Puma23 Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Hello ! I look for information about speedway in Nepal. I create history of speedway and I need the information. Przemyslaw Jany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sir Lunchalot Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Now if you had asked for the history of speedway in Norfolk I could have put you in touch with an expert. Are you sure you mean Nepal ? (If you do just send a return first class ticket to Kathmandu plus expenses to Norbold c/- the forum and I'm sure he'll be happy to knock something together for you. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Too right Sir Lunchy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma23 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Hello Sir Lunchalot ! Now I collect results from National Championships all countries. I have more results :-) I know speedway champions from Estonia, Latvia, Rhodesia, Romania etc... I collect also information about speedway on the world. I know that in Nepal were speedway riders but I do not know when and where. Could you send me list of riders who rode in Norfolk year by yaer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukes Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Bit strange Speedway in Nepal, maybe supporters in Nepal as in Turkmenistan. Met a few in Pakistan and India also. They have a rickshaw championship in Nepal but its 3 wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Could you send me list of riders who rode in Norfolk year by yaer. Here's a start: List of Riders who are known to have ridden for Norwich with dates Atkins, Peter: 1956 Bales, Billy: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 Berthelsen, Keihn: 1952 Betts, Terry: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 Birtwell, Bill: 1937, 1938, 1939 Brand, Fred: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 Bravery, Ted: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 Challis, Charlie 1946 Chamberlain, Johnnie: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 Clarke, Phil: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 Codling, Bill: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 Craighead, Roy: 1953, 1954 Crane, David: 1964 Craven, Malcolm: 1937 Cresp, Ray: 1962 Davies, Johnny: 1949 Davies, Trevor: 1951 Debbage, John: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 Dugard, Charlie: 1937 Duke, Roy: 1946, 1947, 1948 East, Barry: 1953, 1954 Edwards, Harry: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962 Featherby, Clive: 1959, 1960 Featherby, Craig: 1954 Flood, Malcolm: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 Freeman, Jack: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 Fundin, Ove: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 Gilbert, Bill: 1952 Gooch, Jimmy: 1962, 1963 Goodchild, Paul 1937, 1938, 1939 Grosskreutz, Max: 1938 Hammond, Paddy: 1946, 1947, 1948 Hedge, Trevor: 1962, 1963, 1964 Hendriksen, Arne: 1958, 1959 Hipperson, Sid: 1946, 1947, 1948 Houghton, Don: 1946, 1947 Hunter, Alec: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953 Hussey, Gerry: 1956, 1958 Jay, Wilf: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946 Last, Ken: 1962 Lawson, Aub: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 Lawson, Don: 1955 Levai, Sandor: 1964 Leverenz, Bob: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 Lish, Charlie: 1937 Littlewood, Syd: 1938, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 Major, George: 1964 Mills, Paddy: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 Milwall, Jim: 1937 Moore, Chum: 1937 Moore, Peter: 1959 Moore, Ray: 1952 Morgan, Reg: 1948 Morton, Wal: 1937, 1939, 1948, 1957 Neil, Merv: 1953, 1954 Newton, Denis: 1960, 1961, 1962 Nygren, Olle: 1962, 1963, 1964 Oakley, Bob: 1954 Pawson, Fred: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 Peel, Alec: 1937, 1939 Pike, Harwood 1946 Powell, Ivor "Aussie": 1948 Pymar, Geoff: 1956, 1957 Read, Len: 1946, 1947 Read, Tich: 1950, 1964 Revett, Geoff: 1947, 1948 Roger, Cyril: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959 Rogers, Fred: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 Smith, Alan: 1937, 1938, 1939 Spencer, Bert: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 Strutt, Derek: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 Sweet, Jock: 1937, 1938, 1939 Thorpe, Jack (Bluey): 1946, 1947, 1948 Trott, Reg: 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 Watling, Lionel: 1952 White, John: 1948 Wiliams, Eric: 1962 Wise, Dicky: 1937, 1938, 1939 Then, of course, there's Yarmouth and King's Lynn... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma23 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Dukes you wrote: "Bit strange Speedway in Nepal, maybe supporters in Nepal as in Turkmenistan. Met a few in Pakistan and India also. They have a rickshaw championship in Nepal but its 3 wheels. " Look at http://www.scottishbooksellers.com/cgi-bin...752_20422_20294 and later look at Speedway in Scotland. There wrote that "...Riders representing the two teams have come from far afield, including Australia and New Zealand, together with Scots and men from England, Wales, Europe, Argentina, South Africa, Zimbabwe and even Nepal...." Thank you Norbold. Nice Day Przemyslaw Jany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sir Lunchalot Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 You've got me wondering