Mundane News

[DCLane]

I've just dropped my son's rollers and the side's cracked They've been sat in the sun for the past 4 years so I'm not surprised they've gone brittle.

Replacement set bought and I hope to collect tomorrow/Tuesday.

 

[Reynard]

Arsenal v West Brom negotiated.

Wish we had those goals on Thursday night.

F1 highlights negotiated.

Still watching the snooker, but it's not looking good for the Whirlwind.

Almost time for a and MOTD

 

[Reynard]

Are you appealing under law 5.1?

If that's the case...

Finsbury Park

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

If that's the case...

Finsbury Park

Leicester Square!

 

[Reynard]

Leicester Square!

That's a tough one, but I shall go to...

Harrow-on-the-Hill

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

That's a tough one, but I shall go to...

Harrow-on-the-Hill

I see you're familiar with the rules of Morning Crescent. But I'm playing St John's Wood. So you get dumped in Wimbledon.

 

[Reynard]

I see you're familiar with the rules of Morning Crescent. But I'm playing St John's Wood. So you get dumped in Wimbledon.

Of course I am. Shame they shut the stadium in Wimbledon, or I'd go stock car racing But I'll wriggle out of that one and nip over to

Oval

 

[DCLane]

Set up for grasstrack racing tomorrow night in Leeds. The only experience we've had is riding our grasstrack bike around a grassy area near us for about 10 minutes. And one of us will be riding a borrowed bike as I'll be racing against my son - one will use the Fuji Track bike I have and we're not risking the carbon fibre track bikes

He's in the 'top' group as he's a 3rd cat rider, I'm in the middle group as I'm a 4th cat and the youngsters in mine and the lowest group have been doing this for years.

Should be ... erm ... interesting

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Of course I am. Shame they shut the stadium in Wimbledon, or I'd go stock car racing But I'll wriggle out of that one and nip over to

Oval

Gunnersbury, but only because I'm thinking of West Bromwich Albion.

 

[Reynard]

Gunnersbury, but only because I'm thinking of West Bromwich Albion.

Arsenal

Even though it's not a terribly logical move, you know I couldn't resist

 

[classic33]

Arsenal v West Brom negotiated.

Wish we had those goals on Thursday night.

F1 highlights negotiated.

Still watching the snooker, but it's not looking good for the Whirlwind.

Almost time for a and MOTD

Did you see the "First"?

 

[classic33]

Set up for grasstrack racing tomorrow night in Leeds. The only experience we've had is riding our grasstrack bike around a grassy area near us for about 10 minutes. And one of us will be riding a borrowed bike as I'll be racing against my son - one will use the Fuji Track bike I have and we're not risking the carbon fibre track bikes

He's in the 'top' group as he's a 3rd cat rider, I'm in the middle group as I'm a 4th cat and the youngsters in mine and the lowest group have been doing this for years.

Should be ... erm ... interesting

Any idea of older grass track locations in the Leeds area. Late 50's, but may be still in use today.

 

[DCLane]

Any idea of older grass track locations in the Leeds area. Late 50's, but may be still in use today.

Roundhay is the only one I know of.

There's a couple of cycle speedway sites - Heckmondwike (in use) and Sowerby Bridge (not in use currently).

 

[classic33]

Roundhay is the only one I know of.

There's a couple of cycle speedway sites - Heckmondwike (in use) and Sowerby Bridge (not in use currently).

Definitely the Leeds area. Just wondering if it's a different one, or how it may have changed since the 50's.

Around the same size as a running track, 400 metres.

 

[DCLane]

@classic33 - I've found this source, which has more information: http://www.internationalcyclesport.com/html/tracks_in_yorkshire.html

There seems to have been a track on Cardigan Fields as a one-off, but Roundhay's the well-known one. This seems to have been banked originally from the photo below but isn't currently:

From here a certain Tom Pidcock was racing in 2009 in the Under 10's, alongside other local riders we know: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20090826-West-Riding-Track-League-0