Keith H
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Final winner had won 2 heats?
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"On the 30th March 1956, there were 5 meetings on the same day according to the Anderson/Parker book (Elburton, Plymouth, Sheffield, Staines and West Ham) which I guess could also be a record!"
Good guess Andy but not quite a record
Record for meetings on the same day is probably 7
Monday 11th April 1955 Eastbourne, Hednesford, Neath Abbey, Ringwood, Staines, West Ham, Wigan
Monday 30th May 1955 Hednesford, West Ham, Ringwood, Snetterton, Aldershot, Neath Abbey, NorwichAbove info gleaned from the excellent briscaf1stox.uk website
Going totally off topic now but just noticed on the same website that there were 17 meetings in 13 consecutive days between Thursday 25th August and Tuesday 6th September 1955 including a world final.
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as there is no uk racing today.Channel4 who are avid followers of this topic and have obviously been given access to Carl's papyrus scrolls have scheduled a program about chariot racing at 8:00pm tonight for all us oldies who like a bit of nostalgia.
Topics that may be covered include stepped chassis, fuel mixture (hay to bran ratio),use of barn doors for aerofoils, deliberate fencing etc. There is a rumour that there may be some early footage of king John but they may have been confused as to which one
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TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT THINGS THAT HAPPENED
~780BC The first full contact vehicle racing - horse & chariot events in the Olympics. According to the history books, these were often brutal events, so perhaps fortunately there were no internet forums back then
Carl do you have any stats from back then, number of meetings, most successful driver, shale/tarmac split, horse power …..??!!
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3 seats available Belle Vue 27th august - Travelling from Hull
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Back in the Day - Bert Finnikin
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OK then I'll try again
The programs had the wrong date printed on them
Ringwood Program was printed with 26th APRIL instead of 26th MAY
Long Eaton program was printed with 1st January instead of 2nd January