News and Updates
Future Policy
The Speedway Researcher magazine which can be viewed on the Speedway Researcher web site was set up by Graham Fraser and Jim Henry to promote research into the history of Speedway and Dirt Track Racing. It was intended to help those with an interest in any aspect of the sport and its history to make others aware of what their interests and to encourage others who had similar interests to work together. It provided a vehicle whereby researchers could advise others of what they were doing and make others aware of what they were looking for.
The magazine published articles on a wide range of topics related to speedway and dirt track racing.
The web site came along a good while after the magazine, the idea of the late Ron McNeil who gave us the idea of using this medium to provide a platform for sharing information about speedway meetings held in the UK from 1928 to date. At first the site was funded by income generated by the magazine but since the magazine closed down the funds have become nearly exhausted and it is now largely privately funded. The costs are dictated by the amount space taken to host the information and are currently not unreasonable. The next step up, is, however, a significant leap.
Taking this into account the space available has to be prioritised. The first priority is to ensure the base source of information, meeting details, are fully provided for.
For the foregoing reasons we are going to decline to carry any additional items which are compilations of information drawn from our meeting details. However, in a bid to facilitate networking we intend to continue for the time-
September 13
Thanks once again go to Robert Bamford for his latest Swindon file.
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October 9
There’s not been much coming in over the last month or so, but what we do have is quality. Thank you to Robert Bamford for the 2009 Swindon file and also to Nigel Nicklin for the latest Cradley Heath files for 1985 and 1986. These are all up to the usual excellent standard by these much valued contributors.
Also this time is the latest Wembley update from the official steward’s programmes for 1938.
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November 5
Thank you to Robert Bamford, again, who has contributed a new file for Swindon for 2010 and also the complete Swindon averages from 1949. Stuart Staite-
I have finally completed the season results file for 1948. This may differ from some of the team files but I have tried to use all the information available and am happy to change things if there are any errors.
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November 23
Many thanks to Andy Reid for the Linlithgow file and also to Robert Bamford for the new file covering the Reading averages. There is the latest Wembley update from the 1939 season from our kind contributor who has supplied the referee programmes. There are lots of updates as well, mainly from the Wembley updates from the previous programmes.
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January 12
A Happy New Year to all our contributors and site users.
We have a new Swindon file thanks to Robert Bamford and three new Reading files thanks to Mark Aspinell. There also some really good updates including the 1939 Wembley season taken from the referee’s programmes and some gems for Newcastle Gosforth in particular.
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