Crewe

[Grachan]

Swindon's track record in 1975 was around 69.4 I think.

 

I remember Martin Ashby getting the track record at 69.6 in the first ever meeting I went to.

 

It's all a bit vague, but it was around that mark.

[KevH]

Just for my own information, does anyone know the track records for 1975 of other tracks still in existence today, say swindon, sheffield, 'cos I'd like to do a prediction of the what the Crewe record would be today?

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I can't help with 1975, but the track record at those two tracks in 1976 was as follows:-

 

Swindon - 68.0 - Martin Ashby 10/7/1976

Sheffield - 65.4 - Ole Olsen 15/7/1976

 

and at the other tracks which are still operating today:-

 

Peterborough - 65.8 - Ian Clark 25/6/1976

Stoke - 67.0 - Les Collins 16/9/1976

Berwick - 73.2 - Mike Hiftle 18/9/1976

Kings Lynn - 65.6 Michael Lee 23/10/1976

Oxford 64.7 - Brian Leonard 16/9/1976

Ipswich 62.0 - John Louis 23/8/1975

Coventry 62.8 - Ole Olsen 10/7/1976

Reading 61.4 - Ole Olsen 19/7/1976

Wolverhampton 62.0 Ole Olsen 27/6/1975

Workington 70.8 Lou Sansom 21/5/1976

Eastbourne 59.8 Steve Weatherley 3/8/1975

 

I hope that's of some help to you?

[Harvey]

I can't help with 1975, but the track record at those two tracks in 1976 was as follows:-

 

Thanks for that. It'll give me basis to calculate from. Swindon strikes me as a good comparison, as I think, it has remained pretty much unchanged. Stoke, for instance, has changed in position & lenght a couple of times at least.

 

..and Swindon & Crewe both had the same time, so that makes it easy, and Crewe's record would probably have kept pace and been 64.65sec, thats makes an average speed of 55.18mph on current machinery.

 

Interesting to see that Les Collins held the Stoke record in 1976, and shows how far he come in 12months...as he would almost certainly have stayed at Crewe for '76 had we kept going....as would Chris Turner!!

[frigbo]

Swindon's track record in 1975 was around 69.4 I think.

 

I remember Martin Ashby getting the track record at 69.6 in the first ever meeting I went to.

 

It's all a bit vague, but it was around that mark.

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Having been sad and looked it up. Bob Kilby set the record at 68.8 in 1975 v Cradley