BOBBATH Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALEWAY69 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 As a working class boy from Essex, the class attitude is one reason why I live in Queensland! I remember the BBC issue that Bob correctly recalls. Have to remember though, that some of the upper class were not afraid to take some profits from promoting speedway as JSH was not one of them. and that point could be an indication of why he was always popular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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