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Class System In Uk As It Affected Speedway


BOBBATH

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I feel that speedway was always discriminated against e.g. with the entertainment tax, lack of BBC coverage etc. because it was regarded as a cloth cap , working class sport( unlike F1 racing)-what do others think who were around in the 50's and 60's???? . It used to really piss me off when I lived in the UK. I think it reached its peak as far as I was concerned when Barry Briggs got most votes for Sportsman(person)of the year for the BBC and amazingly Mary Rand won-because the powers that be(and still are) thought it was more appropriate. Does anyone agree-or am I spinning out of control!!!!(not for the first time) and by the way why is Britain still ruled by Old Etonians in the 21st. centur-would be interested in Steve's comments from Kahokia , Illinois.

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