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When I received further information about George Major, that's why I chose to include Norwich for him. Also (I don't know how nobody noticed), I inadvertantly left Bristol off of Wal Morton's tracks. That has been rectified, and now Wal proudly joins Moggo at the top of the list! Thanks for the Nigel Sparshott amendment; don't know how that one slipped by me... Steve PS We'll give "our Wal" an honourable mention for appearing for an Irish team!

I know exactly what you are saying! It is definitely neither of them, and although Andreasen was my first guess, judging by photos I've seen of him, that's not him either! What we are possibly looking for is someone who didn't actually appear for Oxford in an official fixture... Steve

I agree with you, Tony; it certainly doesn't look like John Poyser, but neither is it Colin Clark! Just compare that pic with the one you have of Colin in the Crayford gallery... Steve

My greatest memory was being there for Christer Lofqvist's debut, scoring 7 points against tmy beloved Dons... Steve

Dave hasn't been actively involved in speedway for several years now, His last real involvement was as announcer at Wimbledon when his son Russell was promoter at Wimbledon in the late 1980's. He's enjoying life in semi-retirement down in Dorset, but occasionally works for Sky TV as a commentator, most notably for darts. Steve

Hackney 68-1, and possibly 68-5 also, look like Des Lukehurst Middlesbrough unk. v Reading 68-1 is Terry Lee Middlesbrough unk. v Spittles 68-1 is Terry Lee Rayleigh unk. 68-1 is Dingle Brown Steve

Little typo there - should read 68-3 and 68-4. Steve

Okay Tony, after just a quick butcher's, we have... Berwick 68-1 Roy Williams Glasgow 68-1 Jim McMillan Hackney unk's 68-1 Colin Pratt inside Malcolm Brown King's Lynn 68-1 What he's doing, I don't know, but it's John Bishop Newport 68-1 Terry Shearer Newport 68-2 Jon Erskine Newport unk. at Oxford 68-1 Jon Erskine Newport unk. leading Nigel Boocock at Coventry 68-1 That man Erskine again Newport unk. v Oxford unk. 68-1 Jon Erskine and Rick Timmo Oxford unk. 68-3 looks like Eddie Reeves Oxford unk. 72-1 Rick Timmo Poole unk. with Trevor Hedge is Geoff Mudge Poole unk. 72-1 is Brian Collins leading Tom Leadbitter and Frank Shuter (what BobC said above) Swindon unk. 68-1 is none other than Briggo! West Ham unk's v Newport unk's is (from the inside) Jon Erskine, unknown, Norman Strachan, Ken McKinlay Wolves unk. outside Hasse Holmqvist is the redoubtable Jim Airey Steve

Don't know if any of you know about this, but there is a pretty cool nostalgia website dealing largely with Poole and Southampton. I've submitted quite a few pics, and I've heard that there are plenty more coming. It's www.classicspeedway.co.uk Steve

Exactly right. Anyway, Mark Loram was born in Malta, be we don't say he's Maltese. Steve

Thanks for the mention, Bobbath, although Cahokia is spelled with a 'C'! I do have to admit that Newport was one track I never ever managed to get to, but he story I remember most was when Simmo refused to ride at Somerton Park for one of his Grand Prix qualifiers in 1976. I do have some fond memories of great riders though, like Torbjorn Harrysson, Sandor Levai, and of course my dear departed old friend, Jim Tebby. Steve

I'd heard the rumours too, and even asked Dave Lanning if he knew anything, but we could never get anything confirmed. Steve

Yes he did. Also, Ali Stevens, Colin Ackroyd (1 match for Wimbledon in 1978), Garry Middleton, Gordon Kennett, Simon Wigg (1 match in 1981), Trevor Geer (who along with Steve Weatherley "transferred" to the Dons after White City's season had finished), Steve Weatherley (2 matches for Oxford in 1975), John Barker (1 match in 1978), Nigel Sparshott, Alan Johns (1 match for Oxford in 1974), Bob Dugard (Oxford 1960). Steve

If "Ian Clarke" is Ian Clark of Peterborough/MK etc fame, then it is December 23, 1958, in Sandon, Essex. Bev Compton was born on March 29, 1976, in Roodeport, South Africa. Scott Cook was born on May 1, 1965, in Musselburgh, Scotland. Graham Coombes was born in 1940 (no date) in Auckland, New Zealand. Steve

If he is still alive, he would have to be well in his sixties at least. Steve

I think you may be slightly misunderstanding the concept here. The same as my website, Speedway Researcher only lists riders who lost their lives during their career. With regard to frigbo's database, it is simply full details of of birth and death, even if they lived to 100, of ALL riders. Steve

Coventry 74-1 is Harry MacLean. Steve

Unfortunately, even if you have missed a couple, Mark is still WELL behind the leaders. So far, we have (including new entries Featherstone, Woffinden, and Corradine) : 18 - Alan Mogridge 16 - Tony Featherstone (Boston, Bradford, Crayford, Exeter, Hackney, King's Lynn, King's Lynn II, Leicester, Long Eaton, Milton Keynes, Newport, Peterborough, Poole, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Wolves) 16 - Wal Morton 15 - James Birkinshaw 15 - George Major 12 - Chris Julian 12 - Ken Vale 11 - Mark Burrows 11 - Reidar Eide 11 - Eric Hockaday 11 - Geoff Penniket 11 - Nigel Sparshott 11 - Rob Woffinden (Berwick, Birmingham, Boston, Edinburgh, Halifax, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Rye House, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Stoke) 10 - Jimmy Squibb 9 - Mal Corradine (Birmingham, Cradley, Doncaster, Long Eaton, Middlesbrough, Oxford, Stoke, Weymouth, Wolves) 9 - Steve Johnston Steve

Bastable did make it as reserve in 78, of course. I did actually think about Garry Middleton, but I don't think he ever managed the consistency. I think the same with both Courtney and Ott; both had promise, but neither really fulfilled their potential. Andrew maybe, but Preston was definitely good enough. I just think a couple more years of top quality league speedway here would have really made the difference. Steve

I know exactly what you're saying, but he could (and probably should) have easily been. He was sometimes a little temperamental, but I don't think he ever totally recovered from his broken leg. Steve

Willie rode in four World Finals, and Lovaas qualified in 1974. That leaves Chris Pusey who has already been mentioned. Steve

I will admit, other than Schwartz, Pander and Hunter (Norman that is) are two who really stand out. Steve

I agree 100%. Even WTC/SWC winners are apparently considered above pairs champions. You can be a member of a WTC/SWC winning team, and not even score! That never happened in the pairs... Actually, I know that most people still regard Jerzy Szczakiel as a "joke", or at least a "fluke" world champion. However, few recall that he had already won a gold in the pairs, scoring maximum points. It doesn't matter that like his individual win, it was in Poland; he still had to go out and beat some great riders. Steve

When I started the thread, I did think about that! Steve

Sandor Levai was good, and I did think about listing him. However, Arne Pander was definitely World Final material. With regard to Bobbath's post, both George Hunter and Jack Kitchen went through my mind. Steve