steve roberts Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 Eric Boocock "Going Round in Circles" another recommended read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) If you haven't yet ordered your copy of PC's autobiography, you can do so for £20 (inc UK P&P) here at www.retro-speedway.com and save a fiver on the RRP. The 506-page book is currently being printed and you should receive it by October 31. Meantime... WHO, WHAT, WHERE? TRY THE PC QUOTES QUIZ From these edited excerpts, who or what is PC referring to in his book . . . ? “******’s old man *****, a bit of a stickler, gave me a rollicking for crashing and bending his son’s bike. I was 17 and green, hadn’t seen the place before but got no sympathy.” “I say ******* ‘did me’ but it was my naïve mistake to keep going up the inside. I probably blamed him for what happened at the time but, to be honest, if you clip someone’s back wheel, it’s always your fault. Another reminder to ‘keep it on the tyres’.” “He became one of England’s greats but he was always slow into the corners. It was his Achilles heel. I’m not having a go at him – you can’t argue with his superb record over a long and distinguished career. It’s just an observation.” “I must have ruffled *****’s feathers because he confronted me after our race – I have a picture from a newspaper cutting of him taking a swing at my dad, who was trying to break it up. When your opponent gets angry enough to want to fight, you’re always well advised to keep your helmet on!” “He didn’t say it in a menacing manner but with typical Yorkshire cockiness designed to get into my head. ****** probably felt that his mind games worked a treat, because he beat me both times we met.” “***** legged it across the centre green, grabbed the driver by the throat and pulled him down. ***** also ended up on the ground and had to be restrained as the tractor driver, other track staff and ambulance men joined the fracas.” ******** always had a lot to say and wouldn’t hesitate to throw a punch at anybody if he thought it was justified. But it was good to have him on our side because he always had our best interests at heart.” “It was both frightening and exhilarating at the same time.” “When I first started riding there were some much less dedicated riders who would turn up for meetings with a dirty bike they hadn’t bothered cleaning from the night before, and ******* was one of them. His idea of cleaning the bike was to kick it with his steel shoe, to make dirt fall off it.” “While waiting for traffic lights to turn green he’d rev the engine as hard as possible before releasing the clutch and doing wheel-spins along the road in central Manchester.” Edited October 10, 2022 by TonyMac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, TonyMac said: If you haven't yet ordered you8r co-py of PC's autobiography, you can do so for £20 (inc UK P&P) here at www.retro-speedway.com and save a fiver on the RRP. The 506-page book is currently being printed and you should receive it by October 31. Meantime... WHO, WHAT, WHERE? TRY THE PC QUOTES QUIZ From these edited excerpts, who or what is PC referring to in his book . . . ? “******’s old man *****, a bit of a stickler, gave me a rollicking for crashing and bending his son’s bike. I was 17 and green, hadn’t seen the place before but got no sympathy.” “I say ******* ‘did me’ but it was my naïve mistake to keep going up the inside. I probably blamed him for what happened at the time but, to be honest, if you clip someone’s back wheel, it’s always your fault. Another reminder to ‘keep it on the tyres’.” “He became one of England’s greats but he was always slow into the corners. It was his Achilles heel. I’m not having a go at him – you can’t argue with his superb record over a long and distinguished career. It’s just an observation.” “I must have ruffled *****’s feathers because he confronted me after our race – I have a picture from a newspaper cutting of him taking a swing at my dad, who was trying to break it up. When your opponent gets angry enough to want to fight, you’re always well advised to keep your helmet on!” “He didn’t say it in a menacing manner but with typical Yorkshire cockiness designed to get into my head. ****** probably felt that his mind games worked a treat, because he beat me both times we met.” “***** legged it across the centre green, grabbed the driver by the throat and pulled him down. ***** also ended up on the ground and had to be restrained as the tractor driver, other track staff and ambulance men joined the fracas.” ******** always had a lot to say and wouldn’t hesitate to throw a punch at anybody if he thought it was justified. But it was good to have him on our side because he always had our best interests at heart.” “It was both frightening and exhilarating at the same time.” “When I first started riding there were some much less dedicated riders who would turn up for meetings with a dirty bike they hadn’t bothered cleaning from the night before, and ******* was one of them. His idea of cleaning the bike was to kick it with his steel shoe, to make dirt fall off it.” “While waiting for traffic lights to turn green he’d rev the engine as hard as possible before releasing the clutch and doing wheel-spins along the road in central Manchester.” I think "Wilky" might be the one with the tractor driver . If it isn't, it definitely could have happened somewhere..... My first hero as a 3 year old kid... My 2nd a couple of years later, (and still the best exponent of racing a bike from the back, and therefore most exciting rider that I have ever watched).... PC... And lucky enough to get to watch him for over a decade every