chunky Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Just letting you know that I've just received an email from John; he's been banned for another month... So we don't have to provide HISTORICAL information about speedway in Bhutan or Mali... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Oh no, what will we do without him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 44 minutes ago, norbold said: Oh no, what will we do without him? Obviously not post HISTORICAL information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Incidentally, I once wrote a short story about a group of superheroes called The Pengers. It was published in a magazine called Comics Unlimited. I can't remember now if Gustix or Speedyguy or even Jack Keen featured. There was a follow-up which sadly remains unpublished to this day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2022 Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 There was an entrance to the old Crystal Palace speedway in Penge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chunky Posted December 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 21 minutes ago, iris123 said: Your know, as close as I lived to the park, I've never been there! Probably because I never had any historic information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, chunky said: Your know, as close as I lived to the park, I've never been there! Probably because I never had any historic information... I went there many times as a kid. Was always fascinated by the dinosaurs and the gorilla statue. Plus i used to like the small zoo they had there Then as an adult i went a few times to the athletics. Plus once at least i remember they had a Drag car or maybe Custom / Drag car show at the inside arena (swimming baths ?) Saw one of the first skateboard events there, plus an Emmylou Harris gig and i think i saw John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy etc in a blues show, both in the concert bowl Edited December 21, 2022 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted December 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 I went to the athletics once, in 1976, with a couple of schoolmates. It was sponsored by Philips, and they had a hut with some TV's in. My mates went in, and they had the 1976 World Pairs Final on! They called me in, and I was the 100th person to go in, and I won a free radio! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Seem to remember that the athletics stadium was roughly built n the site of the speedway track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Lived in South Norwood for a while so occasionally dandered there with my daughter on a Sunday morning to have a look around. Remember the dinosaur lake and the guys racing their remote control cars up the top of the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Downes Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Went to a few Friday Night Athletic meetings - most memorable was one where we arrived at 7:15pm and the Pole Vault had started. By the end of the night's schedule (around 10:00pm) the pole vault was not only still going on but the 'star' hadn't even taken his first jump! Anyway, after about 15 minutes all the other competitors had finished their attempts so enter the last man, the bar was immediately set to a new world record height, out came the athlete and his one jump that night was a new WR - his name Sergai Bubka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 22 hours ago, Andy Downes said: Went to a few Friday Night Athletic meetings - most memorable was one where we arrived at 7:15pm and the Pole Vault had started. By the end of the night's schedule (around 10:00pm) the pole vault was not only still going on but the 'star' hadn't even taken his first jump! Anyway, after about 15 minutes all the other competitors had finished their attempts so enter the last man, the bar was immediately set to a new world record height, out came the athlete and his one jump that night was a new WR - his name Sergai Bubka 5.90 m (19 ft 4+5⁄16 in) 13 July 1984 London 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Just popped up on my timeline. Never seen it before. The subway under Crystal Palace Parade. Being restored 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 1928 photo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) Just going with this....i found a pic of motorcycle chariot racing from 1936(presumably a novelty attraction at one of the 2 speedway meetings held that year), and then stumbled across this Edited December 23, 2022 by iris123 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted December 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 7 hours ago, iris123 said: Just popped up on my timeline. Never seen it before. The subway under Crystal Palace Parade. Being restored Yeah, I was reading about that a few weeks ago. It amazes me how much cool stuff gets neglected and/or forgotten... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 10 hours ago, iris123 said: Just going with this....i found a pic of motorcycle chariot racing from 1936(presumably a novelty attraction at one of the 2 speedway meetings held that year), and then stumbled across this Brilliant stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Can remember going to watch motor racing there in 60s, bloody boring afternoon. Then they had some sort of cubs/scouts jamboree celebration in the same decade at the athletics stadium, about 10,000 watching, my troop was 24th. Camberwell. We had to do various exercise routines in middle of stadium. Dont know why the Palace didnt develop it, better than Selhurst Park i reckon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 I was in the Woodcraft Folk, which was a kind of 'woke' version of the Scouts i guess, probably run by communists and tree huggers We had a big camp on the Isle of Wight with kids from East Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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