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01/09/2024
Ivan Mauger V Britain's Best
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25/08/2024
Ivan Mauger V Britain's Best
Part 7: Phil Crump
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18/08/2024
Book Review: Hampden to Workington
 
21/07/2024
Ivan Mauger V Britain's Best
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14/07/2024
Ivan Mauger V Britain's Best
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23/06/2024
Ivan Mauger V Britain's Best
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16/06/2024
Ivan Mauger V Britain's Best
Part 3: Malcolm Simmons
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02/06/2024
Ivan Mauger V Britain's Best
Part 2: Ray Wilson
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26/05/2024
Ivan Mauger V Britain's Best
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06/05/2024
Silver Machine Win Gold
Ivan's Fantasy Island
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02/04/2024
Tidying Up The Parade
NZ v Australia 1980
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24/03/2024
2024 is Off and Running
The Story of Noddy Holder
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28/01/2024
1975/76 NZ v England
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17/12/2023
DVD: Great Races of the 80s
What's Wrong With Ambition?
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29/10/2023
Book Review: Walthamstow
When the Rangers Roared
High Beech Revival of 1954
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16/10/2023
Western Springs Winged Wheels
Grand Pricks?
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01/10/2023
Blind Speedway Rider
Track Pix: Oxford
Farcical Guest
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17/09/2023
The Ole Olsen Tapes
Dream Team: Richard Cleaver
Plus Points
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23/07/2023
1974/75 BL V New Zealand
Heat Details Required
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04/06/2023
Northside Arena
 
14/05/2023
Review: Tigers at White City
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19/03/2023
How to halt the decline
 
12/03/2023
NZ v Poland - 1st Test
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05/03/2023
Track Pictures: North Brisbane
It's All About You: Lionel King
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15/01/2023
Dream Team : Geoff Langley
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04/01/2023
Gerald Dunn's JAP
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27/12/2022
1975 World Final. Heat 20.
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11/12/2022
Peter Collins Autobiography
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23/11/2022
DVD Review: 70s - A to Z
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Dream Team : David Torley

I have supported the Newcastle Diamonds since 1975 and travel to a few away meetings as well, especially the northern tracks.

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Joe Owen
He maybe never became the world class rider we hoped, due to his first big accident at Hull, but he was undoubtedly the best NNL, NL, PL rider of all time. He could beat anyone, and I mean anyone, around Brough Park. Great Wheelies too!

Martin Dixon
More for his time at Boro than as a Diamond. Mad Dog was pure entertainment. Always worth the entry money.

Robbie Blackadder
Or Crashadder as we knew him. He must the only rider to obtain a 9.00 CMA by winning 3 races and crashing in the other in every meeting.

Carl Stonehewer
Always good to watch and it was awesome seeing him compete in the Grand Prix as a PL rider. Hope he gets fit enough to ride again.

Kenny Carter
A sensation from day 1. Seemed to have no fear and had the beating of most of the NL at 16 years of age.

Graeme Stapleton
An old warhorse of a Kiwi who came to us late in his career. What a team rider though. His rides with Tom Owen were sheer class. Often did four laps with barely a Rizla between them.

Mark Thorpe
Just for the stunning transformation that he underwent from struggling 3 pointer one week to genuine No1 the next. And yes, it really did happen overnight. The best gater I've seen at NL level. He didn't have the confidence to make it in the EL though. Wonder what he's doing now? He often seemed so laid back he would fall asleep if he wasn't on a motorbike doing 70mph.

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  • Tracy Holmes:

    "Re Mark Thorpe. I saw Mark a while back at a meeting at Moore Park, Christchurch, NZ. looking like he never aged, was chatting away to Ronnie Moore's daughter. I believe he is an electrician working locally."

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