PTDragons Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) Great news that Carmarthen Dragons are back on track for 2016. Lawrence Fielding, Garry Evans and his wife Lesley came up with the idea and after speaking with the Meakins family have taken the Dragons name on. Plans are to promote interest in 2016 by running the Dragons in away meetings, while the group secure a home track. Planned meetings are: May 13 Exeter v Carmarthen (@Somerset) June 18 Stoke v Carmarthen July 14 Kings Lynn v Carmarthen August 14 Newcastle v Carmarthen August 28 Mildenhall v Carmarthen Buxton away TBA http://m.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/Racers-hope-Carmarthen-Dragons-fly/story-28865783-detail/story.html Good luck to Lawrence, Garry and Lesley with their plan, it will be great to see the Dragons jacket riding again. If anyone can sponsor the boy's or help with fuel and oil costs, please message me. Edited May 15, 2016 by PTDragons 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 The way things are going, soon we will have more teams without a home base than that actually do have one. No wonder serious senior sports journalists who I have dealings with "smile knowingly" whenever I mention speedway to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stevehone Posted April 30, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 The way things are going, soon we will have more teams without a home base than that actually do have one. No wonder serious senior sports journalists who I have dealings with "smile knowingly" whenever I mention speedway to them. or maybe they smile knowingly that you're a knob 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) The way things are going, soon we will have more teams without a home base than that actually do have one. No wonder serious senior sports journalists who I have dealings with "smile knowingly" whenever I mention speedway to them. or maybe they smile knowingly that you're a knob Far from it Steve Hone. They even ask me "...so you think speedway will last another five years..." And they also ask me my opinion on other sports because they add "...I would hate to get this matter wrong but know YOU will have a reliable answer..." Some have even made the comment "...speedway is not a real sport though...!" Edited April 30, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 give people a chance with speedway instead of knocking them, and stick to your 4 wheeled fun. your 'reliable answer' about other sports is likely to be "I don't know about that, but I went to New Cross in 1936" 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKYLANE Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 It would be great to see a team in South Wales again; Hope it works out and in particular that you have the Council on your side, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) give people a chance with speedway instead of knocking them, and stick to your 4 wheeled fun. your 'reliable answer' about other sports is likely to be "I don't know about that, but I went to New Cross in 1936" You are nearly right about attending New Cross Steve Hone - it was 1946. And there was probably a bigger crowd for that meeting than today's GP attracted. And I think the track where you are based photography-wise has 4 wheeled fun. Have you ever been? Other sports for me - besides league football, there has been rugby league, rugby union, international athletics, ice hockey, professional tennis, big circuit car and motorcycle racing among them. Edited April 30, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj69 Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Hope this works out well. In Laws stay not far from carmarthen and would be great to have a night away from them at the speedway. Good Luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 You are nearly right about New Cross Steve Hone - it was 1946. And probably a bigger crowd for that meeting than today's GP attracted. And I think the track where you are based photography-wise has 4 wheeled fun. Have you ever been? Peterborough has Truckfest tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Peterborough has Truckfest tomorrow ...and there's F1 stock car racing at Belle Vue on Bank Holiday Monday. Peterborough's Truckfest is not actually competitive-type racing is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 i'll be at Belle Vue on Monday for speedway, no thanks to anything else 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) The way things are going, soon we will have more teams without a home base than that actually do have one. No wonder serious senior sports journalists who I have dealings with "smile knowingly" whenever I mention speedway to them. Serious sports journalists are constantly mocking the likes of the German football Bundesliga, Italian Football Serie A, American NFL and NBA to name but a few because teams don't have a stadium of their own....How right you are! Edited April 30, 2016 by HenryW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Serious sports journalists are constantly mocking the likes of the German football Bundesliga, Italian Football Serie A, American NFL and NBA to name but a few because teams don't have a stadium of their own....How right you are! That's interesting/ Do they play every match at a different venue - or what? I would like to know how 'home' fixtures are arranged and would much appreciate a sample offering - say for the Bundesliga clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 That's interesting/ Do they play every match at a different venue - or what? I would like to know how 'home' fixtures are arranged and would much appreciate a sample offering - say for the Bundesliga clubs. No. The clubs I was referring to just share home venues with other clubs, like Cradley do in speedway's National League. If you are purely talking about clubs that don't compete in professional league competitions and have no permanent home venue then that's pretty irrelevant to the thoughts of serious sports journalists, is it not? There are no professional league speedway clubs that have no permanent home venue, but I'm sure that there are lots of amateur football, basketball, baseball, rugby, etc clubs that move around different venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor... Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 ...and there's F1 stock car racing at Belle Vue on Bank Holiday Monday. That's the old place surely - so utterly irrelevant here. Far from it Steve Hone. They even ask me "...so you think speedway will last another five years..." And they also ask me my opinion on other sports because they add "...I would hate to get this matter wrong but know YOU will have a reliable answer..." I think you've perhaps misheard them - "so you think you will last another five years ? " is probably what they are saying, no doubt wondering why the hell you're still wittering on about speedway from the 40s. Great news about Carmarthen. Tom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 That's interesting/ Do they play every match at a different venue - or what? I would like to know how 'home' fixtures are arranged and would much appreciate a sample offering - say for the Bundesliga clubs. No. The clubs I was referring to just share home venues with other clubs, like Cradley do in speedway's National League. If you are purely talking about clubs that don't compete in professional league competitions and have no permanent home venue then that's pretty irrelevant to the thoughts of serious sports journalists, is it not? There are no professional league speedway clubs that have no permanent home venue, but I'm sure that there are lots of amateur football, basketball, baseball, rugby, etc clubs that move around different venues. Thank you HenryW for an informative response. I appreciate it very much indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTDragons Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 It would be great to see a team in South Wales again; Hope it works out and in particular that you have the Council on your side, Thanks Kirky and the others for their support.I hope that the council work with the guys as they try to bring speedway back to Wales. It was shut in 2004, partly due I understand from the Meakins' being advised that the land was needed for other uses, 12 years along, the track is still visible in parts, with nothing built on it... Good luck to the management and team for 2016, I hope that people turn out to see the new look Dragons in the fixtures that I've mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 I always enjoyed my visits to Carmarthen speedway, in fact my in laws still live there. Crowds were never good at the showground, running on the same day as Newport couldn't have helped. Good luck with your attempts at a revival. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 The way things are going, soon we will have more teams without a home base than that actually do have one. No wonder serious senior sports journalists who I have dealings with "smile knowingly" whenever I mention speedway to them. Because the reason Speedway is on its backside is because people are trying to re-open defunct tracks, yeah it's definitely that... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTDragons Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Because the reason Speedway is on its backside is because people are trying to re-open defunct tracks, yeah it's definitely that... Exactly....little steps....restart the team for 2016 is hopefully only the first step before a base is found for 2017 home meetings with any luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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