Chadster 221 Posted March 28, 2018 4 hours ago, nw42 said: Brilliant work Chadster. Thank you! Amazing what conclusions you can draw from the colours in a black and white photo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nw42 2,048 Posted March 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, Chadster said: Thank you! Amazing what conclusions you can draw from the colours in a black and white photo! Indeed it is but did you ever visit Harringay, perhaps your subliminal memory was also sending you messages. I was also just thinking about the journey those Belle Vue riders will have undertaken that day, assuming they were mostly northern based it must have meant a hell of a drive, pre motorways etc, no doubt they would all travel home following the meeting too, that's a long day for the cause. There is a scarf wearing Aces supporter in the picture too, again that would have been quite a commitment. As they say, every picture tells a story. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miro 9 Posted March 29, 2018 On 27/03/2018 at 8:27 AM, iris123 said: Not sure who it is,but if you do a google photo search you get a photo of this rider alone.And it mentions flat track.The last photo is of the infamous Jack Parker with respectJack Parker was just famous, not infamous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadster 221 Posted March 29, 2018 23 hours ago, nw42 said: Indeed it is but did you ever visit Harringay, perhaps your subliminal memory was also sending you messages. I was also just thinking about the journey those Belle Vue riders will have undertaken that day, assuming they were mostly northern based it must have meant a hell of a drive, pre motorways etc, no doubt they would all travel home following the meeting too, that's a long day for the cause. There is a scarf wearing Aces supporter in the picture too, again that would have been quite a commitment. As they say, every picture tells a story. I never went to Harringay so it was just the scarves that got me thinking. Agree with you about the commitment of those riders in those days, especially for the Aces and Odsal travelling to the 5 London tracks. Most of the riders would have one bike, transported in the boot of their car. Looking at the photo again, another thing that struck me was the number of women spectators. Would have been unusual in others sports at the time, I would imagine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,855 Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, miro said: That is your opinion,which you have a right to hold,but a rider that threatens to kill another,bullies and apparently cheats,is in my opinion infamous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites