norbold Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) I'm just back from the Annual Eastern region WSRA dinner at Norwich where I caught up with Len Read once again. At 97, he is still very fit and sprightly.Is he now the oldest former speedway rider still alive? He started riding in 1946. Are there any others still around who started in 1946? Split Waterman? Anyone else?https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154351542414129&set=ms.c.eJxljEEOACAIw35kHGwI~%3B~%3B~_YiQcT8dq0xYTogjxDBauBSyqLD6GZvw5ndAeLncTqH2X7GPE5p9o4WSBE.bps.a.10154351538129129.1073741855.620694128&type=3&theater Edited October 26, 2015 by norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Was Len Read also the same guy as Tich Read?? Can't think of any others still alive who started riding in 1946-although maybe Split was riding in Germany with the forces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Was Len Read also the same guy as Tich Read?? I hope not as Tich Read died earlier this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Was Len Read also the same guy as Tich Read?? I hope not as Tich Read died earlier this year. Tich Read: - http://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2463/tich-read Scroll down to see Len Read details: http://www.speedwayplus.com/pdf/SpeedwayAZ.pdf Edited October 26, 2015 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Not sure there are any others who started in 1946.Guess there could well be somewhere.Think Alfred Dannmeyer might be one of the oldest/earliest riders still alive,but he joined the Hamburg Motorclub in 1947(not sure if this is when he started riding though,just guess it was) and Olle Nygren started in 1948 I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Chum Taylor began his career at Claremont Speedway in 1948. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Not sure there are any others who started in 1946.Guess there could well be somewhere.Think Alfred Dannmeyer might be one of the oldest/earliest riders still alive,but he joined the Hamburg Motorclub in 1947(not sure if this is when he started riding though,just guess it was) and Olle Nygren started in 1948 I guess From what I understand, the American Putty Mills - now 92 years old - started his speedway career in California in 1939 aged 16 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmet Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 .Born in July 1927, Henry Long started riding at age 18 after the war at the Old Barn track outside Johannesburg.He can be seen in action photos from that time with Buddy Fuller, Fred Wills, etc. HERE Age 88, he now lives in Franschhoek, in the Western Cape.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 . Born in July 1927, Henry Long started riding at age 18 after the war at the Old Barn track outside Johannesburg. He can be seen in action photos from that time with Buddy Fuller, Fred Wills, etc. HERE Age 88, he now lives in Franschhoek, in the Western Cape. . Henry Long is one of my all-time favourite riders. I was delighted to read this Post with the latest info on his activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Thanks for the contributions everyone. So, it seems Len is the oldest rider in terms of age, but not in terms of when he first started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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