BOBBATH Posted October 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 Blimey wot a list and thanx Chunky. One question, was Tony Lomas a reserve- did he ride in a race or was he dnr. Which World Final was he in? I am scared to see how many on that list are younger than me- I would fit in just behind Jimmy McMillan. Yikes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, BOBBATH said: Blimey wot a list and thanx Chunky. One question, was Tony Lomas a reserve- did he ride in a race or was he dnr. Which World Final was he in? I am scared to see how many on that list are younger than me- I would fit in just behind Jimmy McMillan. Yikes!! Oops, you're right; Tony qualified for Gothenburg in 1971, but didn't ride. I'll edit that; thanks. The only one on that list I never saw was Friedek. Edited October 8, 2022 by chunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrub Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 Shouldn't the Tiger be on that list? Born in 1941 I think. And like you, Friedek was the only one on that list I never saw ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Shrub said: Shouldn't the Tiger be on that list? Born in 1941 I think. And like you, Friedek was the only one on that list I never saw ride This list was just an extension of previous lists. We have the 18 oldest, then I posted an update on January 6 which extended it to 1941. The last two on that list were John Louis and Jim Airey. All I did here was add some more names... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrub Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, chunky said: This list was just an extension of previous lists. We have the 18 oldest, then I posted an update on January 6 which extended it to 1941. The last two on that list were John Louis and Jim Airey. All I did here was add some more names... Knew I should have scrolled back a few pages to check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 10:21 AM, Bavarian said: What is the date of birth for Arthur Payne, I have it as 28/8/23, but here it is 30/8/24 ??? I've been dreading the next deletion from our oldest surviving World Finalist list for quite a while. I am sorry to say that day has come -the great gentleman Dick Bradley has passed away just before his 98th birthday- he was #2 on the list behind Arthur. R.I.P Dick 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 21 hours ago, BOBBATH said: I've been dreading the next deletion from our oldest surviving World Finalist list for quite a while. I am sorry to say that day has come -the great gentleman Dick Bradley has passed away just before his 98th birthday- he was #2 on the list behind Arthur. R.I.P Dick Three world finals is pretty good in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Sad to report the passing of another list member - Coventry's Jim Lightfoot. He was 89. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, chunky said: Sad to report the passing of another list member - Coventry's Jim Lightfoot. He was 89. Time moves on and these sad events are inescapable, but it doesn’t make it any easier to see the sports rich history and the riders that made it, fading into the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, chunky said: Sad to report the passing of another list member - Coventry's Jim Lightfoot. He was 89. Another one gone...sad indeed. Saw his son Robert ride but if I recall retired due to a back injury? RIP Edited March 9, 2023 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Jim Lightfoot rose from being a useful second string in the early 60's to become a world finalist later in his career. Sad to see that we've lost another rider of that calibre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandred Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 RIP Cap’n Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted March 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 Sorry to read this.Af ter thedemise of Capn'Jim and Dick Bradley- I reckon that means Gote Nordin and Bob Andrews join the last 16. RIP Capn' Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 2 hours ago, BOBBATH said: Sorry to read this.Af ter thedemise of Capn'Jim and Dick Bradley- I reckon that means Gote Nordin and Bob Andrews join the last 16. RIP Capn' Jim Hi, Bobbath , Could you Just remind us who the last 16 are? