Kent Boy

Anybody remember Graham Knowler, Barry Etherington, Simon Franks, Rob Dolman, Kevin Howland, Ray Griffiths, Mark Summerfield, Duncan Tolhurst and Tony Reynolds. Whatever happened to them?

Anybody have any career details ie Birthplace and date etc. Is he still alive? Was Canterbury is only team?

Speedway forum?

The one im talking about is a completely different David Ashby to Martin's brother.

Born in Beckenham and rode in 2 meetings for Peterborough in 1980. Son of Arthur Ashby who rode for Aldershot and Eastbourne and started at Iwade in 1977. Anyone remember him?

I have not seen it yet,is it a history of the Kestrels?

Would Rhys Naylor being any relation to former Crayford rider Steve Naylor?

I take your point although I have to disagree on this one. He learnt his speedway at Eastbourne which is like swearing in my book(no disrespect just proper rivals) in the good old days.

Great idea add Martyn Piddock and Graham Banks to the list.

Anybody remember him. He had a spell at Canterbury think he was an Essex or Swindon asset and a very good grasstracker. Where is he now?

The days of the chararacters are long gone in our sadly dying sport. Even the local derbies are now filled with foreigners. Canterbury v Eastbourne, Rye House v Mioldenhall, Newcastle v Middlesbrough and Canterbury v Crayford were some of the biggest on the National League calender. As were four matches in four days without posh transport.

Is he still living local?

My mistake. There is a Barrow Speedway website.

They were also still at Holker Street in 1978

Thanks for your constructive comment. I was only asking.

What about the legend that is Barney is their an interview?

Where did they ride in 1978 then?

Why do most people think he was born in Kent?

I know there was a football ground(still is) but what was the racing,crowds etc like.

Anyone have any memories of Holker Street as I never managed to go there

Peter Thorogood, Alan Sage and Laurie Etheridge were Crayford in my view

You forgot the legends Alan Sage and Laurie Etheridge.

Thanks very much good to hear he is happy and well.

Ian Gledhill won the NLRC while with Stoke and later rode for Mildenhall surely not him?

Former Stoke rider Ian Robertson took his own life and dosen't even get a mention