BOBBATH

This is to Britmet-Colin couldn't figure out how to respond to pm(am technopeasant) anyway my d.o.b. is 1946-went to Clear Lake, Iowa-as you know last Buddy Holly concert-Surf Ballroom still there-statue outside, sidewalk where you can buy brick and have inscribed.Lots of Brits seem to have done so(not me-not that there is anything wrong with that!!) Ivor Brown was great and as noted CH was my favorite away track-lovely people there. Rock on Colin!!!

Who was it then-Eric Linden-??don't be coy, it not like we are discussing who were gay speedway riders!!

Thanx starghost-also Bert had a regular column in the Speedway Star(mid fifties) probably didn't write it himself.His brother Harry was a great character wasn't he!! Sorry to hear re Phil and hope he gets better.

Howdy Byford is still singing in heaven-perhaps along with Buddy Holly-lets hope so.

Yes that's right-don't know where I got the Exeter idea from-anybody have any reminiscences of Bert-was trying to recall if he was a heavy smoker-if so he certainly beat the odds-great longevity.

Jack Scott the singer still performs here in Canada-another hit was "Burning Bridges" he is from Windsor, Ontario

Good for Eddie-I always remember him with Oxford in the mid sixties-glad to hear he is still enjoying life.

Glad to hear Jack is ok-wasn't there another rider of the same name around the same era??

Thanx dantodan-great site and answered my question re Badgers riders.

Hi TigerTom I think the interesting information is that the tallest speedway rider in the world rode there!!!Who was that again.

Great to see the old Badger race jacket-didn't some of the old Brafield riders in the 60's include Laszlo Munkasci and Ian Champion-praps Ted Spittles also??Anybody recall??

Ta mate

What part of UK does Vic live??

Now I recall Jack-from Cradley H. in 1967.

Great posts Norbold and Parkstone Pirate-brought some memories back for me too-is Vic still with us.On an unrelated topic had the opportunity to chat with Stan Bradbury at Paris, Ontario last weekend-Stan has an amazing memory-a real gent too-,he clearly recalls incidents of the 1950's when he was riding for Stoke-he talked a lot about Gil Blake-anyone recall him??

Is that the Jack Scott who later rode in the Prov.League??-lets hope he does better under surgery than poor Joe Thurley did under the British NHS

Great but where is Windon-or did you mean Swindon??

Britmet-nice post I also had a lot of respect for Ivor

Just re reading the Eric autobiography-very good.I am particularly interested in the old PL days and Eric's comments on Ivor Brown-what a dirty rider he was, how Ivor and Ivan had a memorable fight etc etc.Eric says Ivor had little ability but lots of guile-I greatly enjoyed his comments on all riders-but anyone have anything to add re Ivor Brown-I felt Ivor was a little out of his depth among the top guys in the amalgamated BL but also he was much older than many by that time. I always enjoyed watching him ride.

See thread on Eric Boocock-looks like Ron was about to land one on Ivor Brown-at least things were guaranteed to happen when either of those guys were around.

Didn't the "Metropolitan League" also operate in 64 briefly-Newport and Poole with a combined team called Newpool-I think Weymouth were in it also. Never was a full series of fixtures completed tho

Where the hell is Purton???

Interesting post-I last saw Gordon McGregor ride in Doncaster in 1970-so he was 49 then-that means he was still a heat leader in the BL at age 44- that's pretty amazing-according to my 1950 Stenners he was riding for Glasgow White City regularly in 1949-and since by then he waould have been 28 perhaps he rode earlier also.

Gordon was definitely Scottish-had v. long career-Glasgow?, Oxford, Belle Vue, Doncaster-probably others. I recall him for Belle Vue in mid sixties think he was third heat leader with Soren Sjosten and Dick Fisher.

Thanx Bee-as per my meory I recall Jim L. at Long Eaton-1967-he was very much past his best-how old was Ron when he died