speedyguy Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Some names I liked - and couldn't possibly forget... Lloyd Goffe Philip Lac-Szyrma (Plough Lane second-halfer a few years back) Anatoli Maximov - great name for a speedway rider! Grieves Davidson Lex Milloy Archie Windmill (ah, when riders' names were masculine...) Norman Nevitt Bryce Subritzky Bruce Abernethy Ray Wickett Lisa Whibberley (wobbly!) Hec Haslinger Mike "Zoomer" Coomber Steve Zeke Zoltan. Hungarian second halfer at Belle Vue around 1956-57 (along with his pal Sandor Levai). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 There was a bloke going around in Queensland years ago called Zane Harrington and over here in the west, we had a rider with the very marketable name of Guy Hawkes! I think he had a short stint in the 2nd division in England. I believe he was a school teacher by profession. Guy rode for sheffield 68 / 69 and doncater in 69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 vallentino furlannetto think he rode for ipswich in the early 80s. Sheffield, not one of our better signings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervjankefanclub Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) I remember Glasgow trying to sign a young German in the early 90s by the name of Tommy Dunker, that takes the biscuit Edited July 31, 2009 by mervjankefanclub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Zeke Zoltan. Hungarian second halfer at Belle Vue around 1956-57 (along with his pal Sandor Levai). Sandor Levai.... One of my heroes at Ipswich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Warren Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Wolverhampton had a rider named Satan Brewer in 1961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervjankefanclub Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Some of these old names are brilliant What about Stan Bear, dont think he has had a mention yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Zeke Zoltan. Hungarian second halfer at Belle Vue around 1956-57 (along with his pal Sandor Levai). ...and the other Hungarian, Laszlo Munkasci. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Some of these old names are brilliant Well, they also loved using nicknames back then, like : Squib Burton Yank Harrison Dusty Haigh Speed Formby Buster Frogley Bunny Wilcox Crazy Hutchins Skid Knock Acorn Dobson Nobby Key Hurricane Hampson Bronco Bianchi Crasher Coxhead Smiler Henstock Smoke Robinson Winks Rice and right up there with the wonderful Stiffy Aston, we have Champ Upham! Of course, there were other great names, such as : Stewie St. George Harrison Gill Hilary Buchanan Chun Moore Norrie Isbister Triss Sharp Jimmy Pink Ralston Dunlop Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervjankefanclub Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Stiffy Aston, quality! ....obviously things were a little more innocent back in the day There was also Gruff Garland up here at Glasgow and I am sure there was rider who went by the excellent name of Ettiene Oliver, Who was maybe a South African who turned up at Coatbridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I am sure there was rider who went by the excellent name of Ettiene Oliver, Who was maybe a South African who turned up at Coatbridge Ettienne Olivier (with a second "I") - and you are correct about him being a South African. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATigerman Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hendikus Constantinus Jozef Kroeze aka Henny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Panda Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Armando Castanga............makes me think of an Italian meal for some reason............. Oh and someone mentioned Geoff Swindells in an earlier post...................he is ok and is now a Grandad..............he sometimes does some work for the company my other half works for..................... RP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) Bobo Valentine Russ Dent Bo Wirebrand Joonas Kylmakorpi THe Boococks Berndt Persson Gote Nordin Bart Bast Edited August 1, 2009 by keef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullangel Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 How about......Phil Michaledes.......Newcastle and Hull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullangel Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Second halver at hull..........BANDY BURNETT.........and of course.....Kazimer Adamszak Edited August 3, 2009 by hullangel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Harkins Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 I see that "Topcat" mentioned Jack "Red" Monteith, who at the time had red hair although not any more. Ian Hoskins always gave his riders some fancy nicknames. How about;- Leap Primrose a second halfer at the old Glasgow White City. Or "Whaler" Joe Ferguson, another 2nd halfer who went to sea as a Whaler to earn money to ride Speedway,....True! Also Jimmy "Titanic" Tannock "Atomic" Tommy Miller "Bengt Mudeguard" an Edinburgh novice pretending he was Swedish to get some second half rides at Edinburgh! "Bat" Byrnes (Glasgow Tigers) Brian "Pogo" Collins. Harry Darling (any relation of Alsitair?) Peter Prinsloo (owner of a high class portaloo) And what about that well-known gardner, Trevor Hedge? Or the not-so-aptly named, Colin (and Troy) PRATT? There is also a WSRA (World Speedway Riders' Association) member called Ken Wrench, but I don't know if he was a mechanic! Ex-Referee, Lew Stripp (did he?) Also the late lamented Chris Pusey whose surname caused some raised eyebrows at Costa Mesa as in the U.S., that name had nothing to do with kittens! Big Jim Fishback (California, USA) Rayleigh's Terry Stone who was a Stonemason to trade. German World Champion, Egon Muller, also known as, "Egon Chips" And did anyone mention Norwegian, Odd Fossingen? And what about Pete Gay? Coventry, I think. Or Austrian, Alfred Sitzwohl (Six Volt) who rode briefly for Edinburgh That's enough for now. Haggis (Now THERE'S a name to conjure with!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Of course, going back to the early days, you had riders like: Slider Shuttleworth Sig Schlamm Riskit Riley Hurrican Hampson Acorn Dobson Buzz Hibberd Champ Upham Cyclone Smith Bronco Bianchi Ham Burrill Ralston Dunlop Speedy Formby Hurrican Harvey Crazy Hutchins Winks Rice Then, later on there was Crocky Rawding and an old friend of this Forum, who doesn't seem to have been mentioned in a while, Crusty Pye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinuteWarning Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 My favourite was Dave "Onanoff" Johnson Says it all, really ... Does this thread get a medal? It's been going for over 5 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Does this thread get a medal? It's been going for over 5 years! Oh yes, so it has. I've just realised I mentioned some of those above over five years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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