waiheke1 Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Wembley, White City, Blackbird Rd, Plough Lane, West Ham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) I can tell I am getting old because a number of the tracks mentioned I have been to. 5 for me : Nelson, Trelawny, Romford, Crewe, New Cross. Â Edited August 17, 2021 by Halifaxtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 3:20 PM, arnieg said: In the UK: California, Norwich, Southampton, Ellesmere Port and Castleford Abroad: San Bernadino (original track), Vladivostock, Sydney Showground, Vastervik, Torun Did Ellesmere Port back in 85 with Wimbledon. To my knowledge, it stayed in existence for many. many years afterwards and was only demolished reasonably recently. The thing I remember most was the Gunners pub opposite the stadium with its speedway memorabilia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, Halifaxtiger said: I can tell I am getting old because a number of the tracks mentioned I have been to. 5 for me : Nelson, Trelawny, Romford, Crewe, New Cross. Â I did Trelawny twice mate, fantastic little track and venue. Mine would be Norwich, West Ham, Wimbledon, Hyde Road and Halifax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Pyszny Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) During the time I've been watching speedway, 1976+: Boston, Canterbury, Ellesmere Port, Leicester (Blackbird Road), Newport (Somerton Park). Pre-1976: Glasgow (Hampden Park), Nelson, Norwich, Sunderland, West Ham. Edited August 18, 2021 by Piotr Pyszny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Trelawny, Buxton, Bradfors (Odsal), London White City, Haringay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 4 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Trelawny, Buxton, Bradfors (Odsal), London White City, Haringay. How did you never do White City Bob? your choices are great never did Haringay either.Only went to Buxton in 2004 loved the track  both the Wright bros rode me thinks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Southampton, Norwich, Harringay, Walthamstow, New Cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 White City - strangely one that got away from me - personal circumstances at the time ... even more bizarre since I was living in London at the time ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowle Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 West Ham, Wembley, Harringay Hyde Road and Wombwell. The last one so I could have bought a load of their programmes to sell years later for a big profit! Had a dream once that I went to a jumble sale and there was a big box of Wombwell programmes for sale for peanuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Nice to see so many wish they had been to West Ham. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, customhouseregular said: Nice to see so many wish they had been to West Ham. We old'uns didn't have to wish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 14 hours ago, customhouseregular said: Nice to see so many wish they had been to West Ham. And so many wish they had been to New Cross. Maybe we have a lot of members in the London area. I'm happy to say I watched speedway at both venues. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, Split said: And so many wish they had been to New Cross. Maybe we have a lot of members in the London area. I'm happy to say I watched speedway at both venues. I went looking for the site of New Cross some years ago and could vaguely make out where the track once was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Split said: And so many wish they had been to New Cross. Maybe we have a lot of members in the London area. I'm happy to say I watched speedway at both venues. The long and the short of it as you might say….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 3 hours ago, steve roberts said: I went looking for the site of New Cross some years ago and could vaguely make out where the track once was. Found on the Internet: "The stadium was left derelict for several years until it was demolished in 1975 as part of a plan to redevelop the football ground, although those plans fell through. The site is now a public open space called Bridge House Meadows " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 The last time I was there you could still make out some of the terracing.I also remember in the 80s some of the entrance was still standing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatface Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Trelawny, Cradley, Wembley, White City, Long Eaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kester Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, falcace said: Trelawny, Cradley, Wembley, White City, Long Eaton I've been to two of those. Â Cradley was the track nearest to me growing up. Â Trelawny was great, like no other track, it really was like speedway on the moon but with a double decker bus. Â I too wish I'd gone to White City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, iris123 said: The last time I was there you could still make out some of the terracing.I also remember in the 80s some of the entrance was still standing There's a few places where you can still see some of the remnants of the speedway track and/or stadium - Nelson and Hastings spring to mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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