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"The History of British League Speedway 1946-64" is by Peter Morrish.

I've seen at least three different explanations for his nickname...

He did ride for New Cross in 1947.

Carrying their bikes on trailers behind them. Those were the days!

Yes, you're right, sorry.

Next Wednesday (29 June) at 6:10 p.m. on Talking Pictures Channel: Look at Life Riding it Rough. 1961. "A look at the sport of speedway racing…"

New Cross: Lambs, Tamers, Rangers

It used to amuse my friends and me that every time he wrote about Peter Moore or Ray Cresp, he always used the same introduction, "Droll leathery faced slick-gating Aussie...."

And Stan "the man" Stevens.

Peter Craven was seeded direct to the 1956 World Final; Barry Briggs was seeded direct to the 1958 and 1959 World Finals; Ronnie Moore was seeded direct to the 1960 World Final.

One of the things that drives me a bit crazy (not totally!) is when Kelvin and whoever he is with at the Grand Prix can't work out who has qualified for the semis and either still give riders a chance of qualifying when they have none or questioning whether someone can still qualify when they can't be overtaken.

That seems to be what r and r said.

As a former employee of The British Museum I am not allowed to give valuations...

High Beech 17 February 1928.

I...er, he...does after buying petrol to get to the West Ham reunion a couple of weeks ago!

Thanks Robbie. So I...er, I mean, my friend.....won't be able to set up an offshore account on its proceeds then.

How much does that Harringay programme go for? Asking for a friend who might have gone to the meeting and still has his programme...

I have a collection of 1540 programmes (yes I have counted them!) I'm not sure "favourite" is quite the right word, given the nature of one of the programmes, but my prize programmes are: My own first meeting New Cross v. Norwich, 11 May 1960 The first-ever Crystal Palace meeting, which also includes the first-ever international between England & Australia, 19 May 1928 The first-ever New Cross meeting, 18 April 1934 New Cross, 28 August 1935, the match in which Tom Farndon had his fatal crash New Cross, 18 September 1935, the first Tom Farndon Memorial Trophy Hackney v. New Cross, 10 April 1963, the first post-War Hackney programme Wimbledon, 4 September 1953, the first-ever England v. New Zealand Test match Wimbledon v. West Ham, 14 August 1965, KO Cup 3rd round replay, the best and most memorable match I have ever seen - the night Malcolm Simmons came good Wembley, 28 June 1956, the first-ever England v. Sweden Test match, Wembley v. Southampton, 31 August 1939 (the last match before the War) Wembley, 29 August 1938, Star Riders' Championship Final Plus all the Mildenhall and Wimbledon programmes that contain the regular columns that I wrote!

When was the last time there were three Brits in the semi-finals?

Absolutely, r&r. A very easy way to earn 10 grand. Just surprised more people didn't think of it.

Also, sort of on this theme. I have been watching repeats of Bullseye on television - "Let's see what you could have won." The quiz questions are so much harder than on popular quizzes today and, what's more, the contestants know the answers to most of them.

http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/welcome.html This might help. Someone posted it recently in the Years Gone By topic.

I was talking to Pete Sampson and Bert Harkins about George on Saturday. They hadn't heard from him for over 12 years. However, I think he is still alive. But, as you say, E.I., May be suffering from Alzheimer's. I also got to know him very well when we were setting up the Speedway Museum back in 2007. I used to go round his house to help plan things out as well as working with him at the museum itself. As you say, he and Linda were a lovely couple. It was all a very sad end to his involvement with the museum.

Wow! That's some collection!

Yes, that is correct. It was suspended after Farndon's fatal crash because he was the reigning Match Race Champion at the time and, over the last couple of years, had remained unbeaten. He had made the British Match Race Championship his own. It had become so much associated with him that, as a mark of respect, the competition was abandoned to perpetuate Tom’s name as the undefeated holder of the trophy.