steve roberts 9,246 Posted August 18, 2023 As someone who doesn't sleep too well I set myself little tasks. I tried to come up with foreign riders who only represented one team (qualifying years being five) during the British League era and came up with the following (I'm sure there must be others?) New Zealand - Rick Timmo (Oxford) Norway - Odd Fossengen (Poole) Sweden - Per Jonsson (Reading) Denmark - Erik Gundersen (Cradley Heath) USA - Rick Miller (Coventry) Poland - Edward Jancarz (Wimbledon) However I couldn't come up with an Australian? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
salty 2,202 Posted August 18, 2023 Can't think of an Aussie at the moment.... Stefan Salomonsson - Wimbledon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BL65 657 Posted August 18, 2023 Cradley Heath: Gert Handberg (Denmark) 6 seasons and Bruce Penhall (USA) 5 seasons. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryce 349 Posted August 18, 2023 Tommy Knudsen only rode for Coventry I believe. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted August 18, 2023 32 minutes ago, salty said: Can't think of an Aussie at the moment.... Stefan Salomonsson - Wimbledon A good solid dependable sort of rider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted August 18, 2023 22 minutes ago, BL65 said: Cradley Heath: Gert Handberg (Denmark) 6 seasons and Bruce Penhall (USA) 5 seasons. I'd forgotten Gert Handberg. Tended to get overlooked by his more illustrious compatriots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,093 Posted August 18, 2023 I've found several that came up a year short, either just having a four-year British career, or like Zenon Plech, just having one year somewhere else... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted August 18, 2023 22 minutes ago, chunky said: I've found several that came up a year short, either just having a four-year British career, or like Zenon Plech, just having one year somewhere else... Don't know why I came up with the figure five? Just seemed a good starting point! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,093 Posted August 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, steve roberts said: Don't know why I came up with the figure five? Just seemed a good starting point! Because you can't count above five? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted August 18, 2023 29 minutes ago, chunky said: Because you can't count above five? ...you know me too well from my University Challenge efforts! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,643 Posted August 18, 2023 I've got two Australians - one from Middlesbrough and one from Rye House. Both did five did five seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,986 Posted August 18, 2023 Bluey Wilkinson ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,093 Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, arnieg said: I've got two Australians - one from Middlesbrough and one from Rye House. Both did five did five seasons. I know exactly who you mean at Rye! I hadn't gone through all the NL teams yet... Still trying to figure out the one at 'Boro. EDIT - Got him! It wasn't five consecutive years, that's what screwed me. Edited August 18, 2023 by chunky 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,093 Posted August 18, 2023 1 hour ago, steve roberts said: ...you know me too well from my University Challenge efforts! I wasn't going to say that, but... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,643 Posted August 18, 2023 24 minutes ago, iris123 said: Bluey Wilkinson ? I did write him down, but crossed him out as the brief was British League era. Les Hewitt (Coventry 1949-53) similarly falls by the wayside. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
