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2000 North American Archive of International Speedway
Message Section
June 16, 2000
From: anthonymcguire@dingoblue.net.au
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: reply Terry Poole
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 10:21:16 +1000
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No worries Jan,
Sorry i forgot to give you a rap for your go between behind
the scenes of arranging the "interview" and faxing of it to Terry. Thanks
Heaps for your help. Yeah not a bad bit of work, turned out better than i
thought actually. Pity i cant put the same concentration level into Uni as i
did for that..lol. Yeah Terry was honest in his views without being too
critical or vindictive. A true quite achiever of the sport and gentleman to
the end....Pity others would follow his lead....Cheers Anth
From: anthonymcguire@dingoblue.net.au
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: RE: Terry Poole Interview
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 11:10:31 +1000
Thanks Gordon....as for Chris i don't know. perhaps Jan or Glenn could he=
lp
you out there i think he has a injury from last reports i am not to sure =
on
that though.....find out for you and get to back to on that subject.....A=
s
for the Lab track, yeah Pete Hendo gives it big raps for the way it works=
in
with MAQ and it is good to see. What about the local council though???.
Hopefully the same will apply with Gosford with a thawing and eventual
fostering of relations between the new Gosford promoters and MANSW. But t=
hat
is upto them and D.T...as long as we get to see some good racing for the
price of admission thats all that matters at the moment..cheers Anth
-----Original Message-----
From: Maiser@ksinet.univ.gda.pl [mailto:Maiser@ksinet.univ.gda.pl]On
Behalf Of budget@winshop.com.au
Sent: Thursday, 15 June 2000 12:30 PM
To: Internet Speedway Fan Club List
Subject: Re: Terry Poole Interview
Good interview. Congratulations and Terry has hit the nail right on the
head when it comes to MA trying to run speedway. Fortunately here in
Queensland we at Labrador have a good rapport with MAQ and do not have ma=
ny
hassles at all.
Could you please tell me what has happened to Chris Szauter as i do not
read of him much in the results anymore
Trevor Gordon
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From: anthonymcguire@dingoblue.net.au
To: Internet Speedway Fan Club List
Subject: Terry Poole Interview
Date: 15 June 2000 8:43
Anthony McGuire interviews retiring Gosford Speedway Promoter Terry Poole.
(1).Terry when did you first start to get interested in Speedway?
Terry: I started to go to speedway when I was about 7 years old with my m=
um
and dad. We went to the Sydney Sports ground on the Friday nights and the
Sydney Showground on the Sat. nights. I started to get involved in with a
couple of work mates who used to ride, helping them in the pits. They wer=
e
Eric Davies & Bob Levy and I also got involved with other solo riders as
well.
(2).When did you start Speedway racing and what were your achievements as=
a
rider?
Terry: I started racing Feb 1960 at Moorebank scramble track. My very fir=
st
meeting was the NSW 125 cc scramble Championship. I was in 2nd place when
the frame broke with half a lap to go. I went to dirt track racing after
that and won 7 City of Sydney dirt track titles in a row, 3 NSW teams
racing titles for the Parramatta City Club, won Aust. Dirt Track title in
1972, and was the first rider to win the Duke of Edinbrough Trophy. I
retired from riding in 1985 and after a eight year break returned to ride
in
the classic events on a Hagon J.A.P., winning the Aust. 500cc classic eve=
nt
at my first meeting. I then kept riding for almost 2 years winning every
event, i then broke a wrist and rode about 6 more meetings before retirin=
g.
3)Terry what year did you start actually getting involved with Gosford
Speedway & what was your motivation for doing so?.
Terry: I had a friend living on the Central Coast who told me he read in
the
local newspaper that the Gosford Showground was available, so between
myself
and Jan Grainger we wrote letters and attended council meetings to
construct
a speedway in the middle of the dog track, the same as in the U.K and aft=
er
two and half years we got the go ahead.
I got motivated because the bike riders had very few venues to ride at as
most tracks were going to cars because of the hassles with the governing
bodies.
(4)What was your greatest shows whilst promoting at Gosford?
Terry: Australia Select v the Rest of the World, the ISMS and two
Australian titles.
(5)What was his worst memories as a promoter at Gosford?.
Terry: The worst memories would be a cloudy day. People would not attend =
if
there was a cloud in the sky.
(6). Name the best riders he has seen at Gosford over the years?
Terry: Tony Rickardsson, Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, Sam Ermelenko,Greg
Hancock and Mick Poole(solo).Darrin Treloar, Andrew Cleave, Grant
Bond(sidecars).
(7)Does any of the current crop of Australia's G.P. riders have the
potential to be world champion?
Terry: Jason Crump can but he has to settle down a bit and not be so hot
headed.
(8). Which of the current crop of local emerging riders do you think will
enjoy international success?.
Terry: Craig Watson excepting for injury. Craig should make it to the top.
