Speedway in the 70s DVD Trailer

A 15-minute preview of our Speedway in the 70s DVD. A look back at the sport's last golden era, which includes footage from 36 tracks throughout Britain and the rest of Europe - some rare and previously unseen clips recorded on cine film by fans.
Also, audio or filmed interviews with 25 stars of the 70s, including legends Ivan Mauger, Barry Briggs, Ole Olsen and Peter Collins.
And the last recorded interviews with the late Tommy Jansson and Kelly Moran.
Plus many still images of the men who made the headlines.

[@SuzyQ334]

Omg - I miss speedway so much. Thanks for uploading this. I was a late starter to speedway; in the early 1980s my ex dragged me kicking and screaming to Plough Lane for the first time and neither he nor I anticipated that I would fall in love with speedway in the first 10 minutes. It was the first and only spectator sport that I cared about. RIP Simmo - you were a bloody star.

[@petercarrington2409]

As a 10yr old kid in 1972 going to Belle Vue on a Saturday night was something special and I look back with great great memories I only wish there was more footage available of these days

[@hankmobley]

Me too, still got my photo album ...up the aces !

[@smoggysads]

Loved the whole Hyde Road experience including the zoo and fair. Fantastic weekend away for a Teesside supporter

[@tomaszmarkiewicz8102]

Fantastyczny materiał. Pamiętam zawodników z tamtych i miałem to szczęście oglądanie Zenona Plecha na torze. Pozdrawiam z Gdańska 🇵🇱👍

[@darrenwarby32]

Thank you so much for bringing back my childhood memories. Was a Belle Vue aces fan from the early 80s and although I loved the old Hyde Road track . I just loved the racing at the Shay track of the Halifax Dukes with its wall of death bends .

[@robosborne6514]

The early speedway days is hard to beat, I still enjoy speedway,

[@mtl-ss1538]

Kiwi ;- Ivan Mauger - OBE & MBE. 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 www.nzonscreen.com/title/circuits-of-gold-1987. 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 www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/ivan-mauger-speedway-champs-collection-to-be-auctioned-by-bonhams-20170915-gyihwt.htm

[@jacksonirving4594]

Great peice of nostalgia.. Thanks so much for putting on... Met most of these lads...

[@chrisjohnson9490]

Brilliant. I was in the Dave Jessup fan club when he rode for Reading Racers at Smallmead which unfortunately has gone, but what great times, we won Golf British league back in them days, I was about 9 at the time, but will never forget

[@Shelty47]

Thanks so much for showing this. Fantastic footage of real stars of the day. Great names.

[@rockypup1968]

Loved going to speedway as a kid with my dad & brother to hackney & crayford , got the chance to ride on Mike broadbank's bike with him for a couple of slow laps round crayford ! Best memories , wish I could go back to those days ..

[@blakins044]

My dad raced in the 70s and 80s, fun to watch these videos.

[@youbttube1]

Fantastic pictures, races from beginning of my fan- time, thanks a lot for this *5

[@ronsteadman9868]

W. Wulff

[@ronsteadman9868]

bring back Crewe kings the biggest and fastest track ever

[@mtl-ss1538]

@@ronsteadman9868 Kiwi ;- Ivan Mauger - OBE & MBE. 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 www.nzonscreen.com/title/circuits-of-gold-1987. 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 www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/ivan-mauger-speedway-champs-collection-to-be-auctioned-by-bonhams-20170915-gyihwt.htm

[@smoggysads]

Fond memories of all these brave hero’s. My own favorites Frank Aufrett and Bernie Persson personified everything about the sport, brave, tenacious, fearless entertainers who were dreadfully underrated and largely ignored by mainstream media and TV, particularly BBC who’d rather give bucket loads of air time to timid boring sports like Tennis and golf.

[@peterdyson9590]

I have not seen this video before, too many tracks closed down ,Malcolm Simmons said he thought the 70s was the best time to race I'd go along with that but the 80s were not bad either . ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tfsuccess]

Fantastic! Thank you!

[@angelaporter6793]

hi this brings back memories for me as I was a teenager I was at Peterborough speedway every week with my mum and dad I would like to know what happened to Frank Smith who used to ride for coverty 🐝 zz I had a ride on his bike when I was 16 at Peterborough speedway a long time ago thanks for all the great memories ! regards Angela .

[@ThePeterRead]

Brilliant stuff. This was when British speedway was the elite league in the world. Before all the top stars went to Poland and Sweden first, you saw them all racing for British clubs. Come on British promoters, sort yourselves out and do something to make the Elite League a true league of the elite riders. At the moment it doesn't attract most of the best riders in the world. So very very sad.

[@ronsteadman9868]

Bring back SPEEDWAY to CREWE home of the KINGS

[@SuzyQ334]

I say bring back speedway everywhere. Only it's not going to happen. My local team was the Wimbledon Dons. Their ground, Plough Lane, is now a block of flats. I'd like to see the council try that at the other end of Wimbledon, ie, where the tennis courts are. Speedway was the most fun sport - lots of excitement with no dramas, no punch-ups, no police needed obviously not sexy enough.

[@skabeat69]

i remember going to see rayleigh rockets then after the meeting if we were lucky going to the pie in the sky chip shop in hadleigh

[@MerryRugby-hk5bw]

Anyone have tape of late 60s -early 70s? From Brownstown, Indiana Speedway My dad raced back tjen

[@Chime64]

Fantastic video, certainly brought back a lot of happy memories!. I'm trying to track down footage of the Ivan Mauger/Peter Collins best of 3 races which took place at Ellesmere Port. I was on the back of Peter's bike when they were introduced to the crowd for 3 laps which was great - any idea where I could find this please?

[@yvonnephipps9390]

Mark Ashall

[@houseofhurleys]

Hello Do you happen to have any footage of Mike Curoso? #54 Thank you Cristin Curoso-Hurley

[@billdunn3367]

These were all well worth watching again, but does anybody have decent quality action shots of the brigade that visited Glasgow White City every week before a league was set up (late 1940s to early 1950s}. It included giants of the time like Bill Kitchen, Ron Johnstone, Eric Chitty, Jack Hodgson and leg trailer Oliver Hart

[@juju5568]

I totally agree. What's happening to the British Speedway? I know it's changed dramatically since the 1990s. The Polish and Swedish people also love the sport. However, so many of our clubs have closed down. Councils have proposed new plans for building small retail outlets/shops and property. I hardly hear about Speedway on television today. I do see the Swedish speedway on TV, free channel on freeview. I believe the promoters should review the situation for the nation. We seen to have plenty of time for Woman's ⚽️/🏈

[@SuzyQ334]

Can you just clarify that you are, or are not, blaming women for the decline of speedway? Seriously? IMHO, if anyone is to blame for the death of this fabulous sport it is the inept management. And none of them were women as far as I know.

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

Geez Ivan, what's wrong with representing your Country, mate? I always thought of him being a proud Kiwi ... Wasn't I wrong!! That gives me a bad taste in the mouth!! Oh well, I'm an Australian anyway. But still ...

[@SuzyQ334]

I think Ivan Mauger chose to compete in the UK and the British fans loved him. I don't think speedway was a thing in his home country of New Zealand, anymore than it was in Australia.