stevehone Posted Saturday at 04:58 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:58 PM sad to hear that Les Rumsey has passed away .. a nice bloke and one of the old school riders that was disappointed with things now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted Saturday at 05:24 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:24 PM Sad to hear this. Les rode for Wolves in 1981 and both him and Bruce Cribb were great with the younger riders. RIP Les. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted Saturday at 05:24 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:24 PM RIP Les, good rider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted Saturday at 05:48 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:48 PM Very sad news...Les enjoyed a great season at Oxford in 1979! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapewrecker Posted Saturday at 06:58 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:58 PM Condolences to family and all who knew him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted yesterday at 10:36 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:36 AM Sad news , saw him ride for Crayford must have been around 78/79. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Downes Posted yesterday at 04:09 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:09 PM Les Rumsey only rode one season for Crayford, 1980 which was also the year I started to follow the sport My first ever away meeting was the NL 4 Team finals at Peterborough in 1980, Les was at reserve due to his average being affected by a series of bike failures; however this match would be his most memorable for the Kestrels as team manager Pete Thorogood used the reserve can have 3 fides rule to the max in the heats and final, replacing Laurie Etheridge in both his heats and Alan Sage in one of his. Worked perfectly as Les, the big track rider scored where the recovering from injury Laurie wouldn't have and the smaller track specialist Alan probably wound't have either. Les became a hero that night, the only night Crayford ever won a team competition Les's home form improved after that meeting but he left during the upheaval of personnel in winter 80/81 and never really seemed to have a good meeting at London road after he left, retiring at the end of 1982 IIRC I'm sure every Crayford fan, especially those at the showground that afternoon will remember Les with affection and thank him for the great memories we have of that day Condolences to his family 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockster Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Only saw Les twice when I was a young lad on holiday at Weymouth in 1981. It was an Inter League challenge v Birmingham and he scored a 12 point max beating Hans Nielsen who my dad had told me was going to be a superstar (he got that right). I May be wrong but think he got a max in the other meeting I saw either week before or after? It always stuck with me that meeting and Les. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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