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Old 13-12-2011, 12:30   #1
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I,ve just been thinking about times past round about the early 60s, at that time I used to be into the Speedway racing and Stock car racing too at Owlerton Stadium.We only lived 500yds away behind the stadium I can remember our old boy letting cars park in our front yard which was quite large and secure behind large steel gates,all free he could have made a bob or too like they do nowadays!.Anyway the thing I remember well was the American Stunt Drivers making a one off performance at this time,I watched them arrive behind the stadium in their Chevie Impalas and I was stood at the side of one of them as he got out and said"Jesus what a hole!" not impressed with the facilities I guess!.That night the performance was fantastic the stunts were like you see in James Bond movies very impressive to us at the time,I never forgot them I wonder if any Forum members saw them at the time?.
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Old 13-12-2011, 12:36   #2
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There was, somewhat later, a mob that sound similar, Canadian Hell Drivers I think.
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Old 13-12-2011, 12:52   #3
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There was, somewhat later, a mob that sound similar, Canadian Hell Drivers I think.
Could have been the same outfit American,Canadian I could be wrong the old grey matter slowing down I guess!!
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Old 13-12-2011, 18:03   #4
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Hi old tup - the American "Trans World Cars" outfit once came to Owlerton and I remember going to see the stunt driving - quite impressive. It can't have been long after the Harlem Globetrotters came to Hillsborough, which according to my diary was in 1957. Bloomin' heck - was it really as long ago as that?
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There was, somewhat later, a mob that sound similar, Canadian Hell Drivers I think.
I was working at the stadium when they came, so it must have been around 1973
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