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Phil Silvers

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Possibly one for Bryn.....

 

I started going to Rye House back in the mid/late Seventies and fondly remember Brian Foote being our No1 in about '76? I know Uncle Ted Hubbard, Hughie Saunders etc.. came after Footie, I was just wondering if anyone knows the/a full Rye line up from 1976 ish?

 

Ta :)

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Hmmmm '76 '77 I could do(ish). Where's Bobby G when you need him.

 

There used to be a Rye House site excellent it was, then it got taken over by someone and all the statistics have now been lost in t'internet land which is really gutty, as Uncle Ted was top of the averages for years and years until along came another Edward and overtook him :wink:

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I'm glad you asked that question...as it gives me yet another chance to mention a good book called "70 Years of Rye House Speedway" due to be published on 21 May. The regular 1976 line up was:

 

Ted Hubbard 9.17

Kelvin Mullarkey 7.55

Hugh Saunders 7.47

Brian Foote 7.03

Karl Fiala 6.73

Bob Garrad 6.13

Bob Cooper 5.11

Ashley Pullen 4.92

 

1977:

 

Kelvin Mullarkey 9.14

Ted Hubbard 9.03

Bob Garrad 8.07

Hugh Saunders 7.32

Karl Fiala 6.22

Ashley Pullen 6.11

Bob Cooper 4.79

 

Do you want any more years?

 

P.S. Brian Foote was the number one in 1974 and 1975.

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I'm glad you asked that question...as it gives me yet another chance to mention a good book called "70 Years of Rye House Speedway" due to be published on 21 May. The regular 1976 line up was:

 

Ted Hubbard  9.17

Kelvin Mullarkey 7.55

Hugh Saunders        7.47

Brian Foote    7.03

Karl Fiala      6.73

Bob Garrad          6.13

Bob Cooper  5.11

Ashley Pullen   4.92

 

1977:

 

Kelvin Mullarkey 9.14

Ted Hubbard  9.03

Bob Garrad  8.07

Hugh Saunders       7.32

Karl Fiala            6.22

Ashley Pullen  6.11

Bob Cooper        4.79

 

Do you want any more years?

 

P.S. Brian Foote was the number one in 1974 and 1975.

 

Cheers Norbold...

 

Must be 74 and 75 I need then :(

 

Didn't realise Bobby G and Ash Pullen (RIP) et al were as far back as 76 :o

 

p.s. I have ordered my book from Amazon :)

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Must be 74 and 75 I need then  :(

1974

 

Brian Foote

Steve Clarke

Clive Hitch

Trevor Barnwell

George Barclay

Peter Moore

Bob Young

John Gibbons

Bob Cooper

Pete Wigley

Les Ott

Stan Stevens

Allan Emmett

 

1975

 

Brian Foote

Hugh Saunders

Bob Cooper

Chris Mackett

Kelvin Mullarkey

David Beech

John Gibbons

Bob Young

Dingle Brown

Karl Fiala

John Waldrab

Barry Duke

Steve Clarke

 

Does that help?

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Ordered one for me and one for my Dad! Still remember Tiger Beech dumping his bike in the fence and ending up on the dog track in front of the crowd. Also do you remember the 'Rockets Record'. Done to the tune of 'My Old Man's a Dustman' it listed the team and had the chorus 2 4 6 8 We'll See the Rockets Score (as I remember, but I could be wrong). I just remember Brian Foote as a number 1, (I was 9 in 1975), but I don't think it was the most productive of seasons. Seem to think Bob Cooper was a main teamer with a decent average back then as well, but again, all the programmes have been long lost and I don't really know.

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Still remember Tiger Beech dumping his bike in the fence and ending up on the dog track in front of the crowd.

 

 

I remember it well....

 

Courtesy of a certain Mitch Shirra :angry:

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Thanks Kev H.....Dave 'Tiger' Beech...remember him well  :)

My pleasure PS.

 

Way to Go Kevvie you snuck in there pretty darn quick  :approve:  :lol:

Had to be done mate.

 

Done to the tune of 'My Old Man's a Dustman' it listed the team and had the chorus 2 4 6  8 We'll See the Rockets Score (as I remember, but I could be wrong).

I think it may have been one, two, three, four............. let's see the Rockets score actually :wink:

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I think it may have been one, two, three, four............. let's see the Rockets score actually

Yes, I think you're right. I guess the next thing I should do is see if I've still got the record somewhere and then find someone with a record player to play it. Although, I'm not totally sure whether the music world is really ready for its resurection :unsure:

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I remember phoning my Uncle Ted after reading that on the forum all those years ago (have I really been on here that long :o ) and telling him about Ashley, they rode together at Rye House in the 70's and geeeeeeeez what a character he was put him and Kelvin Mullarkey together = fireworks :lol:

 

Ahhhhhhh those were the days :approve:

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