chunky 6,092 Posted July 9, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Beowulf said: What year was that ? 1969... https://www.retro-speedway.com/extras/autogallery/autogallery.php?show=1.British Club Teams and Riders%2FLeicester%2F1969_Leicester_Lions_(2).jpg Edited July 9, 2023 by chunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,092 Posted July 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Skodaman said: Leicester had the first team suits and they were sponsored by TSB. One member of the team would not ware the - was it Malc Brown? Well, everyone is wearing them here... https://www.retro-speedway.com/extras/autogallery/autogallery.php?show=1.British Club Teams and Riders%2FLeicester%2F1969_Leicester_Lions_(2).jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted July 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Skodaman said: Leicester had the first team suits and they were sponsored by TSB. One member of the team would not ware the - was it Malc Brown? I think that the TSB Team Leathers were worn c1974? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beowulf 1,513 Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, chunky said: 1969... https://www.retro-speedway.com/extras/autogallery/autogallery.php?show=1.British Club Teams and Riders%2FLeicester%2F1969_Leicester_Lions_(2).jpg Ahh, close then, Wolves had team suits in 1970. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Beowulf said: Ahh, close then, Wolves had team suits in 1970. Oxford had team suits in 1973 but from what I remember Hasse Holmqvist's were too small and only Bob Kilby, Gordon Kennett, John Dews and Rick Timmo wore them? Malcolm Ballard didn't wear his but "Mad Malc" as was his want wore them when he moved to Poole in 1974 before them moving to Leicester and then retiring (there has to be a story there somewhere?) Ulf Lovaas wore them in 1974 and Kelvin Mullarkey acquired a set (from whom?) when he rode for Weymouth in 1974. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skodaman 192 Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, chunky said: Well, everyone is wearing them here... https://www.retro-speedway.com/extras/autogallery/autogallery.php?show=1.British Club Teams and Riders%2FLeicester%2F1969_Leicester_Lions_(2).jpg You can clearly see that Malc was not wearing them! Edited July 10, 2023 by Skodaman Word missed out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skodaman 192 Posted July 10, 2023 22 hours ago, steve roberts said: I think that the TSB Team Leathers were worn c1974? Definitely 1969 and the team photo shows this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted July 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Skodaman said: Definitely 1969 and the team photo shows this. Yes that's right but I think TSB didn't sponsor the "Lions" until c1974 where the leathers had the TSB logo on the upper arm if I recall? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,092 Posted July 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Skodaman said: You can clearly see that Malc was not wearing them! Are you being facetious? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,092 Posted July 10, 2023 1 hour ago, steve roberts said: Yes that's right but I think TSB didn't sponsor the "Lions" until c1974 where the leathers had the TSB logo on the upper arm if I recall? And the legs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted July 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, chunky said: And the legs... Quite so! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skodaman 192 Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/9/2023 at 5:03 PM, chunky said: Well, everyone is wearing them here... https://www.retro-speedway.com/extras/autogallery/autogallery.php?show=1.British Club Teams and Riders%2FLeicester%2F1969_Leicester_Lions_(2).jpg Lok at malc Browns shoulder - it is brown not cream. The retro site also indicates that the year was 1969. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skodaman 192 Posted July 11, 2023 A friend of mine was the manager of the Queens Road, Leicester branch of TSB and he organised for TSB to buy a complete set but Malc would not wear them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted July 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, Skodaman said: A friend of mine was the manager of the Queens Road, Leicester branch of TSB and he organised for TSB to buy a complete set but Malc would not wear them. As a matter of interest when did TSB first sponsor the "Lions?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,092 Posted July 11, 2023 6 hours ago, Skodaman said: Lok at malc Browns shoulder - it is brown not cream. The retro site also indicates that the year was 1969. I said it was 1969. And Malcolm is wearing the EXACT same leathers as everyone else in the photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
