Hawks6991 5 Posted April 19, 2020 Hi all. Does anyone know the name of this Hackney rider from 1991? Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,361 Posted April 20, 2020 19 hours ago, Hawks6991 said: Hi all. Does anyone know the name of this Hackney rider from 1991? Thanks. Just a guess Gary Rolls Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted April 20, 2020 Definitely not Gary Rolls. Possibly Tim Hunter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawks6991 5 Posted April 20, 2020 Not Gary Rolls or Tim Hunter. I could be completely wrong but I seem to remember a young Dutch lad coming over for a trial in 1991 and I thought it might be him. Had a look through my programmes yesterday but that didn't help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eastville Bulldog 9 Posted April 20, 2020 Thats Tim Korneliussen rode for Hackney 1990 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy Bird 66 Posted April 20, 2020 40 minutes ago, Eastville Bulldog said: Thats Tim Korneliussen rode for Hackney 1990 Definitely not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,723 Posted April 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Terry said: Definitely not Gary Rolls. Possibly Tim Hunter. Looking at this photo of Tim Hunter- i`m not sure that it`s him https://picclick.co.uk/Original-Tim-Hunter-Hackney-Hawks-Speedway-Photograph-153820973701.html#&gid=1&pid=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted April 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Looking at this photo of Tim Hunter- i`m not sure that it`s him https://picclick.co.uk/Original-Tim-Hunter-Hackney-Hawks-Speedway-Photograph-153820973701.html#&gid=1&pid=1 You're right. I didn't know what he looked like, I just remembered the white leathers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,723 Posted April 20, 2020 Found this from a old forum thread which might narrow it down a bit HACKNEY 1991 Division Two Whitaker, Paul 8.74 Olsson, Tony 7.79 Hamnett, Dave 6.57 Kalina, Vladimir 5.81 Warren, Michael 5.38 Hellsen, Richard 5.13 Karnas, Pavel 4.36 Pollard, Roland 2.25 Hunter, Tim 2.21 Phillips, Simon 2.00 Hardy, Julian 0.00 Sandford, Ricky 0.00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawks6991 5 Posted April 20, 2020 Can’t find any photos of the 3 juniors at the bottom of the list - have now asked the question in the Hackney Facebook page Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marko 956 Posted April 21, 2020 I think it might be Ricky Sanford? It’s a long while ago but I am fairly sure Roland Pollard used to have dark coloured leathers so I ruled him out, both rode as junior for Arena but I can’t say I ever saw what they looked like facially. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawks6991 5 Posted April 21, 2020 Mystery solved - rider has been identified on the Hackney Facebook page as a Dutch junior called Rene Hellzinger 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Hawks6991 said: Mystery solved - rider has been identified on the Hackney Facebook page as a Dutch junior called Rene Hellzinger Aah, from Bridget Jones's diary! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bavarian 766 Posted April 22, 2020 On 4/21/2020 at 9:18 AM, Hawks6991 said: Mystery solved - rider has been identified on the Hackney Facebook page as a Dutch junior called Rene Hellzinger The correct spelling of the rider's name is René Elzinga He was the Dutch National Speedway Champion in 1989 and 1991 There is even an action video of Rene Elzinga on YouTube, causing a heavy crash in heat eight of a 1988 World Team Cup meeting at Wiener Neustradt in Austria. Riding in white is René Elzinga for the Netherlands, in yellow & black is Heinrich Schatzer for Austria, in red is Ingvar Skogland for Norway, and in blue is Alan Rivett for New Zealand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites