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good memories of Iwade in the seventies, run by Barry and Ivor Thomas, plus a guy i believe called Eddie (can anyone confirm). Quick riders in 1973 were Pip Austen, Mike Bessent and Alan Diprose. Does anyone remember any other riders at that time?

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There was an annual Eddie James Trophy raced for in the 70s. I don't know who Eddie James was but maybe he is the Eddie you mention, MLB.

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Eddie james was involved with iwade and Wimbledon juniors back in the 1970's and 80's. Eddie was a nice bloke who always found time for a chat.

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There was an annual Eddie James Trophy raced for in the 70s. I don't know who Eddie James was but maybe he is the Eddie you mention, MLB.

 

I remember Eddie James, but it wasn't him. This guy did just about everything, start marshall, timekeeper, track grader and ran the place with the Thomas brothers.

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There was a guy called Lionel who did timekeeping in the 70s - quite an old chap

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Yes - I should have remembered his full name. I used to travel up with one of the trainees - and we used to pick up Lionel on the route. The strange thing is I cant recall him talking about his riding days!

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Remember Eddie James being involved at Wimbledon.Wonder if it was the same Eddie James who won the world suprstox championship at Plough Lane twice in the 1960s?

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Yes - I should have remembered his full name. I used to travel up with one of the trainees - and we used to pick up Lionel on the route. The strange thing is I cant recall him talking about his riding days!

i worked with lionel in the refs box at Wimbledon in the early 1980's. He was always talking about crystal palace speedway!

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i worked with lionel in the refs box at Wimbledon in the early 1980's. He was always talking about crystal palace speedway!

I dont always trust my memory - but I seem to recall not even knowing he had been on a bike!

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Just happened to come across Eddie James in list of riders practicing after the meeting at Wimbledon on 1 April 1971 after the match with Wolverhampton.

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There was a guy called Lionel who did timekeeping in the 70s - quite an old chap

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I am certain the person you refer to spinkox was the much-respected the late Lionel Crossley.

http://www.national-speedway-museum.co.uk/lionel-crossley-profile.html

 

 

Yes - I should have remembered his full name. I used to travel up with one of the trainees - and we used to pick up Lionel on the route. The strange thing is I cant recall him talking about his riding days!

 

 

i worked with lionel in the refs box at Wimbledon in the early 1980's. He was always talking about crystal palace speedway!

 

 

I dont always trust my memory - but I seem to recall not even knowing he had been on a bike!

 

​I was told by the late Ron Hoare (a speedway historian of renown0 that Lionel Crossley was a rider at Crystal Palace in the late 1920s, although more likely in open meetings rather than as a member of the team. Here is an interesting link that makes reference to him:

http://www.crystalpalacefoundation.org.uk/shop/motor-sport/crystal-palace-speedway

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