[Roy's Off Season Write-Ups]

On 11/21/2020 at 7:05 PM, brownspeed said:

Thanks Roy, living in Urmston. i travel across the lower viaduct whenever i go into Manchester, the train always has a halt which allows plenty of time to admire the ironwork!.

i wish you'd taught history at my school... i may have passed it if you had!!

I live in Urmston too, and I reckon I will appreciate the history in 'town' a lot more after reading this. Thank you.

 

[Belle Vue - Sunday 19th March 2017]

 

Really looking forward to this.

 

Coventry may be gone, Bradford may just be a fantasy, but stock car racing is still magic.

.Not really hatman , Coventry nearly always topped 60 cars, Bradford was way up there too with 3 heat meetings , so a 26 car two thirds meeting format does not entice me I'm afraid. The "cracker" at Christmas was only enlightened a bit, by a tremendous effort by a first time Dutch entrant. To be honest after a winter break 26 cars is a poor effort by the F1 drivers. Good on the F2 lads though !

 

 

David RA, the idea of my post was that instead of looking back at what we HAVEN'T got, I am looking forward to what we HAVE got. I realise that tomorrow may not compare to the glory days of Coventry or Bradford, but it's stock car racing, and I for one am glad that the cars are coming out of winter hibernation - however many are there to entertain us.

 

Good luck to all drivers tomorrow, especially those racing for the first time.

[Belle Vue - Sunday 19th March 2017]

Really looking forward to this.

 

Coventry may be gone, Bradford may just be a fantasy, but stock car racing is still magic.

[BELLE VUE Holiday Monday]

I'm about 6 miles from Belle Vue, and it's currently (10.30am) overcast and chilly, but dry. I'll try to put further weather updates on later to help the long distance travellers