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Scunthorpe v Eastbourne 28.6.19


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3 hours ago, jenga said:

nice away defeat for eastie or is that not what you want to read ?

Maybe, but it least it would keep the thread on topic. (instead of more historic waffle that dominates the forum and speedway in general - speedway must the most the only sport that continually harps back to the past). 

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24 minutes ago, woofers said:

Maybe, but it least it would keep the thread on topic. (instead of more historic waffle that dominates the forum and speedway in general - speedway must the most the only sport that continually harps back to the past). 

Could not agree more, it’s almost turning into a competition of ‘Who remembers the most from 1963’ top trumps.

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31 minutes ago, woofers said:

Maybe, but it least it would keep the thread on topic. (instead of more historic waffle that dominates the forum and speedway in general - speedway must the most the only sport that continually harps back to the past). 

the 1966 world cup springs to mind !

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10 hours ago, Taylorj said:

And something for you to  consider , which in your lifetime will more than likely never happen but one can always dream ............

1. What it would feel like to win the "TREBLE" :lol::approve:

Oh dear oh dear 

I'm sorry but I can Top Trump you there 

I'm based in Hull and travel 60 mile round trip plus two bridge fees to watch home meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway to watch the Scorpions now my first team the defunct Hull Vikings 

Ill take you back to 2004 

Craven Shield winners beating Reading Racers in the final 

Premier league knockout cup winners beating Exeter Falcons in the final

Premier league winners in a 15 team league table ,I remember now a team from Cumbria finished over 10 pts behind us in 2nd  with a quality rider in Stoney in your ranks 

So what it would be like to be TREBLE WINNERS well I've been there with the 

 Hull Vikngs sadly now defunct 

 

 

Im a speedway fan who worked out of town and last year took in meetings at 

Poole,Swindon and Rye House in the top league  & 

Scunthorpe,Peterborough,Sheffield,Newcastle and Rye House in championship

My dad took me to the Boulevard in the 70's and sadly in 2004  due to 4 residents complaining about air horns Speedway was lost .so there you are nearly 50 yrs watching this sport and Hull Vikings were the first to do the a TREBLE 

 

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18 minutes ago, Tosh1218 said:

Oh dear oh dear 

I'm sorry but I can Top Trump you there 

I'm based in Hull and travel 60 mile round trip plus two bridge fees to watch home meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway to watch the Scorpions now my first team the defunct Hull Vikings 

Ill take you back to 2004 

Craven Shield winners beating Reading Racers in the final 

Premier league knockout cup winners beating Exeter Falcons in the final

Premier league winners in a 15 team league table ,I remember now a team from Cumbria finished over 10 pts behind us in 2nd  with a quality rider in Stoney in your ranks 

So what it would be like to be TREBLE WINNERS well I've been there with the 

 Hull Vikngs sadly now defunct 

 

 

Im a speedway fan who worked out of town and last year took in meetings at 

Poole,Swindon and Rye House in the top league  & 

Scunthorpe,Peterborough,Sheffield,Newcastle and Rye House in championship

My dad took me to the Boulevard in the 70's and sadly in 2004  due to 4 residents complaining about air horns Speedway was lost .so there you are nearly 50 yrs watching this sport and Hull Vikings were the first to do the a TREBLE 

 

We actually beat Isle of Wight in the KOC final that year. Nevertheless it was a great season.

The Exeter win was 2001 we beat them in the Premier Trophy final the year (2000) before too

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3 minutes ago, Fozzie4388 said:

We actually beat Isle of Wight in the KOC final that year. Nevertheless it was a great season.

The Exeter win was 2001 we beat them in the Premier Trophy final the year (2000) before too

Thanks for that we won so much I'm getting ahead of myself

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19 hours ago, Taylorj said:

I did read it .....Clearly you are not getting my point ....Conference League (NL) is different to Premier (Championship) League is it not  ?? ;)

In 2019 - Workington Comets League Champions , KOC Winners , Championship Shield , add in Ian Thomas Trophy, Border Trophy of and Runners- Up on Pairs :approve:

 

 

You asked the question of 1. What it would feel like to win the "TREBLE"? at which I replied. You did not state at what level. ;) :rolleyes:

 

 

 

As to the meeting, guests are sorted, weather sorted, track will be sorted for entertaining racing. Have fun travelling as some need to.

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Jumping in late; Hull Speedway Club Honours: 1948; North/South Cup Finalists. 1976; Inter-League Knock Out Cup Winners, Yorkshire Cup Winners. 1978; Yorkshire Cup Winners. 1979; 4-Team Championship Winners, Yorkshire Cup Winners, Knock-Out Cup Finalists, League Runners-Up. 1981; Yorkshire Cup Winners. 1995; War Of The Roses Winners,  2000; Premier Trophy Winners. 2001; Knock Out Cup Winners,  League Runners-Up. 2002; Knock-Out Cup Finalists.  2004; Premier League Treble Champions; Premier League Winners,  Knock Out Cup Winners, Young Shield Winners  :party:.   So there, LOL! 

Sadly Hull also suffered similar financial problems to the Comets: huge wins + big points = huge wage bill.  Anyhoo, nice day today, hoping for same tomorrow and to make Scunny on Friday to enjoy some live speedway....

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Info was copied from one of my early websites files, which I can't update as I forget the blooming password, nor do I have to time to re-do.  1948 was few decades before my time, not even twinkle in my father's eye even, but yeh sadly the only major, no pun intended, titles we won in the 1970's were IDKOC in 1976 & 4TT in '79.  Still, got on a bit of a roll in the 2000's though like the Comets wish we still had speedway in Hull.  Whether winning the league worth it, the jury is still out.  Sigh....

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Appalling meeting at a track that has been high in my regards for a long time.

Cannot agree with Rob’s mindset of not grading the track.

He openly bragged that that was only the second time that the tractor had been on the track this season.

I will not be back again

 

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48 minutes ago, Gunner85 said:

Appalling meeting at a track that has been high in my regards for a long time.

Cannot agree with Rob’s mindset of not grading the track.

He openly bragged that that was only the second time that the tractor had been on the track this season.

I will not be back again

 

if you stop going to a track due to one average meeting,may i ask which track you actually visit?

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On 6/29/2019 at 10:33 AM, Gunner85 said:

Appalling meeting at a track that has been high in my regards for a long time.

Cannot agree with Rob’s mindset of not grading the track.

He openly bragged that that was only the second time that the tractor had been on the track this season.

I will not be back again

 

I can't say I blame you for not wanting to return but to be fair the Scunny track usually produces great racing. 

Friday's racing was well below par for Scunny which was evident (along with the stoppages) on how many cars had left the car park by the time the final race had finished. 

 

 

 

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8 hours ago, Hot Shoe said:

I can't say I blame you for not wanting to return but to be fair the Scunny track usually produces great racing. 

Friday's racing was well below par for Scunny which was evident (along with the stoppages) on how many cars had left the car park by the time the final race had finished. 

 

 

 

I have championed Scunthorpe as an excellent track for a very long time.

The real issue is that he is now insistent that track grading is not necessary.... and that I totally disagree with.

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The point he was making was that you go to speedway to watch the racing not to watch tractors grading every couple of heats if the track is right it does not need grading every other heat.  How many meetings have you been to where all you seem to watch is tractors going round I know I’ve been to a few but I know which I prefer to watch and it isn’t tractors.  See enough of them on the dam roads 

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