steve19620 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 To finish off my review of the 1965 season, I require the heat result from the Coventry V Long Eaton British league match which was abandoned after heat 1 with Coventry leading 3-2. Does anybody have the heat result and race time from the programme as this these details were never published in the Speedway Star. Thanks for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Wouldn't you just believe - dug out my programme from this meeting (knocking a pile of stuff over in the process) - what do I find? You guessed - programme filled in for the one heat, but no race time given (Nigel Boocock beat Ron Sharp only two finishers) If it's not in SS or my programme, I wonder if the time was not given Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Wouldn't you just believe - dug out my programme from this meeting (knocking a pile of stuff over in the process) - what do I find? You guessed - programme filled in for the one heat, but no race time given (Nigel Boocock beat Ron Sharp only two finishers) If it's not in SS or my programme, I wonder if the time was not given On second thoughts, perhaps I didn't go at all because of the weather, and copied the result (with no time) out of SS ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve19620 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Thanks Midland red for the information. Do you know who were the non finishers in this heat - or at least was programmed to ride in this heat ? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) Thanks Midland red for the information. Do you know who were the non finishers in this heat - or at least was programmed to ride in this heat ? Cheers Col Cottrell fell and Ray Wilson failed to finish Teams : Coventry : N Boocock, C Cottrell, R Mountford, R France, J Lightfoot ©, C Harrison (*), H Booton ® Long Eaton : R Wilson, R Sharp (*), N Storer, C Hitch, K Adams ©, K Bodie, R Malskaitis ® © Captain ® Reserve (*) Supplementary Reserve The second half comprised a Triangular Handicap Match between "Junior Bees", "Senior Bees Select" and "Archers Select" plus Stadium Gold Sash Heats 1 ,2 and Final Total 20 heats Junior Bees : C Smith, F Hodder, P Gay (all gate) Senior Bees Select : C Cottrell (20yds), C Harrison (10yds), H Booton (10yds) Archers Select : R Sharp (10yds), C Hitch(20yds), R Malskaitis (gate), K Bodie (20yds) Stadium Gold Sash : Heat 1 : N Boocock, R France, J Lightfoot, R Wilson Heat 2 : R Mountford, C Cottrell, nominated rider, N Storer No guests, one "foreigner" (Malskaitis, New Zealander of Lithuanian parentage) Tickets on sale for British Final at West Ham - 7/6, 10/6, 12/6, 15/- Hackney top of British League from Oxford and Newport, Long Eaton bottom, behind Edinburgh and Swindon Track record (as it was for many years) 65.8sec, Ronnie Moore, Barry Briggs, R Mountford (380 yards) Fastest time since record 67.2 Nigel Boocock Warwickshire Flying Mile 79.0 Ron Mountford Tactical subs : after 4 heats, a team 6 or more points in arrears may use a substitute rider Helmet colours : Red, Blue, White, Yellow & Black Interval after main match (13 heats) Oh happy days! When I and an important other could afford to go each and every meeting Edited July 29, 2009 by Midland Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) As a footnote to the above (and with last night's fiasco at Brandon in mind!) I quote directly for Charles Ochiltree's "Talking Time" in the following week's programme : " Those folk, sitiing idly in the sunlight watching us water around seven o'clock last week, must have though we were pretty daft when inside thirty minutes we were being swamped out from above. The fact is the storms missed us all morning, all afternoon too, and the track was too dry for racing. The Met Office assured us that storms were dying out and that if we didn't have any by six o'clock we could consider we were in the clear. Well, being cautious, we waited until 6-45 and then considered ; raced out with hoses at both ends. And that we reckon was our mistake ...... it was tempting providence. Like not carrying a raincoat. Nevertheless, it was out of our hands and we had to suffer the indignity of cancelling a meeting, something we're as fond of as paying income tax. We guess we've just got to face it, Long Eaton "Archers" are shaping up to become our jinx team of '65! " Edited July 28, 2009 by Midland Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve19620 Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Thanks Midland Red for the information. Exactly what I wanted ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 To finish off my review of the 1965 season, I require the heat result from the Coventry V Long Eaton British league match which was abandoned after heat 1 with Coventry leading 3-2. Does anybody have the heat result and race time from the programme as this these details were never published in the Speedway Star. Thanks for reading. The winning time for this heat was announced and was 77.4. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve19620 Posted February 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 The winning time for this heat was announced and was 77.4. Keith Thanks again for your help. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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