iris123 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I think the fact that Parker threatened to kill Ronnie Moore if he didn't keep out of his way,i.e let Parker win races,put a black mark on his "professionalism" for me.Farndon seems like a much nicer chap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well done. I saw my first speedway meeting much later than you - at New Cross in April 1946. There was "a promising" England rider named Jack Parker. I wonder what happened to him? Got any footage ? I love watching those days, really gives you an insight into how things were.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandonbee48 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Talking of the match race championship and time machines...my choice would be Tom Farndon. Tom won the match race title in 1934 and was unbeaten through five challenges until he died following a track crash in 1935. So much did the championship become synonymous with him that the competition was suspended on his death and did not return until after the War. Tom was the ultimate professional of his time. He trained hard, didn't smoke and was tee-total. He was also the most spectacular rider of his time. He was a charismatic figure who was idolised in his day, with a personal following only equalled by footballers and film stars. Funny he never found it necessary to be "one of the lads" in the pub the night before a meeting to achieve all this. He did his talking on the track. If there are any lessons to be learned by Darcy Ward, he need look no further than Tom Farndon. My dear late dad, who took me to my first meeting in 1948, when i was 4, always insisted that, whilst others were really good, Tommy Farndon was "the best". My screen-saver is Tommy. RIP both Tommy and dad. Regards. Alan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Bout time the Poole promotion made the right decision and leave Ward out of there immediate plans for 2015 and try to get Janowski back asap. Lets be fair thats also what the majority of Poole fans want to see Wrong again Gavan!!! The poll on the Poole fans forum showed 62% want the preferred option of Darcy back. As did the majority of fans attending the December fans forum with Matt Ford! But don't let facts get in the way of your obsessions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Last i heard he had passed away.Not sure if there is an online petition for him to make a comeback though If there is, I am sure Gustix will provide a link to it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YerRopes Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I disagree that he is goaded. Sidney is always the one who starts the aggression, usually when he is completely wrong regarding something and isn't adult enough to admit it. He generally sets himself up by making ludicrous comments with no degree of accuracy. When quite rightly he is corrected on said comments the fireworks begin. Edited to add:- However I do miss him. A lot of the banter with him is great fun and the forum is a worse place without him. I just think Sid gets a bit over-enthusiastic at times and I don't take some of his more controversial comments seriously... He is knowledgable about his speedway and I agree that he generally adds a lot to the BSF... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I think the fact that Parker threatened to kill Ronnie Moore if he didn't keep out of his way,i.e let Parker win races,put a black mark on his "professionalism" for me.Farndon seems like a much nicer chap I didn't know that. I suppose being "professional " and being a nice guy don't always go together, although many respected speedway historians regard Ronnie Moore as the most naturally talented rider ever plus being a complete professional, and according to Briggo and Ivan Mauger he was a nice bloke as well, and they should know. He is another one I would have loved to have seen in his prime. Got any footage ? I love watching those days, really gives you an insight into how things were.. Here you are Starman. Best I can do for you. England -v-Australia 1933. I love the pictures of the crowd, all in their Sunday best, no anoraks, no baseball caps, immaculately manicured grass on the centre green. And what a commentator ! No shouting of screaming, no "whoa how did he stay on the bike Nige ", crowd of 55,000 and the racing doesn't seem to bad either Where did it all go wrong ? ( that's a rhetorical question guys, lets not get into all that again ) http://www.britishpathe.com/video/1933s-first-speedway-test 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I didn't know that. I suppose being "professional " and being a nice guy don't always go together, although many respected speedway historians regard Ronnie Moore as the most naturally talented rider ever plus being a complete professional, and according to Briggo and Ivan Mauger he was a nice bloke as well, and they should know. He is another one I would have loved to have seen in his prime. I met him (Ronnie Moore) a few years ago and he is a lovely bloke. He took time to natter to me for about five minutes - I will always remember that with gratitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I didn't know that. I suppose being "professional " and being a nice guy don't always go together, although many respected speedway historians regard Ronnie Moore as the most naturally talented rider ever plus being a complete professional, and according to Briggo and Ivan Mauger he was a nice bloke as well, and they should know. He is another one I would have loved to have seen in his prime. Here you are Starman. Best I can do for you. England -v-Australia 1933. I love the pictures of the crowd, all in their Sunday best, no anoraks, no baseball caps, immaculately manicured grass on the centre green. And what a commentator ! No shouting of screaming, no "whoa how did he stay on the bike Nige ", crowd of 55,000 and the racing doesn't seem to bad either Where did it all go wrong ? ( that's a rhetorical question guys, lets not get into all that again ) http://www.britishpathe.com/video/1933s-first-speedway-test Yeh thanks mate, i saw that one on one of our meeting coo-ordinators facebook pages. I love watching that sort of era, gives you a real insight into how things were. Look at the amount of dirt on the track, although the bikes were a lot different than they are today. Show a bike dirt nowadays and it shreeks NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 sidney has started some very good Topics on this Forum. I miss him. His Ban, if he has one, could have been caused by a few on here trying to 'wind him up'. I don't like that. Sadly, it could be Sidney is another victim of those sort of Posters! My dear late dad, who