chunky 6,145 Posted May 2 (edited) In recent years, we have had a glut of silly names like Jye, Keynan, and Rohan, but what of years go by? There were some unusual names, but were they actually unique in speedway? Some I can think of are: Gus (Gustave) Kuhn Wilbur Lamoreaux Triss (Tristram) Sharp Cordy (Corydon) Milne Val (Valentine) Morton Bryce Subritzky Derick Close Byrd McKinney Hillary Buchanan Miny (Minard) Waln Leo McAulliffe DeWayne Keeter Does anyone know; are these unique in speedway? Have there been any other riders with these first names? Can you think of any other names that may be unique? And yes, I'm concentrating on those from English-speaking nations. Edited May 3 by chunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,247 Posted May 3 6 hours ago, chunky said: In recent years, we have had a glut of silly names like Jye, Keynan, and Rohan, but what of years go by? There were some unusual names, but were they actually unique in speedway? Some I can think of are: Gus (Gustave) Kuhn Wilbur Lamoreaux Triss (Tristram) Sharp Cordy (Corydon) Milne Val (Valentine) Morton Bryce Subritzky Derick Close Byrd McKinney Hillary Buchanan Miny (Minard) Waln Leo McAulliffe DeWayne Keeter Does anyone know; are these unique in speedway? Have there been any other riders with these first names? Can you think of any other names that may be unique? And yes, I'm concentrating on those from English-speaking nations. BoBo Valentine...can't recall what it stood for? Sumner McKnight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BL65 658 Posted May 3 9 hours ago, chunky said: In recent years, we have had a glut of silly names like Jye, Keynan, and Rohan, but what of years go by? There were some unusual names, but were they actually unique in speedway? Some I can think of are: Leo McAulliffe Does anyone know; are these unique in speedway? Have there been any other riders with these first names? Can you think of any other names that may be unique? And yes, I'm concentrating on those from English-speaking nations. There were two others, Leo Ramm and Leo Lungo. A few more who have ridden in Britain - there may be riders with the same forenames who have ridden elsewhere: Dene Davies Chum (Edwin) Taylor Etienne Oliver Ezra Deakin Claude Rye Julie (Jules) Benson Marvyn Cox Krister Marsh Elwood Stilwell Dent (Denton) Oliver Elvis Jones Tara O’Callaghan Ham (Hamlet) Burrill Denzil Kent (Goldy) Godwin Restall Dingle Brown Dyson Harper Deon Prinsloo Hulley Howard Judd Drew Crawley Rous Grieves Davidson Hank Bird Harwood Pike Milton Caisley Murray Burt Toby Boschoff Troy Pratt Shorty (Alvin) Schirmer Harvey Swanson Dominic Perry Gerard (Gerry) Scott Plus some who used 'unique' nicknames: Bat (Bernard) Byrnes Blos (Kenneth) Bromfield Gruff (Cecil) Garland Bunny (Bernard) Wilcox Dilly (David) Gittins Tyburn Gallows (Raymond Humphrey) Sandy (Alexander) McGillivray Dai (David) Evans Dink (David) Philpotts (Crocky) Emerson RawdingButch (John) Williams Clarrie (Clarence) Eldridge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briggo 30 Posted May 3 2 hours ago, steve roberts said: BoBo Valentine...can't recall what it stood for? Sumner McKnight. Bobo’s real name was David, not sure where the nickname came from 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,145 Posted May 3 1 hour ago, BL65 said: There were two others, Leo Ramm and Leo Lungo. A few more who have ridden in Britain - there may be riders with the same forenames who have ridden elsewhere: Dene Davies Chum (Edwin) Taylor Etienne Oliver Ezra DeakinClaude Rye Julie (Jules) Benson Marvyn CoxKrister Marsh Elwood Stilwell Dent (Denton) Oliver Elvis Jones Tara O’Callaghan Ham (Hamlet) Burrill Denzil Kent (Goldy) Godwin RestallDingle Brown Dyson Harper Deon Prinsloo Hulley Howard Judd Drew Crawley Rous Grieves DavidsonHank Bird Harwood Pike Milton CaisleyMurray Burt Toby BoschoffTroy Pratt Shorty (Alvin) Schirmer Harvey Swanson Dominic Perry Gerard (Gerry) Scott Plus some who used 'unique' nicknames: Bat (Bernard) Byrnes Blos (Kenneth) Bromfield Gruff (Cecil) Garland Bunny (Bernard) Wilcox Dilly (David) Gittins Tyburn Gallows (Raymond Humphrey) Sandy (Alexander) McGillivray Dai (David) Evans Dink (David) Philpotts (Crocky) Emerson RawdingButch (John) Williams Clarrie (Clarence) Eldridge Well, I was totally avoid actual nicknames, as that would add dozens! Thanks, I wondered about Leo. Now, your list: Claude Rye - Claude Bergeron (Canada) Krister Marsh - Krister Jacobsen (Denmark) Dingle Brown - real name is John Hank Bird - Hank Bassett (USA) Murray Burt - Murray Briggs (NZ) Troy Pratt - Troy Bachelor (Australia) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,145 Posted May 3 4 hours ago, steve roberts said: BoBo Valentine...can't recall what it stood for? Sumner McKnight. I thought of Sumner after I'd posted the list! Strange how many Americans are on the list, eh? