just wondering if anyone on here has info on Lionel Crossley (he rode for Crystal Palace)
i used to know Lionel when he was timekeeper at Wimbledon in the 80s and thought he was one of the nicest and most genuine people i have ever met in the sport. i hadn't seen him since Wimbledon closed in 91 and have often thought about what he was up to after that.
i know Lionel has passed away but does anyone know if he is buried and where?
yeah you weren't alone... i even booed myself at times
but hey, i got on great with Steve Brown and the rest of the loonies on the first bend at Wimbledon... great days actually
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What did the great man like for breakfast,then.If he had time for food that is
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whatever my mum cooked him...
i suppose you were one of those Dons fans that would boo him every time he rode at Plough Lane... and then wait outside for his autograph
i could never understand the boos ... but i suppose British mentality... hate a winner
just had a thought too... 'he was a tough un' ... wouldn't have argued with Ivan's mechanic Gordon Stobbs!!
got everything autographed...
what annoyed me back then was having to give my bed up for him.
lets just say, we knew what sort of meeting he would have before it started... times he was injured but being forced to ride etc ...
can't say too much... he's due over soon
my dad and me could certainly tell some things about some of the individual meetings
some of the things he did and said before and after some meetings were 'interesting' ...
or you can see Phil Vance at http://community.webshots.com/photo/77513670/116106471fZAoyD
it's me in y/b, and he is in the Wimbledon colours behind
or alternatively...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/77513670/116107182iKZVET
i'm in blue, Jay Pleece in white, and Phil Vance in y/b
Jay was probably Wimbledon's top junior for a couple of seasons and rode now and again for Eastbourne i think...
he was very quiet and a nice bloke
also noticed Phil Vance (Dons junior from same era) has recently started grasstrack again
could be waiting a long time then... post is a little slow round here (maybe the slow boat hasn't left China)
http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/ind...ic=11480&st=120
well thanks for answering and i think the decision was a wrong one and obviously you agree!
there was no way this heat should have been re-run as it happens all over the place
what i was getting at also, were the people on here ready to blame Hans Andersen and no-one else for defeat... basically i was pointing out that it was swings and roundabouts and unfortunately GB didn't win.