Chadster Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 20 hours ago, BOBBATH said: Well done chadster, I couldn't have answered that- I do recall them holding WCQR meetings though, and I agree with Chunky-they just wanted to promote speedway at different venues. One name of the participants stuck in my mind- Leo Ramm-does anybody recall him? Also is it true that Cowley are reopening? That would be great!! What about the Abbey Stadium will they keep going? I only knew because I was looking at the Speedway Researcher's account of the 1965 season. I guess they had to keep more riders involved in the World Championship as there were probably no more than about 10 non-eligible riders in the BL ( people like Nygren, Harrfeldt etc) compared to previous years with a biggish Swedish contingent in the NL. They also needed to keep riders without team places interested as there were no guests and no R/R in 1965. I wonder whether there was a hope that tracks like Ipswich, Rayleigh and Kings Lynn might be a basis for a sort of revised SAL type operation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireblade2022 Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 1:50 PM, iris123 said: We haven't actually lost White Hart Lane. It has been modernised/redeveloped, but the stadium is still on the same site as it was Not entirely. The footprint overlaps the old stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 2:34 PM, Sotonian said: Ipswich were also running Open meetings in 1965. On the subject of 1965, what did these 4 tracks have in common? Cowdenbeath, Ipswich, K.Lynn, Rayleigh. And Middlesbrough too. The five non league tracks each staged a meeting in the Preliminary Round of the World Championship in 1965. Mainly contested by tracks number sixes and sevens - though Tommy Sweet man and Eric Hockaday rode in these meetings - each rider had two meetings with the top dozen or so going through to the Qualifying Rounds which were held at all BL tracks. Previously the PL tracks had staged preliminary meetings ahead of the NL rounds and this repeated this format , though it wasn't required again. Leo Ramm rode in a few second halfs at Glasgow and Cowdebeath in 1965 but never made either team. I believe he subsequently became a taxi driver in Edinburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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