phillwhitewasmad Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Jonny the spud said: you only have to look on here whenever trying to modernise speedway comes up, within a few pages it reverts to “eeeeh in 1958 we had Jap’s, black leathers and cinders…..and the fish & chips were served in real newspaper Exactly sport needs a more modern out look in all aspects. Speedway star in the last few weeks dedicates a minimum of 10 page each edition to events that happened between 50 and 70 years ago . Surely should be focused on more recent happenings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, phillwhitewasmad said: Exactly sport needs a more modern out look in all aspects. Speedway star in the last few weeks dedicates a minimum of 10 page each edition to events that happened between 50 and 70 years ago . Surely should be focused on more recent happenings Their the best bits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Humphrey Appleby said: The answer is probably nearly a hundred. I've probably even missed a few tracks from this list (permanent tracks only), but it gives an indication of how many venues have staged speedway in the British Isles (at least 111 by my count). Some were of course very short lived or only raced a handful of open meetings, whilst other tracks were effectively replaced by another track. However, there are still quite a few on the list that staged regular racing for many years that are no longer with us... Coventry. Lythalls Lane. 1928-1936 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 48 minutes ago, geoff100 said: Their the best bits Each to our own depresses me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 2 hours ago, phillwhitewasmad said: Exactly sport needs a more modern out look in all aspects. Speedway star in the last few weeks dedicates a minimum of 10 page each edition to events that happened between 50 and 70 years ago . Surely should be focused on more recent happenings I stopped my subscription to speedway star for that very reason. Most of their “news” has already been online before it’s published and if I wanted to look at speedway in the 50’s I’d look it up elsewhere. Someone said about marketing, I own two pubs. Nothing big but I have one full time and one part time member of staff handling social media, concert organisation, advertising, posters, liaisons with student groups / businesses etc. With the amount of money that’s spent in speedway it shouldn’t be too hard to get someone who’s forward thinking and internet savvy. But then again the will to do it needs to be there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Humphrey Appleby said: The answer is probably nearly a hundred. I've probably even missed a few tracks from this list (permanent tracks only), but it gives an indication of how many venues have staged speedway in the British Isles (at least 111 by my count). Some were of course very short lived or only raced a handful of open meetings, whilst other tracks were effectively replaced by another track. However, there are still quite a few on the list that staged regular racing for many years that are no longer with us... Aldershot Tongham Armadale Armadale Stadium Ashington Portland Park Barrow Holker Street Barrow Park Road Belle Vue Hyde Road Belle Vue Kirkmanshulme Lane Belle Vue National Speedway Stadium Berwick Shielfield Park Berwick Berrington Lough Birmingham Alexander Stadium Birmingham Bordesley Green Birmingham Perry Barr Boston New Hammond Beck Road Bradford Odsal Stadium Bradford Greenfield Stadium Brafield Brafield on the Green Bristol Knowle Stadium Bristol Eastville Buxton High Edge 1 Buxton High Edge 2 California Wokingham Canterbury Kingsmead Carmarthen United Counties Showground Castleford Whitewood Stadium Coatbridge Cliftonhill Stadium Coventry Brandon Stadium Cowdenbeath Central Park Cradley Heath Dudley Wood Crayford Crayford Stadium Crewe Earle Street Doncaster York Road Eastbourne Arlington Edinburgh Meadowbank Edinburgh Powerhall Ellesmore Port Thornton Road Exeter County Ground Glasgow Ibrox Glasgow Hampden Park Glasgow Blantyre Greyhound Stadium Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Ashfield Stadium Glasgow White City Hackney Waterden Road Halifax The Shay Harringay Green Lanes Highbridge Oak Tree Arena Hull The Boulevard Hull Craven Park Ipswich Foxhall Heath Ryde Smallbrook Iwade Ferry Road Kings Lynn Saddlebow Road Leicester Blackbird Road Leicester Beaumont Park Linlithgow Heathersfield Stadium Liverpool Stanley Stadium Long Eaton Station Road Lydd Belgar Farm Middlesbrough Cleveland Park Mildenhall West Row Milton Keynes Groveway Stadium Milton Keynes Elfield Park Motherwell Milton Street Neath Neath Abbey Nelson Seedhill Stadium New Cross Old Kent Road Stadium Newcastle Brough Park Newport Somerton Road Newport Queensway Meadows Newtongrange Victoria Park Norwich Firs Stadium Oxford Cowley Paisley Love Street Peterborough East of England Showground Plymouth Pennycross Stadium Plymouth Plymouth Coliseum Poole Poole Stadium Purfleet Arena Essex Rayleigh Arterial Road Reading Tilehurst Reading Smallmead Redcar South Tees Motorsport Park Ringwood Matchams Park Rochdale Athletic Ground Romford Brooklands Stadium Rye House Hoddesdon Scunthorpe Quibell Park Scunthorpe Normanby Road Scunthorpe Ashby Ville Sheffield Owlerton