Gresham Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not sure whether this has been posted before...but stumbled on a selection of great photos from this era. If anyone is interested....keep scrolling through the link....there are loads I'd not seen before....thought i'd share....enjoy :-) http://www.flickriver.com/photos/kwmc/tags/sportscene/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not sure whether this has been posted before...but stumbled on a selection of great photos from this era. If anyone is interested....keep scrolling through the link....there are loads I'd not seen before....thought i'd share....enjoy :-) http://www.flickriver.com/photos/kwmc/tags/sportscene/ Superb Gresham. Some terrific Photographs here. Thank you for Posting the Link. :approve: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not sure whether this has been posted before...but stumbled on a selection of great photos from this era. If anyone is interested....keep scrolling through the link....there are loads I'd not seen before....thought i'd share....enjoy :-) http://www.flickriver.com/photos/kwmc/tags/sportscene/ Thank you very much. Bristol is a city with a vital speedway past, and like Norwich and Southampton, and I would say umpteen London tracks plus of course Cradley, our sport is impoverished by its and their absence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gresham Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Glad they are appreciated....sadly missed....as are all the other great teams of old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Glad they are appreciated....sadly missed....as are all the other great teams of old. Nice pics Gresh. Could do with some of those crowds nowadays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) The photos are great but you have placed the item in the wrong BSF section. I think in SPEEDWAY HISTORY under Years Gone By. Edited November 11, 2015 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 The photos are great but you have placed the item in the wrong BSF section. I think in SPEEDWAY HISTORY under Years Gone By. I disagree, if the link had been put where you suggest, I for one would not have seen them as the History section is a place I rarely visit. I'm sure it will receive a wider audience here. It could always be moved there later. ATB Dave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 I disagree, if the link had been put where you suggest, I for one would not have seen them as the History section is a place I rarely visit. I'm sure it will receive a wider audience here. It could always be moved there later. ATB Dave I agree in this instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barncooseboy Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 In about 2004 I actually had permission to take speedway into Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol, including permission from Bristol Council in writing BUT stadium modifications to make room weerre of the order of £1.5 million and I just didnt have it and couldnt raise it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Great pics Phil Crump, Tormod Langli, Steve Gresham, Phil Herne, great days. Sadly It's a totally different sport now days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gresham Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) In about 2004 I actually had permission to take speedway into Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol, including permission from Bristol Council in writing BUT stadium modifications to make room weerre of the order of £1.5 million and I just didnt have it and couldnt raise it. I'm shocked to hear that....how did you propose to fit the track around the pitch without knocking down stands? Steve Lansdown wanted it? I'm surprised as Speedway was never in the plans for the new stadium proposal at Ashton Vale. Edited November 11, 2015 by Gresham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke Potter Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 In about 2004 I actually had permission to take speedway into Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol, including permission from Bristol Council in writing BUT stadium modifications to make room weerre of the order of £1.5 million and I just didnt have it and couldnt raise it. Didn't somebody also have the intention relatively recently to put in a new Bristol track on some derelict industrial land near to some rail tracks? Whatever happened to that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gresham Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Didn't somebody also have the intention relatively recently to put in a new Bristol track on some derelict industrial land near to some rail tracks? Whatever happened to that? I'm open to correction....but I heard it was stopped due to rare migrating birds using that land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not sure whether this has been posted before...but stumbled on a selection of great photos from this era. If anyone is interested....keep scrolling through the link....there are loads I'd not seen before....thought i'd share....enjoy :-) http://www.flickriver.com/photos/kwmc/tags/sportscene/ All get when going to the Link is boxer Muhammed Ali in 1993! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyfan Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Didn't somebody also have the intention relatively recently to put in a new Bristol track on some derelict industrial land near to some rail tracks? Whatever happened to that? That was Andy Hewlett (think that's the guys name) at Avonmouth on the big industrial estate there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Wonderful memories of a less than perfect track...but good memories all the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 I disagree, if the link had been put where you suggest, I for one would not have seen them as the History section is a place I rarely visit. I'm sure it will receive a wider audience here. It could always be moved there later. Clearly HISTORY is the correct section to put this thread in. To make sure I don't miss anything, when I visit this site I just click "View New Content" which is towards the top left side. That gets all new posts in each of the sections. That's how I got to read about Bristol Bulldogs 1977-78. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 I'm open to correction....but I heard it was stopped due to rare migrating birds using that land. Was not Andy originally linked with the Rebels? I think he migrating birds were something of an urban myth for a while. My understanding is that the 'nature organisation' (my words) to whom that was attributed actually denied all knowledge and it was subsequently confirmed that there were no outstanding objections to the granting of planning permission. Right on cue the financial slump screwed up everyone's plans ...... since then everything has gone very quiet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke Potter Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Was not Andy originally linked with the Rebels? I think he migrating birds were something of an urban myth for a while. My understanding is that the 'nature organisation' (my words) to whom that was attributed actually denied all knowledge and it was subsequently confirmed that there were no outstanding objections to the granting of planning permission. Right on cue the financial slump screwed up everyone's plans ...... since then everything has gone very quiet Thanks for the info. Sounds like it could still be a goer then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 The frustrating thing is that Avonmouth would be the perfect place for a speedway track. In Bristol but in industrial Bristol and not residential Bristol so unlikely to ever be effected by houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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