chunky Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Next night Wimbledon won at Oxford. ...thanks to a last heat 5-1! I was there for that one. Don't forget that Cup match against Poole, where we conceded four-5-1's in the first four heats, and came back to the draw! That was the night the fans were queueing up Plough Lane. The following week, there was a letter in the Speedway Star praising us Pit Bend Loonies for the way we supported our team! Those were the days... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I remember Hackney once winning a meeting by a point with a final heat 5-0. I think it was in the days of Andy Galvin, although I'm sure Bryn will know for definite. Is there any more instances of this happening? All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I remember Hackney once winning a meeting by a point with a final heat 5-0. I think it was in the days of Andy Galvin, although I'm sure Bryn will know for definite. Is there any more instances of this happening? All the best Rob i remember stoke winning 39-38 at rye house in the 1990's. if my memory serves me right stoke gated on a 5-1 in heat 15, kevin brice fell and mel taylor had ef in the rerun gifting the potters a 5-0 and the match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 i remember one of the first matches i went to,stoke v scunthorpe in 1980.stoke were 34 26 up at the end of heat ten and lost 40 38.two weeks later we were riding peterborough and were 33 27 up after heat 10 and lost 39 38,phil white got maximums in both meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 I remember Hackney once winning a meeting by a point with a final heat 5-0. I think it was in the days of Andy Galvin, although I'm sure Bryn will know for definite. Is there any more instances of this happening? Don't know if you're talking about that bloody "Pride of London" challenge at Plough Lane in 1989, Rob? We went into heat 16 47-43 ahead. The race was rerun without Neville Tatum after he went down with Galvin and Tagg INSIDE him. Then Galvin took Wiltshire's front wheel away BEFORE they even got to the first bend, and amazingly, the ref put Todd out! Still angry after all these years... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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