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Canterbury Crusaders. Pictures from 60' and 70's


sidecar121

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As I mentioned in a previous thread, I have been lent around a hundred or so pictures, of Canterbury speedway back in the 60's and 70's. I have at last got round to sticking them up on my spare web space, so you can all have a look at them (perhaps even bring back a few memories :P ).

 

This site can be found by clicking here... www.121motorsport.co.uk Please have a look around and let me know what you think about it. If you have any names etc for some of the riders (where I have not got them), please let me know and I will put it/them with the relevant photo.

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Brilliant site Sidecar 121 and many happy memories were stirred by it.

 

You got quite a few blank names on there so let's do a couple at a time -

 

Picture 29 - l tp r - Terry Casserly, Graham Banks, Steve Koppe, Barney Kennett, Graham Clifton, Bob Spelta and Les Rumsey.

 

Picture 30 - Barney Kennett

 

Picture 4 - l to r - Les Rumsey, Ted Hubbard, Trevor Jones, Merv Jenke???,

Ross Gilbertson, JSH, Graham Banks, Dave Piddock and Barney Kennett.

 

I'll be back. ;-)

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Brilliant site Sidecar 121 and many happy memories were stirred by it.

 

You got quite a few blank names on there so let's do a couple at a time -

 

Picture 29 - l tp r - Terry Casserly, Graham Banks, Steve Koppe, Barney Kennett, Graham Clifton, Bob Spelta and Les Rumsey.

 

Picture 30 - Barney Kennett

 

Picture 4 - l to r - Les Rumsey, Ted Hubbard, Trevor Jones, Merv Jenke???,

Ross Gilbertson, JSH, Graham Banks, Dave Piddock and Barney Kennett.

 

I'll be back. ;-)

 

 

Is the bloke on the right in pic 4 Charlie Benham??

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Superb site,still bringing back such happy memories and a tear to the eye.

looks like the work of local motor sports photographer Kerry Dunlop.

Thanks for sharing the memories and where has Shazzybird got to ?

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Thanks for sharing the memories and where has Shazzybird got to ?

 

Never far away Ian you know me ;) just been having a browse, some photos there brought tears to my eyes as I'm sure they will my Dad when he gets here for breakfast in the morning and I show him the site, Team Managers name missing from a couple of team photos : Russ Osbourne

 

Picture 23 : Don't ya just love him ;);):D:D

 

Sidecar 121 many thanks for all the memories there xx

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Some excellent photos there, and very interesting. I can't help much with the Canterbury riders, but in picture 71 the unidentified rider is Bernt Persson - presumably from the 1972 World Final.

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What memories these piccies have provoked.I feel all nostalgic now.I wish I had a time machine so I could go back to some of those days.I used to love my Saturday nights at Kingsmead.

 

Some of the pictures that haven't got names:

 

picture 83 is Barry Thomas

 

picture 88 is Trevor Hedge,Jim Tebby,Peter Murray, ? ,? Cyril Maidment and Ronnie Moore (on bike)

 

picture97 is Graham Banks,Barry Crowson(I think) and Barry Thomas

 

picture 99 is Geoff Ambrose(Ithink),?, Peter Murray,Graham Miles ?, ?,Martyn Piddock and Dickie May.

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Picture 89:

 

Far Left is Ian 'Tiddler' Turner. i think second from the right is Bob Humphreys. Could the rider on the far right be Kelvin Mullarkey? Really not sure - not even sure if he rode for K.Lynn.

 

Terry Betts at the front of the bike.

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Pic 3 John Hammond

Pic 4, 5 and 21 Mike Barkaway

pic 18 - Graeme Smith

 

Pic 73 - Ivan Mauger

Pic 88 - Trevor Hedge, Jim Tebby, JohnBishop (with tache), ? and Cyril Maidment

 

Pic 89 - Ian Turner, Barry Crowson, Clive Featherby, Bob Humphreys and Kelvin Mullarkey. At front is Alan Littlechild and Terry Betts.

 

Pic 90 - Reg Luckhurst, Trevor Hedge, Cyril Brine?, Cyril Maidment, ?, Gary Everett. front is Jim Tebby.

 

Pic 99 - FRONT Dave Jessup and Richard May., BACK Geoff Ambrose, ?, Mick Bell.

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Thanks to all of you who have replied with names etc, I'm slowly getting all the names on the relevant pictures. There are still a few to go though.

 

It seems to me that there is still a great interest in the Canterbury Crusaders. I have had e-mails from various countries including Australia and the Philipines expressing interest in the site.

 

I am prepared to invest in a dedicated web site for the Crusaders if anybody is interested. I personaly dont have any info or items on the Crusaders, other than the existing photgraphs. But I'm sure a lot of you good people have plenty of it :P . I have checked out a few addresses and www.canterburycrusaders.co.uk is available (It's working now!! . I have a account with a web hosting company and plenty of spare web space available (over 25gb in fact) I can get this name with only a few mouse clicks.

 

To get this web site going would require you to let me have anything that I can put on the site, this can come via e-mail, Or through the post, direct to me and I will return it to you. (I've got broadband, so size dont matter :shock: ) I'm good at the old "cut and paste" so you can write all the articles etc for me :twisted:. This web site would at least, show the world that the Crusaders have not been forgotten.

 

Over to you lot, should I do it and will I get help if I do? ;-)

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Go for it sidecar 121.I will get up in my loft and see if I can find any Crusaders stuff to send you over the next few days.It would be great to see all the stuff that folk may have on a dedicated site.Good luck with the site. :)

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Roll up...Roll up!!!! Come on you luverly people, have a gander at your new web site www.canterburycrusaders.co.uk :D:D

 

Its the same as the last one (near enough!), at the moment. I have added a guest book for you all to sign. :approve: I need some input for the history and memories sections, but I'm sure you will all come up with something for me.

 

Over to you........ ;)

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