week at one of the greatest tracks that ever existed.. Would love to see a PC in his pomp today around the NSS... Book will be ordered... Edit: As a side note. There are plenty of reasons as to why crowds dropped off hugely from the mid 80's, however PC becoming "just ok" and therefore not blitzing the rest of the world regularly on TV during the summer on WOS, in a style that was truly "box office" was, for me, a large contributory factor... He was truly a "household name" in the mid 70's to early 80's... You could watch him just after 3pm on a Saturday afternoon and then watch him in the flesh just a few hours later.. Sadly, as "gate and go" took over on slicker tracks, so did lots of the excitement... As I say.. Box Office.. Edited October 8, 2022 by mikebv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 I imagine Dave Jessup is the answer to one of the quotes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clemens Posted October 12, 2022 Report Share Posted October 12, 2022 Spoke with my son this day and in among asked him if he'd had any response to the message he left on the phone re the book? The answer was, as I expected, no. It's getting on to 2 months now since it was ordered. Has anyone else had this problem of non-communication? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINYS Posted October 12, 2022 Report Share Posted October 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mr. Clemens said: Spoke with my son this day and in among asked him if he'd had any response to the message he left on the phone re the book? The answer was, as I expected, no. It's getting on to 2 months now since it was ordered. Has anyone else had this problem of non-communication? Won't be out until end of October due to extra material being added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clemens Posted October 12, 2022 Report Share Posted October 12, 2022 Just now, TINYS said: Won't be out until end of October due to extra material being added. Yes I was aware of that, but my son, who is not a speedway supporter in any way, was concerned that he'd had no response to the message he sent I said I would enquire on the forum. I don't expect that my son will get a response but that's how it is with things these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINYS Posted October 12, 2022 Report Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Mr. Clemens said: Yes I was aware of that, but my son, who is not a speedway supporter in any way, was concerned that he'd had no response to the message he sent I said I would enquire on the forum. I don't expect that my son will get a response but that's how it is with things these days. Okay 4 minutes ago, Mr. Clemens said: Yes I was aware of that, but my son, who is not a speedway supporter in any way, was concerned that he'd had no response to the message he sent I said I would enquire on the forum. I don't expect that my son will get a response but that's how it is with things these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 If you haven't yet ordered your copy of PC's autobiography, you can do so for £20 (inc UK P&P) here at www.retro-speedway.com and save a fiver on the RRP. The 506-page book is currently being printed and you should receive it by October 31. Meantime... WHO, WHAT, WHERE? TRY THE PC QUOTES QUIZ From these edited excerpts, who or what is PC referring to in his book . . . ? “******’s old man *****, a bit of a stickler, gave me a rollicking for crashing and bending his son’s bike. I was 17 and green, hadn’t seen the place before but got no sympathy.” “I say ******* ‘did me’ but it was my naïve mistake to keep going up the inside. I probably blamed him for what happened at the time but, to be honest, if you clip someone’s back wheel, it’s always your fault. Another reminder to ‘keep it on the tyres’.” “He became one of England’s greats but he was always slow into the corners. It was his Achilles heel. I’m not having a go at him – you can’t argue with his superb record over a long and distinguished career. It’s just an observation.” “I must have ruffled *****’s feathers because he confronted me after our race – I have a picture from a newspaper cutting of him taking a swing at my dad, who was trying to break it up. When your opponent gets angry enough to want to fight, you’re always well advised to keep your helmet on!” “He didn’t say it in a menacing manner but with typical Yorkshire cockiness designed to get into my head. ****** probably felt that his mind games worked a treat, because he beat me both times we met.” “***** legged it across the centre green, grabbed the driver by the throat and pulled him down. ***** also ended up on the ground and had to be restrained as the tractor driver, other track staff and ambulance men joined the fracas.” ******** always had a lot to say and wouldn’t hesitate to throw a punch at anybody if he thought it was justified. But it was good to have him on our side because he always had our best interests at heart.” “It was both frightening and exhilarating at the same time.” “When I first started riding there were some much less dedicated riders who would turn up for meetings with a dirty bike they hadn’t bothered cleaning from the night before, and ******* was one of them. His idea of cleaning the bike was to kick it with his steel shoe, to make dirt fall off it.” “While waiting for traffic lights to turn green he’d rev the engine as hard as possible before releasing the clutch and doing wheel-spins along the road in central Manchester.