norbold Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'm not sure if "Years Gone By" is the appropriate place for this as it's about something current, but it seems to fit better into the history section! A couple of days ago at Kent Kings, my old friend and chauffeur, Parsloes, announced my uncle's 93rd birthday, whereupon he took a bow to the crowd. My uncle Joe has been going to speedway since he started going to Hackney Wick in 1935. He became an avid supporter, sometimes going to a different track every night in London (as you could in those days). He is now a regular at Kent Kings and sometimes goes to Lakeside as well. I suppose it was probably due to him that, indirectly, I first got interested in speedway as well, as his enthusiasm brushed off on two of his brothers, one of whom was my dad..Anyway, I was wondering if he is now the oldest regular speedway supporter in the country both in terms of age and longevity of going. Any challengers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I think it has to be Uncle Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) Norbold maybe you could write an article about your Uncles memories of the sport,favourite track,riders etc. I reckon it could make an interesting article during the winter in the Star. Edited July 20, 2016 by Triple.H. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 this is where Gustix goes for a sulk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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