waiheke1 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 There was a speedway scaletrix equivalent, there's an ad for it in the 1985 world final programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skthecat Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 (edited) There was a speedway scaletrix equivalent, there's an ad or it in the 1985 world final programme.Well blow me down. ........!! I have never seen it anywhere, even in old Scalextric catalogues. .. Anyone got a copy of the 1985 speedway world final? Hmm, waihekeaces1, you sure you dont mean "Subbuteo Speedway" I know of that flicking game.... I also have a 1930's electric speedway, its actually a ripped off roulette game!! But quite rare it they work now, which mine does with a little tlc... and ALL the riders are present, inc the "Demon" rider!! I'll have a look around for A scalextric speedway, but as I said, I have never seen one before or heard of one until you mentioned it....... Edited December 3, 2013 by Never to old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 They could remember this year's SPOTY in much the same way as the one in the 1960s that many feel Barry Briggs was robbed of. Briggo came 2nd in 1964 to Mary Rand, with Anne Packer 3rd (in an Olympic Year) and he also came 2nd in 1966 (the year of the English World Cup victory) to Bobby Moore, with Geoff Hurst 3rd-just goes to show how low Speedway has sunk-and that was prior to the days of the internet when campaigns could be stirred up on Facebook and/or Twitter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Well blow me down. ........!! I have never seen it anywhere, even in old Scalextric catalogues. .. Anyone got a copy of the 1985 speedway world final? Hmm, waihekeaces1, you sure you dont mean "Subbuteo Speedway" I know of that flicking game.... I also have a 1930's electric speedway, its actually a ripped off roulette game!! But quite rare it they work now, which mine does with a little tlc... and ALL the riders are present, inc the "Demon" rider!! I'll have a look around for A scalextric speedway, but as I said, I have never seen one before or heard of one until you mentioned it....... I ve just dug out the program for another look. The game is called broadside. The track has slots which look like they are for scaletrix style rscing, but it is possible that the riders would be flicked round instead. I can email you a pdf of the ad if u pm me ? The conpany was ghw organisation, I renember my psrents enquired about the game but never heard back. Google doesnt seem to bring up any references. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) We did hear back from the makers of broadside in 1985,the quote was for around £300 Edited December 13, 2013 by Andrew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skthecat Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 We did hear back from the makers of broadside in 1985,the quote was for around £300 Hmmm! So, was it a bespoke to your your order then? You had to order with rider colour spec and they would make the set for you for £300? Blimey, wonder how much today for one.....? £600+ Do you know anyone who had/purchased a set? And did you flick the bike/rider bogies around or were they powered? Looks quite good... Wonder if any sets still exist today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutchstart05 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I don't think 'Broadside' ever went into production. At the time a couple from Bradford, John and Barbara Baker, had a successful little business producing hand painted toy speedway using riders produced by Britains Ltd. When the Britains models went out of production they bought the casts. They told me that they had been approached to produce all the riders for the new game even to the extent of articulating the rider's limbs so that it turned with the bike. I would love to have purchased a set but the price was way out of my reach. The Bakers also created a set of rules for table top racing using dice, and even launched a postal British League. The Bakers game was different to Subbuteo speedway as racing took place on a marked out track whereas with Subbuteo the riders had to be flicked around the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 http://www.peter-upton.co.uk/racing.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 ...and also this games debate has what to with the BBC SPOTY? But I do find the games talk interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 ...and also this games debate has what to with the BBC SPOTY? Well BBC SPOTY is fixed and this game can be fixed if you buy the Matt Ford endorsed Belle Vue version that comes with a realistic Tony Steele model holding a dampometer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 So tonights the night for Speedway fans to show the BBC and SPOTY that we dont support them either. Not watching or interested. We already have our own winner thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 I read in the Daily Mail somethiong along the lines of "its a nice Trophy to have but a sportsman/woman would rather have a British/world or Olympic medal" .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 So tonights the night for Speedway fans to show the BBC and SPOTY that we dont support them either. Not watching or interested. We already have our own winner thanks ! Singing from the same hymn sheet steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 So tonights the night for Speedway fans to show the BBC and SPOTY that we dont support them either. Not watching or interested. We already have our own winner thanks ! Damn right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 So tonights the night for Speedway fans to show the BBC and SPOTY that we dont support them either. Not watching or interested. We already have our own winner thanks ! Sadly a boycott of SPOTY by speedway fans is unlikely to dent the Beeb's viewing figures. Put it into ratio - how many know of the proposed boycott? And how many speedway fans pro rata follow the action on the BSF? How many overall BSF fllowers do you think will back the boycott? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Sadly a boycott of SPOTY by speedway fans is unlikely to dent the Beeb's viewing figures. Put it into ratio - how many know of the proposed boycott? And how many speedway fans pro rata follow the action on the BSF? How many overall BSF fllowers do you think will back the boycott? Well that's three of us who can sleep soundly tonight (stevebrum, telboy68, pugwash). From small things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Just do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Was flicking the sports channels last night and when I went on BT Sport to check the score of the Stenhousemuir/Rangers match obviously there was no football to watch as the game was off. Instead they had a studio based programme in which they were introducing a poll for the "Minority Sports Person of the Year". One of the 5 nominations was a certain "Tea" Woffinden. Couldn't see any reference to the poll on their web site last night, but they said the result will be announced next weekend. Might be suitable for all on this thread who felt miffed by the Beeb's snubbing of our sport. Apologies if already posted elsewhere - but I couldn't see anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) https://twitter.com/BTSP/status/411804095012286464/photo/1 BT Sport Minority Sports Person Of The Year Award 2013. Get voting.# Just tweet the following line to vote for Tai @BTSP @taiwoffinden108 #BTSP5 Edited December 15, 2013 by SCB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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