now Puma23. My brain doesn't always work that well but somewhere, sometime I seem to remember reading that a Ghurka from Nepal had a go at riding speedway in the UK. I'm not sure of my history but I know Ghurka regiments had close links with England and the Ghurkas are renowned for being extremely brave so it's not totally impossible. So it's not that there was speedway in Nepal, more likely it was a man from Nepal having a ride in the UK. Right, I'm off to see what I can find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peatbog Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 There is a company in Nepal called "Speedway Cargo Pty Ltd", perhaps Puma 23 did a search for speedway and found the connection.........just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 No information on this but some how I think I remember this being considered sometime ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 You've got me wondering now Puma23. My brain doesn't always work that well but somewhere, sometime I seem to remember reading that a Ghurka from Nepal had a go at riding speedway in the UK. I'm not sure of my history but I know Ghurka regiments had close links with England and the Ghurkas are renowned for being extremely brave so it's not totally impossible. So it's not that there was speedway in Nepal, more likely it was a man from Nepal having a ride in the UK. Right, I'm off to see what I can find out. Believe the guy's name was Joe Naidoo and that he was BRIEFLY at White City Glasgow under the promotion of Ian Hoskins. I think Naidoo started riding in Kenya - around 1949 or 1950??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamilton Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 I think I can recall reading an artical in the SPeedway News(Prior to Star)in about 1959, that Howdy Byford wrote regarding taking a team of riders to Venezuella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I think I can recall reading an artical in the SPeedway News(Prior to Star)in about 1959, that Howdy Byford wrote regarding taking a team of riders to Venezuella. That's a fair bus ride away from Nepal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamilton Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Yes but even when the Ausies and Kiwis went home for the winter in those days it was a6 week boat ride each way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) Yes but even when the Ausies and Kiwis went home for the winter in those days it was a6 week boat ride each way! I don't think there's a boat service to Nepal from Venezuela. Edited August 8, 2008 by speedyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamilton Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I don't think there's a boat service to Nepal from Venezuela. The Captain of the boat had a leopardskin thong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 The Captain of the boat had a leopardskin thong! Oh, you mean sandman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Seriously, though, does anybody have an answer as to why when around 1930 speedway was tried seemingly everywhere in the British Empire (and other parts of the world) - Aussie, NZ, Canada, S.Africa, even East Africa, Egypt, Singapur, even in China and the Philippines - but never ever in India ? I wonder why, or don't we just know about it ? And regarding that Ghurka vom Nepal who seemingly once rode or was tried out at Glasgow, what was his name, and did he really ever get to ride for one of the Glasgow teams, If so, when and how did he do? Does anybody have a picture of him, or was there a report in one of the speedway publications of the time? Maybe he is in fact one of the Sikh riders from Kenya, where there was speedway in the early 50's. Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma23 Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 It was on a red hot sunny East African afternoon in August, 1951, that 18,000 people assembled in Nairobi's African stadium to see the first real attempt at speedway racing here. It was a mixed 18,000-over half were Africans, who had never seen anything of this kind before-the reminder were European and Asian. Admission prices ranged from 6d. to 5s. I had just arrived in Nairobi on a journalistic job and it was a poster I saw that sent me to see what East African speedway was like. At the first meeting there were no real speedway bikes. The boys were riding bitza's and homebuilt J.A.P. jobs. They were also a mixed lot-racing types who had ridden in many of road events which are a feature of East African sport. Twenty seven year old Norman Ziska is the man who started it all-he a road-racer of no mean ability. And he, with backers like Vrontaamitis, a Greek enthusiast, Jack Blowers, and numerous others put speedway on the map as a regular monthly feature. The Nairobi track is round an African football ground of built-up terraces and an openair stand. The course specially laid by Speedway Limited, is 485 yards to the lap, 60ft. wide at the apex of the bends and 24ft. wide on the straights. It is murram based and cinder-topped. Inside three months of commercial speedway the promoters had brought into the country twelve brand new Excelsior J.A.P. engined machines. These were sold to the 12 top riders on a reasonable hire purchase basis at less then cost...to be continue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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