BOBBATH Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Unfortunately Derrick Close has now passed away so Mike Broadbank now is #16 while Barry is first reserve anybody have any idea who should become second reserve. Arthur Payne is still with us just turned 97, ditto Dick Bradley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 On 6/25/2021 at 4:55 PM, BOBBATH said: Thanks countarthur (tigerowl). Do you reckon Olle Andersson should be dropped from the list since we can't verify that he is still with us. What say you forumlanders?? On Wikipedia Died 24 January 2017 (aged 84)Monterey, California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 So now two have gone Olle and Derrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 So Briggo has also made the top 16- anybody have nominations for the two reserves-maybe some folks born in 1935?? I can't think of anyone-wot about Bjorn Knutsson?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 37 minutes ago, BOBBATH said: So Briggo has also made the top 16- anybody have nominations for the two reserves-maybe some folks born in 1935?? I can't think of anyone-wot about Bjorn Knutsson?? Bjorn will be 84 this year.....Born in 1938 Edited January 3, 2022 by andout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Thanks Roger, any finalists still alive born in 1935,36 or 37? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Here are the next few... Aage Hansen - 13/04/1935 Gote Nordin - 02/07/1935 Bob Andrews - 27/10/1935 Reg Luckhurst - 11/11/1935 Doug Davies - 06/08/1936 Sverre Harrfeldt - 23/11/1937 Leif Larsson - 16/02/1938 Rick France - 12/07/1938 Leif Enecrona - 05/03/1940 Andrzej Wyglenda 04/05/1941 John Louis - 14/06/1941 Jim Airey - 19/08/1941 Edited January 6, 2022 by chunky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Thanks a million Chunky, is Doug Davies still with us though? What's scary is that some of these guys you list aren't much older than I am !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 11 minutes ago, BOBBATH said: Thanks a million Chunky, is Doug Davies still with us though? What's scary is that some of these guys you list aren't much older than I am !!!!!! Okay, looks like I need to apologise; it appears that Doug is no longer with us, although I can't find anything official. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 No need for an apology mate -thanx for your efforts. I know for a fact all these guys are alive- but not sure about Aage Hansan- scary to think Jim Airey is only 5 years older than me(6 years older than Norbold). Sorry Norman!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, BOBBATH said: No need for an apology mate -thanx for your efforts. I know for a fact all these guys are alive- but not sure about Aage Hansan- scary to think Jim Airey is only 5 years older than me(6 years older than Norbold). Sorry Norman!!!!!!!! You know, it scared me when I realised that we're already getting down to riders like Jim Airey and John Louis... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, chunky said: You know, it scared me when I realised that we're already getting down to riders like Jim Airey and John Louis... Yes it's a bit close to home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Time to pass on to younger fans the task of searching statistics that include older ages ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 17 hours ago, BOBBATH said: No need for an apology mate -thanx for your efforts. I know for a fact all these guys are alive- but not sure about Aage Hansan- scary to think Jim Airey is only 5 years older than me(6 years older than Norbold). Sorry Norman!!!!!!!! Aage Hansen is still alive, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 56 minutes ago, Bavarian said: Aage Hansen is still alive, too I can vouch for that; he posts frequently on FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Great to hear Aage Hnsen is still with us-he was a Finalist in 1957-scored 4 points I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Ok I am gonna take a shot at updating the list : here goes 1.Arthur Payne 30/08/24 2.Dick Bradley 28/11/24 3.Chum Taylor 04/04/27 4.Eric Boothroyd 26/04/27 5.Ray Cresp 25/08/28 6.Billy Bales 06/06/29 7.Ian Williams 04/08/31 8.Per Tage Svensson 16/10/31 9.Peo Soderman 29/10/32 10. Ove Fundin 23/05/33 11.Jim Lightfoot 11/11/33 12.Dan Forsberg 25/03/34 13.Josef Hofmeister 17/06/34 14.Brian Crutcher 23/08/34 15.Mike Broadbank 25/09/34 16.Barry Briggs 30/12/34 First Reserve Aage Hansen 13/04/35 Second Reserve Gote Nordin 02/07/35 Don't think any forumlander can have seen all 18 ride-except maybe John Hyam.? There is a competition for who has seen the most ride-first prize one trip to a derelict stadium of your choice; second prize two visits to a derelict stadium of your choice!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Okay, there are a few I can't find birthdates for, most notably a bunch of Russians, plus Gunnar Malmqvist, and Hans-Jurgen Fritz. Plus, does anyone know if Arne Carlsson is still with us (he was born in 1939)? I edited my post above to include a couple of pre-1941 births I had omitted (Larsson, Enecrona, and Wyglenda). Here are the remaining births from the 1940's: Bengt Jansson - 09/01/1943 Anders Michanek - 30/05/1943 Trevor Hedge - 30/08/1943 Terry Betts - 15/09/1943 Howard Cole 29/12/1943 Martin Ashby - 05/02/1944 Jan Simensen - 26/07/1944 Zygfryd Friedek - 19/10/1944 Jerzy Trzeszkowski - 10/01/1945 Eric Boocock - 02/02/1945 Tony Lomas - 10/05/1945 John Boulger - 18/06/1945 Hasse Holmqvist - 18/06/1945 Jim McMillan - 03/12/1945 Soren Karlsson - 23/10/1946 Ole Olsen - 16/11/1946 Ray Wilson - 12/03/1947 Doug Wyer - 16/08/1947 Egon Muller - 26/11/1948 Christoph Betzl - 13/02/1949 Jiri Stancl - 18/11/1949 Viktor Kuznetsov - 27/11/1949 Edited March 11, 2023 by chunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 16 hours ago, BOBBATH said: Don't think any forumlander can have seen all 18 ride-except maybe John Hyam.? Would not be too sure of that Bob....of the 16 I have seen all but the number 1, Arthur Payne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Great posts Chunky-scary list I would be on that list of people born in their forties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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