dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, chunky said: ....... ....... ........ Steve Pardon? Anyway - Arena Essex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 21 hours ago, TesarRacing said: Is Somerset the only speedway team currently and over the years to be named after a county as opposed to a town or city etc? An historical county, county borough, or modern ceremonial or preserved county? I'd think many speedway teams over the years would have been situated in county boroughs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Humphrey Appleby said: An historical county, county borough, or modern ceremonial or preserved county? I'd think many speedway teams over the years would have been situated in county boroughs. If Metropolitan Counties count, London Lions. If riders count, Denzil Kent, Dave Durham, Leon Flint and Chris "Greater" Manchester. Don't think anyone has mentioned Arena Essex yet either. Quite an obvious one really. Edited August 31, 2018 by Mr Ore format 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 What about Arena Essex 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 the plan to launch a Yorkshire Dukes. Gone a bit quiet though after a big announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, ch958 said: the plan to launch a Yorkshire Dukes. Gone a bit quiet though after a big announcement. Brand new stadium being built in York...great venue and millions of visitors. Joking of course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Mr Ore said: If Metropolitan Counties count, London Lions. If riders count, Denzil Kent, Dave Durham, Leon Flint and Chris "Greater" Manchester. What about Todd Wiltshire, David Cheshire and Lee Derbyshire? Steve 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 9 hours ago, Buttons said: Oxford Cheetahs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byker Biker Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 3:54 PM, IronScorpion said: Kent There's no need to call Tesar Racing names ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 14 hours ago, customhouseregular said: Brand new stadium being built in York...great venue and millions of visitors. Joking of course ...you never know I'd probably give it a visit living in York as I do! However I've left the front door wide open to allow the 'Flying Pig' that often frequents my house an easy escape route! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyb Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 3:53 PM, TesarRacing said: Is Somerset the only speedway team currently and over the years to be named after a county as opposed to a town or city etc? Just something that sprung to my mind today!! You're not very good at geography either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rabbit Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 (edited) Was Teesside a county in the early/mid 1970s when Middlesbrough rode as 'Teesside Tigers'? Edited September 1, 2018 by Barney Rabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 4:06 PM, waytogo28 said: Berwick - it's neither here nor there and has been both. Not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 9/1/2018 at 7:58 AM, crazyb said: You're not very good at geography either Why? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 6:57 PM, chunky said: What about Todd Wiltshire, David Cheshire and Lee Derbyshire? Steve Very good Chunky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj350z Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 Lanarkshire Eagles? Does that count? Was this their official name or was it really Motherwell? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukes Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 23 August 1928 Yorkshire Wolves v Manchester City Tigers. Possibly the earliest team and nickname classification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, dukes said: 23 August 1928 Yorkshire Wolves v Manchester City Tigers. Possibly the earliest team and nickname classification. Very interesting! Of course, there were no "official" teams in 1928, so that was probably some kind of representative event. You only have a small snippet of the pic here, but were there any other similar events on that programme? Where was that, incidentally? I had a look on the Speedway Researcher website, and didn't find anything. I know that George Reynard rode at some of the northern tracks, and had ridden at Rochdale the previous Saturday... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, dukes said: 23 August 1928 Yorkshire Wolves v Manchester City Tigers. Possibly the earliest team and nickname classification. Were these even teams in the sense of there being more than one rider representing them?I know in London there were also match races where one rider rode for White City (Clem Cort from memory )and another represented another track.This looks on the face of it like it was also a match race? Edited September 4, 2018 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, iris123 said: Were these even teams in the sense of there being more than one rider representing them?I know in London there were also match races where one rider rode for White City (Clem Cort from memory )and another represented another track.This looks on the face of it like it was also a match race? That's more of what I was thinking... Adds a little bit of interest with an "us against them" feature. It would be a help to see the whole evening's programme. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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