chunky 6,096 Posted September 6, 2022 6 hours ago, BOBBATH said: Thanx Norbold when was Oxford and Norwich?? I think Oxford was Thursday, but Norwich was definitely Saturday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,096 Posted September 6, 2022 7 hours ago, norbold said: Wimbledon's might was always Monday back in the day. Monday: Wimbledon Tuesday: West Ham Wednesday: New Cross Thursday: Wembley Friday: Harringay Yep, that was my mum's weekly speedway action in the early 50's! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted September 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, chunky said: I think Oxford was Thursday, but Norwich was definitely Saturday. Yes Oxford was most definately Thursday...it changed to Friday when Hackney's license was acquired back in 1984. It reverted back to a Thursday for a couple of seasons (can't remember the reason why now?) and then back to Fridays during the late eighties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted September 6, 2022 7 hours ago, norbold said: Wimbledon's might was always Monday back in the day. Monday: Wimbledon Tuesday: West Ham Wednesday: New Cross Thursday: Wembley Friday: Harringay Must have been great being a speedway fan in London during those days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,096 Posted September 6, 2022 2 hours ago, steve roberts said: Must have been great being a speedway fan in London during those days! Even in my teens, I had three a week! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BL65 657 Posted September 6, 2022 13 hours ago, BOBBATH said: in 1965 did Wimbledon run on a Monday night or am I dreaming Wimbledon home meetings were mainly staged on Saturdays during 1965 and 1966 before switching to Thursdays in 1967. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,116 Posted September 6, 2022 17 minutes ago, BL65 said: Wimbledon home meetings were mainly staged on Saturdays during 1965 and 1966 before switching to Thursdays in 1967. Now you come to mention it, I seem to remember that in 1965, Wimbledon only held "Big" meetings on Mondays - Internationale, Laurels and GB v. Soviet Union Test match. Their regular night was Saturday. I don't remember much about 1966 as I was away at college in Norwich, so didn't get to see much speedway in London. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,991 Posted September 6, 2022 Speedway researcher is the place t go when wanting to know race nights for tracks in various years. Tbh i only thought of it myself after asking roughly the same question here for a year , although it was one when Walthamstow were also running Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andout 654 Posted September 7, 2022 On 9/6/2022 at 4:06 AM, chunky said: Even in my teens, I had three a week! Four a week for me sometimes and I went to all four. Monday: Wimbledon Tuesday: West Ham Wednesday: Oh dear, what can I do? Occasionally it was Crayford....think that was a Wednesday. Thursday: Wembley Friday: Hackney Then it was follow wherever West Ham was on a Saturday and Canterbury or Eastbourne on a Sunday But, it would not be unusual for me to go six times a week. Damn, what a Speedway NERD I was! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,096 Posted September 7, 2022 Just now, andout said: Four a week for me sometimes and I went to all four. Monday: Wimbledon Tuesday: West Ham Wednesday: Oh dear, what can I do? Occasionally it was Crayford....think that was a Wednesday. Thursday: Wembley Friday: Hackney Then it was follow wherever West Ham was on a Saturday and Canterbury or Eastbourne on a Sunday But, it would not be unusual for me to go six times a week. Damn, what a Speedway NERD I was! Crayford was Tuesday. After I started driving (after White City closed), I used to pop over to Crayford sometimes. Biggest problem was the poxy drive around the South Circular! Plus, they never opened until after Wimbledon switched to Thursdays. Hey, I was the same. After Crayford closed, I like to pop up to Milton Keynes on a Tuesday. I also liked Canterbury and Rye. