This week has again brought back memories for me . Some may be aware I was talking on BBC RADIO CUMBRIA this week in the early 1980s it was known in the BARROW area as BBC RADIO FURNESS and had presenters such as CAROL ABBEYCROMBE and GEOFF MUIRHEAD now incidentally chief executive of MANCHESTER AIRPORT and RON DUXBURY .
I was on RADIO FURNESS in 1983 with RON DUXBURY talking about trying to re-introduce SPEEDWAY racing in Barrow after the closure of the track in the early 1981 after a Scottish team had used it as a base in 1981 (That’s a good un for a PUB QUIZ ) I set up the local supporters club and one day got a call from an ex Barrow rider CHRIS ROYNON who had bought the track from the last promoter CLIFF HINDLE .Any Barrow folks remember the 8ft x4 signs for the FURNESS FLYERS ON PARK RD in 1978 I sign wrote them .
After many weeks and hours spent be myself and Chris and others slogging away at sometimes 1 am in the dark and rain BARROW SPEEDWAY rode again with an Open meeting on Tuesday September the 4th 1984---But it nearly didn’t (But that’s another story ) It was ME who designed the BARROW BLACKHAWKS RACE JACKETS and also wrote a column in the programmes called BROADSIDE BLAST .They were some of the best days of my life and now I can remember them again because I have now been re-united with some of the programmes this week …..seems strange Radio Cumbria(Furness) and then BARROW SPEEDWAY all in one week
I wish I could be re-united with a Race jacket.(Pictured --Eric Broadbelt and John Warmsley in the red BARROW BLACKHAWKS race jackets I designed Riding at the PARK RD RACEWAY at BARROW in 1984 v BERWICK
Chris Roynons son Adam is now a Speedway rider and has overcome some serious injuries .I believe this lad WILL one day be a WORLD CHAMPION . I hope the LOCAL media and people of BARROW take note and support him take a look at his website
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