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  9. Posted

    1 hour ago, Bavarian said:

    That photograph with JSH looking up to that man Wilfred McIntosh standing tall over his speedway bike is well known. It can be found in Ron Hoare's book "Speedway Panorama" (page 144). But it was only a gag, a hoax, just one of Hoskins' many publictity stunts, and McIntosh never seriously considdered a career as a speedway rider. From his physical stature alone, this giant of a man he was totally unsuited to become a speedway rider.

    I don't know if he ever rode in an official race at all, possible not even in a second half heat race. He was only posing for this publicity picture with Hoskins and Chitty, I guess.      

    You'll be telling us next that Johnnie Hoskins didn't invent speedway either……

  11. Posted

    1 hour ago, Beirao said:

    Scottish football teams whose grounds were once Speedway tracks are having a tough time. Clyde, who at one time played at Shawfield are currently bottom of Scottish League Div2 (tier4) and are in danger of ending up,in the Lowland League next year,  where they will join Albion Rovers of Coatbridge, Berwick and Cowdenbeath , all now in reduced circumstances. Edinburgh City now back playing at Meadowbank are being relegated to Div2, while Queens Park (Hampden) look like avoiding the drop to Div1. Blantyre Celtic are now an amateur team while Ashfield Juniors no longer play at Ashfield,  having moved to a council facility a few miles away 

    Any English equivalents? Barrow seem to have bucked the trend by getting promotion back into English Div2. 

    Chelsea (Stamford Bridge) are still in the Premier League, though they are having a bit of a rough time this year!

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  13. Posted

    My first race was on 11 May 1960. New Cross v. Norwich. Result: 1. Aub Lawson 2: Jimmy Gooch 3. Split Waterman 4. Harry Edwards. Neither any of the riders nor the teams still with us.

    Out of the 16 riders in that match, I think only two are still with us today, Ove Fundin and Reg Luckhurst (nos 4 & 11resepectively in the Oldest Surviving World Finalists list).

  16. Posted

    2 hours ago, iris123 said:

    Wouldn't it have been the ther way around, as i thought the difference was because of complying with FIM regs ? Maybe introduced when Wimbledon hosted the Internationae ?

    No, I'm sure Steve is correct.

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  17. Posted

    47 minutes ago, chunky said:

    To be honest, I can't say I remember that. Perhaps on of the "older" members on here can answer that? As far as I know, all times were taken from the finish post.

    I can remember when the start and finish line were in different positions at Wimbledon as Steve says, but I can't remember the dates.

  18. Posted

    53 minutes ago, BL65 said:

    West Ham would almost certainly have fallen by the wayside as Charles Ochiltree and co. only re-opened the track in 1964 to make the NL numbers up. 

    I'm sure you are right about that. So, for some of us at least, the NL/PL split was a great blessing!

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  20. Posted

    27 minutes ago, chunky said:

    Thing is, once Tony was in - he stayed in! Do what you want, it's fine with me; I just posted the figures...

    Actually, I don't think either should be removed. I think you were right to include them both in the first place because Tony took over from Ted, so, in a sense, their averages should be combined.

  22. Posted

    2 hours ago, chunky said:

    Thing is, the US was really a prominent speedway nation in the early days of the sport. Having evolved from board-racing into Class 'A' racing (flat-track) into speedway, there was a ton of quality American riders (and Canadians) back then.

    Very true. It is highly likely that the first speedway meetings were held in America rather than Australia if we accept that an essential ingredient of speedway is racing round oval tracks on motor bikes without brakes and sliding round the bends.

  24. Posted

    On 5/22/2020 at 8:00 PM, iris123 said:

    The line-up for day 1

    Sid Chambers

    Byrd McKinney

    Eddie Spadafore

    Snooks Blankenburg

    Sprouts Elder

    Clff Self

    Chico Duarte

    Burton Albrecht

    Lou Casazza

    Bo Lisman

    Miny Waln

    Bert Lewis

    Ed Jones

    Pete Colman

    Ray Holt

    Frank Serveti

    reserves probably for both days at a guess

    Bud Johnson

    Jack Burris

    Manuel Trujill

    Lou Branch

    Whatever happened to Snooks Blankenburg?

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  25. Posted

    1 hour ago, BOBBATH said:

    I'm trying to organise a speedway trip to the " Twisted Too " bar and grill in Roseville. Anybody interested, I bet the Mayor would organise a special welcome. If interested send money to my mate in Nigeria (he's a prince!!!)

    Count me in....

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