mIcK50 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 I've just come across a write up in a local ( Aussie ) speedway paper which recalls Chum Taylor winning the Australian Championship at Rowley Park in Adelaide in 1966. I don't know if Chum had even seen Rowley Park before he trekked across the Nullabor from Perth for the '66 title, but it seems he streeted a pretty hot field and waltzed off with the big one. Some of his opponents that night included Jim Airey ( NSW ), Neil Street (Vic ), Keith Gurtner ( Qld ), Jimmy Gooch and Roy Trigg ( England ) and South Aussies Jack Scott, Dennis Gavros and Charlie Monk. I don't know what happened to Charlie Monk on the night, but back in '66 he must have been at his peak as a rider and would normally have been almost unbeatable around Rowley Park. For those of you in the UK who remember Chum from when he rode for Ashfield, Cardiff, Bristol, Southampton, Oxford, Poole and Cradley Heath, he is now 76 years of age and still very active. He is on the Health Consumers Council for the Aging and an adviser to the Ministry of Housing. He is also the President of the Australian branch of the VSRA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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