spin king Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Timmy Joe Shepherd, for Hackney v Belle Vue, 1975 Unknown American. Two rides, two lasts. Never seen in the UK again. Stayed pretty much unknown then. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM JONES Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 stuart williams signed for reading mid 1980's ,ripped off his sponser so was sacked before season began.then reapeared 20 years later at somerset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervjankefanclub Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 (edited) what about kevin armitage didnt we sign him from the defunct stags in 85 and i dont recall him making too many appearances in the stripes jim burdfield in 84 was another who didnt last very long Edited February 23, 2008 by mervjankefanclub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Saint Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 (edited) Two Conference League Riders never completed a race due to crashes and being unable to take part any further and then never rode in an official match again. Dave Roberts started one race for Somerset at St Austell on 30/05/00 crashing into the machine of the fallen Mark Thompson in Heat 3. Roberts never rode again although I believe that he had ridden some time earlier in the National League. It was his one and only Conference League race. Michael Godfrey started one race for Scunthorpe in 2005 on making his debut for Scunthorpe on 07/08/05 at home to Sittingbourne. He tangled with Gary Phelps in Heat 13 (it would be that race) and has never made an appearance in the League since. Malcolm Vasey Edited February 23, 2008 by Swift Saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Dave Roberts started one race for Somerset at St Austell on 30/05/00 crashing into the machine of the fallen Mark Thompson in Heat 3. Roberts never rode again although I believe that he had ridden some time earlier in the National League. It was his one and only Conference League race. Malcolm Vasey That would have been the same Dave Roberts who appeared for Weymouth 83-84 and Poole 85-86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Timmy Joe Shepherd, for Hackney v Belle Vue, 1975 Unknown American. Two rides, two lasts. Never seen in the UK again. But not as bad as people may think. He won the US Open Championship in New York State in 1979. And there were several top class West Coast USA riders in that field. Edited March 4, 2008 by speedyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Who remembers Otto Holoubek, the Austrian rider with Ipswich. About 1956 I think? Edited March 4, 2008 by speedyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) Here's is anothe sad career, to be found on an excellent Exeter database::: EATHER, ROY - 1953 Sadly, Roy was never to make it into the full Exeter line-up following a double tragedy. Hoping to break into British speedway, Roy had come over from Australia for trials at the County Ground, but during his first practice session he crashed and suffered concussion. After he had recovered from his injuries, he returned for his second practice session only to crash again but this time he failed to recover and died in hospital that afternoon. Edited March 6, 2008 by speedyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Here's is another sad career, to be found on an excellent Exeter database::: EATHER, ROY - 1953 Sadly, Roy was never to make it into the full Exeter line-up following a double tragedy. Hoping to break into British speedway, Roy had come over from Australia for trials at the County Ground, but during his first practice session he crashed and suffered concussion. After he had recovered from his injuries, he returned for his second practice session only to crash again but this time he failed to recover and died in hospital that afternoon. Welcome back speedyguy: hope all is well with you.. A terribly tragic tale recounted here but one thing puzzles me..: what is the "double tragedy"..??!! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Welcome back speedyguy: hope all is well with you.. A terribly tragic tale recounted here but one thing puzzles me..: what is the "double tragedy"..??!! :unsure: I did not write this piece remember. My supposition on "double tragedy" is that he twice crashed in practices at Exeter...one of them fatal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I did not write this piece remember. My supposition on "double tragedy" is that he twice crashed in practices at Exeter...one of them fatal? I know you didn't write it..!!!! Seems odd to describe a crash with concussion as a "tragedy"..! The second crash, that was the tragedy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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