KevH Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Chris Turner b. 28/5/1958, Crewe, Cheshire. Grass tracker who had his first taste of speedway, aged 14, at the Belle Vue training school. He made his public debut for Belle Vue early in 1974. The following season he rode 3 matches for Belle Vue and achieved an average of 8.32 from 26 league matches with Crewe in the National League. Taken from Who's Who of Speedway 1975. Any use Gem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addy Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Gemini, born in the North-West rides for BV (some would say - has a decent surname ) How could he go wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted October 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Any use Gem? Thanks Kevin. I was thinking of Chris Pidcock who rode for Long Eaton. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom House Kid Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 It can't be Ray Wickett because he's in third place! Team in 65 I think 1. K.Mckinley 2 R Trott 3 S Harrfeldt 4 B Leonard 5 N Hunter 6 M Simmons 7 T Ede Also T Clarke R Wickett Don't forget Dave Wills, killed on 22 June. Anyway, the point of this posting is to say, I agree, CHK, it does look a lot like Stan's style. Wait till I get home and look up my programmes. 1965, what a year for the Hammers! I was there that night what a tragedy! :-( :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 West Ham 1965 KEN MCKINLAY SVERRE HARRFELDT NORMAN HUNTER TED EDE MALC SIMMONS BOB DUGARD DAVE WILLS BRIAN LEONARD STAN STEVENS REG TROTT TONY LEWIS KEVIN RUSSELL ALF HAGON RAY WICKETT TONY CLARKE JOHN ELLIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Who are/were Kevin Russell and John Ellis? Which matches did they ride in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Over to Ozyace...... http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forum/view...t=4551&start=60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 John Ellis was an Exeter based junior who just rode the 1 match at the County Ground and scored 0. Kevin Russell (as described elsewhere) was an Aussie based in Scotland who rode in the match at Glasgow and scored 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Thanks frigbo. I think I went to every home Hammers match that season except two and a good number of away matches (including our glorious night of triumph at Cradley Heath when we clinched the double - sorry reliving old glories there!) and I'd never heard of Kevin Russell and John Ellis. Your post explains why! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom House Kid Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 I think I went to every home Hammers match that season You should have come and said hello! I was the small kid on the back straight munching on a giant hot dog! Liontamer no :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 I think I went to every home Hammers match that season You should have come and said hello! I was the small kid on the back straight munching on a giant hot dog! If only I'd known at the time! But I'm afraid I never ventured round to the back straight...too far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Someone has left a message on my webshots guestbook - didn't know I had one until I got an email - advising that the second rider in photo 37 behind Michael Lee is Bernie Leigh and not Martin Ashby which we were unsure of. Whoever this was I'd just like to thank them and I've now altered the photo accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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