SSL84 Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Just out of interest are there any more pictures of how the work on stadium and track are progressing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, Trackerman48 said: Just out of interest are there any more pictures of how the work on stadium and track are progressing? I saw photos of speedway bikes down there the other week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Sidney the robin said: I actually loved Oxford’s track shop a terrific shop on bend two so that is where i watched mainly got quite a bit of my memorabilia from there.My first time there i think was for the Individual champions meeting and in the Hans era we used to go in the brilliant new restaurant .This was a real eye opener for me after being used to the shabby saying that you always got a good meal in the restaurant at Swindon.Also in the window leading up to the restaurant Mick Kilby sold some of his photographs there were some of the best photographs i have ever seen. Excellent that the Cheetahs appear to be on the road to a comeback. Really enjoyed the 2007 NL season. Glad you mention Mike Kilby. Swindon v Poole mid 70's. Before this, Martin Ashby v Tommy Jansson in the Golden Helmet. Great times. Mike had gone home after the Helmet races and before Ht8 and had returned with photos from that! As you say, great photos and smashing family. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 "Oxford Robins " has a certain tweet to it ..... why bother with Blunsdon Building Site ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: "Oxford Robins " has a certain tweet to it ..... why bother with Blunsdon Building Site ? Leigh Adams rode for both, Legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 20 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: "Oxford Robins " has a certain tweet to it ..... why bother with Blunsdon Building Site ? Good grief nooooo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, steve roberts said: Good grief nooooo! I agree. That just wouldn't work. Remember the Eastbourne Dons? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 29 minutes ago, Grachan said: I agree. That just wouldn't work. Remember the Eastbourne Dons? West Ham Bombers was bad enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 8 minutes ago, cityrebel said: West Ham Bombers was bad enough! White City Rebels kind of worked though. Maybe because it wasn't Oxford's traditional nickname. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 7 minutes ago, Grachan said: White City Rebels kind of worked though. Maybe because it wasn't Oxford's traditional nickname. I never liked Hackney Kestrels either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Scottish Monarchs never worked or caught the imagination of either Glasgow or Edinburgh fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Bird Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Poole wildcats 2 wonderful seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Boston Barracuda-Braves. Who thought a double barrelled nickname was a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Lets hope Oxford return next season and as the Cheetahs AND in a sustainable League, please authorities don't push a new Oxford set up straight into the top flight to help prop it up! White City Rebels only lasted 3 seasons in front unviable crowds! Boston Barracuda Braves opened in 2000 using King's Lynn as their home base. Barracudas was the great original name of Bostons speedway team that ran in the town at New Hammond Beck Road from 1970 - 1987. The Braves nickname originated at Skegness in 1997 and 98. When speedway finally finished in 1998 they decamped to King's Lynn where they became the Norfolk Braves. In 1999 they metamophosised into the King's Lynn Braves. In an attempt to gauge interest in building a new track in Boston the same promotion with a couple of additional investors created the Boston Barracuda Braves! The most successful team to have taken another teams nickname is King's Lynn Stars who opened in 1965 after the 1964 closure of the Norwich Stars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 4 hours ago, BobC said: Excellent that the Cheetahs appear to be on the road to a comeback. Really enjoyed the 2007 NL season. Glad you mention Mike Kilby. Swindon v Poole mid 70's. Before this, Martin Ashby v Tommy Jansson in the Golden Helmet. Great times. Mike had gone home after the Helmet races and before Ht8 and had returned with photos from that! As you say, great photos and smashing family. Yes i remember both the Golden Helmet meeting’s in 1976 Bob, Crash beat Simmo ( RIP) 2.0 in both the home and away legs.Also in the Swindon v Sheffield fixture crash beat the great Tommy Jansson 2.0 ( RIP) to force a decider at Cradley.. Tommy ended up winning it 2.1 great days, i remember getting Tommy’s autograph and him staying and riding in the second half..Remember those days well Bob, we rode Poole in the Champagne stakes and we had a few challenge matches as well with the league fixture so we got to see quite a bit of Poole in which invited good crowds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 hours ago, steve roberts said: Good grief nooooo! Yes please we have to embrace change Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 24 minutes ago, 25yearfan said: Lets hope Oxford return next season and as the Cheetahs AND in a sustainable League, please authorities don't push a new Oxford set up straight into the top flight to help prop it up! White City Rebels only lasted 3 seasons in front unviable crowds! Boston Barracuda Braves opened in 2000 using King's Lynn as their home base. Barracudas was the great original name of Bostons speedway team that ran in the town at New Hammond Beck Road from 1970 - 1987. The Braves nickname originated at Skegness in 1997 and 98. When speedway finally finished in 1998 they decamped to King's Lynn where they became the Norfolk Braves. In 1999 they metamophosised into the King's Lynn Braves. In an attempt to gauge interest in building a new track in Boston the same promotion with a couple of additional investors created the Boston Barracuda Braves! The most successful team to have taken another teams nickname is King's Lynn Stars who opened in 1965 after the 1964 closure of the Norwich Stars! The trouble was that Wood Lane was a vast stadium and it was never going to attract enough support like anything that was hoped for...although, by all accounts, the crowd wasn't that bad it just felt lost in the vastness of the place. Probably wouldn't have been so bad in a stadium akin to the usual run of the mill arenas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangerBoy Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Reading Bulldogs The beginning of the end 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Yes please we have to embrace change Steve. Meet you half way Sid...the Oxford "Budgies" then! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Just now, steve roberts said: Meet you half way Sid...the Oxford "Budgies" then! That sounds great in all seriousness though it has to be the Cheetahs Steve. And if Swindon don’t start and certain circumstances allow maybe a few Robins riders might get a place there in time.I personally don’t care who rides i will be there whatever level they ride at be great to see the track back up and running. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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