Jonas H
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I wish it had been! đ
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The Chieftain Stand was still there when I first visited Belle Vue in September 1993. I think it was demolished a year or two later.
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Arthur Payne 101 years today!
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Nordin's death was announced on December 1.
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.Göte Nordin, aged 88, passed away on November 21
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Agree with you, but at least older than the officially acknowledged version of speedway.
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Arthur Payne, born 28/08/23, becomes 100 years today. The only remaining rider who is older than the sport itself! First acknowledged speedway meeting was held on December 15, 1923.
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Speedway Star had a very interesting four-page story about Ron Johnson in their December 31 issue.
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According to this site, Johnson amassed a fortune during his speedway career and the film âOnce a Jolly Swagman,â starring Dirk Bogarde, was based on his life. https://wais.org.au/hallofchampions/ron-johnson/ Never heard about that before, true or not?
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According to this article by Peter White, Ron Johnson's last race was at Sheffield in the second half towards the end of 1963. https://www.speedwaypast.com/stories/larger-than-life-ron-johnson
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Where's Gunnar Malmqvist? Scored 7 points to finish tenth in the 1968 world final. Gunnar is alive and well, lives at Vetlanda and celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary in February. Born 25/12/1940 and should be number 18 on the list. https://www.merinfo.se/person/Vetlanda/Bo-Erik-Gunnar-Malmqvist-1940/bju2x-nhch
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There was no other Söderman. You might have thought about Rune Sörmander?
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Peo is definitely dead. Well before Wikipedia even existed. Was a referee for many years, but died suddenly in July, 1992, some 3 months before his 60th birthday.
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Peo Söderman is gone as well. He died already in July 1992, aged just 59.
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Two fo the Swedish riders on the list passed away several years ago. Per Tage Svensson died on May 26, 2008 and Leif Enecrona as early as April 11, 2003.
