bulldog 77 / 78 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Does anyone know what happened to the riders from those two short seasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Tom Leadbitter was a Bristol rider for a time. Tiger Tom as he was known had a good career and upon retiring he went back to Moto X and Grasstrack. He appeared in numerous pre75 events and won most of them. A builder by trade who lived in Rugeley then Lichfield. Tom sadly died of a heart attack in 1995. He was still riding on the Grass even then in his 50's and was always known for his cheerful smile and pipe. A great character who I knew very well and often helped him clean his bikes after a meeting the next day while he was at our farm we lived on then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash the dragon Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 TNT you dont happen to know where i can get hold of any pics of Tom do you I have been searching for a while now. I used to live near him and he used to come up the pub with us ( three tuns Lichfield) he also can to watch our football team and we went to loads of his grass meetings. We used to have some crackin evenings at the pub when Cribby was in town as well amd I have never seen a funeral so packed as Tommys , a sign of how others felt about one of the nicest blokes you will ever meet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 I have a few lying around including one on an old husky in the late 60's doing a scrambling event at hawkstone park i think. Will try and find out if Roger Harvey or Rob Hooper have any old snaps or items aswell. You obviously live quite close to me then aswell. I live in Rugeley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main Man Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 The Three Tuns , Lichfield --is that the one on the left coming into Lichfield from Walsall ? If it is it is now an Indian Restaurant (The Panache) owned by a friend and client of mine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash the dragon Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 yes main man now however i am living in Wales and was a loyal Carmarthen follower and hoping to be a swansea one too in the not so near future any news yet I believe that there is a council meeting today (29th) is that true. Good luck for the future lets get speedway back in west wales bloody soon eh nash the Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main Man Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Thanks Nash. So if you want a pint at the old Three Tuns when you venture up to the Midlands it'll have to be Kingfisher or Lal Toofan followed by some popadums, chicken tikka massala (madras hot for me!! ) , mushroom pillau rice and a peshwari nan!! No news on Swansea as yet --they probably won't get an instant answer but I have sent an e-mail to see if they know anything. We're doing our best to get a new track sorted!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash the dragon Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Good Man if you want me to do anything in the mean time just let me know and im sure PT Dragon (Darren ) echos my sentiments also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog 77 / 78 Posted September 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Nash the dragon I have a photo of Tom riding for Bristol (1977) Email me if you are interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASIL Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Does anyone know what happened to the riders from those two short seasons? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Phil Herne - lives in NSW Australia his two sons both race the eldest Lee rode for Arena Essex 2004 Edgar Stangerland - Now lives in Ireland and operates and plant hire business. Nigel Boocock - lives in Queensland Australia. Phil Crump - lives in England has a engine tunning business and looks after his son jasons interest. Steve gresham - lives in USA and has been seen at the odd meeting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Sad to say,Danny Kennedy,who left Bristol to join Poole,died a few years ago,(brain tumor,I believe). Ed Stangeland recently flew over from Ireland to attend the Farewell to the County Ground at Exeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 There's a recent photo of Edgar Stangeland here taken at the 2004 VSRA dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richspeedway Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I was reading in the Speedway History mag about Bristol and thought it was great that Laurel and Hardy went to the meetings and were fans of the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog 77 / 78 Posted November 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Yeah they came over in about 1947 and they judged a beauty pageant too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 TNT you dont happen to know where i can get hold of any pics of Tom do you I have been searching for a while now. I used to live near him and he used to come up the pub with us ( three tuns Lichfield) he also can to watch our football team and we went to loads of his grass meetings. We used to have some crackin evenings at the pub when Cribby was in town as well amd I have never seen a funeral so packed as Tommys , a sign of how others felt about one of the nicest blokes you will ever meet <{POST_SNAPBACK}> With Redcar now opening, I came across a web site that showed former Boro and Teesdide riders on it and came across this picture of Tom. Tom always kept his Wolves race jackets and even when racing in the pre75's on the grass he still had an old Wolves bike cover until it was pinched. TOM LEADBITTER - Teeside (Wolves racejacket) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash the dragon Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Cheers mate nice to see the "Tiger " again me thinks speedway needs more blokes like him. Im up in mids soon prob coming over Rugely way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somerset bloke Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 (edited) both phil crump and phil herne were at somerset last year.what about tormod langli what happened to him+bob coles never the same after he came over the fence at bristol. for old photos try ebay i have seen a few old team photos on there Edited February 4, 2006 by somerset bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog 77 / 78 Posted February 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Bob Coles was actually on telly last week - riding a speedway bike at the new Almeria track in southern Spain where he now lives, Tormod is involved with Renault Alpine car driving, he also has his own Renault dealership in Posgrunn in Norway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somerset bloke Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Bob Coles was actually on telly last week - riding a speedway bike at the new Almeria track in southern Spain where he now lives, Tormod is involved with Renault Alpine car driving, he also has his own Renault dealership in Posgrunn in Norway <{POST_SNAPBACK}> im glad to about tormod i heard he had broken his back in a accident thanks anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog 77 / 78 Posted February 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 You can see Bob Coles on http://motospeedway-espana.com - Tormod broke his arm badly in a hang gliding accident effectively ending his speedway career (even though his career in England ended when he asked for a transfer from Halifax Dukes and no one wanted him!) - a shame as he was a good rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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