cityrebel

The track was too wet for the early heats, similar to rye v eastbourne, a couple of weeks ago. The temperature does drop quickly at this time of year, even on sunny days. On the plus side, it was a very well run meeting, raced in front of a decent crowd for this type of event. Roll on 2016 and maybe EL racing at Central Park!

it's nice to hear some good news in a very bleak week for the Teesside area.

they have the most important ingredient in place for any speedway meeting. Good weather!!!

Ronnie Greene's record of 7 league titles, 8 national trophys and 4 knock out cups as promoter of Wimbledon, must put him up there with the all time greats.

Central Park, kent?

Not the best meeting I've seen at the showground, but the crowd was excellent and josh bates ride in heat fourteen was a cracker!

29, you do exaggerate dave.

London speedway in 1970 was my first full season of visiting tracks other than Wimbledon. As a wide eyed youngster I was taken to four new venues that year. They were in visit order, west ham, wembley, romford and hackney!. The highs were, the dons winning the cup, Christer lofqvist's debut for the hammers, the lions reopener at wembley and the Czechs dicing with romford's notorious concrete safety fence!. The big low was the awful lokeren tragedy.

you deserve a medal, or a straight jacket!

it will be an easier step with someone else's money!

lakeside to rye, swindon to kent. Maybe!!!

sheffield line up?

Only a day to go, yet no meeting previews or team line ups on either clubs websites.

with doubts over lakeside and swindon, it's a necessity.

eddie kennett, I've seen him practicing after meetings at Central Park this season.

EL at kent on Fridays, where does that leave lakeside.

i was a regular at wembley in 1970/71 for the lions revival seasons. I was only a nipper, but the memories haven't faded!

they still turn up on ebay every now and again, they usually sell for about £100.

If you live local it's not a chore, but I have a 120 mile round trip to Arlington. A good way to improve things would be to have the first race dead on start time and the parade 15 minutes earlier. Football matches rarely kick off late, do they?

A few years ago a 1928 glasgow (celtic park) programme sold for £1000, I'm sure at the time it was the only one known to exist. Walthamstow's short season from 1934 usually hit the £400 mark!. I have a members badge from that year in my own collection which is mega rare.

the problem is Michael, like a well known promoter in the south east said not so long ago. 'It's my toy, I will play with it how I like'.

i'm not knocking our sport, just reflecting how I feel after a days work!

i totally agree with you. It's about time the promotion told the fans the truth, no matter how unpleasant it might be.

What a shocking statement. It's a good job some of us fans are still up for it, otherwise the sport would be no more!

Young, energetic and enthusiastic rules me out then!