KevH Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Does anyone out there know the Crayford track record, holder and date achieved, at the end of their final season in 1983 please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Does anyone out there know the Crayford track record, holder and date achieved, at the end of their final season in 1983 please? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A ha! I can't tell you how happy I am you asked this!! And that Bryn is getting all Bundy-ed up in Oz so I can get the answer in first!! It was home rider, Barry Thomas on 15 June 1982 with a time of 56.4 seconds. Strangely, Thommo also held the track record the first time Crayford closed down. Then a Canterbury rider, his time on a bigger circuit was 60.0 set on 12 August 1970. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) That is excellent Parsloes, thanks very much indeed. As an aside, do you know what colours "The Highwaymen" wore between '68 and '70? Edited December 8, 2006 by KevH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star ghost Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I think it was Red with Black pistols and a White edging round it ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thanks for that SG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Does anyone out there know the Crayford track record, holder and date achieved, at the end of their final season in 1983 please? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Me!!!! I ate two steak and kidney puddings to my dads one in the restaurant one night It was home rider, Barry Thomas on 15 June 1982 with a time of 56.4 seconds. Strangely, Thommo also held the track record the first time Crayford closed down. Then a Canterbury rider, his time on a bigger circuit was 60.0 set on 12 August 1970. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Awwwwwww don't ya just love them Crusaders they get everywhere just proves we were better than Crayford after all to hold their track record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) ... don't ya just love them Crusaders they get everywhere just proves we were better than Crayford after all to hold their track record! oooh heck, it's been 24 hours since shazzy laid down the gauntlet and I've clearly been struggling...!! Best I can do for now, is to recall the occasion in June '76 (hmm, seems just like yesterday...!!??) when the apparently mighty Crusaders returned a meagre (being generous now!!) total of six to the mighty Kestrels' thirty in a round of the NNL4TT at God's own Speedway track.. Trouble is, I know said Sharron will retort with the fact that despite this, her uncle Ted was on the winning side that evening with the Rockets.. Come on Williams, put down that Bundy, come in out of the sun and help me out here...!!! Edited December 10, 2006 by Parsloes 1928 nearly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Funny you should mention that meeting Parsloes but did you know that Uncle Ted was.............. Oh yes you knew that already didn't you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miro Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) That is excellent Parsloes, thanks very much indeed. As an aside, do you know what colours "The Highwaymen" wore between '68 and '70? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> In 1968 they wore black with a red chevron. Edited December 11, 2006 by miro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) Funny you should mention that meeting Parsloes but did you know that Uncle Ted was.............. Oh yes you knew that already didn't you Well, no actually - but now I've dug the prog. from out the loft, I'd guess that the missing words were, "top scorer with 11 points and winner of the top scorers' race"..!!?? So who inflicted his only defeat on the night..? Clue: it was, I'm guessing, the rider with the most World Final appearances to have appeared in the Second Division..?? Wasn't it great in the days when a 4TT had a top scorers' race and they called it "Top Dogs Tear-up"...!!!??? Edited December 11, 2006 by Parsloes 1928 nearly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 How I miss them days Parsloes but I have you and the rest of the "old days gang" to help me relive them How proud of that Uncle am I!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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