Ole was our captain at Coventry at the time - absolute hero when I was a kid!

The great years of speedway in Britain.

Ole was great at Wolverhampton back in the 70s

I used to watch the Coventry  bees,Ole Olsen was their top racer. The Ipswich witches had Ivan  Mauger,as their top racer. 1976 .brilliant racing sport.

My most disappointing night of speedway even now. My Idol Ivan knocked off in his first heat on the first time I had ever seen him ride live. In fairness he wasn't quick that night............and poor Dave Jessup :(

It's so nice to see that 100,000 speedway fans are gathered at Wembley. I think I was one of those fans. Happy days. xxx

I don't remember much about it but I was there. Had my dad and my granddad in tow. I was 8 and a die hard Brummies supporter.

I wish this was more popular in the USA .

I’m pretty certain they showed this on the television in Australia when I was a kid. I can still remember thinking that this is what it’s all about. Wembley. Championship of the world. Seemed so near yet so far from the ol’ Sydney Showground where I watched some of these same blokes with my own eyes. A magic time.

A priceless gem of speed way thankyou  ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Dave Jessup would've been a World Champion had he not suffered appalling mechanical luck with his bikes. In almost every World Final he competed in his machine let him down.

I was there with my dad Ole Olsen was my speedway hero

I was at this final with good friends,some no longer with us,but have great memories of the night! A tremendous year for us Coventry fans with Olsen world champion and the Bees winning the league.Great times and unbelieveable that Brandon is no more!!!

This is real racing.

Ahh, a real blast from the past. I vividly remember as a schoolby travelling up to Wembley that night on a series of buses and trains to support my hero Ole Olsen, with my big home-made Ole Olsen banner (an old bedsheet and two old broom handles) and my air horn! I remember the first time I saw Ole Olsen race, like it was yesterday. It was 1972, my first season in speedway, Olsen was the reigning World Champion and brought his Wolverhampton team to Plough Lane for a League encounter with the ‘Dons’. I’d be warned that the ‘Great Dane’ was a bit special but what they didn’t tell me was that Mount Olympus was clearly somewhere west of Copenhagen! His winged boots should have given me a clue as Olsen was nothing short of a speedway god: a classic riding style, awesome speed, other-worldly passing skills, daring, brave and completely cool; no other rider even came close to him. He was on another planet to the rest, posting an immaculate 18 point maximum. Olsen was pure ‘box office’ throughout his career and I just loved watching him race. He became my favourite rider and I was lucky to see him race all over the country and abroad. To this day, all I want for Christmas is a pair of Ole’s ‘winged boots’! Ole, Ole, Ole, Oi, Oi, Oi! 😀

Well  , that 6 year has flew in since I last watched this , wet n windy morning,  so I've tuned in again,  cheers for sharing .

Olsen JAWA ČESKOSLOVENSKO 🇨🇿♥️♥️♥️

I as that Final,I came straight from watching Arsenal beat QPR.The date 02/09/78.

Dave Jessup what lovely 👦

I was at this final too, with my home made red and white top hat, it still gives me goosebumps 40 odd years later, what a great rider Ole was and so gorgeous, I am still a huge fan even now, he held all three world titles in 79, The World Championship, The World Pairs and The World Team Cup, does anyone know if this feat has been equalled by any subsequent rider