Shelbourne Shelbourne Park Sittingbourne Central Park Skegness Marsh Lane Southampton Banister Court St Austell Cornish Stadium Stoke Sun Street Stoke Loomer Road Sunderland East Bolden Swindon Abbey Stadium Trelawny Clay Country Moto Parc Wembley Wembley Stadium West Ham Custom House Weymouth Radipole Lane White City White City Stadium Wigan Poolstock Wimbledon Plough Lane Wolverhampton Monmore Green Wombwell Station Road Workington Derwent Park Yarmouth Caister Road Very very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 3 hours ago, M.D said: Hastings? Their home form was so bad i remember a French team beating them 10 - 66 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman72 Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 What about Huddersfield I think there is still a road called Stadium Drive by the John Smiths Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Humphrey Appleby said: The answer is probably nearly a hundred. I've probably even missed a few tracks from this list (permanent tracks only), but it gives an indication of how many venues have staged speedway in the British Isles (at least 111 by my count). Some were of course very short lived or only raced a handful of open meetings, whilst other tracks were effectively replaced by another track. However, there are still quite a few on the list that staged regular racing for many years that are no longer with us... Aldershot Tongham Armadale Armadale Stadium Ashington Portland Park Barrow Holker Street Barrow Park Road Belle Vue Hyde Road Belle Vue Kirkmanshulme Lane Belle Vue National Speedway Stadium Berwick Shielfield Park Berwick Berrington Lough Birmingham Alexander Stadium Birmingham Bordesley Green Birmingham Perry Barr Boston New Hammond Beck Road Bradford Odsal Stadium Bradford Greenfield Stadium Brafield Brafield on the Green Bristol Knowle Stadium Bristol Eastville Buxton High Edge 1 Buxton High Edge 2 California Wokingham Canterbury Kingsmead Carmarthen United Counties Showground Castleford Whitewood Stadium Coatbridge Cliftonhill Stadium Coventry Brandon Stadium Cowdenbeath Central Park Cradley Heath Dudley Wood Crayford Crayford Stadium Crewe Earle Street Doncaster York Road Eastbourne Arlington Edinburgh Meadowbank Edinburgh Powerhall Ellesmore Port Thornton Road Exeter County Ground Glasgow Ibrox Glasgow Hampden Park Glasgow Blantyre Greyhound Stadium Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Ashfield Stadium Glasgow White City Hackney Waterden Road Halifax The Shay Harringay Green Lanes Highbridge Oak Tree Arena Hull The Boulevard Hull Craven Park Ipswich Foxhall Heath Ryde Smallbrook Iwade Ferry Road Kings Lynn Saddlebow Road Leicester Blackbird Road Leicester Beaumont Park Linlithgow Heathersfield Stadium Liverpool Stanley Stadium Long Eaton Station Road Lydd Belgar Farm Middlesbrough Cleveland Park Mildenhall West Row Milton Keynes Groveway Stadium Milton Keynes Elfield Park Motherwell Milton Street Neath Neath Abbey Nelson Seedhill Stadium New Cross Old Kent Road Stadium Newcastle Brough Park Newport Somerton Road Newport Queensway Meadows Newtongrange Victoria Park Norwich Firs Stadium Oxford Cowley Paisley Love Street Peterborough East of England Showground Plymouth Pennycross Stadium Plymouth Plymouth Coliseum Poole Poole Stadium Purfleet Arena Essex Rayleigh Arterial Road Reading Tilehurst Reading Smallmead Redcar South Tees Motorsport Park Ringwood Matchams Park Rochdale Athletic Ground Romford Brooklands Stadium Rye House Hoddesdon Scunthorpe Quibell Park Scunthorpe Normanby Road Scunthorpe Ashby Ville Sheffield Owlerton Shelbourne Shelbourne Park Sittingbourne Central Park Skegness Marsh Lane Southampton Banister Court St Austell Cornish Stadium Stoke Sun Street Stoke Loomer Road Sunderland East Bolden Swindon Abbey Stadium Trelawny Clay Country Moto Parc Wembley Wembley Stadium West Ham Custom House Weymouth Radipole Lane White City White City Stadium Wigan Poolstock Wimbledon Plough Lane Wolverhampton Monmore Green Wombwell Station Road Workington Derwent Park Yarmouth Caister Road + Hull White City Stadium + Hull Hedon Stadium (pronounced Heddon).... Edited November 23, 2021 by martinmauger TE Issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 9 hours ago, Triple.H. said: Their home form was so bad i remember a French team beating them 10 - 66 Thats gone over a lot of people heads, like your work there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Made me smile. Must have been under the old 12 and a half heats formula! . I remember seeing them as a lad in a match at Blackbird Road, Leicester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) On 11/19/2021 at 1:32 PM, SlicktrackSandy said: You have a point there , but at present they do pretty well in attracting a few really good partnerships which are crucial to the club's health. If they were ever to move to within the Edinburgh City boundaries, for whatever reason, it is highly likely that sponsorships/partnerships would be likely to increase significantly. It is 25 years since Monarchs were actually based in the City and a lot of things have changed since then as we are all aware. What the fork springs to mind . do they sell/make forks or is a swear word cleaned up ? ts like when my eldest was very young and we went somewhere and he came out and asked for a