Take a look at our 14-minute preview of our six-hour, triple disc DVD set, MEMORIES OF BERWICK SPEEDWAY. An evocative look back at the Bandits' first 30-plus years (1968-99), featuring dramatic action from Shielfield Park and Berrington Lough, contemporary interviews with past Bandits riders and promoters.
Six hours of Bandits nostalgia for just £16.00!
From Shielfield Park (via Barrow!) to Berrington Lough and back . . . this nostalgic triple disc set captures the history of the Bandits' first 30 years of racing – from the Border track's grand opening in 1968, through their British League Second Division days, the successful National League era that brought the first major honours to the club, the ill-fated top flight experiment in the early 90s, right up to the start of the millennium at Premier League level.
Featuring:
* Breathtaking racing ¬– watch Bandits in action at home (inc Barrow) and on their travels. Away meetings featured include visits to Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Edinburgh (Powderhall & Armadale), Glasgow, Exeter, Poole, Long Eaton, Stoke, Eastbourne, Canterbury, Wimbledon, Hackney, Rye House, Cradley Heath, Wolverhampton, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Mildenhall and Boston.
* Riders featured include: Mark Hall (Berwick's first captain), Ian Patterson, Andy Meldrum, Mike Fullerton, Wayne Brown, Steve McDermott, Nig Close, Rob Grant, Mike Caroline, Bruce Cribb, Paul Thorp, Jim McMillan, Charlie McKinna, Rob Woffinden, Mark Courtney, David Walsh, David Blackburn, Jimmy Nilsen, Kelvin Tatum, Richard Knight, Scott Lamb, Mikael Blixt, Kevin Little, Chris Readshaw, Martin Dixon, James Grieves, Alan Mogridge, etc.
* Contemporary interviews with Berwick riders and promoters: Ken Taylor, Ian Graham, Davie Fairbairn, Terry Lindon, Dennis McCleary, Dick Barrie, Mike Hope and Peter Waite.
* Re-live Bandits' KO Cup and Gold Cup-winning glory.
* Individual heroes – see Wayne Brown & Steve McDermott win the NLRC and Jimmy Mac lift the Silver Helmet.
* Controversial moments, spectacular crashes.
* Watch NINE ex-World Champions riding at Berwick: Hans Nielsen, Per Jonsson, Gary Havelock, Sam Ermolenko, Jan O. Pedersen, Greg Hancock, Mark Loram, Nicki Pedersen, Jason Crump, plus Billy Hamill in action against the Bandits at Cradley.
RETRO SPEEDWAY . . . KEEPING GREAT MEMORIES ALIVE!
