Arnie: I agree with what you say - at least for the late 1950s when I regularly went to California. There was a 'real' dirt track surface but never any sign of...
Someone who hasn't voted should not complain about the result of an election, but I find it amazing that Tom Farndon has won this. From my reading I would have...
http://www.vintage-motorcycle.com/index.php?language=en&site=3 Go to Motorbikes 1900-1930 and there is for sale a very rare Sunbeam DT90.EX speedway bike....
Mike: There is a lot of substance in what you say on how this Poll should have been conducted. Maybe, when the dust has settled on this Poll, perhaps one on...
I see the Sunbeam DT90.EX is for sale at Ł1,200-plus. It leads to speculation as to what it would have cost originally (and how much that would be in real...
Like Jim Henry, I have never heard of a Belt as a speedway trophy, but they are popular in both boxing and wrestling. Did the NoW archivist specifically say...
A QUICK correction: I see the selling price of the bike IS NOT Ł1,200-plus BUT Ł12,500- PLUS. That's a massive difference in relation to my query in the...
A lot of British manufacturers made dirt track/speedway models. AJS, BSA, Douglas, James (v-twin), Norton, Rudge & Sunbeam to name but a few. A few would have...
The title won by Charles Cullum was one of a series of 'world championships' held at the Buffalo Stadium in Paris in the early to mid-1930s. I think the last...
When was the Sunbeam's hey-day in speedway, where did they race, and who was a well- known rider to have raced one - apart from Stu Towner of course!!!...
Definately (as they say in Glasgow). It appears to have been owned by Billy Dallison. ... From: speedstox12 <speedstox12@...> Subject: [oldtimespeedway]...
Can't see Wilf Plant and Ted Gibson in the pioneer era. Plant was pre-war for certain. ... From: John Hyam <lastlap66@...> Subject: [oldtimespeedway] Re:...
This Speedway Belt is really intriguing - it must have been a speedway one-off. Looks to be a mystery well worth following through. Does anyone, besides Jim...
Wilf Plant rode for both National League teams and at some obscure tracks in pre-war seasons. Some of them must have been grass speedways. ... Wilf also rode...
Was the pre-war track at Staines, Middlesex, a proper speedway or a grass speedway. Two pre-war starters there were Jack Adams (ex-West Ham) and Danny Lee...
As Jim Henry suggested, a check has been made in the 'Homes of British Speedway' (Robert Bamford). It lists 151 grass speedways from the late 1920s through to...
Item ny Nigel Bird we published in The Speedway Researcher.  The “News of the World” Belt. How many ’N.O.T.W.’ belts were made? It seems quite a...
151 tracks looks a very high number. Many of them must have been one-off meetings in my opinion. ... Bamford). It lists 151 grass speedways from the late 1920s...
Sad that the recent efforts to save Walthamstow Stadium seem to have failed. The name of Dick Geary has come up lots of time in mentions of the London track. I...
Hi Jim - you really have unearthed an intriguing topic about the 'News of the World' belts for speedway riders. It would involve a massive trawl at Colindale...
I've just had a quick look through said publication below and can see no mention of a belt and certainly no photo. Would be good to find out more though. ...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the oldtimespeedway group: Was the original world championship formula (qualifying rounds to a one-off...
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The News of The World appear to have bought the Dallison belt hence the interest in it. They are looking for further info on the other belts. Â Lots of...
This appears to be the definitive answer. ... answered appeared more fully in the 'Daily Mail' on Thursday September 4 2008 and was sent in by renowned...
Modern speedwaybikes are now all with 1 cylinder engines, but in the past there were also factory (Scott / Douglas / James) and homemade speedwaybikes with 2...
While we are researching the 'speedway belt' here's an another rather unique trophy. I found this item on the Gus Kuhn website (find it on LINKS) under the...
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