Belle Vue's Gary Hicks

[Malcolm]

You simply can't beat the sound of an open piped speedway bike. Reminds me of the sound coming out of the pits at Belle Vue's Hyde Road in the '70's. Just wonderful.

 

Gary Hicks gated fast and rode a smooth race to victory at Ventura last night, Eddie Castro came second with a late charge and Chad Newlee of CNC Photography finished third.

Gary Hicks video Ventura, California June 25th, 2005.

 

Gary Hicks and Putty Mills got to meet for the first time. Gary is Cordy Milnes' grandson and Putty saw him ride in Santa Barbara in 1933, later on in the '40s Putty rode in the same meeting as Cordy Milne at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles.

Gary Hicks is still a Belle Vue Speedway owned rider so it seemed fitting for him to wear a Belle Vue body colour. I got this off Peter Collins in I think around '74.

[Guest speedyguy]

You simply can't beat the sound of an open piped speedway bike. Reminds me of the sound coming out of the pits at Belle Vue's Hyde Road in the '70's. Just wonderful.

 

Gary Hicks gated fast and rode a smooth race to victory at Ventura last night, Eddie Castro came second with a late charge and Chad Newlee of CNC Photography finished third.

Gary Hicks video Ventura, California June 25th, 2005.

 

Gary Hicks and Putty Mills got to meet for the first time. Gary is Cordy Milnes' grandson and Putty saw him ride in Santa Barbara in 1933, later on in the '40s Putty rode in the same meeting as Cordy Milne at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles.

Gary Hicks is still a Belle Vue Speedway owned rider so it seemed fitting for him to wear a Belle Vue body colour. I got this off Peter Collins in I think around '74.

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At date (September 3 2005) Gary Hicks and Shawn McConnell (the only west coast riders competing) are the two top scorers after three rounds of the New York State staged US Open Championship. The last three rounds are this weekend. Does anyone know about Cordy Pieper, an American who rode second-halfs in the "bubble Bounce' races at Belle Vue in late 1950s. I am certain he was Jack Milne's nephew (from Jack's wife's sdie of the family).