid hobby just a thought!

Would the sun not set behind the grandstand!

Anyone else getting loads of adverts on the forum now?

Move the start line to the back straight lol sorted .

Double ditto going to be a long weekend with no thursday bath night with my comic

One of the good things about derwent park was the view looking in the pits, no finer start to the night than standing watching 14 bikes being warmed up with the noise and smell, i used to go look in pits between races it made the night special .

Did bobby beaton fall or was he pushed?

Good luck boys from someone who couldnt run 50 yards never mind 5km a day will be supporting u.£2000 lets try £20,000 a simple £1from everyfan can make a hell of a difference.

Who knew that night as we walked out we would never walk in again, even though am a rugby fan will never watch town again after the board ripped up the track, its up the haven for me now .

Remember him riding for the comets wad past his best but remembet he was always smiling

A football player can have a benefit match ( cant spell test*****) and doesnt pat tax yet a poor coach driver gets stung for tax on any tips he might get lol , just saying.

Has any football director gone to jail over unpaid tax bills?

Did the taylors ride at peterboro together in early 70's.glyn and chum?

In ian thomas book he tells the storey of a comets rider getting worried about taking a test after being promised a night to remember by a local lass and he took some "pills" to help him on his way

First time i saw him in the pits at comets land i said then he was as high as a kite a well known local rider looked at me and gave a thumbs up, mr godfrey tried to calm him when rasmus caught him on the line ,stood with my 7 yr old grandson who wanted an autograph we were told to p*** off , one of his helpers later came and said sorry with garrity watching then asked him why he said sorry when told he then called him a stupid ( u know what).he now has plenty of time to think about those days !

They got their moneys worth out of kyle !

Have given up watching no effort from kyle , doolan awful voice to listen too, poor racing and camera work still i did donate lol

Do u think the holder boys wanted to ride together and threw the dummy out when they couldnt, or perhaps no brown envelopes involved?

Do u really think that Dan bewley and his crew coming to ride in a mickey mouse meeting at berwick on a wed night counts as Elite sports.!

Ofcourse the football team might not be where they are had the not replaced Workington reds football club in 1977? Their was another sport more popular in the town then !

I think that was the following year when mike sampson threw his over the stadium wall .