The 2006 Blunsdon Blog Quiz

Happy Christmas, Gerald

The Blog is proud to be be able to challenge the great speedway brains out there to a Speedway Quiz.

Made up of 30 questions, the answers to questions 1 - 18 can be found in the pages of this web site.

Questions 19 - 30 feature aerial photographs of sppedway tracks, both present and past!

The questions will appear in the box below. If you leave the setting at the bottom of the box on "auto" the screens will page through, changing every ten seconds. You might prefer to click on the "manual" button and then use the sidebar of the box to move through the questions at your leisure.

Please send all answers via email to the Blog (click here). The winner will be picked at random. In addition to being smug in the knowledge that your anorak fits better than anyone else's, Jeff Scott (he of "Showered in Shale" fame) has agreed to send a copy of his most recent tome "When Eagles Dared" to the first prizer winner.

2nd prize is a day's free work experience at the track.

3rd prize is two day's free work experience at the track ... and so on and so forth!

 

 

Q1. By what nickname is Rod Ford better known throughout speedway circles?


Q2. How many air fence panels do we have at the Abbey Stadium?
Over 20 : Over 30 : Over 40 : Over 50


Q3. Brian Cox is an invaluable member of the back room staff at Blunsdon. His usual response to a request for help is ....?


Q4. What was the name of the public house that was immedciately in front of the famous High Beech Track?


Q5. What was the name of the first track curator at a track in Swindon?


Q6. The Robins first home match was held at The Abbey Stadium on which date?

Q7. Who were Swindon's opposition on that very first Blunsdon meeting?


Q8. Who was the first rider to complete 4 laps around the Blunsdon circult in under 70 seconds?


Q9. Whose incessant start line gardening resulted in him being presented with a shovel by an irate track curator at Blunsdon?


Q10. Shale is oxidised .... what?


Q11. What material lay directly under the original cinders at Blunsdon?


Q12. "Showered in Shale" is simply one of the best speedway books ever published. Who is the author of this fine tome?

Q13. Who is the co-author, alongside John Jarvis, of the best selling "Homes of British Speedway?

Q14. What is the name of the fledgling short story writer who contributed "The Last Ride" to the Blunsdon Blog?

Q15. He was the recipient of the award for th best Track Preparation award. Who is this fine member of the noble art?

Q16. Who was Graham Drury's "first significant appointment" at Perry Barr in readiness for the Brummies' first season back?

Q17. Mike Broadbanks received a somewhat belated testimonial at Swindon this year. Some ex riders returned to take part. Name the Danish superstar who made his annual appearance at the Blunsdon circuit.

Q18. Who published a "gritty autobiography" in time for the 2004 Cardiff Grand Prix?

Q19. Where can this stadium be found? A "snarling" starter for you!

Q20. And who could give you a sting in the tail here?

Q21. Sadly no more do the bikes race here? A great loss to Midlands' speedway

Q22. This is tricky - it's not a British track but a certain Swindon Number 1 would recognise it straight away!

Q23. Any port in a storm?

Q24. Is this a racers' track?

Q25. Twinned with Siberia, in weather terms at least?

Q26. So convenient for the Continent?

Q27. Such a "good" place to "watch" speedway?

Q28. Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble ...?

Q29. Health and Safety would have a coronary!

Q30. Steel yourself for this venue!






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