Remember my mom taking me to bellvue! I'm from America! But my mom is from England! Loved going back to my second home ! Speedway is the best ! Wish we had it here in 🇺🇸 ! The noise the smell nothing better ! Love it till this day ! 😮😮
I was a Teesside Tigers and Cradley Heath fan. Loved Frank Auffret and Bernie Persson, both all out action style riders and great entertainers. Great days
Boy am I glad there’s so much of this available to watch. Yeah sure it may be getting on to 50 years ago but I find it so much more exciting to watch than what we get to see now, sorry.
I remember a few packed crowds from my childhood. And one from my adulthood. They were all big events at King's Lynn, the last of which being the SWC in 2011. But even then, I'm sure the numbers weren't even close to this.
@wilo1955 shut up you cock womble. 6 world titles ,3 long track world titles. They ain't win from the gate. He could go from last to first in 1 lap. You obviously don't no shit about speedway
Them were the days, not one start at that meeting would be accepted these days, but the racing seemed tighter and Dave Lannings comments on Ivan Mauger not putting his foot down was interesting because, as I understood it, not putting your foot down in the style of 'leg trailing' was the norm and I think it was Chris Morton in the late 70's early 80's who was so small hardly ever put his foot down and of course riders today like Smarzlic don't either. Back then, to Dave Lanning it seemed like magic and earned his comments.
Chris Pusey also not qualifying? So many amazing riders. And incredible each race so many upsets !!! Out of interest what was your team. Thanks again for the upload.
Kiwi ;- Ivan Mauger World Champion: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979 - R/Up 1971, 1973, 1974 New Zealand Sportsperson of the Year (Halberg Award) 1977 and 1979. Long Track World Champion 1971, 1972, 1976 R/Up 1974, 1975 World Pairs Champion 1969, 1970 R/Up 1971, 1972, 1978, 1981 Speedway World Team Cup Champion 1968, 1971, 1972, 1979 European Champion 1966, 1970, 1971, 1975 British Champion 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 9 times World Speedway Champion got a gold-plated Jawa 500 bike, which was done for him by two American fans after winning his third consecutive title. New Zealand Champion 1974, 1981 New Zealand Long Track Champion 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986. World long track speed record. His bike reached 144.666km/h 1986 Auckland NZ New Zealand South Island Champion 1977, 1981, 1983 Australasian Champion 1977, 1981 Australasian Grand Prix winner 1970, 1971, 1972 Sunday Times King of Claremont winner 1973, 1980, 1981, 1983 British-Nordic Champion 1968, 1971 British League Riders Champion 1971, 1973 Embassy Internationale Winner 1970, 1971, 1972 Northern Riders Champion 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1980 Provincial League Riders Champion 1963, 1964 Lubos Tomicek Memorial Trophy Winner 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979 Silver Sash Match Race Champion 1968, 1969 Golden Helmet Match Race Champion 1970 Scottish Open Champion 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Scotianapolis Winner 1969, 1970 Welsh Open Champion 1964, 1973 Westernapolis Winner 1968, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 Leningrad Cup (USSR) Winner 1969 Lokeren Memorial Trophy Winner 1970 Golden Key of Bremen 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Australian Long Track Champion 1962 Victorian State Champion (Australia) 1962, 1963 Queensland State Champion (Australia) 1962 Western Australian State Champion 1973 Yorkshire Television Trophy 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 Lada Indoor International 1979 British Long Track Champion 1980 World Champion of Champions Match Race Series 1989 South Australian 150 Jubilee Trophy 1986
What I notice watching the racing is how much 'drive' the bikes have round the corners, compared to these days; a lot to do with the shallow tread on the tyres today.
