The Aces Years - 2000s

 ACES legend and former World Champion Peter Collins MBE and local journalist and former assistant Sports Editor of the Stockport Express Advertiser Howard Jones, have again joined forces to bring Belle Vue fans worldwide a quite remarkable series of books on the history, of arguably the sports most famous speedway club - The Belle Vue Aces.

The Aces Years - 2000s will be the seventh book in the series (#8 in its listing) to be published and it’s a unique style publication (A4 size) which charts the complete history of the club and it’s in FULL COLOUR.

Enjoy 168 pages of sheer speedway and Belle Vue Aces nostalgia as we turn back the pages to the early days of the current decade.

So much happened to the club during this time that THREE, yes THREE promotions took the reigns of the club from John Perrin to Tony Mole to Chris Morton and David Gordon.

The decade also saw Aces legend Peter Collins finally get his just reward by being awarded by Her Majesty with a much deserved MBE. We look in depth at PCs big day.

Then came one off the clubs most exciting signings in its history - the arrival at Kirky Lane of Aussie sensation Jason Crump. Crumpie would re-write the record books with THREE World Championship titles - all while a Belle Vue rider. His averages in his seasons with the club would stand up with the best in the clubs history and there was the heartbreaking story in 2005 of the Aces topping the Elite League table but failing to become champs.

The departure at the end of the 2003 season would see long term boss John Perrin relinquish his holding on the club and the arrival of Kidderminster businessman Tony Mole and his right hand man, former Belle Vue team boss Ian Thomas.

Two years on they were gone and the arrival at Belle Vue of partners, ex-Aces legend Chris Morton and Manchester businessman and long standing Aces fan, David Gordon. The two would soon be plotting the idea of a new stadium on Kirkmanshulme Lane but there was also the retirement in 2007 of one of Belle Vue’s most loyal servant’s, Clerk of the Course Allan Morrey.

And in 2008 Aces would celebrate in style their 80th anniversary.

Pre-Order now to have your name included inside this seventh book in ‘The Aces Years’ series, as one of our subscribers and be part of Belle Vue’s glittering and proud rich history: ‘The Aces Years - 2000s.’ 

Once again Peter Collins MBE and author Howard Jones have promised to sign YOUR copy. The book includes: Team photos, action pictures, complete season riders stats, scores and team results, an Aces Gallery, League tables, programme reviews, together with two and three page meeting features and all the top stories from the Aces camp in that particular year.  
There are also seasonal reviews, and a ‘Foreward’ by Aces legend Peter Collins MBE.