racers and royals 8,728 Posted January 26 Peter Oakes has posted on facebook that Graham sadly passed away earlier today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,017 Posted January 26 (edited) Just read it. A real Speedway "promoter" and how the sport could do with somebody like this in it's current state. For me, he flew under the radar a bit as a rider but as a promoter brought glory to what at the time was my local team the Long Eaton Invaders and gave me something to look forward to during the long close seasons with the Telford meetings. Was only listening to him recently on the Speedway Tavern podcast telling some great stories and with some great opinions on Speedway, if you've not heard it, check it out. https://youtu.be/7TY4fDm8gkA?si=7jB8Hq0UJJXQY-gp RiP Judge Edited January 26 by iainb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted January 26 Sad news indeed. A valuable member of the "Cheetahs" RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusky 113 Posted January 26 Sad news, had many enjoyable evenings across Europe with Graham at the ice meetings that he PROMOTED with Ian Thomas. Thoughts are with his family at this time. RIP Graham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,093 Posted January 26 Been a bad couple of days, eh? He really wasn't that old, either... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,253 Posted January 26 Sad news. R.I.P. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted January 27 Just seen the sad news, big shame, RIP Graham.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted January 27 RiP Graham & Condolences to Denise and all the family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted January 27 Incredibly sad news to wake up to. A very underrated rider especially at Hull An outstanding Promoter for Brummies and a man whose opinions were always worth listening to. A genuinely nice man and family and thoughts very much with Denise. It all sounds like a very sudden illness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano 1,318 Posted January 27 How very sad. RIP fella. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25yearfan 476 Posted January 27 Not an easy man to get on with at times with his draconian, old style headmaster like management/ people skills but together with his wife he was a very good speedway administrator and manager. The fact the highly efficient Tony Mole employed the husband and wife team over a number of years at quite a few tracks speaks volumes. The indoor ice speedway meetings he promoted with Ian Thomas over many years and at many venues and different Countries were a big success and became a regular part of the speedway calender. Graham also had a decent racing career but like others have rightly stated, his riding abilities went under the radar somewhat mainly I think cause he rode in the 70's/80's golden period for British speedway when Britain had 3/4 times as many riders as they do now and spent many years at Hull Vikings when he was team mates with legends like Ivan Mauger, Barry Briggs, Kelly Moran and Dennis Sigalos. Presently British speedway could do with more riders and Managers as good as Graham Drury was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,781 Posted January 27 We (GRT Media) used to record the meetings at Workington when Graham was team manager/Promoter and was a delight to work with. Always honest in his interviews and very easy to get on with. RIP Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
