DK Rides Again Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 1928 - 1940 on and off... But I think star ghost is correct. I believe they were looking at Selhurst Park as a possible speedway venue in 1964/5. I must admit, I thought that Selhurst Park was looked at sometime earlier than then, but it never came to anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Crystal Palace????? From memory (as my reference books are 11,000 miles away - see my other post) the reference should be to nearby Charlton who were mentioned as a possible starter around this time. (As was Reading - as a replacement for Norwich) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Charlton was certainly looked at in 1965. Pete Lansdale, Wally Mawdsley and Len Silver were looking to enter a team in the British League. They even signed up Denis Newton for the team, but, in the end, of course, it came to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star ghost Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Yes, my error. I should have said Charlton, not the Palace. The Palace was looked at on another occasion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 This will answer a lot of the questions raised above: http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1965.html but will produce another batch just as long! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Charlton was certainly looked at in 1965. Pete Lansdale, Wally Mawdsley and Len Silver were looking to enter a team in the British League. They even signed up Denis Newton for the team, but, in the end, of course, it came to nothing. The only motor sport to take place at Charlton - at the football ground - was in 1948 when the visiting USA midget car team attracted a crowd of 52,000. The plans to stage speedway in Charlton - first made in the 1940s - then the venture mentioned by Norbold was at the nearby greyhound stadium QUOTE (norbold @ Jan 18 2009, 08:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1928 - 1940 on and off... But I think star ghost is correct. I believe they were looking at Selhurst Park as a possible speedway venue in 1964/5. I must admit, I thought that Selhurst Park was looked at sometime earlier than then, but it never came to anything. The plans to stage speedway at Selhurst Park (home of Crystal Palace FC) was in the mid-1940s. As I recall the then West Ham team boss Frank Arnold was the prospective promoter. He later opened a track at Rayleigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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