crazyb 156 Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 3:53 PM, TesarRacing said: Is Somerset the only speedway team currently and over the years to be named after a county as opposed to a town or city etc? Just something that sprung to my mind today!! You're not very good at geography either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barney Rabbit 727 Posted September 1, 2018 (edited) Was Teesside a county in the early/mid 1970s when Middlesbrough rode as 'Teesside Tigers'? Edited September 1, 2018 by Barney Rabbit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 4:06 PM, waytogo28 said: Berwick - it's neither here nor there and has been both. Not true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TesarRacing 1,825 Posted September 3, 2018 On 9/1/2018 at 7:58 AM, crazyb said: You're not very good at geography either Why? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TesarRacing 1,825 Posted September 3, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 6:57 PM, chunky said: What about Todd Wiltshire, David Cheshire and Lee Derbyshire? Steve Very good Chunky! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dj350z 2,266 Posted September 3, 2018 Lanarkshire Eagles? Does that count? Was this their official name or was it really Motherwell? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukes 19 Posted September 4, 2018 23 August 1928 Yorkshire Wolves v Manchester City Tigers. Possibly the earliest team and nickname classification. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, dukes said: 23 August 1928 Yorkshire Wolves v Manchester City Tigers. Possibly the earliest team and nickname classification. Very interesting! Of course, there were no "official" teams in 1928, so that was probably some kind of representative event. You only have a small snippet of the pic here, but were there any other similar events on that programme? Where was that, incidentally? I had a look on the Speedway Researcher website, and didn't find anything. I know that George Reynard rode at some of the northern tracks, and had ridden at Rochdale the previous Saturday... Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,990 Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, dukes said: 23 August 1928 Yorkshire Wolves v Manchester City Tigers. Possibly the earliest team and nickname classification. Were these even teams in the sense of there being more than one rider representing them?I know in London there were also match races where one rider rode for White City (Clem Cort from memory )and another represented another track.This looks on the face of it like it was also a match race? Edited September 4, 2018 by iris123 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted September 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, iris123 said: Were these even teams in the sense of there being more than one rider representing them?I know in London there were also match races where one rider rode for White City (Clem Cort from memory )and another represented another track.This looks on the face of it like it was also a match race? That's more of what I was thinking... Adds a little bit of interest with an "us against them" feature. It would be a help to see the whole evening's programme. Steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,342 Posted September 4, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 3:56 PM, TesarRacing said: Ah, good shout! Don't know why I missed that one. Is there any reason why these teams have been named after their counties? Burnham on Sea Rebels just ain't the same as good ole Zummerzet! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drew2 251 Posted September 4, 2018 3 hours ago, auntie doris said: Burnham on Sea Rebels just ain't the same as good ole Zummerzet! Why Burnham on Sea when they are based in Highbridge?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TesarRacing 1,825 Posted September 5, 2018 16 hours ago, dukes said: 23 August 1928 Yorkshire Wolves v Manchester City Tigers. Possibly the earliest team and nickname classification. Great find Dukes! I love the name 'Skid' Skinner!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dj350z 2,266 Posted September 5, 2018 21 hours ago, dukes said: 23 August 1928 Yorkshire Wolves v Manchester City Tigers. Possibly the earliest team and nickname classification. Wasn't 'Skid' Skinner from the family who did the stunt 'wall of death' shows? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukes 19 Posted September 5, 2018 Meeting was at Thrum Hall, Halifax. Full article was sent to Speedway Researcher last year. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites