misteron Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Did he ever ride at Canterbury as a Boston rider and his points if he did ? Thanks misteron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) May 3 1975, Lee scored 3 (paid 4) as Boston lost 32-45 at Canterbury. Statistics taken from Alan Robertson's 1975 British Speedway Yearbook Edited September 18, 2012 by moxey63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Statistics taken from Alan Robertson's 1975 British Speedway Yearbook Where can we buy a copy, please, and were there any other similar yearbooks produced? Cheers, TMc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 There are plenty .Look on EBay or try Amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatwick Rocket Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Michael Lee also rode in the 1975 Junior Championship of the British Isles at Canterbury and finished fourth on 12 points. Then in 1976 he won that event with a 15 point maximum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) I think in 1975? Boston went to the great Hyde Rd, against the mighty aces and got walloped maybe 57.21.?Mike was top scorer on 6 pts was in the mix on his first ever visit aged 16.Mind you he might of had a few training spins there? i am not quite sure. Edited September 19, 2012 by sidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatwick Rocket Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yes, that was in the old Inter-League Knockout Cup, after Boston had beaten Hackney 40-38 at home in the first round and then got a bye after the British League side they were supposed to meet failed to fulfil the fixture. At the end of his debut season he had topped the Boston averages with an average over 9 points and scored almost 350 league points. He had also scored a full maximum for King's Lynn that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yes, that was in the old Inter-League Knockout Cup, after Boston had beaten Hackney 40-38 at home in the first round and then got a bye after the British League side they were supposed to meet failed to fulfil the fixture. At the end of his debut season he had topped the Boston averages with an average over 9 points and scored almost 350 league points. He had also scored a full maximum for King's Lynn that year. Never happen again see a 16 year old come on the scene and test and beat the best.I first see Mike in the silver Plume aged 17 scored 10 pts that was when we had a mega tough B.L.All in all a great career we here about the lows i really enjoyed watching him and at his best took some beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) I recall Boston's trip to Hyde Road, it was like non-leaguers racing at somewhere like Old Stratford. Michael Lee did score 6 points, top score with Rob Hollingworth, Boston were trounced 58-20. They had reached the September 17 date, a semi-final, at the zoo thanks to a first round win, 40-38, against Hackney in Lincolnshire four months before and a bye in round two, when Swindon were forced to cry off due to lack of free dates to fit the fixture. Despite all New National League teams receiving a first round home tie, Boston were the only one to come through to round two courtesy of victory. Edited September 20, 2012 by moxey63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) Where can we buy a copy, please, and were there any other similar yearbooks produced? Cheers, TMc. Also compiled yearbooks for 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (and 1975), 2000, 2011, as well as updating Peter Oakes' version (which covered 1965-90) of the British Leagues book (Robertson's covers 1991-09, and has most of what stats Oakes' book featured). Each yearbook is in the same format as Peter Oakes' versions and, even if I say so myself, are worth having. Edited September 20, 2012 by moxey63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Never happen again see a 16 year old come on the scene and test and beat the best. Wait a couple of years.We have a 14 year old who has this season beaten Kennett,Schlein,Smolinski and Zabik and could very well be German U21 champion in a couple of weeks time......and he is only 14!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Wait a couple of years.We have a 14 year old who has this season beaten Kennett,Schlein,Smolinski and Zabik and could very well be German U21 champion in a couple of weeks time......and he is only 14!!!! Lee was beating Mauger Olsen, Collins (ect)in a top class BL this kid you have mentioned has a bright future.But over the years there has been numerous young uns that never made it too top class.Willmott Garrad just a couple of examples.Ward is the Nearest i have seen come close to Lee in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Lee was beating Mauger Olsen, Collins (ect)in a top class BL this kid you have mentioned has a bright future.But over the years there has been numerous young uns that never made it too top class.Willmott Garrad just a couple of examples.Ward is the Nearest i have seen come close to Lee in my opinion. Lee wasn't doing it as a 14-year-old, though. There have been many kids with potential who never made it to top class, it's true, but two who deserve a mention are Dugard and Havelock. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Lee wasn't doing it as a 14-year-old, though. There have been many kids with potential who never made it to top class, it's true, but two who deserve a mention are Dugard and Havelock. Steve Steve thought Lee was doing quick times as a 14 year though in intervals and training tracks reached the NLRC as a 16 year old scored 10 pts.Dugard and world champ Havvy had great careers also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I seem to recall Jason Crump doing really well on is debut season, I think he was 18? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Lee was great,no doubt.One of the absolute best youngsters i have ever seen.I would say Arthur Sissis is up there as well.Unfortunatelly for speedway he chose superbikes and last time i looked was doing very well.But maybe just maybe we have another great talent coming through.Something we see once every decade or two.I hope to be seeing the kid for the second time next weekend.And even though this will be for the German U21 title the youngster is from Norwich! I wonder if there was ever before someone so young who has won a national U21 title,because believe me he really stands a good chance http://www.speedway.org/dm-praedikate/2012/races/index.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I certainly saw Michael riding as a 14 year old (or maybe by then he was 15..?) in the second half at Eastbourne. Lee's record of starting his first competitive season (which then couldn't happen 'til a rider was 16) in '75 and contesting a run-off for third place in a World Final in '77 will be one which clearly now shall never be matched. He deserves a far bigger status in the history of our sport than he has been afforded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) as a 16 year old Joe Screen took a lot of beating....i saw him practicing well before his 16th birthday and i saw his first race, which he won and claimed double figures...i remember him passing Ermolenko to win a race in one of his very early races....he should have been a world beater...instead he turned out to be a very good international rider, but not the real elite level that his 16 year old form suggested to me. Edited September 24, 2012 by Bruiser McHuge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Lee was great,no doubt.One of the absolute best youngsters i have ever seen.I would say Arthur Sissis is up there as well.Unfortunatelly for speedway he chose superbikes and last time i looked was doing very well.But maybe just maybe we have another great talent coming through.Something we see once every decade or two.I hope to be seeing the kid for the second time next weekend.And even though this will be for the German U21 title the youngster is from Norwich! I wonder if there was ever before someone so young who has won a national U21 title,because believe me he really stands a good chance http://www.speedway.org/dm-praedikate/2012/races/index.html Iris you will know more about this than me but having looked back Sissis was in front of Ward in his career.?I see him beat him on you tube a few times and he certainly looked the business. Such a shame but got a excellent works contract and has paved out a excellent career for himself and must be just a good all-round motorcyclist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Sissis also took part in and won the Arrow Engineering Junior Cup TT as part of the STUK meeting at King's Lynn in 2010. I was at that one - what I reckon was perhaps young Arthur's only competitive appearance at a British Speedway track... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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