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 1:53 PM, TonyMac said: If you haven't yet ordered your copy of PC's autobiography, you can do so for £20 (inc UK P&P) here at www.retro-speedway.com and save a fiver on the RRP. The 506-page book is currently being printed and you should receive it by October 31. Apparently Collins is signing copies of his book at some pub near Belle Vue on 27 October. A bit unfair if people can walk up and just buy a copy there, and get it before the people who paid for the advance copy back in the spring and have been waiting 5 months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 22 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said: Apparently Collins is signing copies of his book at some pub near Belle Vue on 27 October. A bit unfair if people can walk up and just buy a copy there, and get it before the people who paid for the advance copy back in the spring and have been waiting 5 months. At Concerts the 'Meet & Great' costs a lot more but allows early access to the show. Sometimes a 'selfie' can be taken to enhance the occasion. However I do understand your viewpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 2 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: Apparently Collins is signing copies of his book at some pub near Belle Vue on 27 October. A bit unfair if people can walk up and just buy a copy there, and get it before the people who paid for the advance copy back in the spring and have been waiting 5 months. Any details as to which pub? Will go along.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, mikebv said: 2 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: Apparently Collins is signing copies of his book at some pub near Belle Vue on 27 October. A bit unfair if people can walk up and just buy a copy there, and get it before the people who paid for the advance copy back in the spring and have been waiting 5 months. I almost can't quite believe the things that people will find to complain about. We now can't even see the simple release of a book without some form of controversy needing to surround it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 1 hour ago, mikebv said: Any details as to which pub? Will go along.... BOOK SIGNING: We are pleased to announce the venue and date for PC's first book signing . . .THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 Longsight & District Sports & Social Club140 Kirkmanshulme Lane, Manchester, M12 4WP.5.00-7.30pm. Free admission. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 4 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: Apparently Collins is signing copies of his book at some pub near Belle Vue on 27 October. A bit unfair if people can walk up and just buy a copy there, and get it before the people who paid for the advance copy back in the spring and have been waiting 5 months. Totally agree with this, although I only ordered mine a couple of weeks ago I'm slightly put off by the fact that @TonyMac says in his post, 'should be received by the end of October'. Doesn't sound too convincing. Having said that I'm really looking forward to reading the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 12:15 PM, RoundTheBoards said: Apparently Collins is signing copies of his book at some pub near Belle Vue on 27 October. A bit unfair if people can walk up and just buy a copy there, and get it before the people who paid for the advance copy back in the spring and have been waiting 5 months. Not the case. Everyone who pre-ordered a signed copy should (Post Office permitting) receive it in the post BEFORE the signing at the Longsight & District Sports & Social Club, 140 Kirkmanshulme Lane on Thursday, October 27, and the one at Sheffield Speedway on Monday the 24th. We thank everyone for their patience. ~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 3:08 PM, keepturningleft said: I almost can't quite believe the things that people will find to complain about. We now can't even see the simple release of a book without some form of controversy needing to surround it. Well, you're complaining about someone's posting on a speedway forum. So I guess you're talking about youself being the person just looking for anything to complain about? I think the previous poster has a genuine point. If they've paid, back in May, for a first-issue hot-off-the-press priority copy, and their money has been held for nearly 6 months, I'd say they have a right to be miffed that people who haven't pre-paid, can just walk up and get the first signed copies at Sheffield on Monday and jump the queue like Phil and Holly at a funeral. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 20 hours ago, PotteringAround said: Well, you're complaining about someone's posting on a speedway forum. So I guess you're talking about youself being the person just looking for anything to complain about? I think the previous poster has a genuine point. If they've paid, back in May, for a first-issue hot-off-the-press priority copy, and their money has been held for nearly 6 months, I'd say they have a right to be miffed that people who haven't pre-paid, can just walk up and get the first signed copies at Sheffield on Monday and jump the queue like Phil and Holly at a funeral. It’s only a book for Gods Sake. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Fromafar said: It’s only a book for Gods Sake. I am going to buy two and not read one of them.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 19 minutes ago, mikebv said: I am going to buy two and not read one of them.... You could put 1 copy in a Time Capsule.People will wonder what this sports was in GB when opened in 10 years time .!!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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