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  10. Posted

    Have just heard from Reg Fearman, who heard from Bert Harkins that Eric has passed away- 94 years old. R.I.P. Eric-that means that all four riders in the first heat of the first ever meeting of the British League have now left us. I remember Eric well.

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    I've been thinking of this for a while.  which of those two tracks, both champions in the respective years, were the better.

     Firstly league results W.Ham in 1965  . Results  M.34 W 23 D1 L 10. Halifax in 1966 M 36  W 27 D 0 L 9. Better record for Halifax

    Head to Head : 1965  Halifax 39-38 at Halifax. West Ham 45-33  at West Ham. 1966 Halifax beat West Ham both times by same score 41-37 each time . Better record for Halifax

    Riders CMA 1965 West Ham : McKinlay 10.72, Harrfeldt 10.36, Hunter 9.56, Simmons 6.16, Trott 4.6, Leonard 3.68, Ede 2.84 . These were the seven most frequent riders Total of CMA's 48.12

    Riders CMA 1966 Halifax :  Boocock 10.41, Boothroyd 9.35, Younghusband 9.02, Roper 7.42, Kingston 5.64, Jameson 5.27, Gavros 4.71. These were the seven most frequent riders. Total of CMA's 51.82

     Clearly in 1965 the Hammers had the best Heat leaders by far, whereas in 1966  Halifax were by far the better balanced e.g in 66 Gavros' 4.71 lowest of the 7 would be ahead of the 3 lowest Hammers in 65 (Trott, Leonard, Ede)

      My conclusion, as a nerd , and who went to many meetings both years is that Halifax  were more dominant in 66 , than West Ham were in 65, so I reckon that Halifax were a better team in the 66 BL than West Ham were in  the 65 BL. Only reason I did all this was  because West Ham ,justly , are often more praised for their championship winning season in 65, whereas Halifax's achievement doesn't seem to get the same recognition, which is a shame. Hope folks find this interesting- even the many hammers fans on the forum. Both tremendous teams though

     

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  17. Posted

    I'm trying to organise a speedway trip to the " Twisted Too " bar and grill in Roseville. Anybody interested, I bet the Mayor would organise a special welcome. If interested send money to my mate in Nigeria (he's a prince!!!)

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  18. Posted

    2 hours ago, customhouseregular said:

    My eldest son lived in C-U Illinois and hated it. 

     Sorry to hear about your son's experience I had a great time and made friends for life. I was there 1968-70, and at that time there weren't many Brits  around. It was the time of The Beatles etc. and anyone with a British accent had it made (so to speak). No speedway though!!

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  22. Posted

    21 hours ago, BL65 said:

    By the closing weeks of the season, in my view, Wolverhampton had the best-balanced team in the league.  Three riders (Pete Jarman, Jim Airey and Bob Andrews) ended the season with averages over 8.00; Tommy Sweetman and Cyril Francis averaged above 7.00, with British Finalist Gordon Guasco just a fraction under 7.00; reserve Brian Maxted at around 5.50 was keeping Jimmy Bond (4.50) out of the team.  The team had an impressive late-season run, with results including wins against Wimbledon (50-28), West Ham (52-26), Exeter away (48-30), Newport (64-14 - sorry, Bob), Glasgow (56-21) and Hackney 44-34 (the last two without Aussie-bound Airey. In between, there was a narrow defeat at Swindon (36-42) when the Robins had to resort to using Barry Briggs as a tactical substitute.

    Thanks for reminding me BL65. As I recall it was October 8th (my birthday-don't bother to send me a card!!) when Wolves beat the Wasps  64-14. I was 19 in my first week at Nottingham U.- I got german measles and was in isolation. To add insult to injury it meant I couldn't go to any of the social functions like the Pre-Sess hop for freshers.  This meant I probably missed out on a good chance to meet a potential girlfriend. This is the story of my life........................

     

  24. Posted

    Coventry v CH,  Boocock , Brown, Hockaday Cottrell. I think only Eric H. is still with us. Actually I reckon this set the tone for the season- the ex NL Tracks had the top heat leaders but the ex PL tracks had the more solid second strings. I reckon ,with some obvious exceptions,the  exPL sides were more evenly balanced throughout the order- e.g. Sheffield comes to mind in that category. What say you forumlanders??

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