czechhero Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Ladbroke Stadium, Perry Barr Brum v Eastbourne Foreign touring teams The mystery of Iron Curtain riders Proper 2nd halves Arthur Browning Jap v Jawa Speedway on telly Ice Speedway on telly A plethora of teams Riders in football shirts Citroen Safaris Joe Thurley Joe Thurley's Trans Am The smell of the River Tame on a cold night on the way out of PB. The car in the PB car park with the model speedway scene on the parcel shelf. Home made clipboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 And blokes with beards who have their jacket(and possibly hat)absolutelly covered in badges(usually with lots of year bars on some!!!!Who bought year bars for goodness sake????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 And blokes with beards who have their jacket(and possibly hat)absolutelly covered in badges(usually with lots of year bars on some!!!!Who bought year bars for goodness sake????? OY!!! I represent that remark!!! Of course, I didn't have a beard then... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 I recall year bars and badges-do people still buy them or are they no longer collected anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Saint Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Little bit further back than the 70s: Bjorn Knutson, Briggo, Ronnie Moore, Peter Craven and Ove Fundin. Golden Helmet match races, Characters - Split Waterman, Brian Crutcher, Charlie Knott, Johnnie Hoskins, Rattles, "War chants", Seats, Tidy stadia, Man walking around selling badges, rosettes etc. Rakers and pushers, Well run meetings, World Championship rounds, Chromed bikes, Deep tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARROTT Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 THE SHAY STADIUM HALIFAX, WHAT A TRACK..BIG STEEPLY BANKED BENDS, METAL SAFETY FENCE DUG INTO THE EMBANKMENT, AND HANGING OVER THE FENCE WATCHING THE LIKES OF CHRIS PUSEY AND GRAHAM PLANT HURTLING TOWARDS YOU! THE TRACK ANNOUNCER, DUGGIE ADAMS, ONE OF THE BEST WHAT I'D GIVE FOR A TRACK LIKE THAT THESE DAYS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 THE SHAY STADIUM HALIFAX, WHAT A TRACK..BIG STEEPLY BANKED BENDS, METAL SAFETY FENCE DUG INTO THE EMBANKMENT, AND HANGING OVER THE FENCE WATCHING THE LIKES OF CHRIS PUSEY AND GRAHAM PLANT HURTLING TOWARDS YOU! WHAT I'D GIVE FOR A TRACK LIKE THAT THESE DAYS! You must be joking!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mann Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 You'll have to be quick. My source of the astonishing aroma is the world of grasstrack and our season finishes this weekend. We all go into hibernation then, till the beginning of March, to avoid the withdrawal symptoms. Footnote: It's the smell of burned methanol that's so appealing. Be careful of the unburned stuff; it causes stinging, runny eyes and nasty feelings in the throat. Not nice I assure you. I will try to remember that. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sjl Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I will try to remember that. Thank you Remember rosettes?? How I wish I had saved along with my old programmes!! (Wish I had kept the photographs in black and white of my fave rider too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Remember rosettes?? How I wish I had saved along with my old programmes!! (Wish I had kept the photographs in black and white of my fave rider too) I have about 40 or 50 in the cellar.All sorts.Even an Ivan Mauger/Newcastle one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Blanchard Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I have about 40 or 50 in the cellar.All sorts.Even an Ivan Mauger/Newcastle one. Plus maybe one or two of Tommy Jansson, I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Plus maybe one or two of Tommy Jansson, I would think. I still have some treasured momentoes Jim Just a pity the memories have faded somewhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervjankefanclub Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 The white jobbies left by the greyhounds at the Blantyre dog track, something to do with calcium in their diet apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 (edited) The white jobbies left by the greyhounds at the Blantyre dog track, something to do with calcium in their diet apparently Someone told me you don't see white dog crap any more because dog owners no longer give bones for their pets to chew on, so the calcium theory could be correct. Edited October 31, 2008 by Shadders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevs Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) Remember rosettes?? All too well-Big Sister passed me down a Martin Ashby green faded thing -said it was an honour whilst Dad got her a spanking new Scott Autrey one-was well chuffed at the time as a hand me down on my British Leyland Jacket but think she was just humouring me being 5 years younger and trying to keep me quiet-Why the hell should I wear a Martin Ashbey rosette when I couldnt remember ever seeing him race apart from the odd Bank Holiday meeting just cos big sister told me to. I dont hold grudges 35 odd years later but I wanted a Scott Autrey one and current like she had. I wore the Martin Ashby one until about 1980 Also used to have a Falcons triangular felt pennent mounted on the handlebars of my push bike whilst playing cards attached to the back forks of the bike with clothes pegs that used to clatter whilst you peddeled along. Those were the days....... Edited November 1, 2008 by Nevs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 tight blue levis, . it really was that good then, beam me back scottie! Hey, pandelboy, remember sitting in the Bathtub in yer first pair of Levis? Scored a r t after an Aldermaston march on the strength of my faded skintight blue jeans - Sheila cracked me up - "Oooooh, are they Levvies?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddfossengen Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 good fridays and easter mondays poole vs exeter truly great days the poole blue riband having an unknown eastern european team ride at poole and blow us away the knott family for being truly great promoters and men of their word and honour many modern promoters take note christer lofqvist john langfeild odd fossengen nigel boocock begnt jansson et al i could wax lyrical all day the 70.s were deffinentely halcyon days big big sigh !!!!1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sjl Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 I have about 40 or 50 in the cellar.All sorts.Even an Ivan Mauger/Newcastle one. Photographs or rosettes? Have any BEES ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) Photographs or rosettes? Have any BEES ones? Rosettes.I do seem to recall a black/yellow(goldish more like)one,at least(could be Wolves or Newport though).Quite a few for some reason are red/blue.Guess they must be West Ham ones.Haven't looked at them in donkeys years.I will have a look tomorrow Edited November 1, 2008 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Rosettes.I do seem to recall a black/yellow(goldish more like)one,at least(could be Wolves or Newport though).Quite a few for some reason are red/blue.Guess they must be West Ham ones.Haven't looked at them in donkeys years.I will have a look tomorrow I had a Jim McMillan one and a Charlie Monk one when i was a wean Although Charlie's photograph , whether on the front of the programme or on the rossette , would scare the weans . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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