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Anybody hear if Peterborough/Coventry problems have been resolved yet? Is it really possible that the two teams that finished 3rd and 4th in 2010 are going to be thrown out?

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Last I heard there were still protests and petitions so yeah still possible

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What was it about?

Ipswich are close to going bust, or were.

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Worst "sport" ever.

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I had to to dig deep to find a thread on Speedway but there is one, albeit not too informative....

Sad news this https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... m-61126833

Loved his speedway commentary on BT along with Kalvin Tatum, a great double act. Commentated a lot on darts too and probably more on here will recognise his voice from that sport, but it's speedway that I will remeber him for.

52 is no age. RIP

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I didn't know he did Darts πŸ˜‚

Absolutely brilliant on the Speedway though, and will be a big miss 😞😞😞

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blahblah wrote: ↑17 Apr 2022, 10:45 I didn't know he did Darts πŸ˜‚

Absolutely brilliant on the Speedway though, and will be a big miss 😞😞😞
I just don't know who will replace him - his speedway knowledge went way back to the 70s when he was a kid. To find someone with that knowledge and also the voice, see the clip below

https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/video/cl ... l-ever-see

Only a few years older than me and there's a picture of him on the net with 85 World Champ Erik Gundersen, who I saw back at Cradley Heath as an 11 year old, along with a few others. Standing on the bend, getting pelted with gravel, seeing guys balancing on their bikes at 60 mph and the odd one coming off...really daring boys own stuff.

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Been an on-and-off speedway fan much of my life. I think I first came across it on World of Sport way back when, ended up watching a bit of grass track featuring the likes of Simon Wigg and was given a gift of a hospitality visit to the Cardiff SGP in 2010 (the noise in a closed Millennium Stadium was extraordinary).

But on TV the commentary was always top drawer. Dave Lanning in my early days and Nigel Pearson later on. The commentary needs to keep up with a dangerous fast moving sport while making sense of what those watching can already see. Nige did an outstanding job of it, and helped make Kelvin Tatum the excellent communicator he is today. Having seen the tributes made to him he didn't just love the sport but he loved and supported the people in it. You can't ask more than that. RIP Scoop

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blahblah wrote: ↑17 Apr 2022, 10:45 I didn't know he did Darts πŸ˜‚

Absolutely brilliant on the Speedway though, and will be a big miss 😞😞😞
Other way around for me, know nothing about speedway but know him well from the darts. When I saw the references to a darts commentator here I initially thought it was Rod Studd who’s also been unwell recently, those two and Stuart Pyke made up the main trio of β€œnon-player” commentators in recent years since the Waddell etc. era ended. Darts commentators tend to have other strings to their bow with the other two I think also doing rugby league (and it always seemed strange to hear John Gwynne doing football match reports on Soccer Saturday!)

It’s no age anyway, in fact similar to that of some of the top active darts players. Will clearly be missed in more than one sporting arena.

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GP series starts tomorrow 5.30pm (I think) on Eurosport.

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Speedway appears in a similar position to dog racing in the UK, gradually fading away as tracks close (if without the added animal cruelty issue, the bikes don’t complain too much ;) )

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When I went in the late 60's they were all(?) combined with Dog Tracks; but not necessarily the other way round.

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Was never really into Speedway but have been to Monmore Green a few times with my Uncle in the 80's (Sam Ermolenko years :-) ). My Uncle was a mechanic so got up close with the bikes in the paddock, but its only a vague memory now - can't really remember much of the racing. Can't believe its still going. Not heard it mentioned for years.

Brother used to race Grass Track and Stock car as well, so spent a few Sundays at Hednesford and High Ercall tracks, again back in the 1980's. It was all just brilliantly amateur back then - walking around the cars / bikes chatting about engines and mods. Health and Safety regs were pretty non-existent :-)

Talking about motor sport my dentist had a Le Mons car back in the day. Big V8 Aston Martin engine and my Uncle was his mechanic as well, I've been round Silverstone with him (me in the passenger seat) at 200+ mph when I was about 13. Absolutely terrifying - not so much the acceleration or the speed but the braking. Every corner I pretty much thought we were going to die :-) He was an interesting guy - was also Ozzy Osbournes dentist for a while. My auntie worked for him so I've seen Ozzy a few times after hours when me and my Uncle were picking her up. That a whole other story though :-)

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Grass track is very similar - I don't think they have brakes either.

Speedway being back is like the 3rd pillar of Spring having started with the Masters and Paris-Roubaix the other 2 😎😎😎

The commentary on Eurosport is a tad understated without Nige........

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blahblah wrote: ↑30 Apr 2022, 18:25 Grass track is very similar - I don't think they have brakes either.

Speedway being back is like the 3rd pillar of Spring having started with the Masters and Paris-Roubaix the other 2 😎😎😎

The commentary on Eurosport is a tad understated without Nige........
it was grass track cars rather than bikes, and they definitely did have brakes, not that you used them apart from at the end of the race :-)

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I can imagine, I was talking about bikes πŸ˜‚

Sounds like Banger Racing.......

