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13 minutes ago, gustix said:

Thanks norbold but I have no idea who any of those in the photo are or when, where and why it was taken!

You REALLY have no idea who ANY of them are?

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The Speedway Corps

From left to right, famous speedway riders Stan Greatrex (New Cross), Nobby Key (Wimbledon) and Geoff Pymer (Wimbledon) are included in the corps of motorcycle dispatch riders for the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) of the London Fire Brigade in South London, World War II, 3rd October 1939. Mr Cecil Smith of New Cross, and Mr Ronnie Greene of Wimbledon, were given the task of forming the corps. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

https://www.gettyimages.de/detail/nachrichtenfoto/from-left-to-right-famous-speedway-riders-stan-nachrichtenfoto/1053503088?adppopup=true

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2 minutes ago, gustix said:

Time for me  to forget speedway for a while. I will be on Facebook. You can find me here - but I doubt you will! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1128250810570567/

Here we go again... We just want you to pay attention and think before blurting out the first thing that comes into your head.

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So, back to speedway...

Here is twice (pre-war)World Finalist, Alec Statham, who rode for Wimbledon from 1948 to 1950. Statham was the London Riders Champion in 1949.

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Syd Jackson rode for the Dons from 1933 to 1937. In 1932, Jackson won the first Midland Riders Championship while representing Leicester.

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3 hours ago, chunky said:

So, back to speedway...

Here is twice (pre-war)World Finalist, Alec Statham, who rode for Wimbledon from 1948 to 1950. Statham was the London Riders Champion in 1949.

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Statham was I think the record transfer at the time he signed for the Dons, but doesn’t really figure in greatest English riders. Did he never really get going or was it just a sign of the times ? Big crowds and big money ? Bit of a mystery man for me

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44 years..unbelievable that so much time has elapsed.

Does anyone recommend the Tommy Jansson book? I've just seen a link to it on eBay and was tempted to get it.

 

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Hi pardons if you are on about the book 'Tommy Jansson The Legend Who Died Young' then I do have and read this extremely interesting and informative book about Tommy that I would highly recommended to anyone that remembers him racing.

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