Guest Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) On the LONDON SPEEDWAYS website, the late respected historian Bryan Tungate gives this as the 1938 Dagenham rider squad: SUNDAY AMATEUR DIRT TRACK LEAGUE DAGENHAM: Frank Hodgson, Jim Baylais, Ed 'Crusty' Pye, Nobby Stock, Harry Rogers, George Craig, Frank Lawrence, Dave Anderson, Gil Craven, Spike Rhiando Information as provided to by the respected hsitorian the late Bryan Tungate on http://londonspeedways.proboards.com/ DAGENHAM 1936 - DAGENHAM: Frank Hodgson, Ivor 'Aussie' Powell, Charlie Challis, Roy Duke 1937 - DAGENHAM: Frank Hodgson, Roy Duke, 1938 - DAGENHAM: given elsewhere in thread 1939- OPEN LICENCE: DAGENHAM: Dave Anderson, Gil Craven, Frank Lawrence Edited July 10, 2015 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 There is a photograph of the 1936 Dagenham team in that excellent book, "Speedway in the South East". From left to right they are Snowy Blackman, Roy Duke, Frank Hodgson, A. Sawdy, Jim Boyd and Fred Quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 There is a photograph of the 1936 Dagenham team in that excellent book, "Speedway in the South East". From left to right they are Snowy Blackman, Roy Duke, Frank Hodgson, A. Sawdy, Jim Boyd and Fred Quick. What a great name for a Speedway Rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) What a great name for a Speedway Rider. There was also a Bob Quick in the late 1940s - offhand I think that he may have been a South African? And there was also at one-time a rider named Ken Last! EDIT: There was a Bob Quick - http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bob-quick.html Sadly, we have this in the wrong thread - but great fun. Nothing at all to do with Dagenham!!! Edited July 10, 2015 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 There was also a Bob Quick in the late 1940s - offhand I think that he may have been a South African? And there was also at one-time a rider named Ken Last! EDIT: There was a Bob Quick - http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bob-quick.html Sadly, we have this in the wrong thread - but great fun. Nothing at all to do with Dagenham!!! Interesting though - and as you say - fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 On 09/07/2015 at 7:24 PM, iris123 said: The 1938 season is interesting for the fact that not only did Dagenham race at the track,but Romford and also West Ham Hawks used the track as their "home".Could be some sort of record having 3 teams out of the same track? In 2002 saddlebow road was the home to Boston, King's Lynn stars & kids teams. To update the topic, I have just picked up a silver 1936 Dagenham speedway trophy, won by the king of the 'daggers' Frank Hodgson. It will go nicely with my original badge from the same period. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 9 hours ago, cityrebel said: In 2002 saddlebow road was the home to Boston, King's Lynn stars & kids teams. To update the topic, I have just picked up a silver 1936 Dagenham speedway trophy, won by the king of the 'daggers' Frank Hodgson. It will go nicely with my original badge from the same period. Yes,but that is the two teams,even though one has a junior team as well.I was thinking Romford,West Ham and Dagenham =3 different clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 2 hours ago, iris123 said: Yes,but that is the two teams,even though one has a junior team as well.I was thinking Romford,West Ham and Dagenham =3 different clubs Romford's pre war team were a nomadic team, just like Boston and the current cradley. It doesn't give the sport a lot of credibility allowing made up sides to enter league racing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, iris123 said: Yes,but that is the two teams,even though one has a junior team as well.I was thinking Romford,West Ham and Dagenham =3 different clubs Although it is generally thought that West Ham Hawks ran their home meetings at Dagenham in 1938, I can find no evidence to support this. In the local newspapers their home meetings are listed being held at West Ham Speedway on Friday's starting at 8-15pm, and in the few match reports that appear there is no mention of Dagenham. There were also some programmes of the Hawks sold recently on E-Bay showing they ran at Custom House. I wasn't aware that Dagenham's track had lights. If they didn't then they couldn't have staged meetings in the evening. Can anybody shed any light on this? Edited February 9, 2018 by HertsRacer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 8 hours ago, cityrebel said: Romford's pre war team were a nomadic team, just like Boston and the current cradley. It doesn't give the sport a lot of credibility allowing made up sides to enter league racing. Agree with you totally on this 4 hours ago, HertsRacer said: Although it is generally thought that West Ham Hawks ran their home meetings at Dagenham in 1938, I can find no evidence to support this. In the local newspapers their home meetings are listed