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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506617228441373422011-07-28T19:52:44.535-07:00www.david-crane.co.ukWelcome to David Crane's website - showcasing my speedway journalism and photography work.DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-24966188680454680952011-04-11T14:44:00.000-07:002011-04-11T14:53:11.513-07:00Mildenhall Press and Practice 2011

Robert Henry, Chris Louis, Jack Hargreaves, Daniel Halsey, James Brundle, Joe Jacobs, Lewis Blackbird, Kevin Jolly and Michael LeeJack Hargreaves, Lewis Blackbird, James Brundle, Daniel Halsey and Joe JacobsLewis BlackbirdLewis BlackbirdJames BrundleJames BrundleDaniel HalseyDaniel HalseyJack HargreavesJack HargreavesJoe JacobsJoe Jacobs

DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-62412899049124519612010-08-18T14:31:00.000-07:002010-08-18T14:32:23.951-07:00End of season do...in July!

When are Mildenhall holding their end of season bash? In July.The seasoned-gag never took on so much pertinence than right about now. After weeks of negotiations, rumour and accusations, the Fen Tigers are no longer operational. Closed down mid-season for the second time in their history.And the most bizarre aspect of the whole situation? The turnaround in fortunes of the two most influential

DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-47224223647969443252010-07-26T06:26:00.000-07:002010-07-26T06:27:13.073-07:00Here we go again...

AFTER 18 months of unbridled joy, reaching the National League summit, enjoying some great racing at West Row and being among the trophy-chasing clubs again, we are back in an all-too-familiar situation - an uncertain future.Mildenhall is on the hunt for its seventh promoter in 10 years as it stumbles on to find some kind of stability that only Dingle Brown and Tony Mole have delivered in the

DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-90530373695792720382010-04-14T13:05:00.001-07:002010-04-14T13:06:24.782-07:00Carry On . . . Up to West Row

Typical.You wait six months and two hours for your first speedway meeting and then you wished you hadn’t bothered in the first place.West Row is steadfastly engineering enough material for a new Carry On, with last Sunday’s comical episodes topping the lot. Having earned a showpiece round of the British U21 qualifiers, the great British public were advised that the ambulance was delayed by 15

DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-8105178709354113172010-03-26T13:04:00.000-07:002010-04-14T13:06:24.785-07:00Fen Tigers for second . . . get away

DAMN those blasted noisy planes coming into land at West Row’s nearby airbase. Can’t hear yourself think at times.Which brings me nicely onto our most topical issue in the Fens.Our Sunday start time is now being moved from the lazy afternoon slot of 4pm to an hour later. This is in line with the local council’s “recommendation” - who must be seen to be acting in the best interests of one

DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-43165186864652660782010-01-11T13:02:00.000-08:002010-04-14T13:06:28.938-07:00Behave. If it ain't broken . . .

ROB Godfrey - I am afraid you cannot change the National League set up to suit your needs.The Scunthorpe promoter's comments in this week's Speedway Star hit a nerve and while his views appear logical on the surface, they fundamentally fall flat on their face in so many ways.For those unaware, he fears for the future of the third tier (which has been in operation in one format or another for 17

DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-63651242355482326672009-12-14T13:01:00.000-08:002010-04-14T13:06:24.789-07:00Cool Poole, but are you joining?

THERE are three things I dislike about being a journalist.Tight deadlines, awful pay and not being able to get hold of riders and managers when you need some quotes (not that that happens with me at Mildenhall but go with it for the sake of this blog).Which is where the wonders of social networking websites come into their own.There’s Twitter, though I haven’t followed Mike Bacon into the world

DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-17200867154050915642009-11-23T12:59:00.000-08:002010-04-14T13:06:24.798-07:00Jedward woe but we're all Hart

SO let me get this right. It’s mid-November, the 4-day BSPA annual shindig has just finished and we are one of the leading club’s in terms of team building with four riders already announced?This sort of early planning is unheard of down at West Row. We usually give King’s Lynn a two-month head start to announce a team before we get round to ours.Whatever next? Jedward to win X Factor? Well

DavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831400675976274319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350661722844137342.post-50095533596612043852009-10-27T12:57:00.000-07:002010-04-14T13:06:24.803-07:00'JoJo' change that name!

The Elite League and BeyondSo the onset of four gloomy, dark winter months without speedway are upon us.But you won’t find many around the Row too despondent. The reason? Because we know the Fen Tigers will be back at the tapes next season and there’s not been too many October’s we’ve been able to say that of late.John Adams is on board at the helm with Ray “Mafia Boss” Mascall and huge

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