took me to my first meeting in 1948, when i was 4, always insisted that, whilst others were really good, Tommy Farndon was "the best". My screen-saver is Tommy. RIP both Tommy and dad. Regards. Alan. I was a regular at New Cross from April 1946 and, apart from National Service, 1950-52, a fairly regular attender at their meetings. I can hardly remember anyone at New Cross talking about Tom Farndon - it was mainly George Newton who those who had seen pre-war action mentioned. And they were overwhelmed when Newton returned to the sport after a 10 year absence through ill-health at the start of the 1948 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Well that's put Tom Farndon in his place. Obviously john Chaplin and I were wrong about him. Just remind me again of all the major titles and trophies George Newton won. Edited January 20, 2015 by norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) I find it comical how people are taking others to task for 'winding up' Sydney. The guy was a spring, coiled as tight as possible by his own hand. And one of those that has the 'brass neck' to join this rebuke Is, himself, the greatest 'wind up merchant' on the forum. Can you imagine the cheer of relief all around the Frying Pan in 1950. When news spread that he had got his call up papers. Two years of respite .. Halcyon days, indeed. . Edited January 21, 2015 by Grand Central 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Wrong again Gavan!!! The poll on the Poole fans forum showed 62% want the preferred option of Darcy back. As did the majority of fans attending the December fans forum with Matt Ford! But don't let facts get in the way of your obsessions. well im going by the poole fans on this forum and the vast majority don't want Ward and would rather have magic. I guess the poll that was taken was either voted for by teenage girls or those who feel he is just to talented not to be in the side, irrelevant of the fact he keeps letting everybody down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 well im going by the poole fans on this forum and the vast majority don't want Ward and would rather have magic. I guess the poll that was taken was either voted for by teenage girls or those who feel he is just to talented not to be in the side, irrelevant of the fact he keeps letting everybody down You can guess all you like - but you would be wrong!! Again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I met him (Ronnie Moore) a few years ago and he is a lovely bloke. He took time to natter to me for about five minutes - I will always remember that with gratitude I only got to see Ronnie Moore race in the twilight of his career, but he was a joy to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I was a regular at New Cross from April 1946 and, apart from National Service, 1950-52, a fairly regular attender at their meetings. I can hardly remember anyone at New Cross talking about Tom Farndon - it was mainly George Newton who those who had seen pre-war action mentioned. And they were overwhelmed when Newton returned to the sport after a 10 year absence through ill-health at the start of the 1948 season. Well that's put Tom Farndon in his place. Obviously john Chaplin and I were wrong about him. Just remind me again of all the major titles and trophies George Newton won. I made no claim that George Newton was a better rider than Tom Farndon. I said that in the early post-war seasons Newton was more talked about by supporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Polish media are reporting the following 'update' today as per Google translate:- From the beginning, it was emphasized that the punishment for an Australian can be harsh, because alcohol is treated as doping, and for its use may even threaten the suspension of two years. Fans KS Torun, and above all, the player himself waiting for information on the amount of the penalty. The decision in this case, however, was postponed. First, it was suggested that collapses January 8, then moved it about a week, until the final date indicated on 30 January. So long waits upset not only the player and his associates, but also the fans who signed the petition massively on the Ward's acquittal.In the meantime, in case there is a new thread. Questioned whether the persons conducting breathalyzer test, were entitled to do so. These discrepancies were to be the subject of "scuffles" lawyers FIM and player. Today we know that this is not the main reason for the problems with the term of punishment for possession. Everything in connection with the provisions of the FIM Anti-Doping Code. A key on Darcy Ward is a record of alcohol, which reads:P1. ALCOHOL Alcohol (ethanol) is prohibited In-Competition only, in the Help Us sports. Detection will be and conducted by analysis of breath and / or blood. The doping violation threshold is equivalent to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 g / L.Australian irrelevant is the record of a blood alcohol concentration. The problem is that in Daugavpils ... there was no blood. The whole thing is based on a breath test. Here, the issue is not whether the person carrying out this study have the appropriate permissions, but the fact that the breathalyzer test can only serve as auxiliary information. It should be confirmed through a blood test, which was not and it is this topic lawyers argue Darcy Ward.Soon, we need to know the outcome in this case. The most likely solution will be such that the player is acquitted (it will be difficult to convict him on the basis of the breath test) and withdraws from the compensation. Compensation that Ward would happen if it was found that it can not be punished. Recall that on August 28 by a decision of the FIM, he could not compete in the competition and for this reason could be entitled to compensation. Very likely, therefore, seems to be an agreement under which the FIM does not punish Ward, a player withdraws from the compensation and will be able to compete in the slag from the beginning of the season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Can you imagine the cheer of relief all around the Frying Pan in 1950. When news spread that he had got his call up papers. Two years of respite .. Halcyon days, indeed. . 1950-1952.....At least we now know the cause of the Korean war. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 1950-1952.....At least we now know the cause of the Korean war. Gustix in 1952? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Skidder 1"and will be able to compete in the slag from the beginning of the season" Well, that should be interesting anyway. Edited January 21, 2015 by norbold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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