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-being the Collectors Corner and add a “who is doing what” section which would provide details of topics which have / are being researched and by whom to facilitate the original intent of the Speedway Researcher i.e. networking.

February 4

New Files

1976 - Peterborough

1977 - Oxford

1997 - Glasgow

Updates

1934 - New Cross, West Ham, Season Results

1936 - California

1947 - Season Reasults

February 11

Thank you to Robert Bamford for his latest Swindon file and also to Robert Sloane (Ipswich updates) and Graham Gleave (Pre-war updates). The 1947 results file will be done by next week as should the latest Wembley update for 1934.

New Files

1976 - Weymouth

1979 - Middlesbrough

2017 - Swindon

Updates

1928 - Belle Vue, Birmingham Hall Green, Harringay, London White City, West Ham, Season Resuts

1929 - London White City, Season Resuts

1932 - Preston, Workington, Season Resuts

1952 - Ipswich

1954 - Ipswich

1955 - Ipswich

February 18

Thanks go to our Wembley correspondent and to Graham Gleave this week.

New Files

1981 - Poole

Updates

1928 - Birmingham Hall Green, High Beech, Lea Bridge, West Ham, White City, Wimbledon, Seasons Results

1934 - Wembley, Seasons Results

February 25

Mark Aspinell has provided the complete 2024 Championship files and we thank him for his continued contribution to the site.

I have finally completed the 1947 season file and have been through and corrected all the typos I have found. Sorry for forgetting to add the Poole 1981 link last week.

New Files

1998 - Glasgow

2024 - Berwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oxford Cheetahs, Plymouth, Poole, Redcar, Scunthorpe, Workington

Updates

1931 - West Ham

1935 - West Ham, Season Results

1947 - Season Results

1963 - Eastbourne

March 4

Many thanks to Mark Aspinell this week for his latest batch of 2024 files.

New Files

2024 - Belle Vue, Birmingham, Ipswich, Leicester, Oxford Spires, Sheffield

Updates

1934 - Wembley, Season Results

1935 - New Cross, Season Results

1949 - St. Austell

March 11

No much this week but thanks go to Robert Bamford for his latest Swindon file. I hope to get started with the 1948 season file later this week.

New Files

1979 - Oxford

2018 - Swindon

Updates

1931 - Leicester

1934 - New Brighton, Season Results, Fixture List

1950 - Glasgow