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Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: farmer geoff on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 20:19:36
did i dream it or has oxford speedway finished due to financial reasons?


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Hexagon on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 20:22:07
You didn't dream it.
The bloke stopped bank rolling them,


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: farmer geoff on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 20:25:02
just the football club to get rid of now then


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Batch on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 20:25:05
Yep, poor attendances were one of the reasons cited leading to the pull out.


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 20:26:00
In the Adver today

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/display.var.1437883.0.speedway_oxford_pull_out_of_league.php


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Hexagon on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 20:26:51
Do they have any kind of professional sports club any more?


Title: Re: Oxford Speedway
Post by: flammableBen on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 20:27:47
Quote from: "farmer geoff"
did i dream it or has oxford speedway finished due to financial reasons?


None of it's true. This whole thread is a dream too....

Wake up, wake up, you're pissing your self.


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Ralphy on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 20:57:19
Speedway  :boring:


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Bob's Orange on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 21:11:42
Speedway is ace. Swindon beat leaders Coventry tonight and rumours are that the Abbey Stadium is to be redeveloped.


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Ralphy on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 21:15:28
Where is the excitement in going round in circles with no brakes?!

Thats not motorsport, it's insane!

BTCC is entertainment.


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: neville w on Friday, June 1, 2007, 06:55:01
Quote from: "Ralphy"
Where is the excitement in going round in circles with no brakes?!

Thats not motorsport, it's insane!

BTCC is entertainment.


Like F1, which is going round in circles, with brakes, but in a strict order of preference, with the occasional stop for new stuff to give the opportunity for a bunch of startroopers to change the running order.


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Foggy on Friday, June 1, 2007, 07:20:40
Quote from: "Ralphy"
Speedway  :boring:



Ever ridden a motorbike ralph?


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Ralphy on Friday, June 1, 2007, 09:57:50
Yes i have actually  :)


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Foggy on Friday, June 1, 2007, 10:56:36
I mean a proper motorbike not a moped


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: STFCBird on Friday, June 1, 2007, 11:18:45
I'm scared of motorbikes, they'll still race the dogs there though, all is not lost  :|


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: flammableBen on Friday, June 1, 2007, 11:27:22
They should race the dogs vs. the motorbikes. Maybe have some sort of elephant involved.


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: magicroundabout on Friday, June 1, 2007, 11:28:57
speedway is massive up here.

personally i can't see the attraction in it.


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Give us an S on Friday, June 1, 2007, 11:38:09
I quite like it. I have been once this year so far and always watch it on sky.


Title: Oxford Speedway
Post by: Ralphy on Friday, June 1, 2007, 12:35:29
Quote from: "Foggy"
I mean a proper motorbike not a moped


Does a 900 Ninja count?