dantodan

We have just added a history of Yarmouth Bloaters to the Defunct Tracks website and very good reading it is too. Now looking for scans of photos, scans of programme covers or scans of badges for the Bloaters. Hit the site

In my opinion Joe Owen was as good around Brough Park as anyone and that includes Newcastle’s greatest ever rider Ivan Mauger. Ivan was far better on other tracks and obviously his achievements speak for themselves. Both Ivan and Joe won their Brough heats by similar distances and with such ease when they needed to overtake. Others in this little game are Anders Michanek, Ole Olsen, Nicki Pedersen and Kenneth Bjerre. Joe would have been beaten by these at times but I think he would have headed them home too. We can only wonder how Joe would have done against world class riders had we been seeing them week after week at Brough. He certainly knew how to ride Brough Park

Ah yes Joe rode for Hull for 2 or 3 seasons I think? Did Tom turn out for Newport?

As a Newcastle fan I suppose I should know lots about the Owens but my memory is rubbish. I remember that they came to us from Barrow and Joe also road for Ellesmere Port but it is all a bit hazy. Did Tom ride for Stoke at some stage. Can anyone supply a bit of history of the brothers

The is a picture or two of George on the Newcastle History Site 1960's page 1 Newcastle History Site

At the moment we haven't anything on Milton Keynes on the Defunct Tracks website. Please email jskinner06@btinternet.com if you have photos programmes or badges

Hi Bob C Thanks for putting me right about that Nelson webpage. I have a photo on the name the rider page of a vets race at rye house in which Kenny Smith wears the admirals jacket, apart from that, not a lot to go on YET Hi Tsunami If you speak to Kenny ask him please, if he has anything from his days at Nelson

I haven't as yet started a Trelawney page on my site www.defunctspeedway.co.uk Has anyone any photos etc that I can use on the website

Hi Bob C Yes I already knew about your website which appears to be unique in covering Nelson, I will provide a link to it on the Nelson page on my site. Hopefully I will get the much wanted photos etc of Nelson for www.defunctspeedway.co.uk I am convinced that there are people out there who will have photos programmes etc in their collection for Nelson and other defunct tracks. if you can scan anything and email it to me it would be a great help email jskinner06@btinternet.com

Has anyone any photos programmes etc from Nelson if so perhaps you can help me create a good page on the Defunct Tracks website email me jskinner06@btinternet.com

Hey Long Eaton fans, if you have photos, programmes badges etc and can remember any interesting stories from your cities speedway history get in touch and we can create a Long Eaton / Nottingham page on the defunct tracks website email me jskinner@btinternet.com

If you loved the Hawks then dig into you speedway collection. Have you any pictures, programmes or other stuff. The defunct tracks website would love to hear from you email me at jskinner06@btinternet.com

We have some New Cross items on www.defunctspeedway.co.uk have a look and if you can help us with photos programme scans etc to add to New Cross webpage then email me jskinner06@btinternet.com

My email is jskinner06@btinternet.com Boston always gave Newcastle a close match despite us having Tom and Joe Owen in our sides. Send me an email and lets get the Boston page done

Looking for scans of Boston photos, programme covers etc for the defunct tracks website can you help out?

Hi Norbold.. presently I do not have a webpage on www.defunctspeedway.co.uk for Crystal Palace. I hope that someone with a few photographs will get in touch to encourage me to add Crystal Palace to the website. I would then be pleased to add some text. Perhaps you can email me the history and I may be able to use part of it

Have you any photographs and or programmes from Rochdale. If you want to help me create a special Rochdale page on the Defunct Tracks website then please Email Dantodan

Calling any Rayleigh fan: - If you have photographs and/or programmes from Rayleigh please email if you want to help create a special webpage on the Defunct Tracks website Email Dantodan

Ta for the praise. I hope to make the site really special. Just need a little help from forum members whom have photos etc of "their" now defunct track. The Walthamstow page has a great picture of the neon lighted sign, must be etched into their fans memories

I have just added pictures of New Cross, Harringay, Walthamstow, Berwick (Berrington) to the Defunct Tracks website. Always looking for more pictures etc for the website

On my history site we have riders in black during 1971 then when Newcastle opened again in 1975 leathers were coloured. So this narrows it down to 1973/74

oops I didnt check the dates

Hastings Saxons

Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Magpies Newcastle Federation Specials and back to Newcastle Diamonds again

Slant was one of those riders who never made much impact hence he moved from team to team. We had him in Diamonds colours (ha black and white!). There are photos of him on the 1960's part1 page of History of Newcastle Diamonds