cityrebel

my most vivid memory of the golden helmet is also my saddest. in 1976 one of my speedway heroes tommy jansson died when he was holder of the title. cyril maidment gave me one of the race jackets used in the jansson match races from that season. it still remains in my collection.

you never know. long time defunct clubs like newport, weymouth, plymouth, birmingham, scunthorpe, st.austell, wimbledon and leicester have come and gone over the last few years. you just have to keep the faith!

hackney were the hawks in that disastrous season for london speedway 1991

i think there is more chance of him reverting back to the 'rye' name.

putting the price up and dropping the 'rye house' name was the final straw for some of the die hards that used to follow the nl team at hoddesdon, me included. this is not a moan just an observation!

if you have the talent you should be able to ride any track.

i do hope they get a decent crowd on friday, but out of all the arena regulars i know only one might be going. still there should be a good turnout of dudley fans to boost the numbers.

a decent match on the island last night and well done to the ref for pushing through the last four heats so we could get the earlier ferry!

you'll have to forgive mr.tadman shadders. you see he has a dream, that one day his beloved hawks or is it romford bombers will race in the olympic park. seriously as an ex dons fan i do hope that paul's dream comes true and we get real speedway back in london.

i have to agree the taxi worked really well. was you one of the magnificent seven that caught the 6.15 ferry last night.

i had a browse at my mates copy of the book at rye house today. it looks like a decent read but i don't think i'd pay 27 quid for it.

hi derek. it was a newspaper type publication covering the london and essex tracks. from memory it ran from around 1970 to 1972. it was very basic and looked like it had been printed in someones front room!

it's not just the cost for me but a lack of intrest in the meeting. none of the twenty or so rye regulars i know are going either. i will be going to eastbourne v birmingham on saturday because league matches always take priority for me.

they are not replicas or copys. they are plastic button badges with the teams logo on the front. if they have not been made before how can they be remakes?

thanks for the info. that seems a much better system than last season with all the uncertainty regarding the bus turning up.

i have a few of the london club johnson badges in my own collection. my mate dave russell has produced loads of these badges, identical in style to the johnson issues but in far greater numbers. dave usually sells these on his stall at the paradise park events.

i preferred it more when ted done the announcing at the premier east london speedway venue - WEST HAM!

possibly, maybe and might do means definitely to my missus!

that's what i get for not buying the speedway star eddie!

why no heathens meetings at perry barr this season?

i think that most of the rye regulars myself included will pay the extra pound to watch the rockets this season. but rising costs in getting to hoddesdon as well as the increase in admission charges will mean no nl matches for me at the launch pad this year.

for me swindon is the coldest track. it can be chilly there in the middle of summer!

the only time most people can afford the fish and chips is when they get free admission!

the sad thing about the loss of weymouth is that when prepared right it could be a great little race track. the situation down there is like what happened at oxford. a couple of dodgy promoters can lead to the track being lost forever.

the problem is ben, it was 10 quid last year and no one went. if you are a premier league track that runs 2 teams, most of your fans will only watch the senior side. in these hard economic times putting the prices up will drive more fans away from supporting both rye teams.