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blahblah wrote:I can imagine, I was talking about bikes Image

Sounds like Banger Racing.......
Grass track bikes. My Dad used to do that.

Proper bikes.. . not motorbikes!

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blahblah wrote: ↑30 Apr 2022, 18:25 Grass track is very similar - I don't think they have brakes either.

Speedway being back is like the 3rd pillar of Spring having started with the Masters and Paris-Roubaix the other 2 😎😎😎

The commentary on Eurosport is a tad understated without Nige........
Missed it last night due to the snooker cliff hanger - who did the commentary ?

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blahblah wrote: ↑30 Apr 2022, 20:12 I can imagine, I was talking about bikes πŸ˜‚

Sounds like Banger Racing.......
Hednesford raceway, mid 80s, stock car and bangor racing on a bank holiday. Brilliant 8-)

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bluenosey wrote: ↑01 May 2022, 11:07
blahblah wrote: ↑30 Apr 2022, 18:25 Grass track is very similar - I don't think they have brakes either.

Speedway being back is like the 3rd pillar of Spring having started with the Masters and Paris-Roubaix the other 2 😎😎😎

The commentary on Eurosport is a tad understated without Nige........
Missed it last night due to the snooker cliff hanger - who did the commentary ?
Tatum and Chris Louis.

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blahblah wrote: ↑01 May 2022, 11:15
bluenosey wrote: ↑01 May 2022, 11:07
blahblah wrote: ↑30 Apr 2022, 18:25 Grass track is very similar - I don't think they have brakes either.

Speedway being back is like the 3rd pillar of Spring having started with the Masters and Paris-Roubaix the other 2 😎😎😎

The commentary on Eurosport is a tad understated without Nige........
Missed it last night due to the snooker cliff hanger - who did the commentary ?
Tatum and Chris Louis.
Ta - I will have to catch the highlights.

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Eurosport also have the English League, with a match on tomorrow evening πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

With Cycling and Snooker Eurosport kinda rocks 😎😎😎

Someone should put on short-track speedskating with fancy lights, music etc....

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unc.si. wrote: ↑29 Apr 2022, 20:10 Was never really into Speedway but have been to Monmore Green a few times with my Uncle in the 80's (Sam Ermolenko years :-) ). My Uncle was a mechanic so got up close with the bikes in the paddock, but its only a vague memory now - can't really remember much of the racing. Can't believe its still going. Not heard it mentioned for years.

Brother used to race Grass Track and Stock car as well, so spent a few Sundays at Hednesford and High Ercall tracks, again back in the 1980's. It was all just brilliantly amateur back then - walking around the cars / bikes chatting about engines and mods. Health and Safety regs were pretty non-existent :-)

Talking about motor sport my dentist had a Le Mons car back in the day. Big V8 Aston Martin engine and my Uncle was his mechanic as well, I've been round Silverstone with him (me in the passenger seat) at 200+ mph when I was about 13. Absolutely terrifying - not so much the acceleration or the speed but the braking. Every corner I pretty much thought we were going to die :-) He was an interesting guy - was also Ozzy Osbournes dentist for a while. My auntie worked for him so I've seen Ozzy a few times after hours when me and my Uncle were picking her up. That a whole other story though :-)
Ozzy’s dentist as well, you do have some connections! Who else do you know, Canoe Man’s financial adviser? :lol:

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forestfan wrote: ↑01 May 2022, 19:52
unc.si. wrote: ↑29 Apr 2022, 20:10 Was never really into Speedway but have been to Monmore Green a few times with my Uncle in the 80's (Sam Ermolenko years :-) ). My Uncle was a mechanic so got up close with the bikes in the paddock, but its only a vague memory now - can't really remember much of the racing. Can't believe its still going. Not heard it mentioned for years.

Brother used to race Grass Track and Stock car as well, so spent a few Sundays at Hednesford and High Ercall tracks, again back in the 1980's. It was all just brilliantly amateur back then - walking around the cars / bikes chatting about engines and mods. Health and Safety regs were pretty non-existent :-)

Talking about motor sport my dentist had a Le Mons car back in the day. Big V8 Aston Martin engine and my Uncle was his mechanic as well, I've been round Silverstone with him (me in the passenger seat) at 200+ mph when I was about 13. Absolutely terrifying - not so much the acceleration or the speed but the braking. Every corner I pretty much thought we were going to die :-) He was an interesting guy - was also Ozzy Osbournes dentist for a while. My auntie worked for him so I've seen Ozzy a few times after hours when me and my Uncle were picking her up. That a whole other story though :-)
Ozzy’s dentist as well, you do have some connections! Who else do you know, Canoe Man’s financial adviser? :lol:
Ozzy's dentist, imagine that.....well Mr Osborne, we've done a scale and polish and all remnants of the dead bat have been removed 😁

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Isn't the rat thing an urban myth?

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Poor old Kelvin having to do another tribute type thing as he sounds like he is choking up again.....

He's just said that they never rehearsed - that's a effing surprise 🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣

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