Parsloes 1928 nearly

Barrow Happy Faces - that's an all-time blooper! And Hackney haven't actually been the 'Awks since 1983 - so those jackets and prog boards would have to be VERY old!! Mind you plenty of Leicester Lions' ones reappeared at Beaumont Park and they also date back at least that far!!

More enthusiasm (and far better promoted...) for the Hawks 'project' at Arena Essex/Lakeside.. Friday's an important date in that respect with the second stand-alone Hackney fixture at AE - and a more 'normal' one as not involving the very well supported as an away side, Dudley... It's IoW on Friday..

Indeed. Have thought that myself - I wonder why he doesn't just go with that as a policy for NL matches... Would be IMHO an even bigger winner with the Hackney meetings..

Is that true..? Never recall there being big crowds other than when Uncle Len let punters in for free...

Absolutely. Let's buck the depressingly normal trend on here and be POSITIVE... There ARE people (serious people...) looking into options for the return of Speedway to the Lea Valley area of East London (yes I do effectively mean Olympic Park..) and I wish people could see that a successful 'Hackney' project this year, and hopefully next, COULD play a part in making that more likely... It certainly could only help... Whinging about no cod at Rye really ISN'T gonna help!!

Oooh er, do be careful, I once upset said NL guru so much by a similar description, he now point blank refuses to attend Tea Parties with me any more!!

I've missed the story... Why is it that the 'powers-that-be' say young Cameron can't ride for the FTs..? Personally I can't conceive on how this a whole Heeps different (!) from any other of very many Anzacs who have appeared in the third tier over the past decade..?!

Yep fair play...: it doesn't sem that much less complicated, I'll give you that!!!

Well apart from Friday (!!! ) I'm guessing it must have been 1983 when there last a Heathens vs Hawks fixture! If you count the Kestrels version of Hackney then, what the last home Cradley/Hackney fixture would've been, er, 1987 I suppose... Though I don't know how anyone cares to count 1996... That was the last time there was a league side at the Wick but it was called the London Lions and the Heathens for their part, were in exile at Stoke... All very confusing...: let's hope tomorrow's less complicated but very exciting!!!

ROCCO SCOPELLITE.. That HAS to be the best name for a Speedway rider EVER!!

You've missed the piece in the Star this week containing quotes from Lee & Henry which are none too complimentary and saying they intend to replace Nick..

Oh and I hate to have to do this, wot with peace and goodwill broken out, but this was heat THREE - when young Master Hopwood began his very out-of-sorts evening by ploughing thru' our Ian's carefully prepared tapes! BTW for details of the pre-meeting races please see: http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=63670&pid=1942344&st=0entry1942344

Many thanx for clearing up both issues, oh Brynmeister!! Next time join in a pint of the smooth-stuff won't ya!!

I do agree - I was pretty shocked to read that too... I guess all one say is that Michael Lee is one for speaking his mind... Though seemed a tad harsh that not just Michael but also Rob Henry are seemingly quoted being really a bit too scathing for the benefit of the confidence of a young man who has IMHO always given 100% out on track for the Fen Tigers...

Hmm, interesting that as, TBH, I'm never sure whether a tapes offence amounts to it being officially called a 'rerun' or not... Personally I usually do call that a rerun but I think in the Star match details it usually isn't defined this way... One could argue an offence at the starting gate means the race has never officially started and certainly when the tapes are left tangled around the bikes at the start there's no need for the ref to stop the race... One thing I did (I think...) get wrong in my prog was in heat 12 - there was a very dramatic and almost catastrophic fall from a challenging Heathens rider on the last bend and I marked the faller down as Tom Perry. Looking at the scorers though I guess I must've got the identity of the faller wrong and it was in fact Tom's partner in that race, Darryl Ritchings... Can someone confirm please..?!

A few corrections needed here... Magic Mason's score was 13. Oh and I had Barrie third in heat 13 not Marc which makes Evans' total 6 and Owen's 6 also. Also Shane had engine failure in his third outing: not an exclusion for a fall. Indeed no reruns and no wobblers!! Excellent night's entertainment - shame though about the result!!

Well done especially to Kyle - a career first-ever away maximum I'm reliably informed!!

Okay - apologies for the spurious mention of the obselete term Prowlers on Saturday then...

Ah, okay in that case prepare for it be 'wrong' in the Stoke prog. on Saturday!! We were told before, that they'd be branded 'Sheffield' when riding at Owlerton and 'Scunny' when at Normanby. And then for away fixtures it would depend as to what called, on where the corresponding fixture had been/was p klanned for.. Has that set up now changed..?

Though surely tonite they are PROWLERS. And indeed, working on this peculiar naming strategy, shall (for the first time on their travels this year...) be Sheffield Prowlers when they visit Loomer Rd. at the weekend...

Well I did the opposite journey many times over the past two years - living near Lakeside and supporting the Buccs...: anti-clockwise for the journey from Dorset to Arena Essex is surely the ONLY sensible way!! Good news that you'll be there on Friday Bob - will be good to meet up! I know there's a stand-alone prog as I'm writing for it - it'll be eight pages fully Hawks-branded! Price tbh I don't know but can't imagine it being prohibitive!!

There's already a thread opened for this match, see: http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=63113

In a similar boat (without, currently, a paddle...) is Tery Day... Someone could make a useful team out of all these out of work riders... Why, there's even an (unused..) track I can think of...!!

60.1 down to 58.3!!? That must surely be in itself a record lowering in one go of a T/R..?!

Danny is only 27.....