Trees Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Attended the Tatum and Pearson Night at Lynn, was an entertaining night, especially seeing and hearing Mark Loram again, THE MOST popular British racer ever surely? Anyway they had the British Championship Trophy there too, turns out it was the World Speedway Championship Trophy from 1936-38, never knew that and makes it really special. It's got a bloody spelling mistake on it though, I do hope the BSPA will consider getting it sorted soon, how bad is that!!! How long has it been wrong? Edited February 12, 2016 by Trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jasper Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Whats the mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Attended the Tatum and Pearson Night at Lynn, was an entertaining night, especially seeing and hearing Mark Loram again, THE MOST popular British racer ever surely? Anyway they had the British Championship Trophy there too, turns out it was the World Speedway Championship Trophy from 1936-38, never knew that and makes it really special. It's got a bloody spelling mistake on it though, I do hope the BSPA will consider getting it sorted soon, how bad is that!!! How long has it been wrong? Yes, World Championship trophy between 1936-1938, the National League championship trophy in the fifties and sixties (last won by Oxford in 1964) and then the British Championship trophy. It's got quite a history. All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 From memory I believe it is engraved 'BRITISH CHAMPIONSIHP CHALLENGE TROPHY' And as it has been like that since the sixties ... I'd think we can leave it, don't you? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Attended the Tatum and Pearson Night at Lynn, was an entertaining night, especially seeing and hearing Mark Loram again, THE MOST popular British racer ever surely? That's discounting Tom Farndon, Peter Craven, Nigel Boocock, Peter Collins . . . .??? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 OK in my 38 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilK Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Very enjoyable evening though,and great to see Mark Loram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 From memory I believe it is engraved 'BRITISH CHAMPIONSIHP CHALLENGE TROPHY' And as it has been like that since the sixties ... I'd think we can leave it, don't you? Perhaps Orion did the engraving 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted February 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 From memory I believe it is engraved 'BRITISH CHAMPIONSIHP CHALLENGE TROPHY' And as it has been like that since the sixties ... I'd think we can leave it, don't you? No, not really, but that's how I feel .... each to their own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no-brakes-uk Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 More importantly, why isn't the British Final returning to its rightful home for one last year before Brandon gets bulldozed? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 and apparently Tatum was a gating tart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Where is the British final this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 probably Wolves again .. about time it went back to Coventry or to Belle Vue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Frankly the British Final lost its 'aura' years ago in my opinion. I recall the great British Finals of the seventies (when the Aussies and Kiwis were included) and the eighties when Britain had an abundance of talent. The 1974 Final, in particular, was far stronger than many World Final line ups and it was always a tough meeting, especially during the seventies, to qualify from when it was part of the World Championship qualifying round system (unlike the present GP 'invitation' World Championship) During the seventies British Finals included the following - Mauger, Briggs, Moore, Boulger, Collins, Simmons, Jessup, Lee, Ashby, Wilson, Boocock brothers, Kennett, Davis, Betts, Louis, Kilby, Wyer, Pusey, Morton brothers, McMillan, Sanders etc etc. Edited February 14, 2016 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) Surely it has to be at the new National Stadium this year? With a stadium like that now in the british leagues armour, most events should surely be held there, include PLRC, NLRC etc... Edited February 15, 2016 by Bostonian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Most folk would like to see it at BV surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Most folk would like to see it at BV surely? They already have the World Cup. Would be nice to see it as Coventry with this being the last year of Brandon Stadium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEA Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Whats the mistake?I think it said CHAMPIONSIHP AND NOT CHAMPIONSHIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jasper Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 They already have the World Cup. Would be nice to see it as Coventry with this being the last year of Brandon Stadium Nope, it should be at the National Stadium, should also be on a Sunday Afternoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'm a firm believer that the British Final, ELRC, PLRC and all the others should be at a different venue every year. International events at Belle Vue yes, domestic events shared around. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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