STRAIGHT TALKING (continued) the Douglas Dakota's and Hadley Page Halifax four engine bomber. Melbourne was also one of only a few airfields in the country where planes could land when visibility was non-existent but made possible
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with fuel injected pipes laid down the side of the runway. Fuel was pumped into the pipes and came out of nozzles and lit when planes had to land. Local club Motorcycle sprints also took place at the airfield
latest (a 93rd year) season of British Speedway. Kent chose the occasion to launch their new logo and celebrate the fantastic support going into an historic first ever season in the sport's second tier, the Speedway GB Championship [SGBC] being given by TouchTec. Finally, not wishing to bore you with "oh no not more covid19 news" The current measures put in place right across motorcycle sport to deal with the Coronavirus crisis and indeed beyond have, as was sadly inevitable, Q By Neil Emmott forced a delay to the start One of Kent's new signings (due this month) of the Kent Tom Bacon was the star rider attraction on the Kent TouchTec TouchTec Kings' season. The Speedway authorities issued the Kings' stall at the "Celebration following statement following of Speedway" event in Paradise Park in Hertfordshire in February. an emergency meeting of the Management Committee Team Manager Chris Hunt was this morning (Tuesday 17th. also present. The annual event March). "British Speedway's new commemorates the anniversary season has been suspended of the first ever Speedway with immediate effect. The meeting held in the UK, at the decision has been taken in line King's Oak track at High Beech with other sports following in Epping Forest in 1928 and the latest update from the it's an early opportunity for Government on the Coronavirus the current crop of clubs to crisis." This suspension will be promote themselves before the
in the early sixties which later followed with a rally school, semi-permanent kart track, and organised stage rallies regularly took place making it a proper Motorsports Park.
reviewed on April 15 and the situation will be monitored by the British Speedway Promoters' Association [BSPA] and Speedway Control Bureau [SCB] on a daily basis." Kent Co-Promoter Len Silver added, "If there is no change in the directions given by the BSPA over the next month, which I personally think is unlikely, the opening date and fixture at Central Park will be Wednesday April 22 versus Leicester, by then the Kings should have competed away at Somerset the Wednesday before April 15 if the SCB ban is not extended.". Tom Bacon & Chris Hunt at the 'Celebration of Speedway'
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