BOBBATH 466 Posted January 3, 2022 Thanks Roger, any finalists still alive born in 1935,36 or 37? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,016 Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 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 Edited January 6, 2022 by chunky 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 3, 2022 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 !!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,016 Posted January 3, 2022 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 4, 2022 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!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,016 Posted January 4, 2022 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... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,241 Posted January 4, 2022 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,133 Posted January 4, 2022 Time to pass on to younger fans the task of searching statistics that include older ages ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bavarian 763 Posted January 4, 2022 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,016 Posted January 4, 2022 56 minutes ago, Bavarian said: Aage Hansen is still alive, too I can vouch for that; he posts frequently on FB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 5, 2022 Great to hear Aage Hnsen is still with us-he was a Finalist in 1957-scored 4 points I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 5, 2022 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!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,016 Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 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 Edited March 11, 2023 by chunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andout 649 Posted January 6, 2022 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 6, 2022 Great posts Chunky-scary list I would be on that list of people born in their forties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites