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2 hours ago, TotallyHonestJohn said:

But he did race against the Teesside "Teessiders" which I am guessing was the old track under the A19/A66 off ramp where the 5 a side pitches are now?

Teesside 42 v Crewe 35 Thursday 6th May 1971 (British League Division ll)
Teesside 42
1. Bruce Forrester 2* 3 3 3... 11 1
2. Dave Durham 3 1 1 1... 6 0
3. Bob Jameson 1 2 3 Ret... 6 0
4. Dene Davies 1 0 0 1... 2 0
5. Tim Swales 3 3 2 3... 11 0
6. Tony Swales 3 0 0 1... 4 0
7. Pete Reading 2* 0 N... 2 1
Crewe 35
1. Barry Meeks 0 2 0 1*… 3 1
2. Ian Bottomley 1 1* TS 2... 4 1
3. John Jackson 3 2 3 3 0... 11 0
4. Dai Evans 2 3 2 2... 9 0
5. Dave Parry 0 1 0 N... 1 0
6. Garry Moore Fell 0 N... 0 0
7. Phil Crump F Exc 2* 2* 1 2... 7 2

So just like him I was near but no coconut I'm afraid... good luck to Jason and Plymouth and I am looking forward to their visit "Up North" and I will probably take in the Redcar meeting as well as the Newcastle one of course...

Regards
THJ
 

He also rode in 1972 - went through the card to get a 15 point maximum and win Open Championship

went through the card to get an 18 point maximum in Eng v Australia international

scored 11 from 4 rides in league match

 

So 15 rides and only beaten once (by Frank Auffret)

 

Top class rider

 

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I would like say that I personally appreciate the warm  welcome most of you have extended to the Plymouth gladiators and what they are trying to achieve speedway fans have shown that they can see the bigger picture and the survival/revival of the sport is the most important, thats it for me being nice i,ve got scunthorpe fans to wind up only joking even scunthorpe fans  have been good :t:

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never been to Plymouth but might just make a visit this year (if we can), Crump will be immense on a small track.

i think dear old Colin Hill's legecy or part of it was used by the club years ago, so there's a piece of Exeter there

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3 minutes ago, stevehone said:

never been to Plymouth but might just make a visit this year (if we can), Crump will be immense on a small track.

i think dear old Colin Hill's legecy or part of it was used by the club years ago, so there's a piece of Exeter there

Yes we have a stand on the back straight "The Colin Hill Stand"which provides great viewing as does the new seated stand on the home straight. 

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7 hours ago, spin king said:

Any news on the next Plymouth signing.

Thought I had seen that it will be tomorrow (Wednesday).  I would go for Henry Atkins as the rising star. If not, Alfie Bowtell to fill a reserve slot.

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1 hour ago, Richard Weston said:

I wouldn't put it past Plymouth springing another surprise with rider No 3.

Another rider returning to the sport is my guess, but this time he is a lot younger than Crumpy & Bjarne, with more confidence now in his riding I am sure that he will be a success at Plymouth.

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As far as the track goes, as a Plymouth fan I've seen the track look and race appallingly and I've seen it look and race brilliantly.

There are so many things that influence tracks, the base, the location in respect of surrounding areas etc. As I've moved away from Plymouth I've seen less home meetings in recent years but have to say the track was always inconsistent prior to Mark taking over the team. 

I know Mark has invested heavily not only in the infrastructure of the track but also the quality of material that goes on the track and I've heard and seen the track be far more consistent since Mark took over things.

I'm sure with riders such as Crump and Pedersen there each week the track will have to be at a high standard, can't see them having it any other way! 

Everyone has their preference when it comes to racing and what they like to see, in my experience, and I've been to a few tracks in my time, the best racing I've seen has been on smaller tracks that aren't too tight, where you can get a bit of grip on them. Weymouth was a belting track for racing back in the day. The exception to that rule and arguably the best track in the country in my opinion (I've not been to the new Belle Vue mind) is Peterborough. The racing there has always been brilliant on the times I've visited.

Anyway back to the team, I fancy the rest of the Plymouth team to mainly be younger riders with a couple of from the NL team that was set to line up last year. Hopefully we'll get some news this week.

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I've no idea tbh the promotion is keeping all guessing, obviously the remaining 5 riders will be lesser names but I just hope they have potential to improve and make the most of being in the same team as crump and pedersen who between them have so much knowledge and experience to pass on it will hold them in good shape for a bright future 

 

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