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Maybe it was, but other than riding in Oz, he actually rode in the 1970 Wills Internationale at Wimbledon. He was obviously a little outclassed, but he scored a point when Reg Luckhurst packed up. Steve

I don't think that either Andy Reid or Arthur Browning were even 6'4", which is how tall Canterbury's Graham Miles was. However, 6'8", well... Steve

It's very sad to lose one our pre-war stars, but I do think it is wonderful that we managed to get such coverage in the Telegraph. Jack deserves it. Steve

I knew Maxine Hill very well, as we both worked at the London Borough of Merton Office in Morden, Surrey. We sometimes lunched together, and played darts too; she was pretty good. Maxine was never able to reproduce her grass-track form on shale, and she really was quite brilliant on her 350. Unfortunately her career was cut short after some recurring injuries. Steve

Yep, he rode for us at Wimbledon in 1983. Steve

Mark Ferry (Mildenhall, Long Eaton) Mark Lyndon (Wimbledon, Rye House, Milton Keynes) Mark Chiswell (Mildenhall) Mark Terry (Hackney) Mark Martin (Canterbury) Mark Carlson (Milton Keynes, Oxford) Mark Chessell (Milton Keynes, Oxford) Mark Warren (Glasgow) Mark Baldwin (Mildenhall, Wimbledon) Mark Sawyers (Weymouth) Mark DeKok (Weymouth, Coventry) Mark Dickinson (Workington) Mark Jolly (Mildenhall) Mark Stokes (Edinburgh, Wolves, Stoke) Mark Minett (Weymouth) Mark Bullivant (Newcastle) Mark Reeve (Exeter, Coventry, Milton Keynes) Mark Pearce (Edinburgh, Stoke) Mark Collins (Nottingham, Cradley, Stoke) Mark Stevenson (Long Eaton, Birmingham) Mark Bilner (Mildenhall) Mark Sales (Rye House) Mark Summerfield (Long Eaton, Leicester) Mark Leslie (Reading) Mark Steel (Swindon) Mark Perran/Perram??? (Berwick) Mark Willis (Swindon) Mark Williams (Long Eaton) Mark Astley (Milton Keynes) Mark Fordham (Wimbledon, Milton Keynes) Steve

Just thinking, with Moggo now retired, I believe we have no more former Crayford riders in action. Andy Galvin would have been the last before Moggo. Oh, and Bryn, I don't think that Paul Whittaker ever rode for Crayford. Steve

Me too! I was sitting at the start of the back straight. I can still remember the wonderful atmosphere... My first Wembley Final was in'69, when Toby Harrysson broke his leg. After that I did '78 & '81 at Wembley, '82 in L.A., '83 in Norden, '85 at Bradford, and '87 in Amsterdam. My faves have to be '69 and '81. Yep, those were the days... Steve

Funnily enough, Mark Cherry didn't actually ride any league matches, but as he did appear for Birmingham, I still think he should be counted. Mike Caruso's name is actually CUROSO. Plus : Steve Bast Ivan Blacka Pee Wee Cullum Larry Kosta Art Pechar Buddy Robinson Ray Tauser Steve

Ales Dryml Sr Jiri Hnidak Ladislav Hradecky Antonin Kasper Sr Zdenek Kudrna Mikael Makovsky Pavel Ondrasik Petr Ondrasik Emil Sova Toni Svab (Jr) Tomas Topinka Stanislav Urban Petr Vandirek Steve

From what I recall, Nathan wasn't actually classed as an Australian; something to do with his family or something, which allowed him to be classed as English. That's how he managed to ride in that junior championship up at Milton Keynes, I believe. Steve

What the hell were you doing driving from Coventry to Bradford - via Holland and Belgium??? Funnily enough, I was in Belgium that weekend. I was playing in the Belgian Open in Ieper (Ypres), and I drove from there to a friend's house in Tilburg, Holland, where I was staying for a couple of days. I succeeded in getting there just in time for the first heat! And yes, it was a good meeting; thanks in no small part to Todd... Steve

i make it 19 3rd places, and 21 last (or unplaced) so only 3 finishers in one race (the 5th round of races, heat 17 - 20) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Steve. I was pretty sure that Miller and Tesar both failed to finish their last race, but the websites apparently had some of the figures transposed. Steve

Hi all, I'm currently trying to compile a complete World Final History, and I have encountered some problems regarding the 1990 Final at Bradford. If anyone has the heat details or CORRECT points table, I would be very grateful if you could be of some assistance. I have checked www.speedway.org and www.speedway history.com, but neither appear to be correct. Simply put, the problems are : Heats 1-4 - They show FIVE third places, and THREE lasts. Heats 5-8 - They show TWO third places, and SIX lasts. Heats 13-16 - They show FIVE third places, and THREE lasts. Heats 17-20 - They show THREE third places, and FIVE lasts. I know that the extra unplaced rides can be accounted for by having less than three finishers, but I really don't know how to explain the extra third places!!! With that in mind, I would like to check the total accuracy of the list. Thanks, Steve

Yep, but I don't believe anybody's mentioned Colin Rogerson, who appeared for Teesside in 1973. Steve

When Wimbledon went NL in 1985, Simmo spent a year with Swindon before splitting 1986 between King's Lynn (BL) and Hackney (NL). Then came one year with Hackney in BL, but I do believe he missed 1988 before appearing for Arena in 1989. Steve

I'm not sure that they ever rode FOR Norwich, simply AT Norwich. I don't know anything about Tom, but Dick was only a junior, definitely South African, and was killed in a mining accident at Chislet Colliery in Kent, on February 6, 1959. I think you're right about Nick Floyd being the South African at Arena. Steve

The same with a number of the Hungarians; I don't believe that Bodi, Petrikovics, etc ever rode league in Britain. Steve

Just come across another... Allan Wall rode for Poole in 1950. Steve

My thoughts exactly... I did think that Tony Robinson and Tommy Roper would be likely candidates, with Wally Green and Cliff Parkinson as possibilties. However, names like Jackson and Young are a little too common to pin down. Certainly, Kershaw, Kirton, and Holdsworth mean absolutely nothing, and the only Grimshaw I know is Alan (Belle Vue in 1974 and ), which doesn't exactly fit in with the period. Steve

Just remembered another - Ray Caruana (Oxford, I believe). Steve

Malpass would probably be Cradley's Phil Malpass, who had quite a distinguished career. Allison and George STRINGER both rode for Halifax in the early 50's, with the former also riding for Odsal. Unfortunately, without more information, it is difficult to identify the others. Steve

Thanks for that, Ross. Steve

Thanks for that, ST. Also, the Briggo video you saw was undoubtedly "Barry Briggs:Profile Of A Legend" from the "Champions" series issued by Duke in the early to mi-90's. The footage was from the speedway Hall of Fame which was at Donington Park. Unfornately, it closed down several years ago, but I am pleased to say that I did manage to visit (on a trip to Long Eaton) before its closure. Steve

Ta ever so; I really appreciate that. Steve