1974 British Final

brandon stadium coventrty hosted the 74 british final

[@johnm2617]

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 ! 😮😮

[@smoggysads]

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

[@jswaggart01]

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.

[@mrbillhicks]

You can't even start to believe how many people would go to watch this marvelous sport back in the day

[@PiousMoltar]

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.

[@FalangaX]

I believe, because I'm from Poland:)

[@chrisburton8079]

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

[@markparsons5549]

Those 2 valvers shift! Incredible racing,far better than today,I was only 1 years old here!!

[@Nosdos]

Wow listen to those two valve Jawa engines and no silences either,great memories.

[@simonbradshaw4767]

Straight through exhaust pipe, lovely sound of the old bikes ♣️🏁

[@SuzyQ334]

I'm only a girl so I could be wrong - but wasn't there a time when there was just Jawa and Westlake?

[@simonbradshaw3993]

​@@SuzyQ334 yes from 1975 when Weslakes first appeared

[@Stranglerxx77]

Methanol and str8 through pipes lovely combination lol

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

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

[@wilo1955]

Mauger was a gater thats all

[@widge59able]

​@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

[@colinday3335]

Love the starts those days and the absence of 5 minutes of gardening

[@marko1316]

Great meeting, thanks! And look at that crowd!

[@IanMicklethwaite]

Its when speedway was worth wathing. Use to go all over with reg wilson.He was my mentor at one time.

[@steveallen1648]

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.

[@paulsowney771]

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

[@robosborne6514]

I guess you could say they were professional riders or just had the knack, just floating the left foot

[@timsgtms1222]

Great to watch shame that this sport has gone down miss cradley heathens

[@paulsowney771]

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 ?

[@steveallen1648]

Doug Wyer - Sheffield Tigers

[@enothewonderdog]

Hey - I would have been there! Our Nigel from the Bees in the first race? MAGIC!!

[@colinturner8298]

Thank god they get warnings now at the gate .

[@justinstaines997]

Brilliant

[@dongardner9189]

wow,"tiger" louis!

[@paulsowney771]

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.

[@mtl-ss1538]

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

[@malcolmtrueman2742]

Long Eaton Archers / Invaders

[@Gracievision]

i used to hate coventry for the big meetings. you could only go round the inside.

[@grahamjordan1040]

Much better than today there’s to much messing around at the tapes and note no softy air fence

[@Jammert]

look at that 0 safety fences but im happy they have them

[@davewallis]

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.

[@robbrownhill312]

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 ...

[@markparsons5549]

They are really driving,incredible speed around those turns in comparison to today

[@mandynixon2258]

swannsong year for bettsy, got to his first world final at age 31but plain for all to see his lost interest

[@johnturner1073]

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?

[@davidrose1847]

I notice how Agile Bikes are thesedays, same as i Moto GP etc

[@johnturner1073]

The racing was just as I always remembered it at Coventry...crap...

[@christumferens1716]

a gigantic turnout compared to what we have today, what's wrong with today's people that they no longer give a damn?

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

Unfortunately, It is a totally different World we're currently living in Christum.

[@robbrownhill312]

heat 13 elastic tapes or what??? the battle of the boococks , always considered nigel under rated of the 2 ,

[@splodge5714]

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!

[@leonholly8466]

Loved to watch nigel riding for us at bristol,along with some great riders.😊

[@DavidMeikle-ei7fr]

Halcyon days, Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen, Barry Briggs, Peter Collins and many more. Still smell the methanol

[@johnturner1073]

Hugely indisciplined starts. How many world titles would Mauger have won under modern starting rules?

[@PiousMoltar]

"please stay still at the start lads"

[@mariuszmilczarski7974]

English speedway falled the highest level is in poland

[@briankemp2290]

Nah you guys are to easily forgotten 😂

[@colinmills3175]

Brilliant