Speedway

bavarian blue said:
He and Gary Pietersen used garages at the back of an empty house ,owned by Mike Parker, the promoter.
Unfortunately, Gary was killed while riding for Cradley Heath.
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Yes, I remember that, very sad

People don't realise that behind the excitement, it's a very dangerous sport
 
My mums side of the family are all from Poole so i used to go watch Poole Pirates back in the 80s....as many have said, the smell of the 2 stroke was addictive!! My brother had a Godden 500 bike for a while....god knows why, you cant exactly ride it on the roads!!
 
Used to go regularly back in the 60's. Big crowds then on a Sat night at Hyde Road. Went to a World Final at Wembley after watching City beat Spuds at WHL in the afternoon. Belle Vue had 1st & 3rd that night with Ivan Mauger winning whilst Soren Sjosten ended up 3rd after a run off with Barry Briggs. That was a great night for us Aces fans.
In those days for a while Speedway was England's 2nd most popular spectator sport, behind football - it was hugely popular.
 
I went to Belle Vue today for the first time up against last seasons champions Sheffield.

Had a good few hours with the action and an all-day breakfast option. Ticket cost me £26 in the grandstand which is reasonably priced.
 
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