speed29 Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 There's no Speedway Teams in London and its very sad, Hackney Hawks, London Lions, Wimbledon Dons and West Ham Hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, speed29 said: There's no Speedway Teams in London and its very sad, Hackney Hawks, London Lions, Wimbledon Dons and West Ham Hammers. Plus, of course, White City "Rebels", New Cross, Wembley and Harringay...speedway most nights of the week during its height? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 Only if someone dug up the football pitches on Hackney Marsh and laid a track. That’s assuming they’re still there of course. Not been to Hackney in decades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, customhouseregular said: Only if someone dug up the football pitches on Hackney Marsh and laid a track. That’s assuming they’re still there of course. Not been to Hackney in decades. If you had a huge Worldwide company who splashed a few dollars to buy the rights to the FIM Speedway Individual, team and pairs championships. Maybe they could hire the Olympic stadium at Stratford Plenty of room in there for a pretty big track and lots of spectators 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 Sadly not a prayer which for those of us who live here is a disappointment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Triple.H. said: If you had a huge Worldwide company who splashed a few dollars to buy the rights to the FIM Speedway Individual, team and pairs championships. Maybe they could hire the Olympic stadium at Stratford Plenty of room in there for a pretty big track and lots of spectators With a roof would be an improvement over Cardiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 29 minutes ago, noaksey said: Sadly not a prayer which for those of us who live here is a disappointment If You are as old as me you will have plenty of memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, customhouseregular said: If You are as old as me you will have plenty of memories. Lots visiting Hackney and Wimbledon with Wolves and White City and Wembley for the big nights I was a regular at Hackney and Wimbledon when I moved down here for work in 1985 and then was a regular at Arena Essex with the occasional visit to Rye when we moved to Hertfordshire My "local" tracks are now Peterborough and Ippo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, noaksey said: Lots visiting Hackney and Wimbledon with Wolves and White City and Wembley for the big nights I was a regular at Hackney and Wimbledon when I moved down here for work in 1985 and then was a regular at Arena Essex with the occasional visit to Rye when we moved to Hertfordshire My "local" tracks are now Peterborough and Ippo Sadly you missed the greatest London venue of them all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, customhouseregular said: Sadly you missed the greatest London venue of them all. Crayford??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, customhouseregular said: Sadly you missed the greatest London venue of them all. Before my time. Wolves 75 was my first season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lefty said: Crayford??? Went once. Somewhat underwhelmed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 I can't see Speedway ever returning anywhere within the M25. The councils are doing their best to make it a pedestrian area with all the extra costs for congestion & now emissions. Back when Speedway was great in London with racing from Romford to Stamford Bridge Congestion & Emissions were free & stadiums were full!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 Is there a football ground within the Greater London boundary, with no residential properties within earshot that could house a track with minimal upheaval, and at a realistic cost?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 In an word No... London may as well be a different country to the rest of us who don't live there, it's a completely different demographic to the rest of the country 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 12 hours ago, customhouseregular said: Sadly you missed the greatest London venue of them all. And every time I pass through Custom House on the train I can’t help but think, what a waste. The public transport links that stadium would have now if it existed would be better than any other. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) As someone who spends a lot of time working all over London the answer is no Edited July 31, 2022 by THE DEAN MACHINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, iainb said: In an word No... London may as well be a different country to the rest of us who don't live there, it's a completely different demographic to the rest of the country Same as Brum and Madchester, they both have teams. Used to go to New Cross, Ackney, Wet Spam, Wimbledon in the 60s, Wembley World Final. All the dog tracks have gone as well, flat cap 20th. Century council estate sports Nearest senior team to London is Oxford over 50 miles away. Edited July 31, 2022 by auntie doris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 16 hours ago, customhouseregular said: Only if someone dug up the football pitches on Hackney Marsh and laid a track. That’s assuming they’re still there of course. Not been to Hackney in decades. Still there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) If there was a pot of gold in the person trying to open a track, then land would appear everywhere, no matter what objections or how many houses or whatever is around it, it would happen I’ve seen this first hand on more than a few occasions now, however as it is at the moment nobody who has the pot of gold is stupid enough to blow it on our sport, on the other hand there are a few willing people who want to open a track but don’t have the finances and a few land owners who would have it but as soon as the land owners find out there is no pot of gold it becomes a no go, as with life in general it’s about money and speedway doesn’t have any Edited July 31, 2022 by THE DEAN MACHINE 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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