norbold Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 He spent most of his time at AE just missing, I don't know about injured. He did injure his ankle kick starting a trials bike, but it seemed to be a minor injury. Every week, Thorogood made a different excuse for the non-arrival of Malcolm. Some weeks, Malcolm assured Thorogood he would be there but just didn't turn up. At the end of the season, Thorogood said, "I think you can just forget about Malcolm riding for Arena Essex next year....It was embarrassing enough for me to tell the fans every week that I didn't know what was happening. They always gave me the bird and most weeks someone would shout out, "Simmo's still in the Dartford Tunnel." I prefer to remember Malcolm on that magnificent night in August 1965 when he won the London Cup quarter-final for West Ham and turned from a young second-string into a top star overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Didn't he also blame Erik Gundersen's horrific crash at one point as his reason for not wanting to ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Even in 87 for his Jubilee meeting he came out done a few laps and then withdrew from the meeting. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's because he badly dislocated his shoulder in the second half the previous week and was unable to ride beyond those first couple of laps. It's all in his book, which will be on sale for the first time at Cardiff on June 3, or available to pre-order in the next issue of Backtrack magazine. I've just finished taping the last few chapters with Simmo at his house today and, take it from me, while a lot of people won't necessary like what they read, they'll still be eager (anxious?) to see what he has to say on all the good and bad aspects of his long career as rider, promoter and team manager. The brutal honesty will astound people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 1963 Hackney: 18 68 79 12 91 5.35 (? 0 or 1 paid max)1964 West ham: 16 37 30 9 39 4.20 0 Simmons 1993 2 8 3 0 3 1.50 Many thanks for those, and also all the other interesting info from everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff. Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Since he quit the few interviews I have read regarding Simmo he has come across as bitter and twisted blaming anyone and everyone for the things that went wrong in his career. I really liked watching Simmo in his heyday and I hope this article is positive and reinforces my opinion of the guy when he was racing rather than since he finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Does anyone know who Malcolm Simmons rode for in 1985 and 1988 please? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kev, I have just read this thread. You knew you were getting the book for your birthday but obviously couldn't wait. I started the book on Monday night and have just finished it. One of them books you couldn't put down. I was very surprised by some of the things in it. I always thought he was a squeaky clean sort of character but obviously he wasn't. Hope to read more books like this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I always thought he was a squeaky clean sort of character<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted July 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Any chance of a book by you Honey - now that would be worth reading!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Does he mention why he very rarely used to make an appearance at Leicester? He always seemed to be on the missing list when the Blackbird Road fixture came round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I always thought he was a squeaky clean sort of character I can only echo Honey's smilie here Does he mention why he very rarely used to make an appearance at Leicester?He always seemed to be on the missing list when the Blackbird Road fixture came round. The man himself replied to various points raised on another thread (in the Backtrack section I think), including one of mine that he never seemed to turn up when he was booked in for Testimonials. He said otherwise, but there was definitely a couple at Belle Vue and Halifax that I went to, although I'm not so desperate to prove myself right that I am going to turn the house upside down to find the programmes!! But like I said on the other thread, if the sport had been totally squeaky clean, he wouldn't have had anything much to write about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Well, I enjoyed the book and think that he told a few home truths that we may just have suspected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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