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                                                     Wally Loak “Speedway (tapes) Recordings Originator” presents a selection from his vast collection of exciting audio and video speedway tapes. 

            As time goes by my list of audio & visual recordings will increase when I gradually

update so please do remember to check occasionally this website for more exciting race  

meetings and interesting interviews with riders past and present.

             Audio Recordings--- Why not get hyped up on the way to your favourite track listening into a race meeting ?        extra pages - audio1970’s   

and there’s more      First CD “Speedway Special” now available, 78 minutes of exciting races and interesting interviews at £9 post free U.K.

            Video Tapes and DVD Discs--- try, just try and relax if you dare at home in the comfort of your armchair, you won’t fall asleep that’s for sure !       extra pages -  more visual – 2005recordings  --- recording “48” is available and now DVD’s are at the same price as all of the video tapes listed on this website !                      special 2005's

          “Peter Collins’ Farewell Meeting” --- A special colourful video this one in more ways than one – the first meeting of the last season at the famous “Hyde Road ”, Manchester, the home for so many years of the “Belle Vue Aces”. This video includes Neil, Les & Phil Collins, Erik Gundersen, Kelvin Tatum, Kelly & Shawn Moran, Carl Blackbird, Lance King, Peter Ravn, Andy Smith, Simon Wigg, Chris Morton, Paul Thorp, Kenny McKinna, Jeremy Doncaster, Glen Hornby and not of course forgetting P.C’s match races with Bruce Penhall plus centre green interviews with various race winners. An interview with Peter Collins follows and then a look and listen back to the 1970’s featuring Super 8 cine clips of P.C.’s 76 World Final victory, Ivan Mauger, Zenon Plech, Malcolm Simmons, John Louis etc., etc., and there’s more ---excerpts from a 75 & 76 World Pairs meeting involving Anders Michanek, Tommy Jannson, Ole Olsen, Fin Thomsen, Phil Crump, Johnny Boulger, Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger and to complete this 180 minute feast of speedway excitement there are cine clips from World Championship Continental meetings in 1977 & 78  - Wow, catch your breath if you dare !

            Another special 3 hour video is titled “Together We Win” with monies from this one going to the “Guide Dogs For The Blind” --- this recording takes you into Wembley, Wally talking with many speedway personalities some of whom have now sadly passed on, John Scott former American Team Manager, Aussie Chum Taylor, World Champions Freddie Williams and Ove Fundin along with various other racers of the shaleways.  That amazing 1981 World Final race between Bruce Penhall and Tommy Knudsen plus slow mo’ action at the finish !  A short visit to Australia, a chat with Charlie Spinks,  Phil Hart and a look in at the West Maitland Showground, truly a remarkable sensation !  On to Scotland with speedway tales from the lips of Bill Kitchen, George Wilks, Brian Crutcher etc., a tour around a fabulous museum, speedway machines of all different ages and makes in abundance along with body colours, helmets etc., and not forgetting words from the maestro himself Johnny Hoskins and there’s more !  Truly a recording to treasure and perhaps, eventually, pass onto grandchildren.

         “Coral Special” --- this video includes 80 plus cine clips  of exciting speedway races from the late 60’s, through the 70’s and onto the early 80’s featuring World Champions Ivan Mauger, Ove Fundin, Barry Briggs, Ole Olsen, Hans Nielsen, Erik Gundersen, Bruce Penhall, Peter Collins, Mike Lee, Anders Michanek and Egon Muller plus the following riders – Ken McKinlay, Charlie Monk, Bluey Scott, George Hunter, Doug & Willie Templeton, Dag Lovass, Bob Kilby, Richard Greer, Roy Trigg, Neil Street, Gordon Kennett, Mike Farrell, John Titman, Scott Autrey, Kevin Holden, Martin Ashby, Richard Hellsen, Fin Thomsen, Alan Wilkinson, Graham Drury, Bobby Beaton, Mike & Klaus Lohman, Chris Turner, Eric Broadbelt, Craig Pendlebury, Steve Bastable, Bruce Cribb, Les Collins, Chris Morton, Reg Wilson, Illa Teromma, Brian Brett, Billy Sanders, Kelly Moran, Zenon Plech, Edward Jancarz, Dave Jessup, Phil Crump, George Hack, Malcolm Simmons, Kenny Carter, John Davis, Toby Harrison, Hass Holmquist, Bengt Jansson, Soren Sjosten, Tommy Jansson, Bernie Persson, Reide Eide, Peo Soederman, Johnny Boulger, Jimmy McMillan, Terry Betts, Ray Wilson, Nigel Boocock & briefly Eric, John Louis, Stephen Davies, Craig Hodgson and Richard Knight. Sound interviews with 1937 Champ., Jack Milne, 6 times victor Ivan Mauger and also 1980 Champ., Mike Lee.

          Excerpts were from the following race meetings – Scotland v Russia in the mid-60’s; 1969 European Final; 1974 Best Pairs Semi-Final from Rodenbach where Tommy Jannson passes Briggs and Mauger in one super overtake, also in this meeting  a Michanek versus  McMillan battle royal !; 1974 Anglo American Nordic Final; 74/75 snippets Oxford versus Newport, Exeter & Wolverhampton; England’s 1975 World Team victory, P.C. at his brilliant best !; 77 snippets from Halifax, Bristol and Swindon; 78 Peter Craven Memorial Trophy; 79 World Final races; 79 Master of Speedway from Brenhem and finally the 1981 World Team Championship including Kenny Carter’s tussle with George Hack !  My apologies to riders whose names I may have missed out from this rather nostalgic marathon video of almost one hundred and eighty minutes duration. 

          During this period of time, my 48^th year of recording speedway, I am hoping to compile a special video involving riders of this present era and also to be able to send more monies to The Speedway Riders’ Benevolent Fund.    “Peter Collins’ Farewell Meeting”, “Together We Win” and “Coral Special” are available now at £20 each including post and packing, overseas clients’ air mail costs are an extra £2 per video. Payments by cheque or money order to W. Loak,  75 Chandos Court, Bedford, MK40 2JN, England.

        For more choice of videos and dvd’s please go back to the top of the page and click onto “more visual” or on the other hand, “audio recordings”, which are £6 each and for overseas air mail £1 extra per cassette.

            Sincere Best Wishes,

                                       Wally Loak,

                                              Speedway (tapes) Recordings Originator.