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Popped up there today. It's a sorry site. Nice new road built where the pits once were though!

Terry has played an 'interesting' role in this throughout...

News coming through that former rider and Halifax promoter Eric Boothroyd passed away last night, aged 95.

This Chris Mackett, I assume? https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1813/chris-mackett

My first live meeting for 4 years and it was pretty decent to be fair. 2 full strength teams, close score throughout and some decent racing at times. And to top it all neither Poole nor O*ford won lol. What's not to like?

I recall Lee winning the Adver Superstars meeting at Swindon in '83. He broke the track record whilst pulling wheelies down the straights on the last couple of laps of one heat. Such skill...

Attila Stefani rode for Oxford as Mark Frost.

Exactly. The damage is already done. They can ride things out as they already have the financial foundation in place from the early batches of houses. I'm just flabbergasted it's taken so long for so many to realise as Stadia Uk / Gaming International have such a history of this at other places.

All part of the GI plan. The longer they drag it out, the more the interest dies. The days of the initial passion and mobilisation in the town against the first redevelopment announcement are a distant memory...

Haha... I'm bound to have missed at least one..

Thanks. Glad you found the site of interest, Iain. Schumi and I try and keep it ticking over as best we can.

https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/315/tim-ballard

https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/367/malcolm-ballard

So many, for different reasons. Swindon complete home and away 1974 - my first season... My complete World Final collection Thankfully, i have never seen a fatal accident live, but i do have several programmes from meetings where there was a tragedy. Teo, Dave Wills, Denny Pyeatt ans Kevin Holden being some examples.

Although i don't have one particular item that is massively valuable or rare, I am quite chuffed I have every Speedway Star and one-off World Final programme.

Swindon v Ipswich 1974. Ashby, Louis, Nygren, Leigh

Pretty sure Jon Erskine and John Bishop are still about. Not sure about Roger White.

Olle Nygren has also now sadly passed away from the Ipswich team.

Reading today's article in the Speedway Star about the various rules and regs across the leagues, it just shows how shambolic the sport is. Basically, different rules to decide meetings in each league - talk about over-complicated!!

Sad news posted on social media by his daughter of the passing of former Belle Vue rider Dave Hemus.

There are already too many teams...

Halifax, Wembley, Newport Somerton Park, Trelawny and Belle Vue Hyde Road.

https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2314/sigvart-pedersen

Holland - Henk Steman

Thanks. Sad news to read he passed so young