31st March 2020

DVD Review: World Finals of the 90s Plus! Stuck in the house and missing your speedway? How about adding this to your DVD collection and spending an evening or two looking back on happier times?

The Internationale 1972 Two mighty Kiwis battle it out for the prestigious Internationale title, Tracy Holmes talks us through the action.

Jim Henry on Speedway Researcher Update: "I was just thinking that speedway fans stuck indoors due to the current lockdown might wish to make productive use of their spare time. The Speedway Researcher web site is worth a look if you want to relive meetings of the past. The site still has many gaps in its records and it would be fantastic if anyone with a collection of programmes could provide information which will fill the gaps. No offer of help would be turned away. " Campbell Duncan on Riders to Remember....Peter Craven: "I was at Meadowbank the night Peter had his accident albeit I can't remember it as I was only a toddler. My father Jimmy talked about it a lot and he often became upset recalling the accident. In later years I became a football referee and often referee'd at the stadium that replaced the old Meadowbank. On one wall there was a plaque and a couple of pictures as a tribute to Peter. I took some snaps of them and if I can figure out how to post them on here I will. Unfortunately the stadium has since been demolished, I have no idea where the tribute to Peter is now." Click here to leave your own feedback

 

22nd March 2020

Jean Landru Jean Landru - 1934 World Champion? Perhaps not, as John Hyam tells us.

The Internationale 1971 Heartache for Ronnie Moore, but speedway was the winner at Plough Lane in '71. Tracy Holmes reports.

 

8th March 2020

The Harringay Riots Doug MacFarlane on a rather lively London derby at Harringay in 1936.

The Internationale 1970 Tracy Holmes takes us into the Supersonic Seventies, with Jimmy Ogisu an interesting addition to the field.

JIm Henry has started to submit some interesting material to the Defunct Speedway website. First up are some scans from The Auto that covers the sport's pioneer days. You can access Jim's page directly here.

Keith Lawson on Stars of the Seventies - Part One: "Photobook of the 70s (all royalties to the World Speedway Riders Association) - available from lulu.com and on Amazon. Click here to leave your own feedback

 

1st March 2020

Speedway Scroll Cuts Ian Gill is producing some marvellous speedway themed items from his shed. Here he tells us about his love of scroll cutting and how word of mouth turned a hobby into a small enterprise.

The Internationale 1969 Ronnie Moore was back in the field for the 1969 Internationale, but it was another Wimbledon Don that topped the rostrum. Tracy Holmes reports.

Celebration of Speedway 2020 Report Tony Hurren reports on the happenings at last weekend's meet up at the speedway museum. The inclement weather didn't hamper things too much thankfully.

Jim Salt on Who is Garry Middleton?: "I can confirm that the spat with Mike Gardner happened at Dudley Wood. I was there in August 1969 when Gary knocked Mike off on the first bend of Heat 12. Gary came to a halt on turn 4 where he was confronted by Graham Coombes. Feelings were already running high from a previous incident which had seen Gary excluded. Mike Gardner started to run across the centre green, but stopped and returned to get his helmet. He then made his way over to the melee on Turn 4 and belted Gary on the head with his helmet. Cue uproar. " Click here to leave your own feedback