yesterdaysman Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 A bit off topic for 'Speedway Star Writers Of The Sixties'? Blimey tigerowl they never change their stance do they!! Force of habit d'ya reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I think Peter Morrish and Howard Jacobi were real enough, but a thinly-disguised Sir Francis Drake in Devon? Highly unlikely! I think he was related to Jack Brodie and James Oldfield, if not then it was Bernie Randall and Bob Charles. Fairly positive on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 My favourite 'Speedway Star' writer of the late 1950s was the one-and-only Basil Storey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALEWAY69 Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 I agree with you Speedway Guy , Basil Storey was the daddy of them all, my all time hero. when you think that he single handed produced the Speedway Gazette with a circulation of 100,000 weekly while also holding down a job is incredible. Also he was based in the north east with an office in London and never drove a car!!. latter day hacks could not hold a candle to Baz. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Butler Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 I agree with you Speedway Guy , Basil Storey was the daddy of them all, my all time hero. when you think that he single handed produced the Speedway Gazette with a circulation of 100,000 weekly while also holding down a job is incredible. Also he was based in the north east with an office in London and never drove a car!!. latter day hacks could not hold a candle to Baz. Tony I've never found a weekly speedway journal to come anywhere near equaling the overall quality of the Speedway Gazette. If only I could get my eyes on a copy or two I'd be in my personal cinders heaven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted March 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Hey Ron, what years was the Gazette published-I have read old copies of the News before it merged with the Star and that was written in an extremely literate way-contained words of more than one syllable even-today's Star sems like junk to me and I can't read it yecch!! It seems to be aimed at the semi literate-perhaps a comment on modern British education!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've never found a weekly speedway journal to come anywhere near equaling the overall quality of the Speedway Gazette. If only I could get my eyes on a copy or two I'd be in my personal cinders heaven! Yes it was wonderful reading about Zena Lamb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Butler Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hey Ron, what years was the Gazette published-I have read old copies of the News before it merged with the Star and that was written in an extremely literate way-contained words of more than one syllable even-today's Star sems like junk to me and I can't read it yecch!! It seems to be aimed at the semi literate-perhaps a comment on modern British education!! Advancing years having dulled the memory somewhat I can't remember when the Gazette ceased publication, Bobbath. It was around in the 50s/early 60s I think. Following the death of my friend Tink Maynard in a track crash in the 60s I lost interest in speedway for some years. When I returned to the sport the Gazette had ceased publication. I agree to some extent with your final comment. However, having a head teacher and primary school teacher in my extended family, I'm of the opinion that there is a strong element of the old adage about not being able to make the horse drink involved. Regards, Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 The Speedway Gazette ceased publication in 1955. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 The Speedway Gazette ceased publication in 1955. It's last editor was Cyril J Hart. The Gazette was then owned by Doug Falby, business assistant in the late 1930s to pre-war promoter and rider Arthur 'Westy' Westwood. I wonder if anyone can remember who some of its contributors were - one was Frank Stein who had some "family" links to the 'Speedway Star' writers Jack Brodie, Bernie Randall and James Oldfield (among others!!!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Reviewing all these posts which are v. interesting-I still have to ask what are Philip Rising and Paul Parish up to-I am sure they really existed(unlike me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Reviewing all these posts which are v. interesting-I still have to ask what are Philip Rising and Paul Parish up to-I am sure they really existed(unlike me) As far as I know Bob (and I'm sure you'll soon get some replies from some who still get the magazine), Philip Rising is the current editor of the SS. Don't know about Paul Parish... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Reviewing all these posts which are v. interesting-I still have to ask what are Philip Rising and Paul Parish up to-I am sure they really existed(unlike me) Phil Rising is 'the guv'nor' at 'Speedway Star' and its managing editor. Paul Parrish moved into TV journalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 The owner of the Speedway Star in the 1950s and early 1960s was Bob Bolle. He sold his interests I think mid-1960s. In the early 1970s he returned to speedway publishing and launched the Speedway Mail which survived into the mid-1980s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Just over 10 years. Is that the record for the longest gap between two consecutive posts on the same thread? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 1:07 PM, norbold said: Just over 10 years. Is that the record for the longest gap between two consecutive posts on the same thread? Wwith Caxton speedway not too far behind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 6:07 PM, norbold said: Just over 10 years. Is that the record for the longest gap between two consecutive posts on the same thread? With respect norbold this is a speedway history thread. Often questions posed a long time ago have never been fully answered. As a consequence, at least IMO, research is therefore ongoing. Perhaps that is why after much time has passed a topic resurfaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 minute ago, gustix said: With respect norbold this is a speedway history thread. Often questions posed a long time ago have never been fully answered. As a consequence, at least IMO, research is therefore ongoing. Perhaps that is why after much time has passed a topic resurfaces? I wasn't criticising, merely making an observation and asking a question. Anyway, your record has now been broken by Chunky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 Just now, norbold said: I wasn't criticising, merely making an observation and asking a question. Anyway, your record has now been broken by Chunky! Yes, but no. Not for longest gap between consecutive posts it ain’t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 hours ago, iris123 said: Yes, but no. Not for longest gap between consecutive posts it ain’t They're not consecutive. The first was from speedyguy, the next was from gustix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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