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split 181 Posted May 3 1 hour ago, chunky said: Well, I was totally avoid actual nicknames, as that would add dozens! Thanks, I wondered about Leo. Now, your list: Claude Rye - Claude Bergeron (Canada) Krister Marsh - Krister Jacobsen (Denmark) Dingle Brown - real name is John Hank Bird - Hank Bassett (USA) Murray Burt - Murray Briggs (NZ) Troy Pratt - Troy Bachelor (Australia) It's interesting that Murray Briggs assumed the surname, Burt. He obviously didn't want to be confused with Wayne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,179 Posted May 3 43 minutes ago, Split said: It's interesting that Murray Briggs assumed the surname, Burt. He obviously didn't want to be confused with Wayne I thought you might have mentioned Squire Francis Waterman, Split! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,179 Posted May 3 (edited) 4 hours ago, BL65 said: Plus some who used 'unique' nicknames: Bat (Bernard) Byrnes Blos (Kenneth) Bromfield Gruff (Cecil) Garland Bunny (Bernard) Wilcox Dilly (David) Gittins Tyburn Gallows (Raymond Humphrey) Sandy (Alexander) McGillivray Dai (David) Evans Dink (David) Philpotts (Crocky) Emerson Rawding Butch (John) Williams Clarrie (Clarence) Eldridge Split (Squire Francis) Waterman Edited May 3 by norbold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,110 Posted May 3 (edited) I was going to mention Lloyd Elder (sprouts), and wisely thought i would check and found Lloyd was his middle name. Another is Robin Lloyd Amundson But without going through all the records of riders, was there one or more with Lloyd as Christian name. Not such an uncommon name, and one of my first school mates was a Lloyd, although he was from Jamaica, and doesn't qualify as the Jamaican speedway rider Joshua (Josh) Auty maybe ? Edited May 3 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frigbo 524 Posted May 3 48 minutes ago, iris123 said: I was going to mention Lloyd Elder (sprouts), and wisely thought i would check and found Lloyd was his middle name. Another is Robin Lloyd Amundson But without going through all the records of riders, was there one or more with Lloyd as Christian name. Not such an uncommon name, and one of my first school mates was a Lloyd, although he was from Jamaica, and doesn't qualify as the Jamaican speedway rider Joshua (Josh) Auty maybe ? Lloyd Dobson 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,145 Posted May 3 1 hour ago, iris123 said: I was going to mention Lloyd Elder (sprouts), and wisely thought i would check and found Lloyd was his middle name. Another is Robin Lloyd Amundson But without going through all the records of riders, was there one or more with Lloyd as Christian name. Not such an uncommon name, and one of my first school mates was a Lloyd, although he was from Jamaica, and doesn't qualify as the Jamaican speedway rider Joshua (Josh) Auty maybe ? Josh Larsen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,145 Posted May 3 1 hour ago, norbold said: Split (Squire Francis) Waterman Please note, the first names I have listed are the names they rode under. So, Split doesn't count as it was a nickname, and Squire doesn't count as he never used it! Middle names ARE acceptable, as they are part of the legal name, as are variations (Joshua/Josh, Valentine/Val etc). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,145 Posted May 3 23 minutes ago, frigbo said: Lloyd Dobson Good call - as would be Lloyd Goffe... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,145 Posted May 3 Another one off BL65's list: Dominic Perry - Dominic Manzares (USA) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
