The White Knight

I do sincerely hope that something can be done about this. At the moment, those lads were deserving of being called 'World Champions' but, for whatever reason, were not recognised as such. I think it would be great if this could happen. Fingers crossed for their families sake.

Excellent,

I live in Sunderland and cannot make it. Very best wishes for your efforts though, I sincerely hope you can succeed in keeping Speedway in Peterborough. I have been to the Peterborough track on a number of occasions and thoroughly enjoyed, not just the racing, but the the atmosphere too. Good Luck.

Sadly, I have read this Thread with some disgust. I now know that I was right in mostly dropping out of this Forum. R.I.P., John my friend. +

Very sad news. John, old friend, May you Rest in Peace. +

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You echo my thoughts on Jim and Jack, Steve. I am desparately sorry to learn of Jim's passing. I remember watching him as a new rider at reserve when he joined us and eventually became our Number One. It was great watching his progress over the years. He came over to the UK around 2006 and we had a 'do' for him, we also met up with him at Redcar to watch a Speedway match.. He was a lovely fellow and a smashing rider... He will be sadly missed by all Sunderland 'Stars' Supporters. My sincere condolences go out to Jim's family and friends. May he Rest In Peace. +

Very sad to hear this. Ray Day rode for Sunderland 'Saints' in 1964. He also attended a couple of our Reunions. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. R.I.P. + Ray. Condolences to Peter's family too. May he R.I.P. +

Dennis rode for Sunderland for a short time. R.I.P. + Dennis

Signed. Enjoyed a number of meetings over the years. I would be gutted if the EoES went the same way as Brandon and others.

Very sad to hear. Yet another Rider from my era who has passed away. My condlences to his family and friends. R.I.P. Duncan.

Thank you frigbo.

This book is excellent. It really is a fascinating read. Proves my point 100% as to why we closed in 1964 - it had nothing to do with the weather or attendances - the reasons given by the Promoters. There are a lot of very shady things went on when Sunderland opened in 1964. A lot has come out in this book that I never new about. A decent social history of Sunderland too. The Author is to be congratulated on some superb research.

I'm glad I have my books. I obviously can't remember off the top of my head these days. Thank you for the info.

He left under a bit of a cloud. Came back to ride for Birmingham I think, memory sometimes lets me down these days..