tyretrax 2,253 Posted December 2, 2015 Sad news on the passing of former Ashfield Giants and Edinburgh Monarchs rider Jimmy Tannock. Jimmy was the President of the W.S.R.A. (Scottish Branch) and will be greatly missed. R.I.P. my old friend. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted December 2, 2015 http://www.national-speedway-museum.co.uk/jimmy%20tannock.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chucks 63 Posted December 2, 2015 Sad news on the passing of former Ashfield Giants and Edinburgh Monarchs rider Jimmy Tannock. Jimmy was the President of the W.S.R.A. (Scottish Branch) and will be greatly missed. R.I.P. my old friend. aye agree ,very sad news about jimmy tannock ,and te famous maroon/orange rugby strip he wore over his leathers.also remember at old meadow bank days edinburgh v shieffield tigers jimmy was edinburgh no 8 rider with no team place, but for some reason shieffield turned up with 6 riders ,so jimmy jumped into the sheffield team to make up the no.s did jimmy not rider the meeting of his life ,scored double points and edinburgh lost the meeting,im sure was in monarchs team the next week,happy memories 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted December 2, 2015 I remember Jimmy in the 60's being a stalward rider in the Old Meadowbank days. Never a great rider, but very much a handful on track. RIP Jimmy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edmon 166 Posted December 2, 2015 Sad day. The WSRA were made aware of Jimmy's poor health and were advised to expect the worst but that doesn't stop the shock of losing a good friend. If Jimmy recognised you, he never passed without acknowledging you, no matter where you were. A true gentleman. We will sadly miss his chairing of our meetings and his being the MC of our annual dinner in Livingston. It will be a sad night next March, when we don't hear is voice on the mic. RIP Jimmy 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave the Mic 258 Posted December 2, 2015 Another one of our family skids off into the sunset. RIP Jimmy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted December 2, 2015 A lovely man who I met and talked with on a number of occasions. I will never forget his friendliness or the fact that he found time to chat with everyone. Thank you Jimmy. R.I.P. + 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,109 Posted December 2, 2015 A lovely man who I met and talked with on a number of occasions. I will never forget his friendliness or the fact that he found time to chat with everyone. Thank you Jimmy. R.I.P. + Very sorry to hear the news about Jimmy. My comment would be the same as The White Knight's. A very nice friendly man. R.I.P. old friend. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clutchstart05 15 Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Jimmy made us really welcome when we came up for the Scottish dinner a few years back. He collected us from the airport, took us to the hotel, then on to the dinner. Next day he drove us to visit Cinders to Shale then back to the airport. He made it a memorable visit for us, and something we always remember with great pleasure. RIP Jimmy.. Edited December 2, 2015 by Clutchstart05 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,361 Posted December 2, 2015 Sad news,Jimmy was a great guy and a character ,had time for everybody and his stories are legendary . I remember his partnership with Dougie Templeton at Old Meadowbank never a superstar of the sport but a team man through and through.R.I.P. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) More on the late Jimmy Tannock R!P http://www.edinburghmonarchs.co/news/article.asp?id=2272 I first met Jimmy Tannock when he rode for Edinburgh against a New Cross junior side in 1960 = EDINBURGH 32 NEW CROSS 40 Saturday, 14th May 1960. My most memorbable memory of Jimmy - who scored 3 points - was when he borrowed New Cross rider Jim Chalkley's guitar and 'entertained' listeners with a song! Edited December 3, 2015 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bill94d 105 Posted December 3, 2015 I saw Jimmy ride for several years in the 60's. Never heat leader class but could win races on his day. I met him twice at WSRA dinners and a true gent. Glad everyone on here feels the same. RIP Jimmy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarletrider 66 Posted December 3, 2015 A sad loss - such a lovely man who always had time for a chat with you - and to share a dram or two! Thanks for the memories Jimmy. R.I.P. + 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knowle 51 Posted December 3, 2015 Sad news.I saw him being interviewed on TV on a non speedway related subject. I think it was to do with railways but he got in a bit of speedway memorabilia in the background! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted December 7, 2015 BERT Harkins told me that Jimmy lived in a castle in Scotland and during the summer months when the midges came visiting he would appear outside in a suit of armour. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
