martinmauger 584 Posted September 23, 2009 I remember a German called Walter Grubmuller, may have ridden for Exeter and mostly specialised in grass/long track like most of his countrymen? Well I watched F3 car racing on C5 the other night and there was a young driver with the same name.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,103 Posted September 23, 2009 I remember a German called Walter Grubmuller, may have ridden for Exeter and mostly specialised in grass/long track like most of his countrymen? Well I watched F3 car racing on C5 the other night and there was a young driver with the same name.... Well, he wasn't German; he was Austrian. He did ride for Exeter, though. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybikespeedway 75 Posted September 23, 2009 Who was the the shortest rider Peter Craven, Soren Sjosten,Toby harrysson, Billy Bales anyone know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Topcat 58 Posted September 23, 2009 Who was the the shortest rider Peter Craven, Soren Sjosten,Toby harrysson, Billy Bales anyone know Or "Casper" Kenny Cameron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmartin 7 Posted September 23, 2009 I think Billy Bales was the smallest Rider I saw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,116 Posted September 23, 2009 Johnnie Chamberlain was reputed to be the smallest I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted September 23, 2009 I agree with Norbold on this one-my vote is for Johnnie Chamberlain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyguy 20 Posted September 23, 2009 Johnnie Chamberlain was reputed to be the smallest I think. And he probably was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldscot 0 Posted September 23, 2009 Zoltan Adorjan , Allan Fog, Lars Gunnestad , Max Grosskreutz, Henryk Glucklich, Drasko Orsic, Jan Mucha, Andrzej Wyglenda to name but a few Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
star ghost 7 Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) Johnnie Chamberlain at 4ft 7 inches I think "and that was big for a Bloater" Edited September 23, 2009 by star ghost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Turner 0 Posted September 23, 2009 Poor Graham Miles! Where did/does Harry Huntly ride? Harry rode for Newcastle (and Gosforth) right from the early days of the sport in this country. A good rider, despite his massive height. Just under 7 foot in his boots and helmet ! While checking him out I read about a couple of match-races he had with Wally Lloyd at Birmingham. The crowd couldn't stop laughing as the riders shook hands before their first race, as 17-year-old Wally was only 5ft 3in ! Wally won 2-0 mind Harry passed away in 1995 aged 88, soon after having his wish granted to sit on a modern bike. A Reading junior, Mick Hester, was kind enough to take one up to him at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted September 23, 2009 Nice story Steve Turner-what say you Norbold I reckon we should crown Harry Huntly as the tallest ever!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Butler 0 Posted September 24, 2009 etc etc??? You mean he had more than ONE hit? And there's me thinking that his Greatest Hits album contained 14 versions of Wimoweh (the original, instrumental, re-mix, extended re-mix, backwards, etc) His greatest hits were the ones he scored as Angus McKenzie the novice rider at Hyde Road! I only remember him having one hit song as Karl Denver the singer i.e. Wimoweh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,116 Posted September 24, 2009 Nice story Steve Turner-what say you Norbold I reckon we should crown Harry Huntly as the tallest ever!!!!!!!!! Looks like it. A match race between Harry Huntly and Johnnie Chamberlain would have been good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyguy 20 Posted September 24, 2009 Nobody has mentioned Dink Philpotts or Bingley Creig yet Crouch Surely you mean Bingley CREE, still alive and living in Canada? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
