Grachan Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 Reg Fearman tells a story on the History of Speedway video of how Tyburn Gallows made the national press and caused a bit of of a fuss by hanging an effigy of a Cradley rider on the centre green during a match against Cradley Heath, just at the time the anit-hanging lobby was in full swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay2 Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 I can remember cycling from my home in Baldock (Herts) to Rye House on Sunday afternoons, & Tyburn Gallows (aka Ray Humpries) was a regular then must have been around 1962, yes it was then cos i went to Wembly World Final & peter Craven won! Seem to remember that Mike Broadbanks of Rye House was in the Final too! I think his dad (broadbanks senior) was the promoter at rye house in those days? We used to go on the go-karts after the meetings & if you pulled the throttle cable where it was running under the seat from the pedal to the engine, you could get it to go faster, i think the pedal had a stop to keep the speed down. After the spedway meetings you would get a live group playing in the clubhouse, remeber seeing Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages there, scary lot they were too, Hey i am rambling now, i will shut up!! cheers john Kilcline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 You don't have to keep quiet tell us you're speedway memories :!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 I'd second that from a different point of view! for Shazzy it brings back the past and memories she has, for a relative newbie like me it gives an insight into what went on in speedway before I became interested. I might not post much in here(I can only go back 5 years so theres little point!) but I do get a lot out of reading other folks memories and it often makes me realise why some things are done the way they are now. So thanks folks and keep posting whether you think they are rants or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 for Shazzy it brings back the past and memories she has You're right there Lioness, some of the tales make me cry, some make me cringe but most of all they make me realise how lucky I was to be a part of speedway in the 70's & 80's. My Dad and Uncle Ted when they get together they often talk about the meetings from years gone by and different things that happend. When I was with a couple of Uncle Teds' friends they then talked about "the good old days" listening to them laughing and joking about different things, was great. Even talking to Mark Martin on msn never ever get fed up of listening to speedway memories of anyones, everyone has a story or two to tell from the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay2 Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 Talking of that, when i got to Brandon Stadium on Saturday night for the ELRC first face i saw was Alf Weedon, Jeez that took me back to the early sixties, what a nice man Alf is. Coventry was a real nostalgia trip for me, i used to live with my parents on the Rugby Road in Binley Woods, just about 600 yards down from the stadium, this was from 1966 to around 1970 when i got married. Mum hd the VG shop & we lived over the shop talk about open all hours. So from childhood speedway of Rye House on a Sunday afternoon, coupled with long summer holidays at my aunt's in Edinburgh (yes the Monarchs) suddenely at 16 i was living riight next door to a speedway stadium, wow, Nigel Boocock, Les Owen, Ken McKinlay, also used to watch the lads doing cyle speedway round the back of the stadium including John Harrie (sp?) they had the farm down the road, i think i went out with his sister at one time! Anyway it all came back to me on sat night, then at around 11:30pm after the meeting we were eating at TGI Fridays down the road & in walks Tony Rikardsson, what a night! later j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 Anyway it all came back to me on sat night, then at around 11:30pm after the meeting we were eating at TGI Fridays down the road & in walks Tony Rikardsson, what a night! What a night indeed but shame about the Speedway. Most fans memories of Saturday refer to something other than the racing. My best ones were being with all the lovely forum members on the 4th bend, especially Joanne because you never know what little gem she is going to come out with next, and spotting Martin Rogers (ex Leicester promoter) as I came into the Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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