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While the world of public pronouncements gets blander and blander when it comes to saying something controversial, having a strong opinion or uttering something that will even vaguely offend, you could be forgiven for thinking that many people apparently prefer moderation and weasel words to honesty. Even contemporary British speedway has started to become a […]

Speedway fan Rob Griffin kindly contacted me about an article that he was doing on the phenomenon of blogging for the Independent newspaper. Having read the article it seems that I’m missing a few tricks when it comes to making money from this activity. It would be great to figure out who on earth would […]

It seems Jeff Scott’s behind-the-scenes look at the 2005 British speedway season has caught the public’s imagination. Now on it’s second print run, the 500-page softback publication vividly captures speedway, once one of this counties’ most popular sports, at a crossroads.As Scott writes: “Speedway strikes me as the complete opposite of the contrived experiences of […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

Moments ago my book When Eagles Dared reached number 659,689 in the Amazon.co.uk rankings This definitely makes it a record breaking book! (albeit of the wrong type) And Martin Dadswell was right I think I might blame my ponderous and prententious writing style

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

“I found this book difficult to enjoy properly on three counts; the terrible type face chosen, far too many footnotes (on average more than one per page) and Jeff’s rather pretentious and ponderous writing style. Speedway is a rather basic sport and comes across better when described in words of fewer syllables…This review may sound […]

You can now buy ‘Showered in Shale’ (or ‘When Eagles Dared’) Postage Free! I think it’s always best to support your local bookshop or trackshop wherever possible… However, now that the season is over and the trackshops are shuttered for the close season, you may like to consider ordering any copies you need of my […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

September 25th My journey from Sheffield to Reading goes surprisingly smoothly and as a result I find myself in the area horrendously early, so I sample the delights of the nearby M4 service station and then head to the car park. I have arranged to arrive early as the friendly and efficient Torben Olsen of […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

SORRY! This page has been removed… A fully revised and updated version of this blog entry now appears in my new paperback book Shifting Shale (Methanol Press £20) published in June 2007. All my blog entries from 2006 are included in this book along with many other accounts from my travels that I withheld from […]

A Whimsical Account from the terraces behind Board 51 (and lurking at tracks elsewhere) of a Triumphant Eastbourne Speedway season with ultimate success missed by a merest Cat’s Whisker that features those handlebar heroes: Nicki, Floppy, Mooro, Deano, Watty, Shieldsy plus bosses, Cooky and Geery, and a vital yet innumerable cast of others – the […]