cinders Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Chris was my No.1 rider always gave it everything i remember him loading his bike on the back of his car at Fraddon (Cornwall) and driving up to Glasgow every week for a home meeting no motorways in those days.He also served Cradley- Exeter-Neath-Plymouth-St Austell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railway End Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 And Newport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boywonder Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 And helped Mildenhall in their first season coming up every week from Cornwall. About a 6-7 hour journey in 1975. There was talk about him flying in one day in his gyrocopter, James Bond Thunderball style. What a guy. Sadly missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Christopher Denis Julian  Born: 4.3.1983 Fraddon, Cornwall.  Novice grass-tracker on West Country circuits before making his public debut at Exeter in a second half ride in 1959. Moved to Provoncial League Bristol and has been a regular team man ever since. A metal merchant off track he has built and flies his own gyrocopter and is one of the few Cornishmen in the sport.  British Teams: Bristol (1960), Southampton (1960), Plymouth (1961,1962), Neath (1962), St Austell (1963), Glasgow (1964, 1965), Cradley Heath (1965-1968), Newport (1969), Exeter (1970-1975), Mildenhall (1975).  (Useful book, that Ivan Mauger's Speedway Extravaganza - 1975) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynP Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Not a bad achievement considering he was born in 1983!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rod King Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Not a bad achievement considering he was born in 1983!!!! There's always one smart a**e - usually me, but I decided to let this typo go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 God knows how I got to put 1983 there - it was actually 1937! Not even a typo. More a mind-completely-elsewhere-o. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol jim Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Chris was a great mate of mine i drove him to meetings in the 60's when he lost his driving licence i must say no matter how far Chris had to go for a meeting he always had to be there a couple hours before the start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejb Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Happy to say one of my greatest memories of speedway was knowing Chis at Cradley in the 60's He alway's gave his best for every team he rode for. It was sad day when I heard of his death still as a crazy 'BLOKE' on a gyroplane. got great memories. Â Â below is the report from Exeter web page. Â Â Name.......JULIAN, CHRIS. Seasons....1970/71/72/73/74/75. Others.....Newport,Mildenhall,Cradley,Bristol,Glasgow,Plymouth, St. Austell. Â Born on March 4th 1937 in Cornwall, Chris was to start out on the grass track scene before having a shot at second half rides at Exeter as far back as 1958 and then at Plymouth between 61-62. Following his spell at Plymouth he was to return to Cornwall, and turned out for St.Austell, where in 63 matches he totted up some 195 pts. He was also to appear for a period at Southampton before coming full time to Exeter in 1970, where he was to remain for five seasons. Between 1970-1973 he appeared in 158 meetings and scored 700 pts, (we are unable to track how he faired in 1974) and he was to announce his retirement at the end of the 74 season. However,unable to get the sport out of his system, he made a return to the County Ground for a few weeks at the start of 1975 before opting to try his hand at the Mildenhall circuit.In May of 1997, Chris was to die in a tragic accident whilst flying an "Autogyro". So sadly, the world of Speedway lost one of its most colorful riders of the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 (edited) was also said to be one of the heaviest riders ever weighing in at 14 stone! although i would have thought Jim Tebby wasn`t far off that either.Great riders both Edited February 21, 2004 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 (edited) Always new i had this picture, just took me ages to find it. Think its a cracker myself. Edited November 1, 2005 by Steve Dixon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Great photo..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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