TonyMac Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 To assist with some research we're doing for an article to appear in the next issue of Backtrack magazine, can anyone please confirm whether any of the following ex-riders were Australians or New Zealanders and, where known, the states/cities they originated from? Alongside the names are the seasons in which they first rode in the UK, along with the name of their first club. Many thanks for your help. Cheers, Tony Mac --------------------------------------- 1973 Denny Morter (Berwick) 1970 Bob Tabet (Ipswich) 1974 Brian Chaldercott (Scunthorpe) 1974 Brian Donovan (Scunthorpe) 1974 Dave Mackay (Canterbury) 1974 Merv Salt (Canterbury) 1970 Warren Hawkins (Crewe) 1970 Ray Cousins (Crewe) 1970 John Mulligan (Crewe) 1971 Ray Hassam (Crewe) 1970 Jack Lee (Doncaster) 1973 Wayne Hughes (Ellesmere Port) 1970 John Ingamells (King's Lynn II) 1970 Geoff Langmaid (Long Eaton) 1974 Mick Durose (Long Eaton) 1973 Jack Walker (Peterborough) 1972 John Bowerman (Scunthorpe) 1972 Alan Davison (Halifax) 1973 Dave Buttgieg(Poole) 1974 Russell Foot (Weymouth) 1971 Max Amor (Reading) 1971 Bernie Hornby (Workington) 1971 1974 Alan Sorensen (Swindon) 1971 Bob Abell (Wimbledon) 1974 Keith Anderson (Birmingham) 1970 Chris Blythe (Workington) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 To assist with some research we're doing for an article to appear in the next issue of Backtrack magazine, can anyone please confirm whether any of the following ex-riders were Australians or New Zealanders and, where known, the states/cities they originated from? Alongside the names are the seasons in which they first rode in the UK, along with the name of their first club. Many thanks for your help. Cheers, Tony Mac --------------------------------------- 1973 Denny Morter (Berwick)- English 1970 Bob Tabet (Ipswich) - Sydney Aus 1974 Brian Chaldercott (Scunthorpe) - English 1974 Brian Donovan (Scunthorpe) 1974 Dave Mackay (Canterbury) - New Zealand 1974 Merv Salt (Canterbury) - Born in Aus but rode as a New Zealander I think 1970 Warren Hawkins (Crewe) - Australian 1970 Ray Cousins (Crewe) 1970 John Mulligan (Crewe) - Irish 1971 Ray Hassam (Crewe) - Ray Hassall?? - Scottish 1970 Jack Lee (Doncaster) - English 1973 Wayne Hughes (Ellesmere Port) - English 1970 John Ingamells (King's Lynn II) - English 1970 Geoff Langmaid (Long Eaton) 1974 Mick Durose (Long Eaton) 1973 Jack Walker (Peterborough) - English 1972 John Bowerman (Scunthorpe) - Aussie I think 1972 Alan Davison (Halifax) 1973 Dave Buttgieg(Poole) 1974 Russell Foot (Weymouth) = English 1971 Max Amor (Reading) - NZ I think 1971 Bernie Hornby (Workington) 1971 - English 1974 Alan Sorensen (Swindon) - Australian 1971 Bob Abell (Wimbledon) 1974 Keith Anderson (Birmingham) - English 1970 Chris Blythe (Workington) - English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljh Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hello Tony, Just a few corrections etc, to the list supplied by Frigbo. Brian Donovan came from the Manchester area, Geoff Langmaid I believe from near Lincoln, John Bowerman, a very colourful character from Sydney, Dave Buttigieg I believe was English and was in fact a National Karting champion at the time of him trying speedway for a very short time, and surely Chris Blythe was a good mate of Malcolm Mackay the pair coming over to Britain together about 1969 / 70, All the best Rod Haynes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Rod, I think Blythe (like MacKay) was born in England but emigrated to Aus. I've got Chris Blythe as being born in Liverpool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterh7 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Max Amor was a kiwi. From New Plymouth. He passed away on 30.10.09 in California. Merv Salt began riding at the Templeton track in Christchurch, N.Z. in the mid 1960s and continued riding there until the early 1980s. He rode as a kiwi. Edited January 26, 2011 by peterh7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Bird Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hello Tony, Just a few corrections etc, to the list supplied by Frigbo. Brian Donovan came from the Manchester area, Geoff Langmaid I believe from near Lincoln, John Bowerman, a very colourful character from Sydney, Dave Buttigieg I believe was English and was in fact a National Karting champion at the time of him trying speedway for a very short time, and surely Chris Blythe was a good mate of Malcolm Mackay the pair coming over to Britain together about 1969 / 70, All the best Rod Haynes, denny morter came from the ipswich area,buttigieg,foot and chaldicot started at the matchems training school in the early seventies, buttigieg i believe was born in malta and was a regular in the poole team in 1973 for a while then he packed in to concentrate on karting.he would of been a very good rider,other trainees at matchems were the better known martin yeates,steve lomas and geoff swindells who with russel foot can be seen at poole on racenights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) Just to say thanks to all for your help, it's much appreciated. We've compiled a list of Anzacs who rode for British teams in the period 1970-1990 (inc) and there were several question marks, which I hope that, between us, we've now resolved. Edited January 26, 2011 by tmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy bill Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 tony Chris Blyth deff a aussie John Barrowman aussie Merv Salt a kiwi Jack Lee you should know is the Buxton team manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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