Chadster Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Found this on You Tube. Brings back some happy memories. Edited November 6, 2021 by Chadster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Chadster said: Found this on You Tube. Brings back some happy memories. Fabulous and some great music! Edited November 6, 2021 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 Brings back memories. The one thing I had forgotten was the terrible music !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, iris123 said: Brings back memories. The one thing I had forgotten was the terrible music !!! It was too loud for my liking, although some people enjoyed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 I thought maybe the recorder was right near a speaker. One of the things I had forgotten. But otherwise great to see the old place again and Todd, Roger and the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 48 minutes ago, iris123 said: Brings back memories. The one thing I had forgotten was the terrible music !!! Believe me it was better than having to endure Peter Yorks's constant ramblings at Cowley! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted November 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 Thse few seasons under Russell Lanning were immensely enjoyable. A proper promotion in the true sense of the word and a real sense of a meeting being properly presented. Dave Lanning was excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Chadster said: Thse few seasons under Russell Lanning were immensely enjoyable. A proper promotion in the true sense of the word and a real sense of a meeting being properly presented. Dave Lanning was excellent. We had Dave Lanning for one year at Cowley and he certainly livened up proceedings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 5 hours ago, iris123 said: Brings back memories. The one thing I had forgotten was the terrible music !!! The music might have been terrible but the bikes sounded much better then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Chadster said: Thse few seasons under Russell Lanning were immensely enjoyable. A proper promotion in the true sense of the word and a real sense of a meeting being properly presented. Dave Lanning was excellent. 100% agree. It was refreshing to see Wimbledon promoted in such a fashion after the years of under investment from the GRA and Jimmy James. If only we could have got Jeremy Doncaster for the 1990 BL campaign… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 19 minutes ago, prodons said: 100% agree. It was refreshing to see Wimbledon promoted in such a fashion after the years of under investment from the GRA and Jimmy James. If only we could have got Jeremy Doncaster for the 1990 BL campaign… Yep, iris123 and have often said on here how they breathed new life into us. What a great spell that was... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) I must have done a report on this match for the SOUTH LONDON PRESS. All happened a very long time ago. Edited November 7, 2021 by Guest spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 Hi John Hyam, glad you have resumed posting and hope you are doing well- you are part of speedway history yourself. Keep healthy mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 8 hours ago, chunky said: Yep, iris123 and have often said on here how they breathed new life into us. What a great spell that was... Absolutely !! I mean just watching the video yesterday and hearing Blazeaway, the tingle down the spine at that anyway Was no great fan of Dave Lanning, at least as a speedway tv commentator, and looking back at some of his old speedway star columns, they were a bit painful to read. But I think he was in his element as the stadium announcer. Both the Lanning's added something very much lacking at Plough Lane in the previous years. But the drop down in 1985 I think was a memorable period for me. The local rivalries and the riders we ended up having. Ferreira, Jamie, Stingray, Todd and of course Roger, plus many decent supporting riders I loved it, whilst trying to block out the feel it was all coming to an end, with the closing off of a large part of the stadium. Think looking back with a pooor memory, wasn't there one at least scare that we were closing a season or two before we did ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Iris123, you’re absolutely correct to point out that the Dons were very near to closing down on a couple of occasions before the eventual closure in June 1991. At the end of the 1986 season, the GRA announced that without significant team sponsorship (six figures!) that speedway would cease to run at Plough Lane. Fortunately for us Dons fans, a group of businessmen formed a consortium in January 1987 and managed to get the support of the legendary John Berry to act as designated Promoter. This led on 12 months later to the arrival of Dave and Russell Lanning, the advent of the Wimbledon Experience and the joy of a young vibrant team. Happy times indeed for me when I was 18-19! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 This Link gives some background details of Wimbledon Speedway: http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/wimbledonbyjohnhyam.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Always thought it a pity one of the top speedway journalists associated with Wimbledon never done a book on the subject. Must be some great stories to tell. Sadly Phil Rising never contributed much on here, nor as far as I know any articles on his years at Plough Lane ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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