SSL84 Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 7:02 PM, Big Al said: Might be mistaken but the tractor at Sheffield looks very much like the one at Blackbird Road in the 1970's and 1980's. Built to last, those Fergusons. All the tractors at Sheffield believe belong to Graham the track curator who is a big lover of the old masse ferguson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dornier Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 7:05 PM, The Third Man said: Think its the same tractor from when i started going in 1968 To me it looks like the one Frank Varey used to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrickn Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 8:11 AM, Dornier said: To me it looks like the one Frank Varey used to drive. Now that was a man who knew how to prepare a track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 The pIss take continues. How long until they identify an exciting new site but need the cash out of the Abbey housing to build. Swindon Motorsports launch 'call for sites' to find Abbey replacement | Swindon Advertiser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, thecoombdog said: The pIss take continues. How long until they identify an exciting new site but need the cash out of the Abbey housing to build. Swindon Motorsports launch 'call for sites' to find Abbey replacement | Swindon Advertiser That headline from the Adver is the same that was issued in a press release on the 8/11/22 by motorsports or whatever they call themselves The Adver have a history of just copy and pasting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 4 hours ago, thecoombdog said: The pIss take continues. How long until they identify an exciting new site but need the cash out of the Abbey housing to build. Swindon Motorsports launch 'call for sites' to find Abbey replacement | Swindon Advertiser Do they not know that a purpose built site should be built in Swindon directly on the site where Swindon Robins used to race by the very people looking for another site?.... Maybe someone should mention it to them...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 2 hours ago, mikebv said: Do they not know that a purpose built site should be built in Swindon directly on the site where Swindon Robins used to race by the very people looking for another site?.... Maybe someone should mention it to them...? Maybe someone should also mention to them that Speedway fans are actually aware of Osborne's record when it comes to Speedway tracks, and there is very little chance of anyone believing that he is going to do anything at all that benefits our sport. Unless of course it benefits him. And if he has suddenly realised that he can make money out of it he must be really kicking himself for closing all those tracks down! I just cant believe they think everyone is that gullible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Oxford is within 45 minutes on a good day, just share with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 It’s sad that there appears to be no fan organised opposition to the loss of the Swindon robins along the lines of Coventry or Oxford who have had plenty of positive support during their wilderness years Surely there must be plenty of people with the required skills and passion to drive this forward 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Toady said: It’s sad that there appears to be no fan organised opposition to the loss of the Swindon robins along the lines of Coventry or Oxford who have had plenty of positive support during their wilderness years Surely there must be plenty of people with the required skills and passion to drive this forward An amazing level of apathy... You can only presume Swindon Speedway isnt worth saving in the eyes of the majority of their fans and promoters.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 3:21 PM, thecoombdog said: The pIss take continues. How long until they identify an exciting new site but need the cash out of the Abbey housing to build. Swindon Motorsports launch 'call for sites' to find Abbey replacement | Swindon Advertiser What planet are those people living on! To think one of them is a credible speedway promoter beggars belief. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Deano said: What planet are those people living on! To think one of them is a credible speedway promoter beggars belief. They are a joke. Haven't they sold the track equipment as well?. It beggars belief that they think people will will be taken in by their bull crap. Giving some fans false hope after the farce over the Abbey. I'm sure they have had a good Christmas Edited December 27, 2022 by Bald Bloke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said: They are a joke. Haven't they sold the track equipment as well?. It beggars belief that they think people will will be taken in by their bull crap. Giving some fans false hope after the farce over the Abbey. I'm sure they have had a good Christmas let me take your car away, help me look for another one once I’ve crushed your current one. its f’ing ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Deano said: let me take your car away, help me look for another one once I’ve crushed your current one. its f’ing ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 16 hours ago, Deano said: let me take your car away, help me look for another one once I’ve crushed your current one. its f’ing ridiculous. But you have to park the new one 45 minutes away from where you live.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) They should be made to build the track and stadium at the Abbey site as that is the stipulation legally bound as part of the planning permission.. It doesnt even matter if it is viable or not to run Speedway there, as that is irrelevant as part of any planning permission requirements... And surely a track "up to 45 mins away" has to have less chance of being "viable" than a brand new one on the very site where Speedway has ran for decades? Absolutely no guarantee that this track "somewhere else" will be viable so what is there to lose by "staying put"?.. Surely someone is asking these questions within some kind of organised fans' pressure group? Edited December 28, 2022 by mikebv 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 4 hours ago, mikebv said: They should be made to build the track and stadium at the Abbey site as that is the stipulation legally bound as part of the planning permission.. It doesnt even matter if it is viable or not to run Speedway there, as that is irrelevant as part of any planning permission requirements... And surely a track "up to 45 mins away" has to have less chance of being "viable" than a brand new one on the very site where Speedway has ran for decades? Absolutely no guarantee that this track "somewhere else" will be viable so what is there to lose by "staying put"?.. Surely someone is asking these questions within some kind of organised fans' pressure group? However 'supportive' the local MP is/has been, surely if there is no supporters group actively campaigning for speedway at the Abbey, then one can see that support diminish very quickly. What happened to those banner wavers that turned up at Blunsdon to protest some weeks ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 6 hours ago, mikebv said: They should be made to build the track and stadium at the Abbey site as that is the stipulation legally bound as part of the planning permission.. It doesnt even matter if it is viable or not to run Speedway there, as that is irrelevant as part of any planning permission requirements... And surely a track "up to 45 mins away" has to have less chance of being "viable" than a brand new one on the very site where Speedway has ran for decades? Absolutely no guarantee that this track "somewhere else" will be viable so what is there to lose by "staying put"?.. Surely someone is asking these questions within some kind of organised fans' pressure group? Maybe Osbourne knows he has to build a track, so why not build one miles out of town, that will tick all the boxes! Then he has the present site to build more houses & pocket more ££££'s. Meanwhile making sure Osbourne PLC. hold the freehold to the new site as another longer term money earner. I'm sure "Ba____ds" like Osbourne are 2 or 3 steps ahead of the rest of us including the local council! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Ghosty said: Maybe Osbourne knows he has to build a track, so why not build one miles out of town, that will tick all the boxes! Then he has the present site to build more houses & pocket more ££££'s. Meanwhile making sure Osbourne PLC. hold the freehold to the new site as another longer term money earner. I'm sure "Ba____ds" like Osbourne are 2 or 3 steps ahead of the rest of us including the local council! I doubt he will build a track/stadium within 45m of Swindon, more likely he will try to appeal the planning condition that says the stadium must be built. In 5, 10, 15 years down the line he will claim that speedway is no longer a viable sport in or around Swindon and therefore there is no longer a need for a speedway stadium. Whether the council will have much fight in them in 5, 10, 15 years time, I have my doubts. Terry Russel has taken the money(just like he took loads of money out the sport for brokering a tv deal), he has been lying for a long time and is just as bigger a crook as Osbourne. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Terry Russell financed the remodelled Track at the abbey stadium and funded the robins successful teams over several years so credit where credits due he just got fed up with the lies from osbourne and cashed in his stake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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