chunky

He'll just have to time his rides...

Which means bloody 7am here! They expect me to be up at 7am on a Sunday?

Well, sh!t...

What about consecration?

Great minds think alike!!!

Just throw a few bags of sawdust down, like the good old days!!!

Sounds pretty unusual to me! You should know, it's weird things like that that interest me, so I'll do some research to see if there are any similar cases. That's if BL65 doesn't beat me to it!

Are they from "the land that time forgot"?

Did somebody mention it then?

Yeah, I don't know the full detail, but it is something along those lines...

A better name would have been the Chigley 'Wigglies"... Their line-up was: 1 - Flack (Capt) 2 - Pugh 3 - Pugh 4 - Barney McGrew 5 - Cuthbert 6 - Dibble 7 - Grubb

Exactly!

That is my point... There AREN'T 20 heats, and there ISN'T an interval.

I must admit, I wasn't a great fan of what I saw. It seemed like it was in slow-motion, and it sounded like lawnmower racing...

Can't say I've ever seen ANY meeting from Terenzano, but I watched that one yesterday. The track looked pretty good, but I couldn't believe the trouble they were having.

So, let me ask you... You would be much happier doing a 600 mile round trip to see a meeting, and have it be over and done with within 45 minutes?

1) They are NOT paid for by the spectators; it hasn't been that way in years. They are paid for by the promoters, who bankrupt themselves in doing so. If they truly were paid for by the spectators, they'd be riding for 7 quid a night... 2) They USED to go out to entertain. Unfortunately, speedway has gone the way of many other sports, and the only thing that's important to most riders is making money. Oh, and pretending they are some international sporting superstar. 3) Readjusting chains is NOT boring. In fact, it can compare quite favourably to some of the racing I see...

Yep, I spent a lot of time on the 220 too! I was never as regular as you, but I loved my visits there...

I actually designed and painted one myself. It was hinged with a perspex cover so I could still watch racing without having to look away to avoid getting a faceful of shale!

I just got one from each track I visited in the 80's. Looking at it now, I'm not sure why as they were all basically the same thing; certainly nothing unique about any of them, other than the colours.

I got one from there in the 80's, and it was like most of the others; a vinyl covered board that folded in two.

Definitely the opportunity to take in several meetings in a week, and particularly bank holiday weekends! Driving down the motorways seeing other cars with speedway stickers, and everyone honking their horns! Bumping into the riders at the motorway services. Decorating coaches on the away trips.

...was a Thursday too. It was when we lost our Tommy...

Sad news. My parents were friends with Ernie; nice guy...

Can't say I remember Larry on there... Having said that, I don't remember the Shay clip, but then again, that was after my BP-watching days.