Guest Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) This Link carries details of the many tracks/teams that once operated in London - as well as a few that were near enough to be recognised having association towards the capital! When one analyses the loss, albeit over 79 years, it must be classified as nothing less than a disaster for the sport. The list shows a massive total of 28 tracks/teams. The only survivors are Arena Essex/Lakeside Hammers and Rye House - and not strictly teams within the actual precincts of the capital. http://londonspeedways.proboards.com/thread/1202/london-area-tracks-1928 Edited February 20, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Hackney and Wimbledon were my favourite tracks in London and Wembley what an occasion that was something special.As good as Cardiff is for me it does not come near to Wembley going to Wembley when speedway was at his peak was something special great memories. Edited February 20, 2017 by Sidney the robin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Hackney and Wimbledon were my favourite tracks in London and Wembley what an occasion that was something special.As good as Cardiff is for me it does not come near to Wembley going to Wembley when speedway was at his peak was something special great memories. Wembley was indeed a wonderful place for major speedway events - like the World Championship, staged before capacity crowds. But TBH in its declining years of the 1950s when crowds started to fall away for the basic type of league and cup racing it was a 'miserable experience.' The stadium was far too large and the attendance too small sadly to generate atmosphere for that type of racing. Edited February 20, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Oh to be young and single, have money in my pocket and be able to watch racing at West Ham, Wimbledon and Hackney, all in the same week. Was life great for me in the mid/late 60's?...You bet it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Oh to be young and single, have money in my pocket and be able to watch racing at West Ham, Wimbledon and Hackney, all in the same week. Was life great for me in the mid/late 60's?...You bet it was. One week Custom i did six meetings in the week Reading,Leicester,Poole,Sheffield,Oxford,Swindon great days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 My Wembley visits were really good - but - I was far more impressed with the Racing at the old Hyde Road Track. The Racing I saw there was just awsome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) In my lifetime the best racing i have seen have been at Hyde Rd,A peak Abbey stadium,Halifax,Sheffield,Exeter and modern day Scunny for me is the best. Edited February 20, 2017 by Sidney the robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 My Wembley visits were really good - but - I was far more impressed with the Racing at the old Hyde Road Track. The Racing I saw there was just awsome. I was at Hyde Road for all of Briggo's BLRC victories and great meetings they were, but for me it had to be Custom House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I was at Hyde Road for all of Briggo's BLRC victories and great meetings they were, but for me it had to be Custom House No surprise there CHR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Mind you TWK, I saw some great meetings at Wimbledon and the two tracks could not have been more different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 How was Southampton as a racetrack was the crowds good.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 How was Southampton as a racetrack was the crowds good.? In which London Borough can I find Southampton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) This Link carries details of the many tracks/teams that once operated in London - as well as a few that were near enough to be recognised having association towards the capital! When one analyses the loss, albeit over 79 years, it must be classified as nothing less than a disaster for the sport. The list shows a massive total of 28 tracks/teams. The only survivors are Arena Essex/Lakeside Hammers and Rye House - and not strictly teams within the actual precincts of the capital. http://londonspeedways.proboards.com/thread/1202/london-area-tracks-1928 How was Southampton as a racetrack was the crowds good.? In which London Borough can I find Southampton? A fair and understandable comment on your part customhouseregular. It's amazing how Posts like the one by Sidney the robin can completely deflect away from the actual thread. And isn't Southampton the track were Bert Cro ucher was once captain and then team manager in the 1940s and 1950s? Edited February 20, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) A fair and understandable comment on your part customhouseregular. It's amazing how Posts like the one by Sidney the robin can completely deflect away from the actual thread. And isn't Southampton the track were Bert Cro ucher was once captain and then team manager in the 1940s and 1950s? 😅😕 Edited February 20, 2017 by Sidney the robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 What is this supposed to mean and does it have any relevance to speedway in London? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 What is this supposed to mean and does it have any relevance to speedway in London?A bit of banter which you know nothing about.😠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Oh to be young and single, have money in my pocket and be able to watch racing at West Ham, Wimbledon and Hackney, all in the same week. Was life great for me in the mid/late 60's?...You bet it was. My mum used to go FIVE nights a week - in London! Wimbledon (Monday), West Ham (Tuesday), New Cross (Wednesday), Wembley (Thursday), and Harringay (Friday). Sigh... Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 A bit of banter which you know nothing about. That is why i was asking for an explanation.Doubt i am the only one confused.I'd bet gustix has no idea what your banter is about either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 When I used to go to Wembley, there were 55,000 members of the supporters club and sometimes there was more that that at a meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 When I used to go to Wembley, there were 55,000 members of the supporters club and sometimes there was more that that at a meeting Could that have been in the seasons immediately after the post-war restart at Wembley then mickthemuppet? I was talking more of the seasons in the mid-1950s prior to the team's departure from the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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