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) 01 - Arthur Payne - 28/08/23 02 - Chum Taylor - 04/04/27 03 - Billy Bales - 06/06/29 04 - Ian Williams - 04/08/31 05 - Per Tage Svensson - 16/10/31 06 - Peo Soderman - 29/10/32 07 - Ove Fundin - 23/05/33 08 - Dan Forsberg - 25/03/34 09 - Josef Hofmeister - 17/06/34 10 - Brian Crutcher - 23/08/34 11 - Mike Broadbank - 25/09/34 12 - Barry Briggs - 30/12/34 13 - Aage Hansen - 13/04/35 14 - Gote Nordin - 02/07/3515 - Bob Andrews - 27/10/193516 - Reg Luckhurst - 11/11/193517 - Doug Davies - 06/08/193618 - Sverre Harrfeldt - 23/11/193719 - Leif Larsson - 16/02/193820 - Rick France - 12/07/193821 - Leif Enecrona - 05/03/194022 - Andrzej Wyglenda 04/05/194123 - John Louis - 14/06/194124 - Jim Airey - 19/08/194125 - Bengt Jansson - 09/01/194326 - Anders Michanek - 30/05/194327 - Trevor Hedge - 30/08/194328 - Terry Betts - 15/09/194329 - Howard Cole 29/12/194330 - Martin Ashby - 05/02/194431 - Jan Simensen - 26/07/194432 - Zygfryd Friedek - 19/10/194433 - Jerzy Trzeszkowski - 10/01/194534 - Eric Boocock - 02/02/194535 - John Boulger - 18/06/194536 - Hasse Holmqvist - 18/06/194537 - Jim McMillan - 03/12/194538 - Soren Karlsson - 23/10/194639 - Ole Olsen - 16/11/194640 - Ray Wilson - 12/03/194741 - Doug Wyer - 16/08/1947 42 - Grigori Khlinovsky - 11/11/4743 - Egon Muller - 26/11/194844 - Christoph Betzl - 13/02/194945 - Jiri Stancl - 18/11/194946 - Viktor Kuznetsov - 27/11/194947 - Georg Hack - 20/02/195048 - Marek Cieslak - 28/06/195049 - Alois Wiesbock - 31/07/195050 - Tommy Johansson - 21/10/1950 51 - Vladimir Gordeev - 30/11/1950 52 - John Titman - 26/01/1951 53 - Dag Lovaas - 25/02/1951 54 - Jan Verner - 03/03/1951 55 - Petr Ondrasik - 08/10/1951 56 - Phil Crump - 09/02/1952 57 - Henny Kroeze - 11/03/1952 58 - Valery Gordeev - 28/08/1952 59 - Dave Jessup - 07/03/1953 60 - Ales Dryml - 10/06/1953 61 - Scott Autrey - 09/07/1953 62 - Gordon Kennett - 02/09/1953 63 - Robert Slabon - 15/09/1953 64 - Peter Collins - 24/03/1954 65 - Larry Ross - 15/06/1954 66 - John Davis - 10/11/1954 67 - Finn Thomsen - 16/02/1955 68 - Mikhail Starostin - 24/02/1955 69 - Tommy Nilsson - 10/03/1955 70 - Jan Andersson - 07/05/1955 71 - Kai Niemi - 15/09/1955 72 - Jerzy Rembas - 18/04/1956 73 - Chris Morton - 22/07/1956 74 - Steve Bastable - 16/09/1956 75 - Bruce Penhall - 10/05/1957 76 - Karl Maier - 24/08/1957 77 - Roman Jankowski - 05/10/1957 78 - Bo Petersen - 21/02/1958 79 - Les Collins - 24/05/1958 80 - Mitch Shirra - 27/09/1958 81 - Michael Lee - 11/12/1958 82 - John Cook - 18/12/1958 83 - Dennis Sigalos - 16/08/1959 84 - Erik Gundersen - 08/10/1959 85 - Hans Nielsen - 26/12/1959 Edited March 11, 2023 by chunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) On 3/9/2023 at 10:21 AM, chunky said: Sad to report the passing of another list member - Coventry's Jim Lightfoot. He was 89. Very sad news indeed. Jim used to work with my old man and I think it was summer of 1954/5 that Pop took me to Brandon for the first time and introduced me to Jim and that was the start of my love for the sport. He really was an under rated stalwart for the Bees and spent thirteen years at Brandon. I well remember the trip to Wembley on a BTS coach for the World Final in '63. What mad days out they were, but at least that year we had Jim, Nigel, Ron and PO to shout for . He actually ended up getting me the worst and shortest job I ever had, in the unit next to him and Mick in Bayton Road. I only survived polishing out welds inside stainless steel vats for about an hour. I came out deaf and coated in SS dust. RIP Jim and thanks for introducing me to this mad sport, my thoughts and prayers are with all your family and friends. B Edited March 12, 2023 by jrs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, jrs said: I well remember the trip to Wembley on a BTS coach for the World Final in '63. The 1963 final was the first one I went to. I was sitting with my friend next to a group of Coventry supporters who we chatted to during the meeting. Perhaps we met in another life, jrs! Edited March 12, 2023 by norbold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted March 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 Thanks Chunky-great list, must have taken a lot of work. It corrected some of my mistakes- I didn't even realise Reg Luckhurst had made the top 16. Thanks greatly again mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted March 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 Hi Chunky I posted my thanks in the wrong place-thanks again for taking the trouble to do this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 7 hours ago, jrs said: Very sad news indeed. Jim used to work with my old man and I think it was summer of 1954/5 that Pop took me to Brandon for the first time and introduced me to Jim and that was the start of my love for the sport. He really was an under rated stalwart for the Bees and spent thirteen years at Brandon. I well remember the trip to Wembley on a BTS coach for the World Final in '63. What mad days out they were, but at least that year we had Jim, Nigel, Ron and PO to shout for . He actually ended up getting me the worst and shortest job I ever had, in the unit next to him and Mick in Bayton Road. I only survived polishing out welds inside stainless steel vats for about an hour. I came out deaf and coated in SS dust. RIP Jim and thanks for introducing me to this mad sport, my thoughts and prayers are with all your family and friends. B ...I have a feeling that Jim also went into partnership with ex-Bee Tony Lomas in the antique business? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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