youngy105 Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 ...... and have any Speedway riders been used in TV adds since Not a TV ad but Gary Havelock was used in billboard ads for Lucozade back in 92' after winning the world title. I have a poster of it, it shows Havvy coming out of a turn with the word GRIT at the bottom. They used a Lucozade bottle as the I......marketing genuis eh!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 OK, talking of Norwich and 1962...which rider made his debut for Norwich in 1960 scoring nil points from 4 matches, but in 1962 went to Belle Vue with the Stars and scored a 15 point maximum in a league match including two victories over Peter Craven on a night when Fundin scored just 4 points? I'll go for Gote Nordin on that one We've already established it was Terry Betts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Back to the quiz who won the first heat in the first meeting at Rochdale 29-3-70? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxer123 Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Cyril Smith with Gracie Fields second!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Aaln Wilkinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 no it wasn't wilkie he was riding in the junior races in the second half that night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 I'll go for Eric Broadbelt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Taffy Owen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatface Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Taffy is a good shout. If its not him, I'll go Ken Moss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Something's telling me to go for Bernt Persson, but that's just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Any idea which season the feud was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 In Ivan Maugers autobiography (Triple Crown plus) there is a chapter (number 13 actually....) that is titled 'The man I hated'. He refers to this other rider (whom he never actually names) and him getting into some really dangerous riding tatics for a season and a feud developing between them.  Who was that rider?  PS. Sorry, but I never found out so just interested to learn who it was after all these years.... maybe you'll have to ask him at the VSRA meal in March....  he says he's going this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Bit before my time, 1964. Ove Fundin had a bit of 'ruthless' reputation though I believe, so could it be him? Someone will no doubt point out that they were the best of mates now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Bit before my time, 1964. Ove Fundin had a bit of 'ruthless' reputation though I believe, so could it be him? Someone will no doubt point out that they were the best of mates now! Wouldn't have thought it was Ove. Mauger wasn't in his class in 1964. Ivor Brown sounds more likely but I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 According to Peter Fosters Cradley book the person referred to is Ivor Brown, who had a number of run-in's with Mauger in the 1964 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Back to the quizwho won the first heat in the first meeting at Rochdale 29-3-70? the answer was Paul O'Neill from Crewe just incase anyone was interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Wouldn't have thought it was Ove. Mauger wasn't in his class in 1964. Ivor Brown sounds more likely but I don't know. I'd go for Ivor Brown too, on the basis of Peter Foster's Cradley history which details their antipathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 It was Ivor Brown  Ivor took badly to Ivan's fame as he had been top dog. One Saturday Ivor fenced Ivan badly. In the return on Monday at Newcastle, Ivan returned the compliment but unfortunately injured Bill Andrew in the process. Mind you Ivor had a quiet night after that, being both injured and having a bent bike. Ivor must have had the cleanest bikes in the league in those days, they were a real credit to him.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 According to the Cradley book mentioned previously, the roots of the "feud" lay in a Scratch race Final between the two when Ivan was guesting for Wolves. In that version Ivor was twice knocked off. The real explosion taking place at Brough later in the season when Ivor rode Ivan very,very wide (he didn't fall) and resulted in heated exchanges in the pits. Later in the meeting (again the Scratch race final) Mauger made it clear to everyone he was out to get Brown, even telling the other 2 riders to stay out of the way. Mauger then allowed Brown to gate before storming under him on the first turn, fencing him and leaving Brown with a stretcher ride, trip to Hospital and 4 weeks sidelined with a badly gashed foot. The truth???? who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 yep,.. that sounds like Sprouts alright.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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