being held at West Ham Speedway on Friday's starting at 8-15pm, and in the few match reports that appear there is no mention of Dagenham. There were also some programmes of the Hawks sold recently on E-Bay showing they ran at Custom House. I wasn't aware that Dagenham's track had lights. If they didn't then they couldn't have staged meetings in the evening. Can anybody shed any light on this? Oh no,have I been taken in by this?Good research with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Might be wrong but I think the only time the West Ham Hawks rode at another track (Home meetings) was 1936 and that was at Southampton. Edited February 9, 2018 by andout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 On 09/02/2018 at 10:02 AM, cityrebel said: Romford's pre war team were a nomadic team, just like Boston and the current cradley. It doesn't give the sport a lot of credibility allowing made up sides to enter league racing. Not really a nomadic team. They were a second Dagenham team that entered the Amateur Dirt Track League in 1938. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/9/2018 at 10:02 AM, cityrebel said: Romford's pre war team were a nomadic team, just like Boston and the current cradley. It doesn't give the sport a lot of credibility allowing made up sides to enter league racing. In a perfect world we'd have no homeless teams competing in Leagues but if allowing these teams to run eventually leads to them finding a new track or in Rye Houses case in 2000 a return to their stadium then their existence is justified! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, 25yearfan said: In a perfect world we'd have no homeless teams competing in Leagues but if allowing these teams to run eventually leads to them finding a new track or in Rye Houses case in 2000 a return to their stadium then their existence is justified! I think Rye would have returned, nomadic team or not - Len just got the bug again. I can't think of any homeless teams that have gone on to get their own track. It will be interesting to see how long they continue before accepting that it's a futile exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Len Silver got the bug again after the 1999 homeless Rye House Rockets rode in the Conference League, racing their home matches at Mildenhall and Eastbourne. Without the initiative of the fans who decided to do this, its doubtful Rye House would of got going again! Yes they maybe a futile exercise but Cradley for instance have been a major pull at 3rd Division level, pulling in big crowds home and away, bringing on up and coming young riders and keeping the clubs name alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, 25yearfan said: Len Silver got the bug again after the 1999 homeless Rye House Rockets rode in the Conference League, racing their home matches at Mildenhall and Eastbourne. Without the initiative of the fans who decided to do this, its doubtful Rye House would of got going again! Yes, it was Steve Ribbons and David Entwistle who revived the Rye House name over the winter of 1998/9 with the express intention of bringing racing back to Rye House itself. Unfortunately that wasn't possible immediately as the track had been tarmacked over. John Stoneman, who had been elected Chairman of the Supporters' Club approached Len Silver and asked if he'd be prepared to contribute £50 towards reviving the club. Len offered to do more than that and agreed to sponsor the team. He then arranged with his old friend, Dingle Brown, to use Mildenhall as their "home" track. Once they had proved they could run a team, Steve Ribbons approached Rye House stadium itself at the end of the season to discuss the possibility of their return. Len was involved in the discussions and agreed to take over full financial responsibility for the club. Eddie Leslie, who owned Rye House, agreed that speedway could return on the understanding that the club lay the shale surface before every match and lift it after each match. Amazingly, Len agreed to this condition and then spent thousands of pounds renovating the stadium and clearing it all up. Rye House was back in business. Edited February 11, 2018 by norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Am i right in thinking that is the track in the top left hand corner ? Or is it top right hand ? Or neither ? Guess Chequers Lane is the road past the Ford Jetty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 15 minutes ago, iris123 said: Am i right in thinking that is the track in the top left hand corner ? Or is it top right hand ? Or neither ? Guess Chequers Lane is the road past the Ford Jetty Sadly, neither... It was a little more inland, right off where the A13 is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Yes. Thought there would be more of a stadium seeing as it was a dog track. But just looked like the foot print of a track and the right road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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