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andout 654 Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, chunky said: Crayford was Tuesday. After I started driving (after White City closed), I used to pop over to Crayford sometimes. Biggest problem was the poxy drive around the South Circular! Plus, they never opened until after Wimbledon switched to Thursdays. Hey, I was the same. After Crayford closed, I like to pop up to Milton Keynes on a Tuesday. I also liked Canterbury and Rye. My old friend now deceased, Tony Armstrong used to ride for Crayford. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted September 8, 2022 Hi Roger. Did you know Tony after he emigrated to Canada or before? I recall him marrying Stan Bradbury's daughter. How old was Tony when he passed, I think they had moved out west- Edmonton maybe?? Glad to see him mentioned and glad he lives on in our memories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,096 Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, BOBBATH said: Hi Roger. Did you know Tony after he emigrated to Canada or before? I recall him marrying Stan Bradbury's daughter. How old was Tony when he passed, I think they had moved out west- Edmonton maybe?? Glad to see him mentioned and glad he lives on in our memories. Tony passed away eleven days before his 67th birthday. Also, it appears that andout was correct; from 1968 to 1970, Crayford rode on a Wednesday (I was still a kid, then...) Edited September 8, 2022 by chunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andout 654 Posted September 8, 2022 11 hours ago, BOBBATH said: Hi Roger. Did you know Tony after he emigrated to Canada or before? I recall him marrying Stan Bradbury's daughter. How old was Tony when he passed, I think they had moved out west- Edmonton maybe?? Glad to see him mentioned and glad he lives on in our memories. I first met Tony in 1977 at Welland but I had seen him at Crayford, never remembered him though from there. Pretty good rider at Welland winning one Canadian Championship. An absolute quiet spoken gentleman....Yes you are correct he went to Edmonton to live, I did visit him once out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,096 Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Okay, time for the latest update. Here are all the former World Finalists born in the 1940's and 50's, including an addition (in bold) to my previous list. What scared me was the fact that I've gone through the 1980's now - and it's incredible to see how many riders who rode in World Finals in the 80's are no longer with us. Toni Kasper, Roman Matousek, Vaclav Verner, Kenny Carter, Alan Grahame, Billy Sanders, Kelly Moran, Simon Wigg, Zenon Plech, Edward Jancarz, and two non-riding reserves, Emil Sova and Henryk Olszak. To me, the 1980's seems like yesterday... Bengt Jansson - 09/01/1943 Anders Michanek - 30/05/1943Trevor Hedge - 30/08/1943Terry Betts - 15/09/1943Howard Cole 29/12/1943Martin Ashby - 05/02/1944Jan Simensen - 26/07/1944Zygfryd Friedek - 19/10/1944Jerzy Trzeszkowski - 10/01/1945Eric Boocock - 02/02/1945John Boulger - 18/06/1945Hasse Holmqvist - 18/06/1945Jim McMillan - 03/12/1945Soren Karlsson - 23/10/1946Ole Olsen - 16/11/1946Ray Wilson - 12/03/1947Doug Wyer - 16/08/1947Grigori Khlinovsky - 11/11/1947Egon Muller - 26/11/1948Christoph Betzl - 13/02/1949Jiri Stancl - 18/11/1949Viktor Kuznetsov - 27/11/1949 Georg Hack - 20/02/1950 Marek Cieslak - 28/06/1950 Alois Wiesbock - 31/07/1950 Tommy Johansson - 21/10/1950 Vladimir Gordeev - 30/11/1950 John Titman - 26/01/1951 Dag Lovaas - 25/02/1951 Jan Verner - 03/03/1951 Petr Ondrasik - 08/10/1951 Phil Crump - 09/02/1952 Henny Kroeze - 11/03/1952 Valery Gordeev - 28/08/1952 Dave Jessup - 07/03/1953 Ales Dryml - 10/06/1953 Scott Autrey - 09/07/1953 Gordon Kennett - 02/09/1953 Robert Slabon - 15/09/1953 Peter Collins - 24/03/1954 Larry Ross - 15/06/1954 John Davis - 10/11/1954 Finn Thomsen - 16/02/1955 Mikhail Starostin - 24/02/1955 Tommy Nilsson - 10/03/1955 Jan Andersson - 07/05/1955 Kai Niemi - 15/09/1955 Jerzy Rembas - 18/04/1956 Chris Morton - 22/07/1956 Steve Bastable - 16/09/1956 Bruce Penhall - 10/05/1957 Karl Maier - 24/08/1957 Roman Jankowski - 05/10/1957 Bo Petersen - 21/02/1958 Les Collins - 24/05/1958 Mitch Shirra - 27/09/1958 Michael Lee - 11/12/1958 John Cook - 18/12/1958 Dennis Sigalos - 16/08/1959 Erik Gundersen - 08/10/1959 Hans Nielsen - 26/12/1959 Edited October 8, 2022 by chunky 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
