speedy bill 154 Posted January 22, 2010 dont know about becoming a police man but i know Phill White became a airline pilot,Doug wyre a truck driver, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyguy 20 Posted January 22, 2010 dont know about becoming a police man but i know Phill White became a airline pilot,Doug wyre a truck driver, Len Silver a promoter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 22, 2010 George Hunter-truckdriver, Stan Bradbury ran spares business in Canada, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Butler 0 Posted January 22, 2010 George Hunter-truckdriver, Stan Bradbury ran spares business in Canada, Aussie double World Speedway Champion Jack Young became a truck driver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celticman 21 Posted December 24, 2019 Ron How became a publican Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted December 24, 2019 Billy Galloway became an instructor at the Scottish school of hairdressing. In fact I think he was working as a barber on a ship when he heard that speedway was going to get started in GB and that is how he became involved in the birth of speedway in the country Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,843 Posted December 24, 2019 Norman Hunter owned a motorcycle shop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted December 24, 2019 Not sure why the first post mentions policeman, but of course Sprouts Elder did. join the Californian highway patrol when his career ended. Long before Bruce Penhall became an actor and portrayed one 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted December 24, 2019 Tommy Roper ran a successful chain of hairdressing salons, Johnny Reason owned a successful trucking company Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,243 Posted December 24, 2019 One time Crewe rider, Dave Parry, runs Parry's coaches who used to (or still do?) sponsor Wolves. I see the coaches around York occasionally. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25yearfan 476 Posted December 25, 2019 Mike Lanham had a chip shop in Ipswich which hes now passed onto his two sons one of whom is Leigh Lanham! Shrimp Davey works at a garage near Ipswich! Ted Howgego owns confectionary stores. Mel Taylor works for a housing developer. John Gibbons owns a plant hire/groundworks business. Mick Hines owns a forklift business. Robert Henry was driving a sweeper lorry! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,106 Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 8:58 AM, iris123 said: Billy Galloway became an instructor at the Scottish school of hairdressing. In fact I think he was working as a barber on a ship when he heard that speedway was going to get started in GB and that is how he became involved in the birth of speedway in the country Yes, it's never been very clear whether Billy Galloway knew about the intention to start speedway in Great Britain before he boarded the ship and worked his passage as a barber or whether he found out by accident from Keith MacKay, who happened to be on board. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted December 26, 2019 10 hours ago, norbold said: Yes, it's never been very clear whether Billy Galloway knew about the intention to start speedway in Great Britain before he boarded the ship and worked his passage as a barber or whether he found out by accident from Keith MacKay, who happened to be on board. Often feel it was a pity seeing as some of those pioneer riders lived into the 70s and 80s that they weren’t interviewed more. You started your career as author a tick too late 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) November 1941 Bit of a tragedy with one former top Australian rider, Roy Hindle, who finished 3rd in the 1926 Australian speedway championship Man Shot dead at railway workshops William James aged 22, the fourth son of Mr. Rowley James of the House of Representatives for Hunter was shot dead at the South Maitland Railway Workshops yesterday morning. Later Roy Hindle, aged 38 of Rockhampton, was charged with murder and was remanded to December 6th. James was only married 5 months ago and Hindle was formerly a leading speedway rider He was eventually acquitted. Apparently he only meant to frighten James with his sawn off shot gun...... Edited December 27, 2019 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
