24th February 2018

Celebration of Speedway's 90th Anniversary John Fray reports from last weekend's gathering at the National Speedway Museum.

Kiwis in the Overseas Final - 1991 Tracy Holmes continues his series on the World Championship.

Bert Harkins officially launched his auto-biography last weekend and has sent us this marvellous poem to mark the release.   I thought I'd write my story down, Into the task I hurled, And here is what the story's called, "My Crazy Speedway World". There's photos there you have not seen, And stories not been told, I thought I'd get it down in print, Before I get too old. I struggled hard to make the grade, So hard you'll never guess, It took me ten long years to be, An Overnight Success I owe Australia many things, And I look back in wonder, It helped me on to better things, By racing there, "Down Under"   Robert Burns Harkins 2018.

 

18th February 2018

It's All About You....Richard Goodwin Richard first watched speedway at King's Lynn and regrets that he was too late to see many of the stars from earlier decades.

Kiwis in the Overseas Final - 1990 We move into the nineties and David Bargh was the sole Kiwi qualifer, but had an afternoon to forget.

John Hyam on Where Were They Then?: "These old 'Sun' newspaper articles are superb recollections of riders in a time when speedway was a well organised and popular sport. Sadly, I do not think the sport will ever recapture the magic of the years between 1928 and towards the end of the 1970s and early 1980s. " Click here to leave your own feedback

 

11th February 2018

Where Were They Then? Bill Hamilton shares some "Where are they now?" updates that appeared in the national press in 1973. Riders featured include Arthur Forrest, Jack Young, George Wall and the Parker brothers.

Kiwis in the Overseas Final - 1989 Mitch Shirra was on the only New Zealander to make it through to Coventry. Tracy Holmes tells us more.

More details at Rayleigh Town Museum.

Paul Barton on Freddie Williams: "I came across his grave in the village of Wellford near Newbury, why was he burried there? I enjoyed your article very much, brought back happy memories of going to speedway with my father when I was little." Freddie had lived in the Newbury area for many years prior to his death. Click here to leave your own feedback

 

4th February 2018

Track Pix: UFA Ice Speedway Charles McKay was in Russia last weekend to take in some action in the Russian Ice Super League.

Kiwis in the Overseas Final - 1988 Tracy Holmes continues his series on the Overseas Finals.

New Book: My Crazy Speedway World by Bert Harkins That great speedway character Bert Harkins has been busy in recent months writing his auto-biography. It will be launched later in the month but is now available for pre-order.

David Pickles: "So where is the PR? As our politically correct mood slides ever deeper towards total control, with the news that F1 has banned the "Grid Girls", where is the decision from speedway? Where is the publicity? The promoters have all achieved precisely nothing with their silence. Don't the BSPA have a media spokesperson that can get our sport on national TV? Whatever the rights and wrongs of it all, speedway has yet again missed a chance for a nationwide mention by saying it's either going to carry on with our version of "grid girls", or it's intending to follow the F1 line. One day in the not too distant future nobody will know what speedway is at this rate." Click here to leave your own feedback