Guest compost Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi, Can anyone please let me have heat details of this league match ? It's missing from the 1976 complete season file on the Speedway Researcher website and the yearbook doesn't give the number of rides taken. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) I have a programme for this. not always guaranteed accurate! It was 41-37 to Swindon. Hurrahh!! Ashby 15 Hunter 1 Kilby 10 Bouchard 6+1 McNeil 2+2 Andersson 6+1 Cliff Anderson 1 Jessup 10 Jansson 2+2 Davis 7 Leigh 6+1 Humphreys 2 Bell 4+1 Proch 4+1 I'll post my heat details later if nobody else does. Heat 1: Ashby, Jessup, Hunter, Jansson 68.8 4-2 Heat 2: Andersson, Bell, Proch, Anderson 70.6 3-3 7-5 tbc Heat 3: Leigh, Bouchard, McNeil, Humphreys 70.4 3-3 10-8 Edited July 13, 2015 by grachan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I have a programme for this. not always guaranteed accurate! It was 41-37 to Swindon. Hurrahh!!Ashby 15Hunter 1Kilby 10Bouchard 6+1McNeil 2+2Andersson 6+1Cliff Anderson 1Jessup 10Jansson 2+2Davis 7Leigh 6+1Humphreys 2Bell 4+1Proch 4+1I'll post my heat details later if nobody else does.Heat 1: Ashby, Jessup, Hunter, Jansson 68.8 4-2Heat 2: Andersson, Bell, Proch, Anderson 70.6 3-3 7-5tbc :)Heat 3: Leigh, Bouchard, McNeil, Humphreys 70.4 3-3 10-8Ooh it's just like live updates. Great win from Bernie there - c'mon you Racers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve19620 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 It's me that's responsible for this oversight ! Myself and a friend prepare the whole season files (from 1965) on the researcher website. I normally check for missing matches and this meeting "slipped the net". I will post the details shortly and of course update the Season file on the website. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Ooh it's just like live updates. Great win from Bernie there - c'mon you Racers I wouldn't have put the result if I'd known Heat 4: Davis, Kilby, Andersson, Proch 70.4 3-3 13-11 Come on the Robins!! Ht 5 (re-run) Jessup, Jansson, Bouchard, McNeil (F-Ex) 70.2 1-5 14-16 Ht 6 Ashby, Davis, Bell, Hunter (ef) 69.8 3-3 17-19 Heat 7: Kilby, Humphreys, Leigh, Andersson 69.4 3-3 20-22 Edited July 13, 2015 by grachan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) That Jan Anderson rubbish, hope he never rides for Reading Proch up next, go on Boley Edited July 13, 2015 by arnieg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Heat 8 Proch, Jansson, Anderson, Hunter (ef) 71.4 1-5 21-27 Into Tactical Territory now!! Come on Swindon. You can do this. Reading boooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! Heat 9 - Ashby comes in to replace Bobby McNeil Ashby, Bouchard, Bell, Davis 70.6 (Programme note by me: Ashby team rode) 5-1 26-28 Not over yet, by a long chalk! Heat 10 - Jan Andersson comes in for Norman Hunter Ashby, Leigh, Andersson, Humphreys 71.2 4-2 30-30 Heat 11 - Jan Andersson comes in for Cliff Anderson. Kilby, Jessup, Andersson, Jansson 70.0 4-2 34-32 YES YES YES YES!!!! Heat 12 Ashby, Davis, Bouchard, Proch (Humphreys ex tapes) 70.8 My totally unbiased and thoroughly objective programme note - in big letters - "NEVER. Geoff beat Davis. Wrong Result) 4-2 38-34 Heat 13 Jessup, Kilby, McNeil, Leigh 69.8 3-3 41-37 Racers sent home weeping, with their tails between their legs!! Get in!!! Swindon Mighty Robins 41 Martin Ashby 3-3-3-3-3 = 15 Norman Hunter 1-ef-ef = 1 Bob Kilby 2-3-3-2 = 10 Geoff Bouchard 2-1-2*-1 = 6+1 Bobby McNeil 1*-0-1* = 2+2 Jan Andersson 3-1*-0-1-1 = 6+1 Cliff Anderson 0-1 = 1 Reading Rubbish Racers 37 Dave Jessup 2-3-2-3 = 10 Bengt Jansson 0-2*-2*-0 = 4+2 John Davis 3-2-0-2 = 7 Good old Bernie Leigh 3-1*-2-0 = 6+1 Bob Humphreys 0-2-0-Ex = 2 Mick Bell 2-1*-1 = 4 Bolek Proch 1*-0-3-0 = 4 Edited July 13, 2015 by grachan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest compost Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 "(Programme note by me: Ashby team rode)" a lost art today ! Many thanks for the reply (sadly my team, at the time, lost but that's they way it goes) One question though, who was the second Racer in heat 10 ? You have Andersson replacing Hunter but list Hunter as 4th (with 3 Robins in the heat). I think it should have been Bob