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Alf rode 4 League matches for Poole and 1 for West Ham in '65

JOE OWEN Barrow(73,74),BelleVue(74),Newcastle(75,76,82,83,84),Hull(75,76,77,78,79,80,81), Hackney(75),Leicester(82,83), EllesmerePort(85) TOM OWEN Barrow(72,73,74),Hull(74,75,76,77,78),Newport(74,75),Newcastle(75,76,77,78,79,80 ,81,82,87),Stoke(83,84,85,86),Wolves(84)

Speedway Star says Olsen fell in heat 3 whilst well in the lead. It also says the injury was a dislocated shoulder and ligament damage, not a broken collarbone.

He rode for Hackney in 1967 too before retiring.

He'll be 81 if he's still about.

The matches involving the lesser nations would be absolute procession. There's no way Germany, Russia or The Czechs could muster a team of 7 to give the others a match. Plus it would be significantly more expensive.

Former Edinburgh, Glasgow, O*ford and Poole rider Oyvind Berg has died. http://www.edinburghspeedway.co.uk/news/article.asp?id=489

Ian Williams is a regular visitor to Blunsdon during the season.

Agreed

Hull 72-1 is Bryan Loakes Worky 73-1 is Lindsay Davies and therefore must be 1972 Scunny unknown is Colin Goad Rye House unknown is Neil Cotton

Cliff Cox passed away in August 2004. Geoff Mudge last rode in England for Exeter in 1976 i believe.

Killer is at Blunsdon most Thursday during the season.

I believe so, he's definitely still around and in reasonable fettle.

FRANK SHUTER Swindon(65,66,67,68),Poole(69,70,72),Exeter(73,74) Born ROTURUA NZ 17.06.1945 He died in a motorbike accident in the USA in July 1997.

Here you go Norbold. At Southampton Bengt Brannefors 2-2-2-1 7 Reg Luckhurst 2-3-f-0- 5 Jimmy Gooch 1-1-1-1 4 John Fitzpatrick 0-3-f-0 3 Split Waterman 1-1-1-ret 3+1 Leo Mcauliffe 0-0-0 0 Bobby Croombs f-0-0 0 At New Cross Jimmy Gooch 3-3-2-2 10 John Fitzpatrick 3-3-0- 6 Split Waterman 2-1-2-0 5 Leo Mcauliffe 0-1-2-1 4+1 Bobby Croombs 1-2-0-f 3+2 Reg Luckhurst 1-2-ex-0 3 Bengt Brannefors ef-ef-f 0

I'll dig it out when i get home Norman. Assuming nobody has done so beforehand.

Having been sad and looked it up. Bob Kilby set the record at 68.8 in 1975 v Cradley

Jeremy Luckhurst was still using a Monkey Mask when he made a comeback for O*ford during the late nineties. They should be compulsory even now, they ruled!

He concluded his career as follows Cradley(65,66,67),Sheffield(66,67),LEaton(69)

He also rode 1 meeting for Swindon in 1965. Passed away in 2002 i believe.

1981 or 2 i think

As he took his own life some 7 years after retiring, i'd be surprised if the fact he rode Speedway was a contributory factor.

Indeed

There was definitely a league in 1976. I seem to remember Bert Harkins competed in it (for Bakerfield or something similar). And i have Eddie Reeves and Dave Giffard in my head as having done likewise.

KEITH MILLARD Exeter(81,82,83,84), Swindon(82), Peterborough(84),RyeHouse(85),MiltonKeynes(87) NEWENT ENG 18.11.1964 British U-21 Champion 1983