stevehone Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, tellboy said: It was the only nights entertainment back then.Unless you counted a kick about with your mates at the rec,a swift half with your grandad at the local or knocking up a wooden go kart in the shed what about getting a loaf of Hovis up t'shop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, stevehone said: what about getting a loaf of Hovis up t'shop Never done that Steve,we weren't privileged to have a horse and cart back then and I weren't pushing me bike up t'hill just for loaf of hovis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Good Article in this weeks star for KL fans .... Edwin Overland's dream team ....... KL have certainly had some world class riders over the years, and Edwin has only been allowed to pick a team of 8. None of the present group feature .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, semion said: When I think back to the Star studded line-ups from the 60s/70s onwards. Where did it all go so badly wrong ? Sad place to end up for what was once a great night’s entertainment. When I lived in Norwich in mid seventies went to every Lynn home meeting and even an away one at Exeter when on holiday in area. Never really got to be a Lynn supporter , but even with the then poor facilities the experience was a whole lot better than it is now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriors Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, semion said: When I think back to the Star studded line-ups from the 60s/70s onwards. Where did it all go so badly wrong ? Sad place to end up for what was once a great night’s entertainment. All went wrong once we stopped racing on a Saturday night, every Saturday was speedway night, it all changed when we had to accommodate riders wanting to ride in Poland, and then the grand Prix's came along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Saturday’s sure were a good day. Once a fortnight Up the City to watch the Canaries. Grab some food ( King Beefy was a favourite). Pick the Pink Un up then a dash over to Saddlebow. Happy Days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrss Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Haza said: Like I said wasn’t sure on averages. The only thing you are sure on is knocking Kings Lynn speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, mrss said: The only thing you are sure on is knocking Kings Lynn speedway. Really ? And of course you never do lol wow pot kettle springs to mind Edited June 25, 2021 by Haza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, semion said: Saturday’s sure were a good day. Once a fortnight Up the City to watch the Canaries. Grab some food ( King Beefy was a favourite). Pick the Pink Un up then a dash over to Saddlebow. Happy Days. In the days when speedway was a relatively rich sport ...... Lynn had a speedway only, best in the country, track. It's obviously still decent, Dan Bewley tweeted tonight how much he enjoyed it and he's riding all over the world so should know! Those days are gone though, they are decades ago when you lot were enthusiastic youngsters! I still love it, yes want close racing but I won't give it up til I'm 6 foot under haha 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Bend Bunching Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 The track was ran slicker last night up to heat 8, presumably because of the threat of rain then Buster graded and watered the track and Lynn were then the better team. Shame it was nine heats too late but there was more fight in this team than the one for Wolverhampton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted June 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, First Bend Bunching said: The track was ran slicker last night up to heat 8, presumably because of the threat of rain then Buster graded and watered the track and Lynn were then the better team. Shame it was nine heats too late but there was more fight in this team than the one for Wolverhampton. Don't get too carried away, just like the centre green presenter after heat 15, Belle Vue took their foot off the gas towards the end of the meeting with 4 points comfortably in the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 51 minutes ago, Rob B said: Don't get too carried away, just like the centre green presenter after heat 15, Belle Vue took their foot off the gas towards the end of the meeting with 4 points comfortably in the bag. King's Lynn deserved to lose but I'm not having that argument at all. If rider's where earning a salary then yes but paid per point, there's no way any rider thinks about league points during a meeting. They all look after themselves & want to earn every ££ available. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: King's Lynn deserved to lose but I'm not having that argument at all. If rider's where earning a salary then yes but paid per point, there's no way any rider thinks about league points during a meeting. They all look after themselves & want to earn every ££ available. I would have once agreed, however, times have changed, and massively for some.... Those who have much more to earn (and lose) over the following night/weekend in Poland may no longer (quite understandably), "give it their all" when a meeting is comfortably won..... Dan Bewley for example has 'World Stage' aspirations that hopefully get advanced via the SEC this weekend as well as also riding in front of a possible full house at Wroclaw as they try to stay top of the table... For riders like this I am sure that when a meeting is all but over in the UK, then no undue risks will be taken if they don't make the gate.. Either consciously or unconsciously.... And given the rewards on offer in Poland for being a success you can only understand that position, as it's just human nature.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Rob B said: Don't get too carried away, just like the centre green presenter after heat 15, Belle Vue took their foot off the gas towards the end of the meeting with 4 points comfortably in the bag. I agree with Daniel.Riders are paid per point and they don't even know their teams scores all they are interested in is piling up the points.Bewley was riding his nuts off to try and gain extra points in his last couple of races. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 12 hours ago, Trees said: In the days when speedway was a relatively rich sport ...... Lynn had a speedway only, best in the country, track. It's obviously still decent, Dan Bewley tweeted tonight how much he enjoyed it and he's riding all over the world so should know! Those days are gone though, they are decades ago when you lot were enthusiastic youngsters! I still love it, yes want close racing but I won't give it up til I'm 6 foot under haha I was in the stadium for 6.30, and saw the BV rides walk the track. As they walked back in the pits they was saying between themselves how good the track looked. It is slicker this season ,as the race times back that up, and although i think some riders asked for it, i'm, not so sure they have their bikes dialled in for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyderd Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 13 hours ago, Trees said: In the days when speedway was a relatively rich sport ...... Lynn had a speedway only, best in the country, track. It's obviously still decent, Dan Bewley tweeted tonight how much he enjoyed it and he's riding all over the world so should know! Those days are gone though, they are decades ago when you lot were enthusiastic youngsters! I still love it, yes want close racing but I won't give it up til I'm 6 foot under haha Hyde Road, even with the sharing of Stock cars or are you referring to after Hyde Road closed, and lets not forget Coventry, Bradford,Sheffield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 46 minutes ago, hyderd said: Hyde Road, even with the sharing of Stock cars or are you referring to after Hyde Road closed, and lets not forget Coventry, Bradford,Sheffield. Were Coventry, Bradford and Sheffield speedway only ? That was clearly what Trees said in her post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyderd Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Blupanther said: Were Coventry, Bradford and Sheffield speedway only ? That was clearly what Trees said in her post... I doubt it, but they were still excellent speedway tracks, as is Kings Lynn. PS so was Hyde Rd, and was most speedway fans favorite track. Edited June 26, 2021 by hyderd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Bend Bunching Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 11:32 PM, Rob B said: Don't get too carried away, just like the centre green presenter after heat 15, Belle Vue took their foot off the gas towards the end of the meeting with 4 points comfortably in the bag. I'm not getting carried away just saying how I see it I'm trying to find the positives of out of a home loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrss Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 6 hours ago, First Bend Bunching said: I'm not getting carried away just saying how I see it I'm trying to find the positives of out of a home loss. There are no positives from any defeat especially a home one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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