Humphreys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 "(Programme note by me: Ashby team rode)" a lost art today ! Many thanks for the reply (sadly my team, at the time, lost but that's they way it goes) One question though, who was the second Racer in heat 10 ? You have Andersson replacing Hunter but list Hunter as 4th (with 3 Robins in the heat). I think it should have been Bob Humphreys. Bob Humphreys. I've changed it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveallan81 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 And not a mediocre journeyman to be seen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 And not a mediocre journeyman to be seen... Not in the Swindon team, anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Not in the Swindon team, anyway!What about good old Bernie the bolt? was he MEDIOCRE i think not i enjoyed watching him for the one season when he was with the Budgies he was very loyal and got his bonus when Reading won the league in 1980. Edited July 13, 2015 by sidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveallan81 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 A thought occurs - if live updates & mobile phones had been on the go back then, would they have had time to relay the information before the next race was out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 What about good old Bernie the bolt? was he MEDIOCRE i think not i enjoyed watching him for the one season when he was with the Budgies he was very loyal and got his bonus when Reading won the league in 1980. Won with Reading in 1973 too. He was in the Swindon side during my first season watching in 1974. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Won with Reading in 1973 too. He was in the Swindon side during my first season watching in 1974.Yes that Reading side was a good one in 73,Michanek, Leigh, Lovaas , Curtis,Bell,May, ( Murray,McNeil,Millen filled in i think for the retired Geoff Mudge. Manager Bob Radford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 We're the Racers at Smallmead at that time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 We're the Racers at Smallmead at that time? Yes. Smallmead opened in 1975. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) Yes. Smallmead opened in 1975.Bit of a TIP!!! i went there alot and i really enjoyed the racing the shape was decent and racing great unless it was a dust bowl slick.I remember in 1980 when Reading were champions, i went there and the Robins won i can remember there being a massive scuffle with Briggo and Steve Gresham.This after Tony Briggs was brought down by Milan Spinka, Gresh got the blame great days they were. Edited July 14, 2015 by sidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YerRopes Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Bit of a TIP!!! i went there alot and i really enjoyed the racing the shape was decent and racing great unless it was a dust bowl slick.I remember in 1980 when Reading were champions, i went there and the Robins won i can remember there being a massive scuffle with Briggo and Steve Gresham.This after Tony Briggs was brought down by Milan Spinka, Gresh got the blame great days.they were. I went to Smallmead quite often in those days, saw Gresham a lot especially in his Bulldog days at Eastville... He was hated by the Swindon fans until he and Phil Crump moved up the road after the death of Bristol Speedway, such a shame that speedway died in Bristol - they used to have the biggest crowds in the country by some distance (even when racing on the dog track)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I went to Smallmead quite often in those days, saw Gresham a lot especially in his Bulldog days at Eastville... He was hated by the Swindon fans until he and Phil Crump moved up the road after the death of Bristol Speedway, such a shame that speedway died in Bristol - they used to have the biggest crowds in the country by some distance (even when racing on the dog track)... I only went to Bristol twice, the first meeting the big Daily Mirror meeting ( the track was sandy) and against Swindon both had brilliant gates the Mirror meeting had a huge crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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