cityrebel

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.

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.