steve roberts

It has to be remembered that many Number One's (those with averages of nine and above several of which headed their particular team's average) didn't actually ride at Number One but either at Number Three or Five and therefore met an opposite Number One twice during a match. Riders who achieved averages in excess of nine plus riding at number three or five include Ashby, Lovaas, Jessup, Boulger, Wilson, Simmons, Autrey, Collins, Gundersen, Tatum, P. Crump, Jansson, Hedge , Sanders, Lee, Sigalos etc etc. Fixed gare postions came into being during 1988 if memory serves.

Thanks Rob!

...or the shop above the pits tunnel?

I lost a lot of respect for Jason after that incident (wasn't even Todd's fault!) but I later re-gained it when he matured both as a rider and a person. A good ambassodor I felt towards the sport.

I acquired issue one...are the mags likely to be monthly and what's the best source to but them from Rob?

Fair comments Rob!

Melvyn Taylor was a favourite of mine...got stick from the Cowley faithfull when unbeknown to them was having a traumatic time with a seriusly ill wife.

I think twice in the match and once in the Golden Helmet...all very surreal!

Couldn't agree more! To me that was the enjoyable experience visiting tracks in all their differing shapes, sizes and quirks!

All his stars were aligned that night! If I remember he beat Hans three (?) times including the Golden Helmet.

...when the centre green (for want of a better term) was dire Sid. It was like a rubbish tip due to a Sunday Market and for a season when Banger Racing took place at Cowley...bits of car bodies all over the place!

I've just seen your post!

Hans when he signed for "The Cheetahs" in 1984 had the bends re-shaped to allow more passing opportunities going in and coming out of the bends...although he fence would come up very quickly on the exits as the track narrowed!

Remind me what the 'big hitting heat 13" was as I've totally forgotten? I'm assuming that number one's were pitted against each other?

All the more remarkable that Hans achieved an average of 11.03 in 1988 and 10.91 in 1989 when both those criterias were in operation. Just demonstates the force he was during the eighties.

I do like these photos of the past...great action studies of a bygone age!

To be honest I lost the plot...

I make Neil 16?

Jimmy Squibb - 10 (?)

Personal favourites.

Ronnie Moore, Trevor Hedge, Graeme Stapleton, Neil Cameron, Tommy Jansson, Bert Harkins, Roger Johns, Mick Hines, Larry Ross, Stefan Salomonsson.

Went fishing today...brilliant!

I know that the retro web-site have a link to programme covers but of course there maybe a copyright issue?

I'm guessing that if anywhere the place to look would be in a back copy of the "Vintage (later "Classic") Speedway Magazine" that was a publication by John Chaplin and Jim Lipscombe (?). I'll have a perusal thru' when I have a moment.

Perhaps we could have programme covers?