billybikespeedway

whatever happend to Roman Povashney sorry about the spelling,

included should be Yanto Harrysson and Dai Nordin lol

My top and Totally Biased 1 Ove Fundin 2Olle Nygren, 3 Gote Nordin 4 Tony Rickardsson 5 Toby Harrysson

my first glimpse of Polish riders was a test match at Newport, when on the parade lap, without Helmets Edmund Migos decided on a couple of practice laps ,picked up some grip reared up headed straight towards the fence rode up the fence like the wall of death and carried on as if nothing had happend, I thought then this could be an interesting evening ,and it was

Has to be Peter Craven and then Bjorn Knutsson

For Me its Peter Collins didn't Try at Somerton Park ,When he he could be bothered to turn up , so many times broke down on route,I know it was not the best track ,but other riders came with the attitude "its there to be ridden so lets get on with it "

Back in the day at Newport Frank Smart was ready to chat even when you met him in town he would always stop and chat ,was a great ambassador for speedway, even with the ban

I remember Ray riding at Newport for Long Eaton, and seeing pics of him in 64 when he was with West Ham I often Wondered about the attachments he had on his handlebars,I seem to think they were some sort of shock absorber ?

never a threat but Ron How had 8 world Finals, and was a great league rider

Hi Clicked on the link ,went to my favorite year 1966 Newport and my favorite rider Gote Nordin only to find they have him riding for Poole ,and Toby Harrysson for Newport who didn't join Newport until 1967

Hi all 1965 Russia test match crowd reported a Somerton Park capacity of 25,000, Plechanov and Kurilenko Both Broke the track record Class riders

and Quite the opposite for Ivor Brown Cradley Heath, who Clashed with Ove Fundin and got badly injured, Charlie on fire Rode at Exeter that bank Holiday monday, Packed up his kit after his last race and drove to london

I think I must have been Dreaming or in a parallel world cos Briggs and monk never rode a golden helmet race at Newport ( old age don't come on its own )

Does anyone know if there are any recordings of the internationale held on bank Holiday monday it was featured on the BBC on the Thursday following commentator i think was Alan Weeks,

Hi BOBATH nothing wrong with Somerton park ,but Wimbledon was just Plush , I used to stand Cromwell road end Exiting the Turn Tiered terracing, bars to lean on ,was you there when the Russians came in 65( Sardines or what )

Wimbledon for me , we had moved to Newport in 62 but still had relatives in london so in the summer hloidays I would get the train to paddington Underground to Wimbledon in 65 on thursday back home on friday for Somerton Park, Olle Nyrgren my Hero White boots green Scarf, great face mask well I was only 14 , but Wimbledon Stadium so Different to Somerton Park track rakers all dressed the same Stadium lights go out when racing started, track lights suspended over the track ,not Football floodlights like somerton park.

I prefered the monthly nominated best of 3 at each riders home track plus a decider on a neutral track if needed I saw a Decider in 65 at Newport between Barry Briggs and Charlie Monk , they got rides in the second half as well, Because the Golden Helmet was before the match, as far as I can remember it was Briggs 2-0

Has to be Vargarna Wolves ,I made replicas for my Cycle Speedway team Ringland Wolves in Newport, Made from advertising banner taken from Somerton park in 66

Saw Peter Vandenberg at Newport when Newport opened in 64, great rider and a bit useful when things got a bit tense. Got talking to Jon Erskine at Queensway he remembered at a match that was boring, he was told that he and peter had to clash, drop their bikes, lots of finger pointing,pushing and shoving, rolling around the floor , being seperated by the other riders, it livened up the match, also met Cyril lots of times, I asked him if he could remember the World Ch Qualifying round at Newport that he won , he remembered and said he did not have the programme, so the next meeting I gave him the program from my collection ,great memories from Somerton Park very Vivid, but ask me what happened last week !!! blank Not sure what BOBBATH remembers, Norman the most unlikely rider to look at but a match winner at times stepping up when needed, Bob Hughes great at Somerton Park Hopeless Away Had a Great season in 66 when Partnered with Gote Nordin boy could he team ride and Shepherd Bob, Bengt Lovely Style but didn't fulfill hes potential,

and Olle Nygren

Jon Erskine

add Paul Fry to that Lot

back in the 60's Newport signed the Wonderful Einar egedius, and movin closer 2004 in fact Newport signed a rider who was going to swweep all before ,came with a great pedigree,the wonderful Dawid Kujawa ( what a Flop )

I would Willing buy a Calendar containing riders who are not riding next year ,Action Pics of Ove Fundin Bjorn Knutsson Gote Nordin Olle Nygren Torbjorn Harrysson Barry Briggs Nigel Boocock Peter Craven Igor Plechanov Ivan Mauger Ronnie Moore Mike Broadbanks

Justin "more letters than Numbers " Elkins , e/f e/f e/f 2 +2