BOBBATH

Thanx dantodan-great site and answered my question re Badgers riders.

Hi TigerTom I think the interesting information is that the tallest speedway rider in the world rode there!!!Who was that again.

Great to see the old Badger race jacket-didn't some of the old Brafield riders in the 60's include Laszlo Munkasci and Ian Champion-praps Ted Spittles also??Anybody recall??

Ta mate

What part of UK does Vic live??

Now I recall Jack-from Cradley H. in 1967.

Great posts Norbold and Parkstone Pirate-brought some memories back for me too-is Vic still with us.On an unrelated topic had the opportunity to chat with Stan Bradbury at Paris, Ontario last weekend-Stan has an amazing memory-a real gent too-,he clearly recalls incidents of the 1950's when he was riding for Stoke-he talked a lot about Gil Blake-anyone recall him??

Is that the Jack Scott who later rode in the Prov.League??-lets hope he does better under surgery than poor Joe Thurley did under the British NHS

Great but where is Windon-or did you mean Swindon??

Britmet-nice post I also had a lot of respect for Ivor

See thread on Eric Boocock-looks like Ron was about to land one on Ivor Brown-at least things were guaranteed to happen when either of those guys were around.

Just re reading the Eric autobiography-very good.I am particularly interested in the old PL days and Eric's comments on Ivor Brown-what a dirty rider he was, how Ivor and Ivan had a memorable fight etc etc.Eric says Ivor had little ability but lots of guile-I greatly enjoyed his comments on all riders-but anyone have anything to add re Ivor Brown-I felt Ivor was a little out of his depth among the top guys in the amalgamated BL but also he was much older than many by that time. I always enjoyed watching him ride.

Didn't the "Metropolitan League" also operate in 64 briefly-Newport and Poole with a combined team called Newpool-I think Weymouth were in it also. Never was a full series of fixtures completed tho

Where the hell is Purton???

Interesting post-I last saw Gordon McGregor ride in Doncaster in 1970-so he was 49 then-that means he was still a heat leader in the BL at age 44- that's pretty amazing-according to my 1950 Stenners he was riding for Glasgow White City regularly in 1949-and since by then he waould have been 28 perhaps he rode earlier also.

Gordon was definitely Scottish-had v. long career-Glasgow?, Oxford, Belle Vue, Doncaster-probably others. I recall him for Belle Vue in mid sixties think he was third heat leader with Soren Sjosten and Dick Fisher.

Thanx Bee-as per my meory I recall Jim L. at Long Eaton-1967-he was very much past his best-how old was Ron when he died

Thanx for the memory Shirleybee-Ron and Colin Gooddy were two tough sons of guns-Ron always put on a good show at Newport also

Hi Britmet-thanx for the comprehensive info-wish I could have been at a few PLRC finals-partic the 64 one !!

Matt-does it include year of birth and death(where applicable) for each rider?

Tough on Michanek I thought-why not re run it??

That's right midland red-the garage was at Bloxwich-thanx also starghost for reminding us of the unusual situation re reserves for 63 World Final-I'd completely forgotten that. Jim Lightfoot used to be known as Captain Jim-not just because he was the Bees capt. but I think there was a movie called that in the early 60's-funny how Jim seems to have disappeared-recall him riding at Long Eaton after he left the Bees.Incidentally does anyone know when Ron quit riding.

OK RONBUTLER-in your case we will make an exception and just knock 10 years off -making you 65 so you get to keep all your privileges-having said that even tho you claim to be only 75-do you recall anything about Ron Mountford or Jim Lightfoot as per other thread??

engine man-that is right that Ron had a garage and Rick worked there-how did Rick seem when you saw him that time. I think Jim is still alive but nobody seems to know much.Interestingly enough all 3 of these bees had one World Final app. -Ron as noted in 62, Jim in 63 and Rick in 67.