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I remember him when he was at Belle Vue. I dont think he started off too well at Hyde Road with a few ef's in his first official match and then got a maximum against Coventry ?? in a league cup match...and if i remember rightly it was the saturday after a rain off at Newcastle. We passed a few riders coming out of Newcastle but carried on so we would know were the track was for next time..needless to and i ain't been back there since.

 

1984 was the year and BV battered everyone out of site and got pipped for the league and KOC by Ipswich. :mad: and that was my only visit to Foxhall and i ain't been back there either. :blink:

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Mark Vincent Courtney

 

Born 25.3.1961

 

Braintree, Essex

 

British Junior Champion 1980

 

he was an exceptionally talented motorcyclist and one of the smoothest and controlled riders i ever watched just a pity he wasnt as dedicated as he might have been especially in his latter years

 

there is brief summary of his career here marcin

 

http://www.speedwayplus.co.uk/mark_courtney.shtml

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I remember him when he was at Belle Vue. I dont think he started off too well at Hyde Road with a few ef's in his first official match and then got a maximum against Coventry ?? in a league cup match...and if i remember rightly it was the saturday after a rain off at Newcastle. We passed a few riders coming out of Newcastle but carried on so we would know were the track was for next time..needless to and i ain't been back there since. 1984 was the year and BV battered everyone out of site and got pipped for the league and KOC by Ipswich. :mad: and that was my only visit to Foxhall and i ain't been back there either. :blink:

Yes, though he was unpopular with most of the other riders because he was forever borrowing everything from bike parts to whole machines when his own conked out. Looked altogether a more professional performer at the end of his career at Rye House when the club went PL after reopening - he went through a golden period when he was breaking the track record pretty much every week! :approve:

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