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crash i think did not do much wining back then ha ha


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Where in stoke,that's my old stomping ground and it's my weekend off...used to go watch banger racing with my dad somewhere in Derbyshire when I was a nipper..
Doh...just seen where it is...sorry

Its at Chesterton raceway the old speedway track on loomer rd industrial estate POSTCODE ST5 7lB 5.30 start. promoter is startrax if you look on their website.


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am i right in thinking it costs £170 to enter for licences ?

I spent many sundays watching the racing at new brighton and knew some of the guys from the UFO team from gingers scrapyard in neston.
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just found this photo of the only ocky i raced at new brighton i was about 18 at the time loooooooong time ago

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Which one is my work of art? ?

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the one with the bonnet flying off !!!!!!!!!!


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Well at least you were leading,
lost my vocation could of been a paint sprayer. Doh. Ps are we that old that we didn't have colour photos then!!!!

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Hi all I used to race at Kirby and New Brighten. I was a member of the Road Hogs Team My Name is Reg Whittam, 117 I teamed up with Steve Swanwick 116, Johnny Barker and Lal.
I was racing an old Rover 90. Which always over heated. I believe I had been christened Reggie sauna baths.
We raced until a girl was killed in the pits from flying debris.
After that the rules changed regarding engine size etc, after storing our cars over winter at which time we gave it up.
I pics when I find them. Watch thus space. I'll add them when I find them.

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In the tower grounds, originally it was an athletic track and football ground but also used for motorcycle races and various shows. It used during WW2 by Americans for vehicle storage, very briefly became a greyhound track before becoming a stock car track for a small number of years.


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