@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
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
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.
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.
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.
A first class field of riders...
The legendary Ivan Mauger... a master of the dirt track...
He was not an Aussie.. was a New Zealander.
RIP Ivan
Mauger was a gater thats all
@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
Terry Betts, my all time favourite King’s Lynn star Great racer, remember the days when we had Simmons Jessup and Betts At saddlebow Road
Thank god they get warnings now at the gate .
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
You can't even start to believe how many people would go to watch this marvelous sport back in the day
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.
I believe, because I'm from Poland:)
Wow listen to those two valve Jawa engines and no silences either,great memories.
Straight through exhaust pipe, lovely sound of the old bikes ♣️🏁
I'm only a girl so I could be wrong - but wasn't there a time when there was just Jawa and Westlake?
@@SuzyQ334 yes from 1975 when Weslakes first appeared
Methanol and str8 through pipes lovely combination lol
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.
Love the starts those days and the absence of 5 minutes of gardening
Thank you rob for uploading this. Incredible line up. 4 heat leaders every race and some notable other top me not qualified. Bob Kirby ? Doug Wyer ?
Doug Wyer - Sheffield Tigers
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.
Yes definitely. some many great British riders golden era. The crowds etc. I don’t know how we got in such a mess. Very sad
I guess you could say they were professional riders or just had the knack, just floating the left foot
Great meeting, thanks! And look at that crowd!
Those 2 valvers shift! Incredible racing,far better than today,I was only 1 years old here!!
Great to watch shame that this sport has gone down miss cradley heathens
wow,"tiger" louis!
a gigantic turnout compared to what we have today, what's wrong with today's people that they no longer give a damn?
Unfortunately, It is a totally different World we're currently living in Christum.
Halcyon days, Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen, Barry Briggs, Peter Collins and many more. Still smell the methanol
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
Long Eaton Archers / Invaders
Hugely indisciplined starts. How many world titles would Mauger have won under modern starting rules?
Its when speedway was worth wathing. Use to go all over with reg wilson.He was my mentor at one time.
heat 13 elastic tapes or what??? the battle of the boococks , always considered nigel under rated of the 2 ,
Was going speedway in the 60s, Hackney Hawks. Big Colin Pratt and Bengt Jannsen fan. Loved Nigel Boocock coming to visit in his blue leathers!
Loved to watch nigel riding for us at bristol,along with some great riders.😊
English speedway falled the highest level is in poland
Nah you guys are to easily forgotten 😂
swannsong year for bettsy, got to his first world final at age 31but plain for all to see his lost interest
Get the support at Codsall
Wow fifty years ago
One thing I do not like about modern speedway is all the hand touching/congratulating between riders after races. When did that crap creep in?
The racing was just as I always remembered it at Coventry...crap...
Hey - I would have been there! Our Nigel from the Bees in the first race? MAGIC!!
i used to hate coventry for the big meetings. you could only go round the inside.
Brilliant
Much better than today there’s to much messing around at the tapes and note no softy air fence
I notice how Agile Bikes are thesedays, same as i Moto GP etc
look at that 0 safety fences but im happy they have them
Brilliant
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.
Hey dave if you enjoyed this dont miss my other video on my channel of the 76 intercontinental final at wembley ....that one is special ...
They are really driving,incredible speed around those turns in comparison to today
"please stay still at the start lads"