IainB Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago British Speedway is saddened to hear of the passing of former rider and promoter Brian Havelock. Brian, father of 1992 World Champion Gary, enjoyed a successful racing career of his own starting in the early 1970s, including spells with Newcastle, Workington and Middlesbrough. He went on to be team manager of both Newcastle and more latterly Redcar, where he also spent time as owner and promoter. Current Bears co-owner Ben Duffill paid tribute: โBrian was a huge character โ the kind of person who always leaves an impression on you. I have lots of fond memories of our time together. โThis is a very sad day for our club. His legacy will remain a lasting part of our history.โ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago RIP Mr Havelock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, IainB said: British Speedway is saddened to hear of the passing of former rider and promoter Brian Havelock. Brian, father of 1992 World Champion Gary, enjoyed a successful racing career of his own starting in the early 1970s, including spells with Newcastle, Workington and Middlesbrough. He went on to be team manager of both Newcastle and more latterly Redcar, where he also spent time as owner and promoter. Current Bears co-owner Ben Duffill paid tribute: โBrian was a huge character โ the kind of person who always leaves an impression on you. I have lots of fond memories of our time together. โThis is a very sad day for our club. His legacy will remain a lasting part of our history.โ Just a gentle reminder Iain, Brian was a fine rider for the Sunderland 'Stars' for roughly three years in the early 70's. This is very sad news.ย Brian was a very good rider who put 100% effort in to everything he did. Riding, managing and promoting. He was a very tough Yorkshire man who was a regular attendee at our Sunderland Speedway Reunions. I got to chat to him a number of times, both at Redcar and at our Reunions. I respected him. My condolences go to his family and friends. R.I.P. + Brian. Edited 3 hours ago by The White Knight Forgot a couple of points 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 11 minutes ago, The White Knight said: Just a gentle reminder Iain, Brian was a fine rider for the Sunderland 'Stars' for roughly three years in the early 70's. Yes, this was a straight copy and paste from the British Speedway press release.ย Brian Havelock was a bit before my time to remember as a rider, I remember him more of as a manager. Newcastle were never really a "glamour" club through my time following 2nd tier Speedway, so he never really resonated with me.ย My overriding memory of him was his appearance in a TV documentary commenting on the death of a rider (was it Wayne Garratt?). He certainly put a shift in to our sport as a rider, manager, promoter and fan and father.ย Condolences to all affected.ย 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Sad news RIP Brian Thoughts with all family and friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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