BOBBATH 467 Posted October 8, 2022 Blimey wot a list and thanx Chunky. One question, was Tony Lomas a reserve- did he ride in a race or was he dnr. Which World Final was he in? I am scared to see how many on that list are younger than me- I would fit in just behind Jimmy McMillan. Yikes!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, BOBBATH said: Blimey wot a list and thanx Chunky. One question, was Tony Lomas a reserve- did he ride in a race or was he dnr. Which World Final was he in? I am scared to see how many on that list are younger than me- I would fit in just behind Jimmy McMillan. Yikes!! Oops, you're right; Tony qualified for Gothenburg in 1971, but didn't ride. I'll edit that; thanks. The only one on that list I never saw was Friedek. Edited October 8, 2022 by chunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shrub 1,109 Posted October 8, 2022 Shouldn't the Tiger be on that list? Born in 1941 I think. And like you, Friedek was the only one on that list I never saw ride Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Shrub said: Shouldn't the Tiger be on that list? Born in 1941 I think. And like you, Friedek was the only one on that list I never saw ride This list was just an extension of previous lists. We have the 18 oldest, then I posted an update on January 6 which extended it to 1941. The last two on that list were John Louis and Jim Airey. All I did here was add some more names... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shrub 1,109 Posted October 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, chunky said: This list was just an extension of previous lists. We have the 18 oldest, then I posted an update on January 6 which extended it to 1941. The last two on that list were John Louis and Jim Airey. All I did here was add some more names... Knew I should have scrolled back a few pages to check! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted November 1, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 10:21 AM, Bavarian said: What is the date of birth for Arthur Payne, I have it as 28/8/23, but here it is 30/8/24 ??? I've been dreading the next deletion from our oldest surviving World Finalist list for quite a while. I am sorry to say that day has come -the great gentleman Dick Bradley has passed away just before his 98th birthday- he was #2 on the list behind Arthur. R.I.P Dick 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,143 Posted November 2, 2022 21 hours ago, BOBBATH said: I've been dreading the next deletion from our oldest surviving World Finalist list for quite a while. I am sorry to say that day has come -the great gentleman Dick Bradley has passed away just before his 98th birthday- he was #2 on the list behind Arthur. R.I.P Dick Three world finals is pretty good in my mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted March 9, 2023 Sad to report the passing of another list member - Coventry's Jim Lightfoot. He was 89. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,845 Posted March 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, chunky said: Sad to report the passing of another list member - Coventry's Jim Lightfoot. He was 89. Time moves on and these sad events are inescapable, but it doesn’t make it any easier to see the sports rich history and the riders that made it, fading into the past. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, chunky said: Sad to report the passing of another list member - Coventry's Jim Lightfoot. He was 89. Another one gone...sad indeed. Saw his son Robert ride but if I recall retired due to a back injury? RIP Edited March 9, 2023 by steve roberts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split 179 Posted March 9, 2023 Jim Lightfoot rose from being a useful second string in the early 60's to become a world finalist later in his career. Sad to see that we've lost another rider of that calibre. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted March 11, 2023 Sorry to read this.Af ter thedemise of Capn'Jim and Dick Bradley- I reckon that means Gote Nordin and Bob Andrews join the last 16. RIP Capn' Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,845 Posted March 11, 2023 2 hours ago, BOBBATH said: Sorry to read this.Af ter thedemise of Capn'Jim and Dick Bradley- I reckon that means Gote Nordin and Bob Andrews join the last 16. RIP Capn' Jim Hi, Bobbath , Could you Just remind us who the last 16 are? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) 01 - Arthur Payne - 28/08/23 02 - Chum Taylor - 04/04/27 03 - Billy Bales - 06/06/29 04 - Ian Williams - 04/08/31 05 - Per Tage Svensson - 16/10/31 06 - Peo Soderman - 29/10/32 07 - Ove Fundin - 23/05/33 08 - Dan Forsberg - 25/03/34 09 - Josef Hofmeister - 17/06/34 10 - Brian Crutcher - 23/08/34 11 - Mike Broadbank - 25/09/34 12 - Barry Briggs - 30/12/34 13 - Aage Hansen - 13/04/35 14 - Gote Nordin - 02/07/3515 - Bob Andrews - 27/10/193516 - Reg Luckhurst - 11/11/193517 - Doug Davies - 06/08/193618 - Sverre Harrfeldt - 23/11/193719 - Leif Larsson - 16/02/193820 - Rick France - 12/07/193821 - Leif Enecrona - 05/03/194022 - Andrzej Wyglenda 04/05/194123 - John Louis - 14/06/194124 - Jim Airey - 19/08/194125 - Bengt Jansson - 09/01/194326 - Anders Michanek - 30/05/194327 - Trevor Hedge - 30/08/194328 - Terry Betts - 15/09/194329 - Howard Cole 29/12/194330 - Martin Ashby - 05/02/194431 - Jan Simensen - 26/07/194432 - Zygfryd Friedek - 19/10/194433 - Jerzy Trzeszkowski - 10/01/194534 - Eric Boocock - 02/02/194535 - John Boulger - 18/06/194536 - Hasse Holmqvist - 18/06/194537 - Jim McMillan - 03/12/194538 - Soren Karlsson - 23/10/194639 - Ole Olsen - 16/11/194640 - Ray Wilson - 12/03/194741 - Doug Wyer - 16/08/1947 42 - Grigori Khlinovsky - 11/11/4743 - Egon Muller - 26/11/194844 - Christoph Betzl - 13/02/194945 - Jiri Stancl - 18/11/194946 - Viktor Kuznetsov - 27/11/194947 - Georg Hack - 20/02/195048 - Marek Cieslak - 28/06/195049 - Alois Wiesbock - 31/07/195050 - Tommy Johansson - 21/10/1950 51 - Vladimir Gordeev - 30/11/1950 52 - John Titman - 26/01/1951 53 - Dag Lovaas - 25/02/1951 54 - Jan Verner - 03/03/1951 55 - Petr Ondrasik - 08/10/1951 56 - Phil Crump - 09/02/1952 57 - Henny Kroeze - 11/03/1952 58 - Valery Gordeev - 28/08/1952 59 - Dave Jessup - 07/03/1953 60 - Ales Dryml - 10/06/1953 61 - Scott Autrey - 09/07/1953 62 - Gordon Kennett - 02/09/1953 63 - Robert Slabon - 15/09/1953 64 - Peter Collins - 24/03/1954 65 - Larry Ross - 15/06/1954 66 - John Davis - 10/11/1954 67 - Finn Thomsen - 16/02/1955 68 - Mikhail Starostin - 24/02/1955 69 - Tommy Nilsson - 10/03/1955 70 - Jan Andersson - 07/05/1955 71 - Kai Niemi - 15/09/1955 72 - Jerzy Rembas - 18/04/1956 73 - Chris Morton - 22/07/1956 74 - Steve Bastable - 16/09/1956 75 - Bruce Penhall - 10/05/1957 76 - Karl Maier - 24/08/1957 77 - Roman Jankowski - 05/10/1957 78 - Bo Petersen - 21/02/1958 79 - Les Collins - 24/05/1958 80 - Mitch Shirra - 27/09/1958 81 - Michael Lee - 11/12/1958 82 - John Cook - 18/12/1958 83 - Dennis Sigalos - 16/08/1959 84 - Erik Gundersen - 08/10/1959 85 - Hans Nielsen - 26/12/1959 Edited March 11, 2023 by chunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
