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aub lawson must be in there somwhere as well after all he started out prewar

norman strachan has to be close as well and what about bobby schwartz but i dont think exhibition meeting should be included otherwise people like jim gregory and terry stone et al can come into the equasion stick to competive meeting only

squibby first rode pre war in 1939 and geoff pymar must be close as well as wal morton

yes sqiubby holds the record

yes he was stabbed to death by his wife because eddie like soren sjosten surcummed to the evils of drink after his retirement and frequentely beat his wife.as sjosten being an ex navy wrestler would pick a fight with anyone after a few beers

yes you are all right dave started at matchams in 1972 and showed imense promise but the knott family (unuauasly) didnt follow it up speedways loss go carts gain

brian will be in attendance and signing copies of his exellent biography at sammy millers museum on 20th july an exellent read come and me englands most naturally gifted rider

those wishing to attend cecil baileys funeral ex southampton and plymouth rider here are the details .thurday june 5th east chapel southampton crematorium at 1.40 pm dress optional no flowers donations to world speedway riders association and to be sent to mr b thornton 212 kathleen road sholing southamptonso19 8gy

thanks for original posting tim .yes sadly cecil passed away yesterday22.05.08 after a long battle with alzhiemers . cecil was born in liverpool but moved southampton at an early age as his father was a docker. cecils interest in bikes started young,after the war like many young men he tried his luck at speedway .and jimmy baxter saw the potential and signed him for the saints his rise was metioric to say the least and his personal highlights were beating the legendary saints rider alf bottoms and winning noive of the year from the speedway press.however after a couple of seasons cecil transferd to plymouth as he refused to ride with bill rogers a rider he considered reckless .but the move to plymouth didnt work out and cecil soon returned to the saints.but the fire was gone and cecil retired and worked for alec bennett motorcycles .he was then drawn to scrambling and represented england in the moto cross des nations he was also a competent trials rider.but what most people remember him for is his photograpy he was track photographer at poole and southampton and also worked for the motorcycle news covering road racing events etc. the word legend would not sit easy on cecils shoulders he was avery quite shy reserved man ,but to those who knew him cecil was a legend r.i.p cecil

bill holden the former poole and southampton star has unfortunately suffered a stroke and is in hospital.at this present time i have no further information on his condition .but i think we all wish bill a full and speedy recovery

yes he has and the answer to the next question no chance brian inherits them

yes cecil is still alive but not in the best of health he has recentely been in hospital he suffers badly from that cruel disease alzheimers but his carer brian says cecil is determined to come to the final reunion

the one i,m really keen to find or any information on is DUDLEY SMITH last known whereabouts a newsagents tobacconist near chiswick any ideas anyone

can anyone help,as you know by now the final saints reunion takes place on 20 th july at sammy millers in new milton. iam trying to trace the following riders and if they are still alive and their address,s many thanks andy.ken adams, roy bartlett, frank bettis, cyril bridges, bill clifton, jimmy couglan, den cross, jack davies, ray ellis, hugh geddes, harold george, dennis hayles, harry hughes,tom johnston,lionel levy, harold mcnaughton, ken mellor,ted moore,jack mountford, dennis newton, gerald pugh, aston quinn, alan quinn, cryil roger(BIG PLEASE) ron sharp,dudley smith(BIG PLEASE) bill griffiths .many may have gone to the great stadium in the sky,all are post war riders.any information would be very gratefully received thanks andy

thats the one cheers rabbit

Anyone wishing to see a photo of the signed crash helmet that is to be raffled at sammy millers on the 20th july, go to the bournemouth echo web site. Then go to photographs and type in "signed crash helmet" and a photo of the helmet, with me, bjarne and middlo will appear. Cheers, oddy

for any one who wishes to come to the speedway party at sammy millers on sunday 20th july whether its spectators ,riders, ex ,riders, trade stands ,exhibitors .if you would like to send me an a4 size,s.a.e to andy scorey shamrock cottage pilley street pilley lymington hants so41 5qp i will send you an information pack by return ,which includes running order of event maps entry form for machines to be placed in event day programme and posters to advertise the event please specify if you need details on camp sites or b in bs thanks andy

it is what we are calling a live day most if not all of the machines will be fired up and there will be demo starts etc so plenty of smells and noise great and i made a mistake the rare bike is a vellocette not a matchless and yes plenty of photos being taken by a proffesional photographer

just a quickie to let everyone know at the speedway bash at sammy millers on 20th july there will be some rare and exotic bikes on display inc a speedway matchless and a red devil douglas and "c" class american flattracker hope all you speedway buffs can make it andy

yes thats right the happy faces

califoria poppies, ringwood turfs sheffieild tars. tigers belle vue colts nelson admirals fleetwood flyers tamworth hounds wombwell colliers plymouth bulldogs,panthers, devils. bristol bulldogs neath dragons, cardiff dragons crayford highwaymen ,kesterels lnlthgow lightening,i.o.w wizards braves and islanders. newport wasps st austell gulls southampton saints aldershot gunners ,shots romford bombers canterbury crusaders hackney hawks lea bridge saints rochdale hornets ellesmere port gunners barrow smileys and blackhawks theres a few for you oddy

i second that

yes nigel meakins true gentleman we went to carmarthen a fews ago after the brit gp for an open meeting the were roughly about 200 to 300 people there and though nigel has to walk with a stick he walked all round the spectators thanking them individually for coming a true gent

what about goog allen gary allens father didnt he do the rounds around london

i ve photos of southampton in the 1929 season with numbers on the front then in the early 30s nothing but a jumper with hoops on it the in 1938/39 red and blue horizontal striped race jackets with numbers on the back