KevH Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 ............rode for Oxford, Exeter and Hackney in the mid to late sixties. What nationality was he please, and does anyone have any memories to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 ............rode for Oxford, Exeter and Hackney in the mid to late sixties. What nationality was he please, and does anyone have any memories to share? He was English. Other than that (which is bad enough) I can't remember anything about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamilton Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 ............rode for Oxford, Exeter and Hackney in the mid to late sixties. What nationality was he please, and does anyone have any memories to share? Yes I remember hi, well, he only rode for Oxford I think for 1 season, but I feel sure he rode for more than just 3 Clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Yes I remember hi, well, he only rode for Oxford I think for 1 season, but I feel sure he rode for more than just 3 Clubs. You can add Rayleigh and Sunderland to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) You can add Rayleigh and Sunderland to the list. His one-time mechanic Al Holliday (ex-California, Eastbourne and Rayliegh junior) is still about. They were co-promoters with Stan Clark at Rayleigh in 1964. Edited April 25, 2008 by speedyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I recall Maurie riding for Exeter-good middle order guy-wasn't he with Rayleigh when they won PL in 1960?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamilton Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I recall Maurie riding for Exeter-good middle order guy-wasn't he with Rayleigh when they won PL in 1960?? Bobbath, I feel sure you are right, but I am sure he was amiddle order rider for a team not mentioned previously here. I will have to get in my loft and do some research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervjankefanclub Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 didnt he appear for berwick in their early days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 He was English. Other than that (which is bad enough) I can't remember anything about him. Thanks Ian. didnt he appear for berwick in their early days He certainly didn't ride in any official meeting for them, but could have ridden in a challenge for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star ghost Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I feel sure Maury rode for the Harringay Racers in the mid 50s for a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowle Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I feel sure Maury rode for the Harringay Racers in the mid 50s for a time Yes he scored 41 league points in 1951 per Peter Morrish"s book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 didnt he appear for berwick in their early days Wasn't that Maurie Robinson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 There is no way Maurie was riding as late as 68 when Berwick started-I reckon as per Frigbo it was Maurie Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervjankefanclub Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Wasn't that Maurie Robinson? thats it frigbo cheers it was the name that was ringing a bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 He also rode for Poole in 1958. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star ghost Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Looking through the Peter Morrish listings Maury was with St Austell in 1950, Harringay 1951, Rayleigh 1952 through to 1957 when he also did some meetings for Oxford. In 1958 he rode for Poole in some matches. Maury resurfaced with Rayleigh in 1963 in the Provincial League when he was the Rockets top scorer in League matches. in 1964 he rode for Rayleigh in the aborted Metropolitan League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 I have the British Speedway Handbook for the first BL season 1965.Maurie's picture is in it as part of an Exeter team pic, he rode in 25 BL matches and his CMA was 4.2. Think this would have been his last season.By the way are averages still calculated the same way -then it was points plus bonus points divided by number of rides, then multiplied by 4 e.g. in Maurie's case his ave per ride was 1.05 times 4 = 4.20. This was done because riders typically rode 4 times per match.Bryan Seery was the originator of this method I think?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 More on Maurie.I have a Stenners 1952 annual( for the 1951 season) -there is a brief note on Maurie that says he was employed as a sorter in the Post Office when he started riding at training tracks e.g. Rye House.Its funny to see Maurie's picture of 1951 and then compare it to the 1965 one I alluded to earlier.Hope all this is of interest.By the way and this is for Brian Hamilton-the top average scorer for Exeter in 1965 was your old Oxford buddy Colin Gooddy followed by Jack Geran!! Guess they couldn't hold these old Oxford guys back!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 I have the British Speedway Handbook for the first BL season 1965.Maurie's picture is in it as part of an Exeter team pic, he rode in 25 BL matches and his CMA was 4.2. Think this would have been his last season.By the way are averages still calculated the same way -then it was points plus bonus points divided by number of rides, then multiplied by 4 e.g. in Maurie's case his ave per ride was 1.05 times 4 = 4.20. This was done because riders typically rode 4 times per match.Bryan Seery was the originator of this method I think?? Yes, Bryan Seery was the man as far as averages went. He used to have a feature every week in Speedway Star - "Seery's Statistics". I think he was a maths teacher. I once asked him how he managed all this data - remember, this was pre-calculator days. He told me that it was all done on paper, so he must have had a good arithmetical brain. A nice guy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons67 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Maurie rode for Oxford in 67 25matches @ ave 4.22, this I believe was his last season. Seem to recall he also rode in 66. Just in case anyone may be interested his home ave was 5.42 away 2.34. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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