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Congrats to the Swindon Robins on their first away win of the season at Ipswich tonight.  Turned round a 10 point deficit to win by 7 points.  Watched it on the box and not very interested after the first six heats - but it got better!!

superb nite!

Those last five or six heats were fantastic, great win

Beat Wolves at home tonight and remain top of the table.

Home v Eastbourne on Monday live on Sky,

On sky twice next week.

Thats ace

Roscoe's going to be a happy bunny down the Inn this weekend !!!!

Right, we need to organise a TEF night at the Abbey. So long as its after 12 June, I'm in!

You know what would make Speedway better? etc.

I've never been. Would like to at some point.

Ill organise it

Rosco is my Landlord, let me see what I can get freebies

You should do, it's the same price as the Town End and everyone moans the same as well.

That was my recent experience anyway.  Good night out though and you get to sniff that odd sppedway smell.

I'm up for it, never been before.

1st 2 races are ace, then it's bar time!

Mates - check
Beer - check
Motorbikes - check

I'm there  8)

I went to the Ispwich one at home and half the place left after heat 14 with us 4 point down, grumbling about how useless all the riders bar Adams were.  We got a 5-1 and drew,  It was just like watching the Town.

You can drink beer track side.

Nb not too near the fence though

My first speedway meeting was when I was 3 months old. I don't remember it too well, but it was enough to keep me going back for 18 or so years. It started to get too costly though for the amount of 'entertainment' you got. Oh, and Swindon were generally shit then (sound familiar?). I remember the days of Barry Briggs, Bob Kilby, Mad Wellie (Malcolm Holloway for those in the know - Fred might know him being a Stratton lad), Phil Crump, Martin Ashby - I could waffle on for hours......but I won't.

I went again about 5 years ago, met up with a few people I knew from back in the day and had a good laugh. I think it was just before Swindon went back into the Premier League

His garden used to back onto mine, ex Landlord of The Wheatsheaf.....still see him now for a couple of Sunday Lunchtime beers

BTW

Martin Ashby = Class

David Ashby = Shoite

I saw Barry Duke ride in my first meeting, then when I was about 11 and had to go in for an operation at PMH, he was the porter who wheeled me down

Useless bit of info I know, but then again, I AM a bit of a cunt

Steen Mastrup was always my favourite. The guy had so much potential but had a tendency to have horrific crashes and sustain bad injuries everytime he reached the top of his game !

NMH

Do you still live in Denver NMH? I'm going to be over there in a few weeks.

Iv'e been to teh speedway many a time.

It's a great spectator sport and the noise and smell adds to it all.

The crowds not being segregated also adds to the fun cos' their is often some fan of the other team who gets into a bit of a strop.

Unfortunately not. Back in Glos now. :0(

NMH

How ironic :roll:

Recommend any good bars/micro breweries etc??

You wanna get down and see Leigh Adams now. He is pure class, and nigh on unbeatable in this watered-down "Elite" League that they have this season.

Lived outside of Denver so didnt go out there much, but would suggest Wynkoop Brewery http://denver.mixliving.com/restaurants/details.asp?PlaceID=10061 if you are downtown.
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Local beers that aint bad are 'Avalanche' and 'Fat Tire'. Both are 'dark beers'. I also like 'Shiner Bock' which was a Texan beer. Be careful with the altitude and lack of moisture though. I used to get terrible hangovers on a minimal amout of booze over there. Secret for me was to have a bottle of water after every couple of beers.

Enjoy!

NMH

Its not really very good if you have Adams miles out in front and then some 'juniors' strung out behind him.

NMH

I never stopped in Denver itself (unless a stop over in the airport counts), but one you MUST try is Breckenridge Brewery's Small Batch 472 IPA. Expensive, but at 9.2% a bottle, you really don't need that many.....its a local Denver brew.