cityrebel

you forgot wolverhampton wasps and wolf cubs.

both king's lynn teams must have had a few - stars, starlets, braves, knights, silver machine, kids, barracudas and young stars. have i missed any

bradford panthers rode at odsal for one season in 1960 before moving to greenfield.

bradford were also the panthers and the barons.

1977 england v rest of the world at the white city. great line ups, great racing and a great stadium. what more can i say.

i'm afraid british speedway is a sport run by selfish men. until they look at the bigger picture speedway in this country will continue to decline.

i agree rob. when i was a kid just starting out in this great sport, i had two and a bit seasons of racing at west ham and only two years of the lions riding at wembley. losing both were shattering blows to me at the time, but they were great times that i still miss today.

i'll give vickle your regards.

they never came out of the woodwork in 1991 or 1996 that's why they shut.

i see that lakeside are charging £12 to get into hawks matches this season. that seems a lot if you have to buy a prog as well. some fans were saying £10 including racecard was too much at rye last year for nl matches.

lenny was a laugh. especially after the last ever meeting at the wick when he was diving into the puddles during the pouring rain!

don't the london lions team from 1996 count as a hackney side. if they don't i'd better amend my match records.

thanks for the memories buzz from all of us ex dons fans.

good luck to you all.

it's not an anti hackney thing for me. i'd feel the same way if a rayleigh team was riding at rye or west ham at arena. i'm just not a fan of nomadic teams riding in proper leagues. i guess i'm just old fashioned.

i agree. when i first heard the news i thought that's ten less meetings i will be doing at rye this year.

i read it as well. there was some pretty hot stuff in that post!

does anyone know if the hornets are running this year.

don't hold your breath, but welcome to the forum anyway.

rye rode against hackney at hoddesdon in 1977 in the inter league cup. the hawks nicked the win 39-38!

i think dudley got it right by not using the cradley name. letting clubs enter the league that closed down years ago don't seem right to me. east london hawks or stratford kestrels look much better.

me neither. although i was a dons fan i was a regular at waterden road from 1970 to 1996. the idea of defunct clubs riding at current tracks don't do a lot for me.

having been lucky enough to attend three meetings at the west wales venue. does anyone know how many meetings were staged at the showground during the dragons short three year history.

somerset have got a strict 10pm curfew.

the best second halves for me were the ones staged at wembley during the 1970/71 seasons. the lions promoters used to book in a couple of big hitters to go up against those that rode in the main league match. they were the only second halves my old man used to hang around for, other than those staged at plough lane that were a lot nearer to home.