Gemini Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 I read just about everything Shazzy. It's surprising how some topics unfold. Don't want to miss anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted March 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 I read just about everything Shazzy. It's surprising how some topics unfold. Don't want to miss anything.... lol nosy moo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAN2 Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Question,Who are the 2 Crusaders featured in the programme for the 75th Anniversary of British Speedway at Rye House? I think gate 4 is pretty easy,but gate 2 is a bit of a problem,any ideas? Have not looked out the old programme yet so still guessing myself. :roll: I have the answer here on very good authority and my informer says there is no doubt who they are : Graham Banks & Graeme Stapleton :roll: Helps to have friends who view the forum from a distance Thanks for your answer,still can't find the programme,who is your informer :?: Is it Dad :?: Have got your message ok, will sort it out as soon as I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Just to let all you Crusaders know that I have just been interviewed by a journalist from the Kent Gazette who will be doing a piece on my new book and Canterbury speedway in the next couple of weeks. I believe the paper is part of the Kent Messenger group so could appear in Sittingbourne and Maidstone papers as well. Hopefully the piece can generate some feed back and show support for speedway returning to Canterbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAN2 Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Just to let all you Crusaders know that I have just been interviewed by a journalist from the Kent Gazette who will be doing a piece on my new book and Canterbury speedway in the next couple of weeks. I believe the paper is part of the Kent Messenger group so could appear in Sittingbourne and Maidstone papers as well. Hopefully the piece can generate some feed back and show support for speedway returning to Canterbury. Nice one Norbold, the Kentish Gazette was always very pro-speedway and do print a memory lane column in their sports section.The crusaders often get a mention in this and have told them in the past that I would tip them off if anything concrete was about to happen. They certainly did their bit to help save the sport in 1987 and can remember doing a long interview with them including a photo shoot at my house,all sadly to no avail. This could be just the spark we need ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Marty, and anyone else who can bear to look, my pictures from last week can be seen here. (Thanks for the re-run site address by the way Gem. I've sent them an e-mail.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Thanks Grachan. How sad!! Just came across some pictures of when it was closed down as a dog track & thought that was bad enough http://www.speedwayplus.co.uk/ Noticed that they filled in the grandstand & those trees sure have grown in 20 years. You wouldn't think it is near the middle of a city, looks like it is out in the country somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 A very sad sight - has anyone looking into the possibility of speedway returning there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 just looked at the pictures... what a thoroughly depressing sight can't even get my bearings to see where the stand or the pits would have been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Steve - I had the same trouble but used the Cathedral in the background to get my bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 I am currently putting all the photos from my riding onto cd, and have stacks from the 86 and 87 seasons.... to see a packed Kingsmead week in week out in the pictures and to see what it is now is just terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Steve, Any chance of getting a look at some of the old photos? I've been looking through all my old books to try and see how it was but haven't come up with anything. I can't be sure, but I would guess that the bottom photo was probably the pits area. The other pictures were taken going round the track from the entrance in a clockwise direction and they are in that order on the page. The two long pictures have been taken from the apex of each bend, but the shape may look a bit strange due to the way they've been joined together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Haven't a clue how to put pictures up for viewing on here but am more than willing to email you some to put on. I'll get you some out straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 I cannot believe the pics I have seen of the old Canterbury track. Were the trees their when the speedway was running? I know they grow fast as I have a couple in my front garden. Can perhaps somebody answer a couple of questions? Why did the speedway stop? Why did the dogs stop? Why did the football stop Why was the stadium allowed to close? I would have thought it would have been in the interests of the local Council to at least keep the football and dogs their. Is it council owened? I suppose Tesco's will be going on the site.If it's houses perhaps a campain could start, and at least call one of the roads Hoskins Road, -Mawdsley Steet, only joking Mr Glover- After all there is a Hoskins Close on the old Custom House track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dick Searle Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 I've just looked at the pictures. How sad!! Poor old Johnny must be spinning in his grave. I wonder if all the moaning neighbours complain about the noise of the birds in the trees. I think I'll go and watch some videos from the 80's meetings just to remind myself how vibrant it was on Saturday nights!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 I've added a few of Steve's old pictures to (hopefully!) help get your bearings a bit better. Click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Why did the speedway stop?Why did the dogs stop? Why did the football stop Why was the stadium allowed to close? 1. Official answer is that planning permission was refused prior to the 1988 season. 2. The dogs allegedly went bankrupt - and didn't have the speedway to support the stadium overheads. 3. Didn't have the speedway to support the stadium overheads. 4. There was no reason to keep it open with no sport to support it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Grachan they way you put together the pics of action and the place as it is now is very emotional even to someone who has no knowledge of the track. Phenomenal and very moving-thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dick Searle Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Further to Kevin's response re the closure of Canterbury, it's not true to sat that planning permission was refused - it wasn't even applied for. At the end of the '87 season, Chris Galvin (the promoter at that time) admitted to me that he never "got round" to applying for it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Further to Kevin's response re the closure of Canterbury, it's not true to sat that planning permission was refused - it wasn't even applied for. At the end of the '87 season, Chris Galvin (the promoter at that time) admitted to me that he never "got round" to applying for it!!!! I did say that was the official reason Dick, we all know there was far more to it than that! Can you expand on why Chris Galvin never applied for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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