TonyMac Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 COMING SOON ON TRIPLE DISC DVD Memories of BERWICK Speedway £16 for SIX HOURS of pure Black & Gold Heaven! FROM Shielfield Park to Berrington Lough and back . . . this nostalgic six-hour, triple disc set captures the history of the Berwick Bandits' first 30 years of racing – from the Border town track's grand opening in 1968, through their British League Second Division days, the successful National League era that brought the first major honours to the club, the ill-fated top flight experiment in the early 90s, right up to the start of the millennium at Premier League level. Featuring: * Breathtaking racing - watch Bandits in action at home and away.Riders featured include: Mark Hall (Berwick's first captain), Andy Meldrum, Mike Fullerton, Wayne Brown, Steve McDermott, Nig Close, Rob Grant, Mike Caroline, Bruce Cribb, Paul Thorp, Jim McMillan, Charlie McKinna, Rob Woffinden, Mark Courtney, David Walsh, David Blackburn, Jimmy Nilsen, Kelvin Tatum, Richard Knight, Scott Lamb, Mikael Blixt, Kevin Little, etc, etc. * Contemporary interviews with riders and management. * Re-live Bandits' KO Cup-winning glory. * Individual heroes - see Wayne Brown & Steve McDermott win the NLRC. * Controversial moments. * Spectacular crashes. * Silver Helmet match-races. * World Champions Hans Nielsen, Per Jonsson, Sam Ermolenko, Jan O. Pedersen & Nicki Pedersen racing at Berwick. Interviewees include: Mikael Blixt, David Blackburn, Wayne Brown, Andy Campbell, Mike Caroline, Brian Collins, Mark Courtney, Rob Grant, James Grieves, Mark Hall, Brian Havelock, Richard Knight, Scott Lamb, Kevin Little, Rene Madsen, Steve McDermott, Charlie McKinna, Jim McMillan, Jimmy Nilsen, Ian Patterson, Chris Readshaw, Peter Scully, Kelvin Tatum, David Walsh. From the promotion, management and staff:Ken Taylor and Ian Graham, Terry Linden, Dennis McCleary, Dick Barrie, Mike Hope, Peter Waite. Memories of Berwick Speedway will be launched at the Bandits' Premier League home match against Workington Comets at Shielfield Park on Saturday, August 29, 2015 (7.00pm) start. But if you are unable to attend this meeting, you can, of course, pre-order this DVD from us at Retro Speedway - www.retro-speedway.com For latest news and info on the Bandits, visit www.berwickbandits.co 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyassinian bandit Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Can't wait to see this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 (edited) It's great to be working closely with the nice people of Berwick Bandits Speedway Club Ltd on our forthcoming Memories of Berwick Speedway DVD. The Border country club, like most other tracks, is finding it tough going (see other thread in PL section), so we'd urge you to do all you can to support them between now and the end of the season - and beyond. It's a very well established track that was in at the beginning of the old BL 2 in 1968 and the sport can't afford to lose them. Susie and I are really looking forward to our first visit to Shielfield Park for the DVD launch on Saturday, August 29 (v Workington Comets) and it will be good to meet new people from that part of the UK. Edited August 2, 2015 by tmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Lets hope in a few years time you can bring out a volume two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Worth noting that the Bandits' e-Newsletter tells folk that, if they buy this dvd at the track on September 29th -- or from the Track Shop at a subsequent meeting -- the Berwick club will benefit financially from the sale. In these days of worry over the club's future every penny earned will be vital, so if possible, Berwick supporters should buy it at the track, rather than by post, when the club won't get a kick-back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) Worth noting that the Bandits' e-Newsletter tells folk that, if they buy this dvd at the track on September 29th -- or from the Track Shop at a subsequent meeting -- the Berwick club will benefit financially from the sale. In these days of worry over the club's future every penny earned will be vital, so if possible, Berwick supporters should buy it at the track, rather than by post, when the club won't get a kick-back. The DVD launch date at Shielfield Park is Saturday, August 29 (Bandits v Workington). Edited August 10, 2015 by tmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 A REMINDER that a brand new DVD with special appeal to Bandits followers will be launched at their home Premier League match against Workington on Saturday, August 29. Retro Speedway is producing a six-hour DVD set titled MEMORIES OF BERWICK SPEEDWAY. The triple disc set costs just £16 – and Berwick Speedway will benefit by £6 from every copy sold at Shielfield Park, so by buying the DVD you will be directly helping the club. The same bonus for the Bandits will also apply to any other Retro Speedway DVD sold at Shielfield Park on the night. Every person who buys a DVD will also receive a FREE copy of Backtrack magazine (RRP £4), featuring strong Berwick content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) There are NINE former individual speedway World Champions featured racing at Berwick on our new DVD, plus a 10th competing against the Bandits on his home track. For a bit of fun, who will be the first to name all nine (or 10) correctly...? It would be great to meet up with the 'Speedway Family' at Berwick this coming Saturday night for the launch of our brand new Memories of Berwick Speedway DVD. The triple disc, six-hour set costs just £16 and containing dramatic footage of countless races from the Bandits' two homes - at Berrington Lough and their current location of Shielfield Park. Anyone who buys a copy of the DVD from Susie and Tony Mac at Berwick on Saturday will receive a free copy of Backtrack magazine, PLUS automatic entry to a free raffle prize draw where you could win a framed copy of the first ever Berwick programme for the opening meeting on May 18, 1968. The winner and two runners-up in the draw will also receive Retro Speedway goodie bags containing DVDs, a book and magazines. So this is another good reason to visit Berwick for the Bandits' home Premier League match against Workington Comets on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7.00pm. Latest weather forecast for the Berwick region on Saturday is good! Edited August 26, 2015 by tmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 You can view a 14-minute preview of our Berwick DVD at our Retro Speedway website. Just click on the link below and see the mini screen at the top of our Home Page... www.retro-speedway.com 16 quid for SIX HOURS of entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scunny2012 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 What spoils this DVD collection is there is no mention or any track action of one of the best riders to wear Berwick's colours namely Doug Wyer, there is an early team photo but blink and you will miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 What spoils this DVD collection is there is no mention or any track action of one of the best riders to wear Berwick's colours namely Doug Wyer, there is an early team photo but blink and you will miss it. Spoils six hours of entertaining Berwick coverage for just £16? Really? Christ, we must start offering better value. We would love to have included footage of Doug racing for Berwick but we don't believe that any exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 During Wyer`s Berwick racing days the recording of meetings wasn't exactly a regular thing, and his time at Berwick didn't go on season after season. IMO the box set was an excellent production and well worth buying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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