frigbo 518 Posted January 1, 2018 Ex-Swindon star and world finalist George White passed away on Friday aged 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,106 Posted January 1, 2018 Very sorry to hear that. He was in England's first WTC team in 1960. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) RiP George you will never be forgotten at Swindon Speedway. Edited January 1, 2018 by Sidney the robin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted January 2, 2018 I remember there was talk of him making a comeback during the early seventies...had a feeling that he had a practice spin in the car park? RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) 52 minutes ago, steve roberts said: I remember there was talk of him making a comeback during the early seventies...had a feeling that he had a practice spin in the car park? RIP I think he had practiced in 1973 and he was going to try a comeback in a one off four team tournament to see how he went.That meeting fell foul to the weather so nothing ever materialised. Edited January 2, 2018 by Sidney the robin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briggo 29 Posted January 2, 2018 Bought my first motorcycle from George Whites on Manchester Road back in the 70's, nice bloke. RIP George Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,339 Posted January 3, 2018 R.I.P. Chalky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JOS50 150 Posted January 4, 2018 On 01/01/2018 at 6:56 PM, Sidney the robin said: RiP George you will never be forgotten at Swindon Speedway. Whoever wrote the obituary for the Swindon Speedway website has forgotten that he rode in the 1957 Wembley final. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) George (Chalky) White reached two World Final's both at Wembley in 1957 and 1959 a real Swindon Legend RIP. Edited January 4, 2018 by Sidney the robin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted January 11, 2018 There was talk of George coming back in 1965-wish he had would have loved to see him ride-there was similar talk about Ian Williams coming back for Newport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites