SHALEWAY69 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 lets get this started Ronnie Genz ??, Cyril Maidment ?? Any comments. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Gil Goldfinch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 As I said on another thread, I got interested in this talking to one of my Canadian jewish friends who I was telling about speedway and how great it was-so I'll be able to tell him based on this thread that indeed there were some very good ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullangel Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Did any of them ever win a race by a wheel length ?....bet you thought i was going to say nose did'nt you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Do they have different helmets ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Oy-Vey Fundin ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 On a more serious note is Gil Goldfinch still alive?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesterdaysman Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 On a more serious note is Gil Goldfinch still alive?? NO; See Tsunami on defunct tracks (Reg Fearman page) thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Benny Kaufman, out of New York State. Rode for Wimbledon and Southampton in 1938 and 1939. http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/oldtimespeedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALEWAY69 Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 West Australian Abe Schneider rode at Claremont 1967-1970 billed as the" Flying four by two" had a car repair shop in Victoria road Malaga WA Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalerash Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 John Hack ex Oxford and Cradley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 The first world champion was a jew ... Lionel van Praag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Len and Andrew Silver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 (edited) not that it matters, but Bobby Schwartz. his Dad was a real nice fella, his nick name was "Cadillac" Jack Schwartz. a real agreeable character for sure. Edited November 21, 2008 by sandman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Bavarian Is that true re Lionel van Praag??-I'd like to be able to tell my buddy that the first speedway world champion was Jewish-he'd get a real kick out of it. If so good on Lionel!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 He is named on this website: http://www.jewishsports.com/jewsin/history/a2mhistory.htm Scroll down to Motorcycling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hannibal Thomas Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 the riders are lucky there are no Jewish Promoters otherwise they would never get paid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Come on you Brits-Jewish people are the greatest-super doctors, charitable philanthropists and some of the most honest businessmen I've met e.g. the Canadian Reichman family behind Canary Wharf-their handshake was a guarantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 OK bavarian-I went the site you mentioned-and discovered that besides a Jewish guy being the first World Champ -did not Benny Kaufman get to the World Final once also-there thus being at least 2 Jewish World Finalists. Eat you hearts out you Buddhists!!! Beat that if you can Muslims!!(No offence intended!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Insofar as someone's name can tell you whether they're Jewish or not, I'd think that Lionel Levy was a very likely possibility. He rode for what seemed like several centuries at Sydney, but I can't recall whether he ever made it to the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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