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It's odd to think that there was once league speedway in Holland and South Africa. League racing ceased in both countries circa 50 years ago.

Even stranger perhaps is that Holland sent a team to South Africa for a test series and that a South African team raced tests in Holland a few years later. 

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There was a league in Holland/Netherlands just a couple of years back

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On 2/1/2019 at 9:12 PM, gustix said:

It's odd to think that there was once league speedway in Holland and South Africa. League racing ceased in both countries circa 50 years ago.

Even stranger perhaps is that Holland sent a team to South Africa for a test series and that a South African team raced tests in Holland a few years later. 

I have been on the thread in regard to the demise of speedway in South Africa. As noted by me I was aware of a South African team touring Europe in the early 1950s. However the excellent 'farewell South Africa thread' also indicates that in the 1990s a South African team also raced in Poland? That's if I have read the Link correctly. If the tour did take place, was there detailed coverage in the 'Speedway Star' at this time?

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A question: what other racing formula besides speedway did these riders compete in: John Reason, Derrick Tailby, Alan Hunt, Frank Chiswell, Percy Brine, Doug Templeton.

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Some familiar speedway names among these driver details trying a four-wheel midget car alternative to two wheel speedway!

1951 Midget car drivers: Spike Rhiando, Billy Hole, Oliver Hart, Eddie Rigg, Ted Taylor, Andre Leons, Wally Cuff, Graham Hole, Squib Burton, Archie Hanscombe, Jack Mountford, Eric Salmon, Dave Hughes, Jim Martin, Vic Worlock, Dicky Bradley, Walt Perry, Wilf Davis, Ron Major, Roy Pulford, Jimmy James, Bob Syvier, Walter Mackereth, John Reason, Derek Tailby, Dicky Tolley, Phil Hart, Len Williams, Vic King, Alan Hunt, Frank Johnson, Johnny Young, Lionel Watling, Jim Tolley, Jimmy Wright, Les Tolley, Ron Wilson

 

1952 Midget car drivers: Vic King, Dave Hughes, Walt Perry, Jim Martin, Tommy Forster, Bob Syvier, Arthur Atkinson, Frank Aran, Pete Short, Lofty Peart, Tom O'Conner, Charlie May, Archie Hanscombe, Trevor Evans, Wilf Davies, Les Engleton, Roy Pulford, John Batchelor, Dicky Oliver, Walter Mackereth, Maurice Hutchens, Johnny Young, Ron Major, Ted Taylor, Norman Johnson, Jimmy Wright, Norman Street, Gordon Leigh, Brian Hitchcock, Dave Watts, Herbie Plain, Bronco Slade, The Baron, Frank Arlan, Doug Fursey, Sid Hazzard, L Bradley, Frank Johnson, Fay Taylour

 

1953 Midget car drivers: Archie Handscombe, Dave Hughes, Tommy Forster, Andy Dodds, Niven McCreadie, Jimmy Reid, Alec Wylie, Eric Liddell, Jimmy Smith, Eddy Brydson, Jimmy Lang, Cyril Cooper, Johnny Green, Ron Phillips, Doug Templeton, Mark Black

 

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How strange is a Brazilian rider?

Well ok,we do have one riding this last decade or so,in a way

But Antonio wasn't the first.In fact he wasn't even the first Antonio from Brazil to ride in Europe

Way back in 1930 a rider from Brazil,Antonio Moreno turned up in Hamburg and rode a number of meetings.In fact he won his first race........

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