Arnie Gibbons concludes his series on 2020, hopefully a unique season in the sport's history.
Many thanks to Arnie for contributing the series to the site. If you'd like to see your own articles or pictures here on Speedway Plus then please contact us, contributions are always welcomed.
Tony Webb writes this week about a much more modern attempt to introduce speedway to new Asian markets. No less a man than Ivan Mauger was involved in this initative.
Arnie Gibbons on September 2020 when some innovative promoters found new ways to stage speedway and the British Final was beamed to a virtual audience.
"Ole was a great speedway rider for our Bees but he also bought the World title to Coventry in 1978 which I had the honour to witness at Wembley (with the twin towers) plus many other honours. He also was a great team man. Alan was our No 2 and he and Ole made umpteen 5-1's so Alan was also one of our best too, It took guts to ride a bike without brakes so Alan well done for all your service to Coventry Bees, The Bees will never be forgotten."
"Having recently purchased the new 'Saving Speedway' book by Philip Dalling, I can confirm that it is a quality and very well researched book. I started spectating in the PL years and it was an exceptional time for the sport. A very, very small mistake I spotted - Colin McKee was riding for the short lived Sunderland Saints team at Wolverhampton, see the body colour. The man in overalls in the Wolves team photo, is Mike Lawrence, track curator and former rider. Highly recommended book for fans of that era.."
POLAND versus AUSTRALASIA 14.10. Wroclaw (abandoned): POLAND as PZM 36 (the best Konstanty Pociejkowicz 9 points) vs AUSTRALASIA 12 (the best Trevor Redmond 4 points; PETER CLARKE 0 points)
15.10. Warszaw: POLAND 49 (the best Janusz Suchecki 11 points) vs AUSTRALASIA 23 (the best Ronnie Moore 6 points; PETER CLARKE 4 points)
17.10. Leszno: POLAND as White Eagles 43 (the best Janusz Suchecki 14 points) vs AUSTRALASIA 35 (the best Jack Biggs 14 points; PETER CLARKE 3 points) "
Arnie Gibbons takes us into July, when it became apparent that there would be no British League racing in 2020. There was some good news when Robert Lambert lifted silverware abroad.
Tony Webb is researching Peter Clark's life and career. Veteran supporters may remember that Peter was something of an overnight session with Rayleigh.
