Robbie B Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 This is a bit harder then the other 'a quick question' posed on this section. Something happened at White City reopening challenge match, at home against Wimbledon, in 1976. I have been too many speedway meetings in my time, but this 'thing' has never happened, at any other meeting I have been to. So what happened in this meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyenz Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 This is a bit harder then the other 'a quick question' posed on this section. Something happened at White City reopening challenge match, at home against Wimbledon, in 1976. I have been too many speedway meetings in my time, but this 'thing' has never happened, at any other meeting I have been to. So what happened in this meeting? All 14 programmed riders turned up and there were no alterations to the written program? Thats never happened in any meeting I've been to!! or a 0-0 heat with no finishers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpartialOne Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 or a 0-0 heat with no finishers? That happened at Coventry once. My guess is there were 2 dead heats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 None right so far. If you were there, or have a completed programme for the meeting including the second half this will help you. This is a massive clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I was there and just looked up my programme. The main thing I seem to have noted down at the time was that there were 19 losses of helmet covers during the evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I was there and just looked up my programme. The main thing I seem to have noted down at the time was that there were 19 losses of helmet covers during the evening. That's indeed unusal but it's not the answer I want. The clue's in the progamme if you look at it carefully, and it has been fully completed. I will post the answer I'm after later today, after the first Polish league match on the Internet has ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) Had another look. The only other thing I can see is that nobody fell throughout the entire meeting. P.S. and if Barry Crowson hadn't had engine failure in the last race all four riders would have finished in every race. Edited June 26, 2011 by norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 If you look at the heat times in the programme. During the Challenge Match they were given out in tenths of a second to the crowd (71.6 for example), but in the second half they were given out in hundreds of a second (71.65 for example), this is the only time this has happened in a meeting that I have been to. Maybe they changed time keeper, for the second half. I did say that it was tricky, and that the clue was in the programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 My programme has the second half times in tenths as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) I wrote them in 1/100s as that's what I heard, at the time. I post them up after the Polish speedway match. It was also my first Wimbledon away match, so it always stuck in my mind. And my second ever live speedway meeting. Edited June 26, 2011 by Robbie B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) Here's what I wrote down at the time. I can stil remember the annoucer giving out the times in 1/000s of a second. Event 2 Reserve Challenge 1 Heat 14 Brian Clark, Eric Dugard, Steve Weatherley, Ken Matthews 77.04 Event 3 - Man of the Meeting - Heat 1 Heat 15 Tommy Jansson, Mick Hines, Paul Gachet, Dag Lovaas 75.06 Event 3 - Man of the Meeting - Heat 2 Heat 16 Gordon Kennett, Trevor Geer, Edgar Stangeland, Eric Dugard 76.00 Event 3 - Man of the Meeting - Heat 3 Heat 17 Brian Clark, Richard Greer, Roger Johns, Bo Jansson 76.02 Event 3 - Man of the Meeting - Heat 4 Heat 18 Barry Crowson, John Dews, Richard Hellsen, Steve Weatherley 79.00 Event 4 - Reserve Challenge 2 Heat 19 Brian Clark, Ken Matthews, Steve Weatherley, Eric Dugard 78.00 Man of the Meeting - Final Heat 20 Tommy Jansson, Gordon Kennett, Brian Clark, Barry Crowson 77.02 Edited June 26, 2011 by Robbie B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 The times I have are: Heat 14: 77.4 Heat 15: 75.6 Heat 16: 76.0 Heat 17: 76.2 Heat 18: 79.0 Heat 19: 78.0 Heat 20: 77.2 Don't you think it a bit strange that all the times you have are .0something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) Maybe that what I can remember even at the time I thought why was the time giving the time out in 1/000s. Were you at the meeting Norbold? It would be interesting if I have the only programme with 1/000s in the second half times, then maybe I was wrong, but it's such a strong memory though. I never put 1/000s timings in any other programme that I have got. Edited June 26, 2011 by Robbie B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yes, I was at the meeting and it's my own filled in programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Maybe I got it wrong then I don't know. Sorry norbold for any hassle that you went trying to work it out. Anyone else with a completed programme for this meeting to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 No problem, Robbie. It would be interesting if anyone else does have a filled in programme. Also, we've discovered that the meeting might have been unique anyway, what with 19 helmet covers coming off and all four riders finishing in every race but one, it was well worth looking at! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) No problem, Robbie. It would be interesting if anyone else does have a filled in programme. Also, we've discovered that the meeting might have been unique anyway, what with 19 helmet covers coming off and all four riders finishing in every race but one, it was well worth looking at! I doubt that with all of those helmet covers coming off, and with all four riders finishing record will ever be broken. Edited June 26, 2011 by Robbie B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Anyone else with a completed programme for this meeting to help out. I was at the meeting and my programme is the same as Norbolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I was at the meeting and my programme is the same as Norbolds Many thanks iris123 for the information. My programme must be wrong then, why did I write the times down in 1/100s I don't know, but at least it's now been solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Anyway, where were you both? Did we meet in a previous life!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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