IainB Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, nw42 said: Gollob getting Gollobed, a rarity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNnTwkXWRPQ That's something I remember Gollob used to do quite a bit in his earlier days, like he fell asleep and lost concentration when he was out in front, seemed to eradicate that from his game in the later years.... just as an aside, and this is about as random as it gets, this popped up after that Gollob race and looked quite a fun piece Edited May 13, 2020 by iainb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 So why don't we get tarmac tracks? Gets rid of the gardening at the start and probably means that rain would affect meetings a lot less than on shale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Chris116 said: So why don't we get tarmac tracks? Gets rid of the gardening at the start and probably means that rain would affect meetings a lot less than on shale! Didn't Ole Olsen after he retired and moved onto the GP's suggest such a thing...perhaps for the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 16 hours ago, Chris116 said: So why don't we get tarmac tracks? Gets rid of the gardening at the start and probably means that rain would affect meetings a lot less than on shale! Weren't there some indoor meetings in the 80's held on concrete/tarmac. I seem to remember Jan Andersen being a specialist and used to apply hair laquer to his back tyre 16 hours ago, steve roberts said: Didn't Ole Olsen after he retired and moved onto the GP's suggest such a thing...perhaps for the future? Didn't they used to have concrete start grids way way way way back in the day? And looking at that back tyre, doesn't it look a bit... special? Maybe it's just at a higher pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 9 hours ago, iainb said: Weren't there some indoor meetings in the 80's held on concrete/tarmac. I seem to remember Jan Andersen being a specialist and used to apply hair laquer to his back tyre Didn't they used to have concrete start grids way way way way back in the day? And looking at that back tyre, doesn't it look a bit... special? Maybe it's just at a higher pressure There were indoor meetings held at the Wembley Arena and the NEC both of which I attended...spectacular but not speedway in the true sense. Concrete start areas were adopted during the fifties (?) but I don't think that they proved successful with riders gaining unnecessary grip which caused issues (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 SPOILER ALERT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) On 5/13/2020 at 6:44 PM, steve roberts said: Didn't Ole Olsen after he retired and moved onto the GP's suggest such a thing...perhaps for the future? I know that Briggo stated an all weather track should be developed Edited May 15, 2020 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, iainb said: SPOILER ALERT Who was excluded? Pedersen at fault in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, steve roberts said: Who was excluded? Pedersen at fault in my opinion. 100%, great ride from him to work his way through the field but he just pushed too far. Edited May 15, 2020 by nw42 spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, nw42 said: 100%, great ride from him to work his way through the field but he just pushed too far. Isn't this the race he broke his neck in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve roberts Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Blupanther said: Gutsy Gordon Kennett! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Blupanther said: Troy Batchelor vs Rory Schlein? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve roberts Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Blupanther said: "World of Sport"...great friend's of speedway. As I mentioned in another thread one of the reasons why speedway has suffered when the programme was dropped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve roberts Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Blupanther said: Have this on DVD. Good old days of Screensport! Edited August 15, 2020 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 14 hours ago, Blupanther said: A lot of things there you just don't see anymore, Middlesbrough for one, touring foreign teams, riders sharing a fag in the pits and most missed of all, by me, a rider wearing a neckerchief! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, iainb said: A lot of things there you just don't see anymore, Middlesbrough for one, touring foreign teams, riders sharing a fag in the pits and most missed of all, by me, a rider wearing a neckerchief! I went to Middlesborough years ago and seeing the AI flyover shown on the clip always makes me try and locate the old site (without any luck) as I use that road quite often as I head upto Sunderland and beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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