fork n knife .lol Edited November 23, 2021 by jenga no gaps in between words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, martinmauger said: + Hull White City Stadium + Hull Hedon Stadium (pronounced Heddon).... No Everton @ Goodison Park ? Workington ? @ lonsdale park . Edited November 23, 2021 by jenga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlivefrankie Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 17 hours ago, Humphrey Appleby said: The answer is probably nearly a hundred. I've probably even missed a few tracks from this list (permanent tracks only), but it gives an indication of how many venues have staged speedway in the British Isles (at least 111 by my count). Some were of course very short lived or only raced a handful of open meetings, whilst other tracks were effectively replaced by another track. However, there are still quite a few on the list that staged regular racing for many years that are no longer with us... Aldershot Tongham Armadale Armadale Stadium Ashington Portland Park Barrow Holker Street Barrow Park Road Belle Vue Hyde Road Belle Vue Kirkmanshulme Lane Belle Vue National Speedway Stadium Berwick Shielfield Park Berwick Berrington Lough Birmingham Alexander Stadium Birmingham Bordesley Green Birmingham Perry Barr Boston New Hammond Beck Road Bradford Odsal Stadium Bradford Greenfield Stadium Brafield Brafield on the Green Bristol Knowle Stadium Bristol Eastville Buxton High Edge 1 Buxton High Edge 2 California Wokingham Canterbury Kingsmead Carmarthen United Counties Showground Castleford Whitewood Stadium Coatbridge Cliftonhill Stadium Coventry Brandon Stadium Cowdenbeath Central Park Cradley Heath Dudley Wood Crayford Crayford Stadium Crewe Earle Street Doncaster York Road Eastbourne Arlington Edinburgh Meadowbank Edinburgh Powerhall Ellesmore Port Thornton Road Exeter County Ground Glasgow Ibrox Glasgow Hampden Park Glasgow Blantyre Greyhound Stadium Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Ashfield Stadium Glasgow White City Hackney Waterden Road Halifax The Shay Harringay Green Lanes Highbridge Oak Tree Arena Hull The Boulevard Hull Craven Park Ipswich Foxhall Heath Ryde Smallbrook Iwade Ferry Road Kings Lynn Saddlebow Road Leicester Blackbird Road Leicester Beaumont Park Linlithgow Heathersfield Stadium Liverpool Stanley Stadium Long Eaton Station Road Lydd Belgar Farm Middlesbrough Cleveland Park Mildenhall West Row Milton Keynes Groveway Stadium Milton Keynes Elfield Park Motherwell Milton Street Neath Neath Abbey Nelson Seedhill Stadium New Cross Old Kent Road Stadium Newcastle Brough Park Newport Somerton Road Newport Queensway Meadows Newtongrange Victoria Park Norwich Firs Stadium Oxford Cowley Paisley Love Street Peterborough East of England Showground Plymouth Pennycross Stadium Plymouth Plymouth Coliseum Poole Poole Stadium Purfleet Arena Essex Rayleigh Arterial Road Reading Tilehurst Reading Smallmead Redcar South Tees Motorsport Park Ringwood Matchams Park Rochdale Athletic Ground Romford Brooklands Stadium Rye House Hoddesdon Scunthorpe Quibell Park Scunthorpe Normanby Road Scunthorpe Ashby Ville Sheffield Owlerton Shelbourne Shelbourne Park Sittingbourne Central Park Skegness Marsh Lane Southampton Banister Court St Austell Cornish Stadium Stoke Sun Street Stoke Loomer Road Sunderland East Bolden Swindon Abbey Stadium Trelawny Clay Country Moto Parc Wembley Wembley Stadium West Ham Custom House Weymouth Radipole Lane White City White City Stadium Wigan Poolstock Wimbledon Plough Lane Wolverhampton Monmore Green Wombwell Station Road Workington Derwent Park Yarmouth Caister Road Cardiff White City Cardiff Penarth Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 A while ago I posted that topics on the future of the sports always descend into the “good old days” just saying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman72 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 No point looking backwards. The sport is at the crossroads and hopefully some new ideas will come to fruition. I like the Grasstrack style meeting Re: Isle of Wight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Jonny the spud said: A while ago I posted that topics on the future of the sports always descend into the “good old days” just saying. Is it any wonder? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 36 minutes ago, Midland Red said: Is it any wonder? The number of tracks that have disappeared over the years would suggest that the good old days were not always as good as popularly remembered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, Humphrey Appleby said: The number of tracks that have disappeared over the years would suggest that the good old days were not always as good as popularly remembered... I don't know...what were the reasons for tracks shutting in the 60s/70s. Was it more redevelopment than lack of crowd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 1 minute ago, ch958 said: I don't know...what were the reasons for tracks shutting in the 60s/70s. Was it more redevelopment than lack of crowd? I think many venues were tried and were financial failures. Others certainly disappeared due to development, being kicked out by the dogs or other sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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