tonyd Posted January 3, 2024 Report Share Posted January 3, 2024 Went to the "Lada International" meeting at Wembley Empire pool one year put on / promoted by Ivan Manger & Barry Briggs. A small track of glazed concrete with straw bales for a safety fence. A fun entertaining meeting in which Ivan rode along with many other well known riders of the time. A track where throttle control was a important feature, a blast out of the tapes meant you met the straw bales on bends 1&2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted January 3, 2024 Report Share Posted January 3, 2024 On 1/3/2024 at 8:44 PM, tonyd said: A track where throttle control was a important feature Expand And hair lacquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted January 4, 2024 Report Share Posted January 4, 2024 On 12/18/2023 at 12:12 PM, iainb said: I used to enjoy them, I think Sheffield put one on once too. Expand They did. The Winternapolis I think it was called. I went and still have the programme somewhere, although the racing wasn't the best from memory. I think the track was quite damp and a lot of straw had been used to try to soak up the water and make it rideable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheese Posted January 4, 2024 Report Share Posted January 4, 2024 On 1/3/2024 at 1:27 PM, Najjer said: Went to various ones at Newport and even the one that was held at Poole too. That was about -15 degrees. Somerset went to hold one too but was postponed if memory serves me right? Expand I think it was postponed 2 or 3 times. Can't remember whether it eventually took place or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 4, 2024 Report Share Posted January 4, 2024 I can vaguely remember going to a winter meeting at Scunthorpe in the winter of 2009/10, somewhere around New Year, it was very wet and cold unsurprisingly. I think Kevin Doolan might have won it although I can't find any details anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted January 4, 2024 Report Share Posted January 4, 2024 On 1/4/2024 at 11:12 AM, Bagpuss said: I can vaguely remember going to a winter meeting at Scunthorpe in the winter of 2009/10, somewhere around New Year, it was very wet and cold unsurprisingly. I think Kevin Doolan might have won it although I can't find any details anywhere. Expand I went to that but left before the end absolutely freezing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted January 5, 2024 Report Share Posted January 5, 2024 On 1/4/2024 at 11:39 AM, bruno said: I went to that but left before the end absolutely freezing Expand What did you expect in Scunthorpe in winter? I was there once when it started snowing ... and another time when the weather was below freezing and the bike wouldn't start ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 5, 2024 Report Share Posted January 5, 2024 On the other hand i remember going to a meeting in March/April that was badly affected by snow. And also an Ice Speedway meeting in Dresden that was badly affected by unseasonal warm weather making the ice soft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted January 5, 2024 Report Share Posted January 5, 2024 On 1/5/2024 at 9:19 AM, *JJ said: What did you expect in Scunthorpe in winter? I was there once when it started snowing ... and another time when the weather was below freezing and the bike wouldn't start ... Expand And that was in July... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbuck Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 The first Winter meeting that I can remember was the Christmas Vase at Wimbledon, staged on Boxing Day 1956 which was won by Bob Roger of Swindon. The event did not include the top riders who would all have been wintering in Australia or South Africa. From memory, it wasn't particularly successful, attracting only a small crowd on a very cold evening, and Wimbledon never did repeat the experiment. I'd like to have gone myself, but as I was then a 16 year old office boy earning £2.10.0d a week (£2.50), I couldn't afford either the train fare or the admission money!!!! I know that my club Birmingham staged a Boxing Day meeting in 1937, this being a challenge match Birmingham v Nottingham (both tracks being promoted by Arthur Westwood). The original staging was called off through bad weather and was restaged 24 hours later on December 27th, but what sort of attendance there was I wouldn't know as this was all a bit before my time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbuck Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 Bob Roger 14, Peter Moore 13, Eric French 11, Cyril Roger 10 were the leading scorers. Peter Moore was the only non-British rider in the field. Birmingham 44 Nottingham 32 was the result of the other Christmas meeting I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 On 1/14/2024 at 3:43 PM, brianbuck said: what sort of attendance there was I wouldn't know as this was all a bit before my time! Expand According to the Evening Despatch newspaper a happy holiday crowd numbered close on 10,000, but the frost-affected track was not at its best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 (edited) Was at the Joe Owen Benefit meeting, Ellesmere Port Past & Present v Inter League Select which ended up a 39 - 39 draw, Boxing Day 1985. This was to be the last meeting at Ellesmere. Edited January 14, 2024 by edmon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 On 1/4/2024 at 11:12 AM, Bagpuss said: I can vaguely remember going to a winter meeting at Scunthorpe in the winter of 2009/10, somewhere around New Year, it was very wet and cold unsurprisingly. I think Kevin Doolan might have won it although I can't find any details anywhere. Expand They must have had a couple then as I remember Jan Graversen winning one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 On 1/4/2024 at 11:12 AM, Bagpuss said: I can vaguely remember going to a winter meeting at Scunthorpe in the winter of 2009/10, somewhere around New Year, it was very wet and cold unsurprisingly. I think Kevin Doolan might have won it although I can't find any details anywhere. Expand Scunthorpe Xmas Cracker - 27/12/09 | Speedway Updates (proboards.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 On 1/14/2024 at 4:56 PM, IronScorpion said: Scunthorpe Xmas Cracker - 27/12/09 | Speedway Updates (proboards.com) Expand DVD available here Scroll down to the appropriate date: https://classicspeedwayvideos.com/scunthorpe.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 (edited) On 1/14/2024 at 4:48 PM, IronScorpion said: They must have had a couple then as I remember Jan Graversen winning one. Expand Jan Gravesen won the Kenny Smith Memorial meeting I remember that was like a mud bath and very winter ISH conditions. Scott Nicholls had a hissy fit and left after 2 of his rides. https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/7360/kenny-smith-memorial-scunthorpe-2010 Edited January 14, 2024 by Fozzie4388 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 14, 2024 Report Share Posted January 14, 2024 On 1/14/2024 at 4:56 PM, IronScorpion said: Scunthorpe Xmas Cracker - 27/12/09 | Speedway Updates (proboards.com) Expand That's the one! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted January 15, 2024 Report Share Posted January 15, 2024 On 1/14/2024 at 7:52 PM, Bagpuss said: That's the one! Cheers Expand Hackney held the 5oth anniversary of speedway in uk in Feb 1978. It was freezing and I walked out before the end!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted January 15, 2024 Report Share Posted January 15, 2024 (edited) There was this 4TT on 26th December 1961 at Sun Street, Stoke Hanley 29 Stoke 25 Cradley Heath 25 Wolverhampton 16 Edited January 15, 2024 by Sotonian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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