norbold Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 OK, I know we've done this before (nicknames), but I was reading an article on 1929 by Denys Jones in the latest article of Vintage Speedway Magazine and I was struck by the colourful names employed in the early days of the sport. These are just some of the names of riders who appeared in the Northern League (English League) in 1929: Dusty Haigh Buster Breaks Skid Knock Slider Shuttleworth Nobby Kendrick Sprouts Griffiths Skid Pelvin Crasher Coxhead Smoky Stratton Bronco Dixon Yank Harrison Skid Skinner Speed Formby Bunny Wilcox Riskit Riley Smoke Robinson Skid Hanley I wonder what Crasher Coxhead did to earn his nickname? And as for Smoke Robinson, didn't he later go on to be a singer..... Where are they now??? Sigh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogH Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 From Hull White City we had Tear-A-Long Thorne and Hurricane Dowse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullangel Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 How about a rider from the seventies, who used to second half at Hull..................Bandy Burnett......Anybody know what happened to him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Squib Burton....or was that his real name? And not forgetting Crusty Pye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come on the Skipper Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Anybody remember Red Ott from the mid 70's, if memory serves me right Crayford and Hackney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Anybody remember Red Ott from the mid 70's, if memory serves me right Crayford and Hackney. And a few outings for Canterbury too. Does anyone remember Hurricane Hubbard? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Who :?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addy Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Who :?: The Man lives in the long distant past - humour him Admit it Shaz - it was you wasn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 riskit riley earned his nickname at belle vue not at speedway but as the rider on the wall of death in the funfair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted September 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 Thanks for that, keith, an interesting snippet. But what about Crasher Coxhead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 The Man lives in the long distant past - humour him Sorry Addy have to back Kev on this one, I need humouring too about the past afterall it was my childhood Happy memories huh Kev? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgl07 Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 Alan Hartley rode for Berwick in the late 1960s under the assumed name of Bjent Muudgaard who was supposed to be Finnish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted October 2, 2003 Report Share Posted October 2, 2003 More nicknames from yesteryear.... Tip Mills Nobby Key Whirlwind Baker Hurricane Hampson Lightning Luke Champ Upham Sunshine Cannell Dank Ewing Chippy Lomas Olympia Burrows Calmer Waters Blinky Miles Dilly Gittens Happy Kirk Muddy Marsh Plug Cooper Sailor White Sawdust Sawds Tiny Timms Stiffy Aston Buggie Fleeman Onanoff Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted October 2, 2003 Report Share Posted October 2, 2003 Goodness! I thought I went back a long way, but I think you must beat me. Are you sure you haven't made these up? The only one I've heard of is Tip Mills, which probably means he has ridden for Leicester at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATigerman Posted October 2, 2003 Report Share Posted October 2, 2003 Alan Hartley rode for Berwick in the late 1960s under the assumed name of Bjent Muudgaard who was supposed to be Finnish. How can he Finnish with a Bjent Muudgaard........sorry that's the best I could come up with. Actually at Sheffield we had Bengt Larsson but unfortunately that was his real name............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatface Posted October 2, 2003 Report Share Posted October 2, 2003 These guys sound like WWF wrestlers rather than speedway riders, I can just imagine the announcer.......LET'S GET RRRRREADY TO................THROTTLE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the brick Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Anybody remember Red Ott from the mid 70's, if memory serves me right Crayford and Hackney. les(red)ott rode for rayleigh and rye house and rode in second halfs at hackney but i am not sure about crayford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted October 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Red Ott rode for Crayford in 1975. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjw ministerofport Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 Don,t forget Crusty Pye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofdiamonds Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 Who could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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