Ben Shields, he is coming along well, he is doing the job properly and on=
e
day he will make it as well.
(9). What lead you to quit promoting at Gosford?
Terry: What lead me to quit Gosford were 2 sidecar riders suing me for
$750,000 each,(Peter Bennett & passenger Wayne Ferry).Because of this the
insurance fees have skyrocketed, plus MA fees. To run an Australian title
it
costs you $3,000 plus enormous prize money $20,500. You can run the ISMS
for
a lot less than that and it is a much better meeting.
(10).How do you see the future of Gosford Speedway now that it is under t=
he
Tapp promotion and will you have any future role in it?.
Terry: I think David Tapp will do a good job there. He has the expertise =
to
get sponsors involved. If David can handle the pressure he will do fine. =
I
will still be involved preparing the track and doing the odd jobs around
the
place.
(11).M.A. has come under harsh criticism from promoters and persons
involved in Speedway, How Could M.A. improve its image within the domesti=
c
Speedway scene?.
Terry: What I think is needed is the speedway to be run by a speedway
control board. There are commissioners to run the sport, they make the
decisions and then the executives change their decision. These people who
are commissioners know what they are talking about. I can=92t say the sam=
e
for
the executives, we need that control board.
(12).Considering the problems Tapp has had with M.A., Do you think M.A.
will
work successfully together with Tapp for the better of venue and the
sport?.
Terry: I don=92t think M.A. will work with David Tapp.He has tried before.
13)Where do you see the future of Australian Speedway bike Scene heading?.
Terry: I think the future of Australian speedway lies in the hands of
M.A.,Give the promoters a fair go, cut the fees and all their nonsense.
(14).Is their anyone you would would like to thank?
Terry: I would like to thank the following: Jan Grainger,Peter White, Bri=
an
Collins, David Clutter, Gary Poole (no relation), The Speedway Sport
Committee of Motor Cycling NSW, all the riders and staff for their suppor=
t.
Thankyou Terry for your interview and we all would like to thankyou for
efforts and service to Australian Speedway over the years and we wish you
and your family all the best for the future and look forward to seeing yo=
ur
familiar face around Gosford next season and beyond. I am sure you and Ja=
n
will be able to sit back on the hill now and watch some speedway for the
first time in years.
Good Luck and Well Done.
Anthony McGuire
From: Les_Morris@unipart.co.uk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Re: Oz speedway site Info [Virus checked]
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 17:18:03 +0000
I have been away on holiday so am way behind on the news from Australia. It all
sounds pretty exciting to me, and I hope it moves the sport forward.
Les Morris (Oxford)
From: kcv83@dial.pipex.com
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: KING'S LYNN / IPSWICH
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 00 18:23:57 +0100
CUP TIE GOES AHEAD ON JUNE 28th...
It has been confirmed today ( Friday June 16) by the sport=B9s =
governing authorities that the second leg of the KO Cup clash between =
the Knights and local rivals Ipswich will now go ahead on WEDNESDAY =
JUNE 28 at the Norfolk Arena.
The meeting was postponed due to a waterlogged track on Wednesday May =
24 although the =8Caway=B9 leg in Suffolk went ahead 24 hours later.
Attempts to find a mutually convenient date for a restaging of the =
Knights=B9 home leg floundered and thus the matter was placed into =
the hands of the authorities who have now made their ruling.
Ipswich were offered both next Wednesday (June 21) and the following =
Wednesday ( June 28) but declined both.
In fairness both Matej Ferjan and Toni Svab are due to contest World =
Championship Continental semi-finals next Thursday and thus the =
King=B9s Lynn management fully understood why riding at Lynn the =
night before was not practicable.
There did, however, seem to be no logical reason why the match could =
not go ahead the following week.
Unfortunately the Ipswich management declined that date on the basis =
that it was the Wednesday before the Polish Grand Prix in Wroclaw.
We did not feel that was a valid excuse - hence our referral of the =
matter higher and today=B9s decision.
=B3We are very pleased indeed that commonsense has prevailed,=B2 said =
Knights=B9 co-promoter Brian Griffin, =B3 and that the match will now =
go ahead on that Wednesday.
=B3Both Jason Crump (if fit) and Leigh Adams have no problems with =
riding on that day before setting off for Poland and we therefore =
could not understand the reasons why Ipswich didn=B9t want to come.
=B3I=B9m just glad that the matter has been resolved and that we can =
now just concentrate on the match itself and pulling back the six =
point deficit from the first leg to progress through to the next =
stage of the competition.=B2
So, to clarify, forthcoming fixtures for the Knights are:
Saturday June 17 - AWAY - Coventry
Wednesday June 21 - HOME - NO meeting
Friday June 23 -AWAY - Oxford - postponed (due to Oxford v Belle Vue =
match live on SKY TV on Wed 21/6)...new date to be agreed
Wednesday June 28 - HOME v Ipswich (Ko Cup 1st round, second leg)
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