REAR WHEEL ROOST DUDE Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 (edited) can anyone tell me which year John was the british speedway match race champion and if possible please who were the riders he took on and beat. Thanks for the help as per usual thanks no worries cheers Edited September 29, 2005 by REAR WHEEL ROOST DUDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 He first won it on 17 May 1973 from Reidar Eide and then lost it to him the following night. He regained it on 13 September from Arnold Haley and retained it through five challenges (Pete Smith, Edgar Stangeland, John Titman, Malcolm Simmons and Ulf Lovaas) to end the season as holder. In 1974, the Golden Helmet reverted to the old format of chosen challengers. He held it against Ray Wilson, Peter Collins, Malcolm Simmons, Dag Lovaas and Ole Olsen before losing it to Phil Crump. He won it back in 1975 from Dave Jessup and successfully defended it against Malcolm Simmons before losing it to Martin Ashby. He challenged again in 1977 but failed to beat Phil Crump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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