KINGS LYNN STARS V BELLE VUE ACES SPEEDWAY 1977 

Thanks Paul for the comments . Is Rye House stadium still up and running ? I am just glad I filmed what I could with this match and glad I managed to salvage it and make something worth watching . Been a fan since 1967 and looking forward to Belle Vue Aces this season . Kings Lynn seem to have turned the corner which is good for the sport !

@@roynicol8353 I think I heard that it is about to be built on, but I am not certain of this. It’s been a while since I saw it. Yes, I’m glad you captured this too. Lots of history with these two. Loving the National stadium and wish them both well.

It was a crackerjack of a meeting ! Just a shame it poured down at the end , I remember I got soaked ! Always , and still is , a great racetrack !

yeah, he was there at Hyde Road when I was a kid. He broke his back in 78 and was put in a wheelchair. He died in 2020 age 71

The seventies was a great era for speedway . Still exciting to watch , the Grand Prix ‘ s have boosted the sport somewhat in recent times but it’s mainly a Euro based competition , needs to expand to Aussie and US … Think the two leagues should merge together and have a feeder league . Anyway , yes , it was helluva match the Stars v Aces !

I have great memories of going to Brandon to watch the Bees led by Ole Olsen at this time. So sad how things panned out for the Bees.

Yes sir! I started watching speedway in 84' in So Cal,they raced Wednesday night at IMS and Thursday in Ascot and Friday at Costa Mesa and I believe in Victorville on Saturday. The stands were packed most nights of the warm southern California evening and it was some of the greatest times in my life spent with a very special lady friend.

Thanks Robert . It was quite a match at Kings Lynn ! Hopefully all’s not lost at Swindon , they get a good following and have a company trying to set up a place for a track . Could be a project , bit like Workingon , so it can be done . Regards

Was a great set up then and still is . A club with a great tradition !

Thanks Baz . It was helluva match - just glad I have managed to save the footage !

Cheers Paul , yes it was helluva match . The riders gave everything . Just glad I was there to film some of it !!!

Yes , he was a legend of Belle Vue Aces , a typical performance at Kings Lynn , all passion and heart !

Thanks Neil . Yes some household names on the tracks in those days !

Nice one Mervin , always looks a decent track to race on !

Workington is a fab place for speedway . What a top class set up !

The match was just full of tension and pressure and it all just boiled over !!

Thanks Dave , I appreciate your comments . For me as a speedway fan it was a privilege to film something I enjoy watching ! I don t have any Eastbourne film apart from a mid nineties match .

@@roynicol8353 your footage I'm sure has enabled long term fans and ex riders etc to reminisce and take a trip down memory lane . It brought back great memories for me from stories my step dad Reg Trott told of the great riders he had the pleasure to ride with over the years like , Briggs , Moore , fundin , Mauger etc . Reg was never a top level rider but solid and reliable . I travelled with him all over the country when he was a speedway referee after retiring from riding . So many memories of excitement and awe . I enjoy watching it still on TV but nothing will beat being there live taking in the atmosphere,smell of the methanol and the high octane racing . I hope one day someone may post a video that will capture a glimpse of Reg in action .

@@davewildey3647 Thanks Dave , I grew up with the Fundins , Maugers and Briggs and had the pleasure of meeting all three briefly at events and meetings . I remember Reg Trott , did he ride for Wimbledon , can’ t remember ! Am sure there must be footage around of Reg somewhere , have got a 1963 match at Stoke to upload at some point .

@@roynicol8353 That's just givene goosebumps that you remember Reg ! He was such a lovely man . He rode for Wimbledon , Norwich I think briefly for West Ham and finished his career at Eastbourne . I remember him saying that to begin with Ivan Mauger was not that great when he first started out. But new from early on that Briggs n Moore were foture world champs But for him he said fundin was the best . Watching old footage just reminds me of him and always brings back memories of spending time with him at speedway meetings so a big thankyou for your posts and I look forward to seeing the 196e one .

It was a great , thrilling match .Still a good raceway today …

I agreeIan . I wonder whether we could ever create a European league . Yes , in Poland the sport is huge !

Thanks Colin for the message . That is all the 1977 footage I have got , but I think Retro Videos have a lot of 70's stuff , they advertise in the Speedway Star and have a website I would imagine ....

Need another family like the Collins family . Peter and Les Collins in fine form on this film !