Coraldon Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) On the Bears website, says that Frank Aufret will be giving a talk on Speedway and cycle speedway, at Middlesbrough Bowling Club, Cornfield Road, on Thursday 21st November at 7.30pm, tickets £2, come along and enjoy yourselves. Edited November 4, 2019 by Coraldon mistake in heading 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkendlass Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Always enjoyed Thursday nights at Cleveland Park. Martin Dixon, Mark Fiora, Gary Havelock, Steve Wilcock, Mark Courtney, Jim Burdfield( now there's a name from the dark and distant ), Tom Leadbitter, Geoff Pusey to name but a few , and Frankie Aufrett of course . Worth a visit I reckon, if I can't go, I'll send my right hand man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erimus11 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 I'll hopefully be there, just round the corner for me. Should be interesting hearing about Cycle Speedway and also Frank's " confrontations" with Jack Millen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, parkendlass said: Always enjoyed Thursday nights at Cleveland Park. Martin Dixon, Mark Fiora, Gary Havelock, Steve Wilcock, Mark Courtney, Jim Burdfield( now there's a name from the dark and distant ), Tom Leadbitter, Geoff Pusey to name but a few , and Frankie Aufrett of course . Worth a visit I reckon, if I can't go, I'll send my right hand man. Daz Sumner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Not forgetting Rob Woffinden.(Father to our World Champion). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scampispeedway Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Way back in 1964, my late father drove me to Cleveland Park and dropped me off for my first ever away match for the Newcastle Diamonds which we won and later on he returned from the local pub to take me home.. I think that speedway was closed the next year at Cleveland Park and the licence was transferred to Halifax and it wasn't until we ourselves returned to the New National League in 1975 under Ian Thomas that I went down the A19 again to return to Cleveland Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coraldon Posted November 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 Update on this, This is a cycling club meeting, and Frank is the guest speaker, entry is £2 at the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantodan Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 You might like this website http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/middlesbrough-speedway.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coraldon Posted November 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 Thanks for the memories, can only say I followed MBRO/TEESSIDE team from 1974, up till the stadium burnt down in 96, then again from 2006 when we reopened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Coraldon said: Thanks for the memories, can only say I followed MBRO/TEESSIDE team from 1974, up till the stadium burnt down in 96, then again from 2006 when we reopened. Stadium didn't burn down in 96 it got sold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coraldon Posted November 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 12 hours ago, Marshall07 said: Stadium didn't burn down in 96 it got sold! meant to say 85, when main stand was burnt down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Coraldon said: meant to say 85, when main stand was burnt down. Sorry, don't want to be pedantic, but the grandstand burnt down in 86. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONTWOMINUTES Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, sidewinder said: Sorry, don't want to be pedantic, but the grandstand burnt down in 86. Certainly was a sad day to watch on the north east news the aftermath of the fire . Everyone I knew had their regular seats in that grandstand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coraldon Posted November 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 2 hours ago, sidewinder said: Sorry, don't want to be pedantic, but the grandstand burnt down in 86. 85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway4ever Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 My friend Ken Hall helped Frank at meetings. He also rode too. Might be worth a trip along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Coraldon said: 85 Sorry (again) was convinced it was 86. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bellers101 Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 5:05 PM, sidewinder said: Sorry, don't want to be pedantic, but the grandstand burnt down in 86. No it didn't. It burnt down in 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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