Gary

This would be a MAMMOTH undertaking,. Basically a site would need to be created using a database and php code. That way a list of multiple users could have access to the site to upload images and information. Maybe giving a specific user two or three teams to be responsible for (bags doing Hackney !! ) Hosting the site will probably cost about £50 to £100 a year. Not impossible though is it ???

First time ever I felt that I needed to say this to you Norbold...... ......... too much information !!!

Norbold I am at present undertaking a little project about West Ham! any material or input would be most welcome! I have a West Ham Speedway Website I built about 2 years ago which I had to give up on due to lack of time. It is still on my hard-drive. Hardly anything on it but if anyones intersted in running it once its online I would make an effort to finish it and put it online. Any takers ? Cheers Gary

Spot on.

I have got it to put on my hackney site but I still aint got round to doing it. I intend to blitz it all soon ! Gary can you email me a copy of the photo please so I can have a look? It is on my Hackney site !! I put it on last March !!! www.hackneyhawks.co.uk Go into galleries, then team photos and it is bottom of that list ! oops !

I have got it to put on my hackney site but I still aint got round to doing it. I intend to blitz it all soon !

Zenon Plech, Bengt Jansson, Barry Thomas. I DID pay to watch them every week.

Hi there. Are you willing/able to copy them ?? I'll gladly pay all costs. hackney@graffiti.net

Don't be silly Dekks, that would imply that the BSPA would have made up a rule for a single year just to suit themselves at the expense of the sport itself, and they have NEVER done such a thing in the past. Oh No.

Enough EU riders in this country to make it EU business. Its ok to say they are competing in this country but this rider control system restricts them more than the points average system. I would have thought the threat of this action would be enough to make the BSPA carefully consider their actions but clearly they do not.

Grading system = Rider Control. Didn't work in the past and caused problems without the threat of the EU. One challenge through EU courts and speedway in deep sh*t. Riders now are just scared to as they will be effectively blacklisted. Unless all the riders contracts are held centrally, ie all owned by the BSPA or SCB, then effectively the rider control system is a restraint of trade. If the clowns at the BSPA don't get their house in order soo, then the relevant authorities will have to force them. Not good for the sport at all.

I have received a few pictures from Brian Longman and hope to have the depressing shots on the Hackney site very soon. Just trying to find the time.

Barry Thomas can make a comback !!! Come on Thommo !!! or even Uncle Ted !

Can you get a few p[ictures for my site please mate.

Stick GP's. I hate them with a passion. All I wanted was the Hawks back home. Looks like it may have finally bit the dust.

Not necessarily. Any change of use would need council permission. Does anyone know what is really happening? What's happened to the Olympic bid? As far as I know it is still the intention for London to put in a bid to hold the Olympics and to use the Hackney site for the main stadium. I meant it would be easier to apply pressure to redevlop a bit of waste land than to have a possibly usable stadium sitting there. Would like to think speedway could be hosted in any new development but can you honestly see it ? Besides its rumoured they hope West Ham Football club will move in eventually.

Easier to get planning change for a flat bit of land isn't it.

45 points. No question. Even 46 wouldn't hurt. There are enough 2nd string riders out of work now or riding in the farce of a Conference League. It may also stop the 'sandbagging' of averages toards the end of the season by riders to ensure their team place for the following year. I am not having a go at the CL racing, just the farcical rules that allow Mark Burrows, Neil Collins and Andy Smith ride at that level but not riders like Ritchie Hawkins. I still think the way forward is to let the CL become a professional division (including allowing 15 year olds to race) and young riders blooded in a more organised, respected and officially recognised Youth Development League, run in the second half of main meetings.

I am trying to find the time to revamp and update the site. If anyone has anything that I can add to the site, please e-mail me at hackney@graffiti.net. I am in the process of installing a new Hackney Forum too.

Olympic lot bought it didnt they ?

Have just seen this posetd on the message board of my Hackney site. Gutted. Posted on October 19, 2003 at 11:59:09 PM by Linda DeBoise I went down Waterden Road today and there is only a huge pile of bricks where the stadium used to be.What a sin when all that money was spent on building it just a few years ago.I felt like crying and so did my family. Luckily no-one can take our own personal memories away and I have many happy memories of the old track.

I would be interested in buying some/all depending on how much you want and postage costs obviously. However the best way of selling them is on E-bay auction site. You need to register which is free, and I would suggest you sell them in years or volumes. Put a minimum fee of say £5 a year and see how you get on. Stars often come up on e-bay and sell around that price. Take a batch of 52 to the post office well packaged, and see how much postage would be, and you can add that to the description of your items. I am not a trader and just collect the Stars I want. Hopefully a trader will see this thread and may offer you better advice.

Good start. Keep it up. Will send more as I sort it. Can't promise how quick though. You got mail.