Paulco 7,080 Posted June 23, 2017 Bobby really was an exciting rider a lovely style and he was not to shabby either at Newcastle in his Div 2 days.Paulco was Coatbridge the largest track you ever went to ? and did you see Christer Siosten/Egon Muller ride there?.I saw Muller score 0 at the Abbey for Coatbridge then 10 years later he went on and become World Champ. Egon Muller never rode a home match for us , he was gone after two away matches . Christer Sjosten was a cracking little rider . Hampden was much bigger than Coatbridge , Sidney , though Coatbridge was exciting with high bankings much like the Shay 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) Egon Muller never rode a home match for us , he was gone after two away matches . Christer Sjosten was a cracking little rider . Hampden was much bigger than Coatbridge , Sidney , though Coatbridge was exciting with high bankings much like the ShayWorld Championship rounds have been held there 1971 the last one ??? Briggs eliminated it was big forgot that getting old😂 i suppose West Ham would be one of the bigger english tracks along with Crewe. Edited June 23, 2017 by Sidney the robin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted June 23, 2017 World Championship rounds have been held there 1971 the last one ??? Briggs eliminated it was big forgot that getting old i suppose West Ham would be one of the bigger english tracks along with Crewe. I think Crewe was the biggest ever Track in this Country Sidney. It states 475 yards on here - see 'Link': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crewe_Stadium But I was always under the impression it was 440 yards. Still very big. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone 943 Posted June 24, 2017 Egon Muller never rode a home match for us , he was gone after two away matches . Christer Sjosten was a cracking little rider . Hampden was much bigger than Coatbridge , Sidney , though Coatbridge was exciting with high bankings much like the Shay Bollocks ! His first outing was at Coatbridge on on 27/4/73 against Cradley. He beat Bruce Cribb in his first race for his solitary point. Was a bit hairy but wasn't afraid to wind it on. As Max Boyce would say : "I was there" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,080 Posted June 24, 2017 Bollocks ! His first outing was at Coatbridge on on 27/4/73 against Cradley. He beat Bruce Cribb in his first race for his solitary point. Was a bit hairy but wasn't afraid to wind it on. As Max Boyce would say : "I was there" Forgive me for forgetting one meeting when I was 14 lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) Bollocks ! His first outing was at Coatbridge on on 27/4/73 against Cradley. He beat Bruce Cribb in his first race for his solitary point. Was a bit hairy but wasn't afraid to wind it on. As Max Boyce would say : "I was there" He was not very hairy at the Abbey he scored a big fat 0 😜🤓 Edited June 24, 2017 by Sidney the robin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 454 Posted June 24, 2017 Think Harrfeldt and Langli also had brothers riding? So did Dag Lovaas, Ulf if I remember correctly 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted June 24, 2017 So did Dag Lovaas, Ulf if I remember correctly Yes Ulf rode for Cradley and Oxford...could have achieved more in Britain but army/family commitments dictated otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone 943 Posted June 24, 2017 Forgive me for forgetting one meeting when I was 14 lol The booze has certainly taken it's toll on you - you look at least seventy plus nowadays! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,080 Posted June 24, 2017 Think Dag Lovaas was probably the best Norwegian I've saw . There was a Johnny Faanfeng ( sorry spelling ) who rode for Glasgow when I was a wee boy , I can vaguely remember him , think he was quite good . During the Hampden years we had the tragic Svein Kaasa who was killed there 45 years ago this year . Torbjorn Harrysson who rode for Newport was also very good , and of course Reider Eide was the first Monarchs bogeyman lol The booze has certainly taken it's toll on you - you look at least seventy plus nowadays! Charming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
britmet 233 Posted June 24, 2017 Think Dag Lovaas was probably the best Norwegian I've saw . There was a Johnny Faanfeng ( sorry spelling ) who rode for Glasgow when I was a wee boy , I can vaguely remember him , think he was quite good . During the Hampden years we had the tragic Svein Kaasa who was killed there 45 years ago this year . Torbjorn Harrysson who rode for Newport was also very good , and of course Reider Eide was the first Monarchs bogeyman lol Charming Harrysson was a Swede. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,080 Posted June 24, 2017 Harrysson was a Swede. was he ? oops Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
