Hackney Wick Stadium, was a speedway and dog track before the Olympics and that fact must never be forgotten
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The times has come. Dig out your programme boards if your a Rebel, Don or a Hawk for the meeting of the season at Kent Kings Iwade track, the London Tournament for the Vic Harding Trophy. August 4th first race 2pm
Today Mr Hackney Speedway Barry Thomas celebrates his 70th birthday, yes I can’t believe it either!
From everyone at The Wick and beyond happy birthday skipper to the most popular rider rider ever to don a Hackney race jacket. youtu.be/NEDs8rOpLG4
Very sad to hear of the passing of my Hackney Speedway mate Billy Newland, pictured on the left with Paul Tadman. Read a tribute to Billy at hackneyspeedway.com.
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Minding my own business having a drink and I had to ask the guy behind me "keep it down mate" you dont own the place" @JeremyClarkson – at South East, England
Home of Hackney Speedway! – at Hackney, London
Hey, y’all set for another epic nights racing?? I’m just chillin in my dressing room so thought I’d get ya check list ready for you: 🤩
Beer 🍺 ✅
Wine / Bubbles 🍷 🍾 ✅
Take Away 🍕✅
Shirt! 👕 ✅
⏰ 5.45! ✅
Let’s go racing ✊🏻🏁
@SpeedwayGP @btsport @Claudio_Lugli
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Hi, Sparks! My daughter Celeste, who is 11, wanted to express her endless gratitude for your song that helped her to secure a scholarship at the Purcell School for Young Musicians in London. She is a huge fan of your music. Her cover is here: youtube.com/watch?v=QmXYO7kt…
Interesting poll here facebook.com/groups/19810400… – at Hackney, London
Dave Morton’s updated post.
Update on my daughters crash yesterday , apparently Manchester United did try to contact her yesterday but with the trauma of the accident she had given them the wrong number , they have... facebook.com/1567270521/post…
Tony Hurren reports on some sad news
KEN ARCHER
I have just taken a telephone call informing me that Ken Archer, one of the most well-know pit marshal's in the world of speedway racing, passed away at the... facebook.com/1567270521/post…
Happy New Year to all of Hackney Speedway fans both far and wide.
It seems very apt that on this New Year’s Day afternoon at 2.25 on BBC2 The Magnificent Seven is being shown. Although in later years the march out music was... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ma…
The Golden Helmet or British match champion [as it was also known] was always a prestige event and John Louis in 1974 was very successful in his defence of the Golden Helmet. Louis successfully defended it... facebook.com/hackney.speedwa…
Lord Morton of Hackney and Reading Racer Dave Jessup. You still got that race jacket Dave? facebook.com/story.php?story…
A rare picture of Barry Thomas on the grass. Thommo was one time Lydden lap record holder and in 1972 was included in a all-star line-up.
Barry I beleive had won the same class in 1971 and successfully... facebook.com/hackney.speedwa…
The answer of yesterday’s little teaser where these two little rascals, Andy Galvin and Andrew Silver. They were to become two brilliant speedway riders and also two pin up glamour boys. Great days lads and thanks for all the memories both on and off the track, happy days………..
Old Hackney Speedway is a bit behind the times. Received a phone call from old birdy (that’s Hawkeye, who I believe is Birdbrains dad) and he told me Terry Heath had been a inmate at Whipps Cross hospital for a few... facebook.com/1567270521/post…