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Thanks Roger, any finalists still alive born in 1935,36 or 37?

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Here are the next few...

Aage Hansen - 13/04/1935
Gote Nordin - 02/07/1935
Bob Andrews - 27/10/1935
Reg Luckhurst - 11/11/1935
Doug Davies - 06/08/1936
Sverre Harrfeldt - 23/11/1937
Leif Larsson - 16/02/1938
Rick France - 12/07/1938
Leif Enecrona - 05/03/1940
Andrzej Wyglenda 04/05/1941
John Louis - 14/06/1941
Jim Airey - 19/08/1941

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Thanks a million Chunky, is Doug Davies still with us though? What's scary is that some of these guys you list aren't much older than I am !!!!!!

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11 minutes ago, BOBBATH said:

Thanks a million Chunky, is Doug Davies still with us though? What's scary is that some of these guys you list aren't much older than I am !!!!!!

Okay, looks like I need to apologise; it appears that Doug is no longer with us, although I can't find anything official.

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No need for an apology mate -thanx for your efforts. I know for a fact all these guys are alive- but not sure about Aage Hansan- scary to think Jim Airey is only 5 years older than me(6 years older than Norbold).  Sorry Norman!!!!!!!!

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2 hours ago, BOBBATH said:

No need for an apology mate -thanx for your efforts. I know for a fact all these guys are alive- but not sure about Aage Hansan- scary to think Jim Airey is only 5 years older than me(6 years older than Norbold).  Sorry Norman!!!!!!!!

You know, it scared me when I realised that we're already getting down to riders like Jim Airey and John Louis...

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2 hours ago, chunky said:

You know, it scared me when I realised that we're already getting down to riders like Jim Airey and John Louis...

Yes it's a bit close to home!

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17 hours ago, BOBBATH said:

No need for an apology mate -thanx for your efforts. I know for a fact all these guys are alive- but not sure about Aage Hansan- scary to think Jim Airey is only 5 years older than me(6 years older than Norbold).  Sorry Norman!!!!!!!!

Aage Hansen is still alive, too

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56 minutes ago, Bavarian said:

Aage Hansen is still alive, too

I can vouch for that; he posts frequently on FB.

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Great to hear Aage  Hnsen is still with us-he was a Finalist in 1957-scored 4 points I think.

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Ok I am gonna take a shot at updating the list   :  here goes                                           

  • 1.Arthur Payne                                                 30/08/24
  • 2.Dick Bradley                                                  28/11/24
  • 3.Chum Taylor                                                 04/04/27
  • 4.Eric Boothroyd                                             26/04/27
  • 5.Ray Cresp                                                      25/08/28
  • 6.Billy Bales                                                      06/06/29
  • 7.Ian Williams                                                  04/08/31
  • 8.Per Tage Svensson                                      16/10/31
  • 9.Peo Soderman                                              29/10/32
  • 10. Ove Fundin                                                 23/05/33
  • 11.Jim Lightfoot                                              11/11/33
  • 12.Dan Forsberg                                              25/03/34
  • 13.Josef Hofmeister                                       17/06/34
  • 14.Brian Crutcher                                            23/08/34
  • 15.Mike Broadbank                                         25/09/34
  • 16.Barry Briggs                                                30/12/34
  • First Reserve Aage Hansen                           13/04/35
  • Second Reserve Gote Nordin                        02/07/35

Don't think any forumlander can have seen all 18 ride-except maybe John Hyam.?

There is a competition for who has seen the most ride-first prize one trip to a derelict stadium of your choice; second prize two visits to a derelict stadium of your choice!!!!

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Okay, there are a few I can't find birthdates for, most notably a bunch of Russians, plus Gunnar Malmqvist, and Hans-Jurgen Fritz. Plus, does anyone know if Arne Carlsson is still with us (he was born in 1939)?

I edited my post above to include a couple of pre-1941 births I had omitted (Larsson, Enecrona, and Wyglenda).

Here are the remaining births from the 1940's:

Bengt Jansson - 09/01/1943
Anders Michanek - 30/05/1943
Trevor Hedge - 30/08/1943
Terry Betts - 15/09/1943
Howard Cole 29/12/1943
Martin Ashby - 05/02/1944
Jan Simensen - 26/07/1944
Zygfryd Friedek - 19/10/1944
Jerzy Trzeszkowski - 10/01/1945
Eric Boocock - 02/02/1945
Tony Lomas - 10/05/1945
John Boulger - 18/06/1945
Hasse Holmqvist - 18/06/1945
Jim McMillan - 03/12/1945
Soren Karlsson - 23/10/1946
Ole Olsen - 16/11/1946
Ray Wilson - 12/03/1947
Doug Wyer - 16/08/1947
Egon Muller - 26/11/1948
Christoph Betzl - 13/02/1949
Jiri Stancl - 18/11/1949
Viktor Kuznetsov - 27/11/1949

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16 hours ago, BOBBATH said:

 

Don't think any forumlander can have seen all 18 ride-except maybe John Hyam.?

 

Would not be too sure of that Bob....of the 16 I have seen all but the number 1, Arthur Payne.

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Great posts Chunky-scary list I would be on that list of people born in their forties.

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