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Should be fascinating, DavyH. Do you have a name for this rider?

Better to have Wimbledon in the Conference League than no Wimbledon at all. Let's just take our time on this one, eh and let the crowds build round the success of the Dons in the Conference arena?

Damn! You've spotted my weakness....

There isn't much in the way of general statistics. There are a few year books by Peter Oakes - 1991, 1993 and 1999. Other than that there are more specific histories like the "Speedway in ..." Tempus series and Robert Bamford's World Championship History. Hope that helps.

I think the Pride of the East started in 1957 at Norwich. The first few winners were: 1957: Ove Fundin 1958: Peter Craven 1959: Peter Craven 1960: Bjorn Knutsson 1961: Peter Craven 1962: Bjorn Knutsson Now you can dazzle them with your knowledge at King's Lynn!! ;-)

Thanks for the info, sm. I have a colleague at work who is Polish and a speedway fanatic. He has just put £20 on Gollob because he says the track is being prepared specially for him (Gollob that is, not my colleague). What a surprise, eh?

Is there any more news on Crumpy's injury?

That's a very interesting article, pf, but I'm not sure about the dates. As far as I know, Lionel Van Praag, for example, was not one of the very early Australian arrivals in this country. He came over in 1931 when the sport was fairly well established. Bluey Wilkinson was earlier, but not one of the earliest. 1929 I believe was his first year in this country. Still, some good stuff and you must be excited to find your father was one of the pioneers.

But it is Norway! How much is going to the right airport worth?

In the photograph I have of him he has a little goatee type beard. I'll e-mail you a copy if you let me have your e-mail address.

There's a good one of him in "Speedway in the South East" I believe...

Perhaps your uncle Ted saw a ghost, Shazzy. Nothing would surprise me where Tyburn is concerned!

I have been trying to remember why I thought Tyburn Gallows was no longer with us and have just discovered where I got this - obviously erroneous - information from. He is marked as such in the 1999 list of members of the Veteran Riders Association. (It's the latest one I have). Does anyone have a more up to date list where this has been corrected? Steve? And yes, Tyburn Gallows did ride for Canterbury in 1968. In fact he took part in the first-ever race in the British League Second Division, lining up with Lex Milloy against Taffy Owen and Ken Eyre of Belle Vue Colts. I won't embarrass Shazzy or Steve by revealing the score!

Don't know if this is the right thread to continue this but I can highly recommend kiwi's magazine. I've taken out my subscription. (Have you got my letter yet?). It's very well produced with lots of interesting info on New Zealand riders in England or at sea in Maury Dunn's case! Well worth the £10 subscription.

Thanks Shazzy. He changed his name by deed pole because the Control Board wouldn't let him use the name Tyburn Gallows. Once he'd done that, of course, they couldn't stop him. But they did get their own way over banning him from wearing a 'Ban the Bomb' motif on his race jacket!

Welcome back, kiwi! Yes, it is an excellent book. I can highly recommend it.

Thanks for reminding me Jeff. Yes, he was also third in 1969, behind Mauger and Barry Briggs. He was also a member of Sweden's World Team Cup winning teams in 1962 (with Ove Fundin, Bjorn Knutsson, Rune Sormander and Gote Nordin), 1964 (same team) and 1970 (with Michanek, Fundin and Bengt Jansson).

Soren Sjosten was an excellent rider. He came third in the 1974 World Championship behind Anders Michanek and Ivan Mauger. He also won the World Best Pairs in 1974 with Michanek.

Yes. And as far as I know he didn't ride for Hackney, Rayleigh or Rye House in the 70s. He was a 60s rider at Rye House and Canterbury. Perhaps it is someone else using his name and I was right in the first place???

Anyway, where would us historians be without filled in programmes to look back on?

Well I thought he had, but I have just come across this in a guest book on a web site: Apr 24th 2003 at 02:51:49 PM What is your name? TYBURN GALLOWS How did you find this Web Site? VIA IVAN MAUGER Where are you from? ENGLAND Do you have any comments? RODE FOR HACKNEY HAWKS AND RAYLEIGH/RYE HOUSE ROCKETS IN THE 1970s AND KNEW MOST OF THE DADS OF THE LADS RIDING TODAY. GOOD SITE NICE PICTURES. WILL CHECK BACK AGAIN SOON. Hmmm..... Shazzy, help!

I'm afraid he is no longer with us, having been called to that great scaffold in the sky.

Do you know if that is actually true, Shazzy, or was it another of his fantasies? Tyburn Gallows was a nutcase!!! :roll:

The Czech Republic might lack the experience of say Sweden but I think the experience of the last two weeks says it all as far as track laying is concerned. What about South America? Brazil, Argentina? Must be scope there. Maybe thay can produce the Pele of speedway (or the Maradonna).

Certainly nothing I saw tonight will make me change that opinion. He is in a class of his own at the moment...and that includes Rickardsson.