TonyMac 720 Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Polish superstar of the 70s Zenon Plech will be our cover man and main interviewee for our next issue. Zenon was the perfect host when we visited him recently in his home city of Gdansk, where he gave us his most in-depth interview to a British publication. Most of us first saw ZP when he appeared in Britain for Poland in the Daily Mirror International tournament and, later, during his time with Hackney (1975, 76, 79-81) and Sheffield (82). Anyone got any special or interesting memories of this spectacular, wholehearted racer who was always good to watch? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to order a personally SIGNED copy of Zenon's book, plse send a cheque for £15 (payable to Zenon Plech) to: Zenon Plech (Book), ul. Bydgoska 6/9, 80-394 Gdansk, Poland. We're not making anything from this - just trying to do Plechy a favour by helping him to shift the few dozen copies he has left in stock. Please note, the hardback book is written in POLISH. Titled In The Shadow of Gold, it was published in Poland last year. However, it contains 32 pages of pictures on glossy paper, many of them in full colour. Bit of a collectors' item for speedway connoisseurs who like to have everything ever published. Edited June 23, 2012 by tmc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiegal 294 Posted June 27, 2012 If it helps in anyway....when I was managing teh Aussies on WTC series in the late 80's..Zenon was always riding or latterly teh Team Manager.....By then he was well past his better days...but occassionally if someone "upset" him he was the "old" Zenon. FRoggy Regeling was a teeny bit harsh on him at Kempton, in Germany.....Plechy set off like a "dervish"..caught Froggy on the last turn and hung him out to dry. On the way back he waved his annoyance and then proceeded to give us all that huge smile....and held absolutely no grudges. Like many "Foreign Teams" racing in the old Communist Poland, Zenon always opened the "Commercial doors" when we needed spares, or even engines....saw him last weekend in Gorzow, he was and remains a good friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
