hesi Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Anyone who trudged along to the excitement of speedway in the 60's and 70's at Western Springs will be saddened by the news http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12033407 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10384984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJenkins Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Used to watch him at Waiwhakaiho Speedway in New Plymouth as a little kid. He was the man. Gary Petersen, Barry Briggs, Ole Olsen, those were the days.....sad news 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Paul Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Used to watch him at Belle Vue in Manchester, late seventies / early eighties. Speedway was quite popular in England back then, not sure if it still is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porky Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 On 23/04/2018 at 4:39 PM, PeterJenkins said: Used to watch him at Waiwhakaiho Speedway in New Plymouth as a little kid. He was the man. Gary Petersen, Barry Briggs, Ole Olsen, those were the days.....sad news .Ivan Mauger a Legend, up there with Tub Warner, Bryce Penn and the Tank...LOL Yeah I used to love Saturday Night as a kid At Meeanee, the local boys would go around, week in , week out Until the big Nth Island Champs or NZ Champs in either bikes,saloons,stock cars,midgets or demolition derby... Best money ever spent on entertainment...until racing took my fancy...NOW WHAT? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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