TonyMac Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) The old pictures, the ones from family occasions that are locked away in some cupboard upstairs.. these photographs are pawed over only on special occasions. Those photos are similar to speedway fans' memories, the stories from the 70s and 80s, of riders that have gone from our minds for generations until, like that old cigar box full of old photos, you come across them again. Witnessing them once more rebuilds the bridge to happier times. Right now, riders from the 90s haven't been retired long enough to cross that bridge. Nicely put. Also, If I'm honest, I know relatively little about the sport in the 90s compared to the 70s & 80s, which is the 20-year period in speedway's history that I enjoyed most. I'd drifted away from the sport to pursue another career angle and didn't get back involved in speedway publishing until 2003-ish. Yes, of course, a lot happened in the 90s - including some major changes (World Championship to GP, for example) - but in my book, there weren't many good things happening in the sport. Not long before I left Speedway Mail completely in 1992, track closures were rife, crowds everywhere were down, virtually all the 'professional' promoters had taken their ball home, foreign leagues were gaining momentum and London had ceased to have a track. Did anything other than the introduction of Sky's coverage fall into the 'good' category? Edited February 23, 2015 by tmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Nicely put. Also, If I'm honest, I know relatively little about the sport in the 90s compared to the 70s & 80s, which is the 20-year period in speedway's history that I enjoyed most. I'd drifted away from the sport to pursue another career angle and didn't get back involved in speedway publishing until 2003-ish. Yes, of course, a lot happened in the 90s - including some major changes (World Championship to GP, for example) - but in my book, there weren't many good things happening in the sport. Not long before I left Speedway Mail completely in 1992, track closures were rife, crowds everywhere were down, virtually all the 'professional' promoters had taken their ball home, foreign leagues were gaining momentum and London had ceased to have a track. Did anything other than the introduction of Sky's coverage fall into the 'good' category? That's very honest of you tmc - and possibly the BEST reason for staying away from that era with BackTrack. Even that is questionable. SKY that is. Edited February 23, 2015 by The White Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowle Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Back to the original topic the paper used in Classic No 28 is so thin that the promised answers to the quiz Mystery Men in No 27 has fallen right through otherwise usual excellent contents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Back to the original topic the paper used in Classic No 28 is so thin that the promised answers to the quiz Mystery Men in No 27 has fallen right through otherwise usual excellent contents. Nothing gets past our readers. The names just dissolved off the page. Ok then, if you must know... 1. Alan Witt 2. Ivor Brown 3. Bengt Jansson & Garry Middleton 4. Ian Bottomley 5. Terry Lee 6. Mick Handley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilK Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just out of interest, was the paper similiar to the horrible effort by the new ExtraTime/Backpass magazine? Thankfully that has lasted for just one issue before Backpass has returned to it's previous format!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Just out of interest, was the paper similiar to the horrible effort by the new ExtraTime/Backpass magazine? Thankfully that has lasted for just one issue before Backpass has returned to it's previous format!! Thankfully, the paper wasn't that bad! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Not sure if anyone has posted on this, but I’ve noticed the latest editions of both the Speedway Star [w/e 21st February] and Classic Speedway have a less superior paper quality. There’s no question on the articles being any less superior but I got used to reading and flicking through both magazines with what I believe to be a better quality paper. I am not a fan of the Star at the moment but printer prices are always increasing, so sometimes you have a choice, less quality paper (feels the same to me as it goes) or maintain quality paper and increase the price to the end user. Are end users going to want to pay more money? I doubt it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I am not a fan of the Star at the moment but printer prices are always increasing, so sometimes you have a choice, less quality paper (feels the same to me as it goes) or maintain quality paper and increase the price to the end user. Are end users going to want to pay more money? I doubt it. I would. For 'BackTrack' and 'Classic Speedway' magazines anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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