Guest Posted January 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, andout said: Mike Tams When the late Mike Tams was in regular contact with me I understood that he and his brother were born in Canada but taken to England as children. I am intrigued that he may well have been Irish. An interesting comment andout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andout 651 Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, gustix said: When the late Mike Tams was in regular contact with me I understood that he and his brother were born in Canada but taken to England as children. I am intrigued that he may well have been Irish. An interesting comment andout. He was actually born in Winnipeg, Canada but spent an awful lot of time in Ireland.....and was, maybe unofficially, known as an Irish-Canadian. He did also ride for Ireland many times and I believe he was the Captain on several occasions. Edited January 30, 2019 by andout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,339 Posted January 31, 2019 Sullivan Doyle Murphy OLeary Brady OHooligan Milligan ONeill Obama ODear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, auntie doris said: Sullivan Doyle Murphy OLeary Brady OHooligan Milligan ONeill Obama ODear Osillybegger!!!! Edited January 31, 2019 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Downes 48 Posted January 31, 2019 Not sure but wasn't Mike Fitzpatrick, 1980's reserve/second halfer at Hackney and Rye among others Irish? may possibly have been second generation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 31, 2019 Here's Top Ten Irish riders I have collated from previous nominations in this thread: Fay Taylour, Dom Perry, Eric French, Alan Marr, Ginger O'Bierne, Mick Savage, Des Monson, Derek Edwards, Tommy Kieran, Alan Marr. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 5:13 PM, Bavarian said: Fay Taylour certainly was/is the most famous of all the Irish speedway products. A detailed analysis of Fay Taylour's life and racing career. https://thevintagent.com/2017/10/03/from-glorious-to-notorious-the-fay-taylour-story/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,966 Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, gustix said: A detailed analysis of Fay Taylour's life and racing career. https://thevintagent.com/2017/10/03/from-glorious-to-notorious-the-fay-taylour-story/ Seems like a few mistakes in there,but otherwise a good read She surely wasn’t the first European or US dirt track rider to visit Australia!!! Edited January 31, 2019 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 31, 2019 30 minutes ago, gustix said: A detailed analysis of Fay Taylour's life and racing career. https://thevintagent.com/2017/10/03/from-glorious-to-notorious-the-fay-taylour-story/ 6 minutes ago, iris123 said: Seems like a few mistakes in there,but otherwise a good read She surely wasn’t the first European or US dirt track rider to visit Australia!!! Contact the author re the/any mistakes. I agree that USA dirt track riders raced in Australia before Fay Taylour - possibly one of them was Lloyd 'Sprouts' Elder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 31, 2019 The Fay Taylour story as seen by Speedway Museum Online: http://www.national-speedway-museum.co.uk/faytaylour.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites