steve roberts 9,246 Posted September 1, 2023 11 hours ago, Derrickn said: When Halifax 're-opened in1965,Long Eaton were the first visitors,and on a rainy night in front of 11.000 fans ran out victors by 41-37.Rim must have been riding that night,but it was a young Ray Wilson who caught the eye.I still remember that night,if only we could turn the speedway clock back to those great days. ....funny if I had written this the trawling "troll" would be on my case! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted September 1, 2023 Sad news. Dennis had a Hull connection riding for the Vikings in 1972 & 1973, though he didn't move up into the British League with Hull in 1974, had a few matches for Sunderland, retired from riding then went on to be the team manger at Halifax. RIP Dennis.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted September 1, 2023 21 hours ago, Derrickn said: When Halifax 're-opened in1965,Long Eaton were the first visitors,and on a rainy night in front of 11.000 fans ran out victors by 41-37.Rim must have been riding that night,but it was a young Ray Wilson who caught the eye.I still remember that night,if only we could turn the speedway clock back to those great days. When the 65 season started I foloowed avidly every match report in the Star. I recall Long Eaton starting off the season very well e.g. as you say beating Halifax at Halifax, I think they had another upset away win early on (Edinburgh perhaps?) and at that point looked like contenders-then they had a truly dreadful run of injuries- Wilson, also maybe Cresp and finished at the bottom of the league (I think). As we all say -great days and 1965 was a superb season- I even used to hitch hike to get to away tracks-not sure you can do that safely nowadays -or am I just speaking from my more timid old (Hold on -mature) age!!! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puma23 27 Posted September 28, 2023 DM Wielkiej Brytanii - Liga (British Team Championship - League) Rok (Yr): 1972 Klub (Club): Halifax Dukes Liga (Lge): British League Division One Pozycja (Pos): 12 Średnia (Avg): 4,000 Rok (Yr): 1972 Klub (Club): Hull Vikings Liga (Lge): British League Division Two Pozycja (Pos): 8 Średnia (Avg): 5,714 Rok (Yr): 1973 Klub (Club): Halifax Dukes Liga (Lge): British League Division One Pozycja (Pos): 9 Średnia (Avg): 4,000 Rok (Yr): 1973 Klub (Club): Hull Vikings Liga (Lge): British League Division Two Pozycja (Pos): 12 Średnia (Avg): 5,554 Rok (Yr): 1974 Klub (Club): Wolverhampton Wolves Liga (Lge): British League Division One Pozycja (Pos): 11 Średnia (Avg): 1,333 Rok (Yr): 1974 Klub (Club): Sunderland Stars Liga (Lge): British League Division Two Pozycja (Pos): 17 Średnia (Avg): 5,000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
