Guest Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, BOBBATH said: 13th June 1964, Southern League match . Newport 52- Long Eaton 25. Heat 1 Alby Golden, Jon Erskine, Ken Adams, John Mills Time 68.4 secs. Alby broke the track record in this heat. I remember seeing Alby Golden for the first time at the old California track. It was in 1954. He was there with visiting Ringwood for a Southern Area League match. Edited October 23, 2019 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midland Red 2,383 Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 29 June 1963 - Speedway Championship of the World, "Sunday Mirror" Round Two (Great Britain) Meeting, Brandon Stadium Heat 1. Bryan Elliott (R), Eric Boothroyd (B), Jack Biggs (W), Terry Betts (Y&B) Result : Biggs, Betts, Elliott, Boothroyd. 67.8 secs Meeting result: Ron Mountford 13pts, Doug Templeton 12, Jack Geran 10, Jim Lightfoot 9, Peter Moore 9, Ken McKinlay 9, Barry Briggs 8, Gordon McGregor 8, Len Silver 6, Jack Biggs 5, Terry Betts 5, Ronnie Genz 5, Bryan Elliott 5, Peter Vandenberg 4, Eric Boothroyd 3, Les Owen (res) 3, Pete Brough (res) 3, Cyril Roger 0. In heat 2, Ron Mountford equalled the track record of 65.8 secs held by Ronnie Moore (1960) and Barry Briggs (1962) - several other riders went on to equal this time, until on 14 June 1969 Conny Samuelsson (heat 5) and Nigel Boocock (heat 7) set a new record of 65.6 secs when Bees beat Oxford 46-32 in a Knock-out Cup fixture. Edited December 23, 2019 by Midland Red Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerblade 221 Posted October 24, 2019 I genuinely did not remember my first race as I didn't like it the first meeting I went to, but I know it was the Bass (former local brewery) Yorkshire Open on 16th September 1976. Having checked the marvellous Speedway Researcher site, Heat 1 was Ole Olsen, Ivan Mauger, Peter Collins and Reg Wilson (in that order) in a time of 67 seconds exactly. Bear in mind the track record at that time was 65.4 set by Ole earlier in the season. Apologies for deviating from the original topic a little, but my first "proper" race I remember is when I went again on 15th September 1977 to the Gauloises Pairs semi final and was hooked, upon seeing the Flyer make the gate in his white tasselled leathers. The result of that was Doug Wyer, Craig Pendlebury, Martin Ashby, Geoff Bouchard in a time of 66.8. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,098 Posted October 24, 2019 53 minutes ago, Tigerblade said: Heat 1 was Ole Olsen, Ivan Mauger, Peter Collins and Reg Wilson (in that order) Not a bad start to your speedway watching career! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerblade 221 Posted October 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, norbold said: Not a bad start to your speedway watching career! Just a pity I remember sweet FA about it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno 1,790 Posted October 24, 2019 Pretty sure mine was the first Cradley meeting of 1975 but not available on the researcher site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,339 Posted October 24, 2019 1963..New Cross v Hackney.. probably Squibbo in first race. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,098 Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, auntie doris said: 1963..New Cross v Hackney.. probably Squibbo in first race. If it was the first match of the season on 12 April you would have seen Reg and Eddie Reeves for New Cross against Colin McKee and Wal Morton for Hackney. It was a 5-1 for the Rangers. 1. Eddie Reeves 2. Reg Reeves 3. Colin McKee 4. Wal Morton. Time 64.6. P.S. I don't remember seeing you there..... Edit: I guess it must have been that match as it was the only time New Cross met Hackney at home that year. Edited October 24, 2019 by norbold 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted October 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, norbold said: If it was the first match of the season on 12 April you would have seen Reg and Eddie Reeves for New Cross against Colin McKee and Wal Morton for Hackney. It was a 5-1 for the Rangers. 1. Eddie Reeves 2. Reg Reeves 3. Colin McKee 4. Wal Morton. Time 64.6. P.S. I don't remember seeing you there..... Edit: I guess it must have been that match as it was the only time New Cross met Hackney at home that year. Eddie Reeves - "Cheetahs" legend! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted October 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Midland Red said: 29 June 1963 - Speedway Championship of the World, "Sunday Mitrror" Round Two (Great Britain) Meeting, Brandon Stadium Heat 1. Bryan Elliott (R), Eric Boothroyd (B), Jack Biggs (W), Terry Betts (Y&B) Result : Biggs, Betts, Elliott, Boothroyd. 67.8 secs Meeting result: Ron Mountford 13pts, Doug Templeton 12, Jack Geran 10, Jim Lightfoot 9, Peter Moore 9, Ken McKinlay 9, Barry Briggs 8, Gordon McGregor 8, Len Silver 6, Jack Biggs 5, Terry Betts 5, Ronnie Genz 5, Bryan Elliott 5, Peter Vandenberg 4, Eric Boothroyd 3, Les Owen (res) 3, Pete Brough (res) 3, Cyril Roger 0. In heat 2, Ron Mountford equalled the track record of 65.8 secs held by Ronnie Moore (1960) and Barry Briggs (1962) - several other riders went on to equal this time, until on 14 June 1969 Conny Samuelsson (heat 5) and Nigel Boocock (heat 7) set a new record of 65.6 secs when Bees beat Oxford 46-32 in a Knock-out Cup fixture. Was interested to see that Doug Templeton of Edinburgh in Prov. league scored 12 points-that seems to indicate he could hold his own with Nat. league riders. Did he get much farther in that years WCQR's-were there other PL riders in 1963 who could perform as well against Nat. League riders e.g. Ivan Mauger, Wayne Briggs, George Hunter etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,339 Posted October 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, norbold said: If it was the first match of the season on 12 April you would have seen Reg and Eddie Reeves for New Cross against Colin McKee and Wal Morton for Hackney. It was a 5-1 for the Rangers. 1. Eddie Reeves 2. Reg Reeves 3. Colin McKee 4. Wal Morton. Time 64.6. P.S. I don't remember seeing you there..... Edit: I guess it must have been that match as it was the only time New Cross met Hackney at home that year. Thank u Norman..you were wearing an orange bowler hat and black cravat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,420 Posted October 24, 2019 April 3 1970 derwent park lou sansom fell on first bend andy meldrum won the race in 83 secs, they were going round over 20 secs faster when we last saw the bikes . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,098 Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, auntie doris said: Thank u Norman..you were wearing an orange bowler hat and black cravat. Oh, you saw me ok then. Sorry, I missed you.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadster 221 Posted October 24, 2019 The first race I would have seen was at Liverpool in 1960 but I can't remember a thing about it, except that it was very wet. The first meeting I can remember was Belle Vue v Newport in 1967. We sat on the third bend and my recollection was of these lunatics belting down the back straight towards me. I was sure they were going to crash, shut my eyes, waited for the smash, didn't hear one and opened my eyes to see them roaring off the fourth bend. That was me hooked. For the record, according to the Speedway Researcher the result was Nevitt, Roper, Golden, Erskine in a time of 74.6. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy Bird 66 Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) Poole v Coatbridge 24th April 1968 heat 1 eide,laessing,d templeton,mudge 70.4 secs, the only thing I remember it was odd fossengens 1st match for Poole.first thing I remember is Weymouth v Middlesbrough 8th June 1968, graham edmonds of the teesiders hit the fence on the old home straight on and when they took his helmet off his head was covered in blood. Edited October 24, 2019 by Tracy Bird Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
