old bob at herne bay Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 I see little or no information on here regarding the speedway staged at IoW or Kent , or any other NORA speedway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 59 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: I see little or no information on here regarding the speedway staged at IoW or Kent , or any other NORA speedway? As there’s very little interest in the NDL these days you can’t expect much interest in glorified amateur racing , can you. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK246 Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 (edited) 12 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: As there’s very little interest in the NDL these days you can’t expect much interest in glorified amateur racing , can you. With the support levels the "professional" leagues get, amateur racing looks the only way British speedway can run. The fans will just have to accept it or walk away Edited August 5 by MARK246 Spelling 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathen52 Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 13 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: As there’s very little interest in the NDL these days you can’t expect much interest in glorified amateur racing , can you. You use the words "glorified amateur racing" may i suggest glorified professional racing be used to describe what we have for paid racing in the UK, what we have for Teams now are little better than have bike will ride, as for NORA yes it is amateur but it is what those areas will support without paying out exorbitant money to the bike for hire guys, who are basically being bank rolled by so called promoters that seem to be happy propping up the sport and which simply cannot continue for much longer, as we all get older the crowds get less and less until something will have to be done along the lines of NORA. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 Sadly since 22nd July the Warriors website has not been updated with either meeting previews or reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Head Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 1 hour ago, Chris116 said: Sadly since 22nd July the Warriors website has not been updated with either meeting previews or reports. That’s a surprise because I was told that Ken Burnett was doing the press stuff on the Island this year and he’s very experienced with media matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 Sadly theres no much to shout about on IOW this year, meetings are getting called off because riders numbers are way down. Half of those competing in IOW fixtures over the past 2 years have packed up (and a couple banned) and there simply isn't the conveyor belt of riders emerging or keeping interest to fill the gaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmParkRG2 Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 I'm afraid I do not know anything about NORA. I assume that it is unlicensed meetings, but what does NORA stand for? Also, how many tracks, and where are they? Do they race against each other or is it the riders who turn up on the night race each other? Sorry, if I seem dim but I would like to know more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted August 5 Author Report Share Posted August 5 Seems Kent Kings prefer Facebook .... from their meeting on Sunday ..... Official Kent Kings Speedway Spronteosd518c90256hfct92mu3h5iaf81g556lh61m0gi3la51mu286mla · Meeting report: Kent 26, Wimbledon 24, Hackney 18, White City 14 'The London Tournament' Sunday 4th. August It was Carnival time at the Old Gun Site on Sunday (4/8) where a crowd topping the 560 mark saw yet another last heat decider in this inaugural NORA season for the Kent Kings – this one going the way of the hosts, winning The London Tournament by two points from Wimbledon. It was the Dons who were the most supported from the many London-based fans who ventured into Swale for this one – bolstered by the Routemaster bus which brought a group of intrepid travellers from the site of the south-east’s most famous ever Speedway venue, in London SW17, to its (currently) sole remaining track, in Iwade. And has there ever been a more remarkable sight in the now getting close to 100 years of Speedway in the UK than when coming out in red, it was no. 98: the London double decker, which did some celebratory laps after the close of racing?! The racing itself had been fiercely competitive with two stand out riders. The Kings’ number one, Ben Morley was again in imperious form – continuing his long unbeaten winning streak on his home circuit, with a flawless maximum, followed by taking victory in the Vic Harding Memorial Trophy top scorers final. And in the Heritage class (for riders mounted on the classic Uprights which were the machines in use when these London tracks were in their pomp) Graham Knowler reprised his previous life as a Wimbledon rider back in the 1970s by also max-ing out for the Dons. The four bonus points contributed by Knowler’s efforts put the Dons in pole position going into the final three heats with a four point lead over the hosts - but a fall by Henning Loof and two vital points to Sam Woods turned the tables in favour of the Kings. Over then to skipper Rhys Naylor and then Morley to bring home the much-acclaimed victory. Naylor’s heat 15 win was richly deserved reward for the captain’s travails, as he had been involved in epic races with Dayle Wood (in Hackney colours this time) and Parick Hamilton (for the Dons) in his previous two rides – both narrowly going the way of the Aussies. The other London outfit, White City had started well and were still holding their own at the halfway point, with Luke Harris, Jamie Etherington and skipper (himself for a spell a Rebels rider back in the mid-‘70s) Robert Hollingworth scoring consistently – but the loss of Hollingworth to a damaged bike after a heavy prang in heat 11 and then the teenaged Etherington to illness meant the West Londoners faded away somewhat. Jack Kingston impressed for Hackney alongside the ever combative Wood and there was a very welcome win contributed by that great trier, Nathan Hargrave; and for the Dons, Jacob Clouting again looked mightily impressive around a circuit he must clearly count as one his favourites. At the end, Kings’ supremo Steve Ribbons disembarking from his bus ride around the track, was able to announce big news for Kent’s season closing meeting next month, “We will be staging on September the 1st. possibly the biggest meeting ever put on at Iwade: a NORA representative match England versus Australia - over 18 Heats with six man teams. “There will be national anthems to be played and sung , representative caps to be awarded, a special souvenir programme printed. The meeting we hope will be televised by KMTV to be shown on the whole of their sports programme - with also, special guests in the form of England World Cup winner Dave Jessup and hopefully others.” Kent Kings 26 Ben Morley 3 3 3 3 12 [M] Rhys Naylor 2 2 2 3 9 Sam Woods 1 0 0 2 3 Daniel Owen [H] 1 {4}* Hackney Hawks 18 Dayle Wood 0 3 3 1 7 Jack Kingston 3 2 1 1 7 Nathan Hargrave 0 0 0 3 3 Keith Hill [H] 1 {2}* White City Rebels 14 Luke Harris 1 1 1 1 2 6 Jamie Etherington 1 1 1 3 Rob Hollingworth 1 0 FX 2 Dave Johnson 3 {6}* Wimbledon Dons 24 Jacob Clouting 2 3 2 2 9 Patrick Harrison 0 2 3 0 5 Henning Loof 3 1 2 FX 6 Graham Knowler 4 {12 [M]}* Heat details 1 Loof, Hollingworth, Woods, Hargrave 61.3 [K:1; H:0; WC:2; W:3] 2 Kingston, Naylor, Etherington, Hamilton 60.6 [K:3; H:3; WC:3; W: 3] 3 Morley, Clouting, Harris, Wood 59.9 [K:6; H:3; WC:4; W:5] 5 Clouting, Kingston, Etherington, Woods 61.3 [K:6; H:5; WC:5; W:8] 6 Wood, Naylor, Loof, Hollingworth 61.9 [K:8; H:8; WC:5; W:9] 7 Morley, Hamilton, Harris, Hargrave 60.8 [K:11; H:8; WC:6; W:11] 9 Wood, Loof, Etherington, Woods (fell rem.) 63.4 [K:11; H:11; WC:7; W:13] 10 Hamilton, Naylor, Harris, Hargrave 61.6 [K:13; H:11; WC:8; W:16] 11 (stpd, awarded) Morley, Clouting, Kingston, Hollingworth (fell exc.) no time [K:16; H:12; WC:8; W:18] Bonus points from Heritage races – see below for heat details Knowler 4; Johnson 3; Owen 2; Hill 1 [K:18; H:13; WC:11; W:22] 14 (stpd, awarded) Hargrave, Wood, Harris, Loof (fell exc.) no time [K:20; H:16; WC:12; W:22] 15 Naylor, Harris, Kingston, Hamilton 61.5 [K:23; H:17; WC:14; W:22] 16 Morley, Clouting, Wood, Harris (NS) 62.4 [K:26; H:18; WC:14; W:24] * Heritage Racing heats: 4 Knowler, Owen, Johnson, Hill 69.9 8 Knowler. Johnson, Hill, Owen (exc. lpd) 73.2 12 Knowler, Johnson, Hill, Owen (fell) 69.6 13 Knowler, Owen, Johnson, Hill 72.3 Vic Harding Memorial Trophy 1st. Morley; 2nd. Wood; 3rd. Clouting; 4th. Harris 62.4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come on the Skipper Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 4 hours ago, ElmParkRG2 said: I'm afraid I do not know anything about NORA. I assume that it is unlicensed meetings, but what does NORA stand for? Also, how many tracks, and where are they? Do they race against each other or is it the riders who turn up on the night race each other? Sorry, if I seem dim but I would like to know more. They are not unlicensed meetings, please follow this link for more details about the organisation. https://nora92.com/the-nora-speedway-league/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come on the Skipper Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 I won't quote the full @old bob at herne bay post but yesterday's meeting was a really enjoyable afternoon. A mixture of laydown and upright racing all contributing to the overall scores of the four team tournament, followed by the Vic Harding Memorial Trophy. A decent crowd were treated to some fabulous racing at Iwade, on a lovely sunny afternoon. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmParkRG2 Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 Thanks Skipper, I now know a lot more now. Apologies for not thanking you before, but I have had trouble logging onto this site this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come on the Skipper Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 1 hour ago, ElmParkRG2 said: Thanks Skipper, I now know a lot more now. Apologies for not thanking you before, but I have had trouble logging onto this site this week. No worries, I think we've all been in the same boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 If your on you are travelling down to Cardiff and the pairs at Oxford,why not make an extra day to the Isle of Wight on Thursday for the NORA upright championship 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secsy1 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Can anyone elaborate on results from this meeting please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 (edited) 32 minutes ago, secsy1 said: Can anyone elaborate on results from this meeting please? Run in terrible weather conditions as it rained from 5pm right through to end Edited August 16 by THE DEAN MACHINE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Women’s results 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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