Puma23 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 3rd and 4th round Season 88/89 Matias Ferreras show. Ferreras with new track record http://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/668540/argentynskie-mistrzostwa-sezon-19881989-cz-2-matias-ferreras-z-dwoma-triumfami-i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 The last part (9th) - season 1983/1984 Top 5 - 500 ccm: 1. Matias Ferreras - 136 p. 2. Sergio Martinez - 127 3. Juan Carlos Curzio - 127 4. Carlos Schettini - 76 5. Stefan Deser (Germany) - 74 More details here: http://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/662969/argentynskie-mistrzostwa-sezon-19831984-cz-9-matias-ferreras-najlepszym-zuzlowce I see my old Argentine contact Juan Carlos Curzio mentioned. I met him twice when he came to the UKin the early 1980s. He even had a tryout at Eastbourne but was not signed. Then he went off to buy some equipment from Otto Lantenhammer in Germany and also had another unsuccessful tryout with one of the German teams. I do know why Curzio has been absent from the speedway scene in recent years so there's no need to raise that IMO Puma23. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Not great news on 'El Loco' http://labrujula24.com/noticias/2015/17136_Triple-A-detienen-al-ex-piloto-de-Speedway-Juan-Carlos-Curzio Just in case some people don't know why Curzio has been missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Just in case some people don't know why Curzio has been missing The quoted Post Link said: http://labrujula24.c...n-Carlos-Curzio ¿Qué dice realmente el periódico? Esta en español Raul Vyeria rode in '50 in Argentina. He rode on track Ferro carril oeste (Buenos Aires). This is RAUL VYERIA when he appeared at several Scottish tracks and Rayleigh in 1953. This Argentine rider rode at both Edinburgh and Rayleigh in 1953. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) John Hyam shared Gustavo Ariel Bosquiazzo's post. Juan Carlos Curzio is an Argentine speedway rider who also raced in Australia and on grass track in Europe in the 1970s-1980s. Gustavo Ariel Bosquiazzo6 August 2016 · Bahía Blanca, Argentina It's been a year that a friend is lodged in a jail in la pampa, without condemnation, break-in at his home negative and etc etc etc. Everyone knows that he is unjustly arrested and nobody cared, not for him, his family, his health condition, while looking at an old woman with a headscarf that rubbishs throughout the justice. It is unfortunate that this happen. If ever this gentleman with his genius on top of a bike made you scream, jump and go happy to your house after seeing him succeed, just help him by sharing as all of us who were followers of Juan Carlos Curzio. Thank you. Edited March 21, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 What is the latest news in regard to Juan Carlos Curzio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 See a report from 1930 abut riders going out to ride in Argentina where they would be joined by 3 locals who have been riding in Britain. It mentions Pagano and Salinto(Salatino), who both rode at Belle Vue, but also mentions a rider named Mygano , who I haven't tracked down. Anyone know where he rode if at all. Possibly mis-spelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 23 hours ago, iris123 said: See a report from 1930 abut riders going out to ride in Argentina where they would be joined by 3 locals who have been riding in Britain. It mentions Pagano and Salinto(Salatino), who both rode at Belle Vue, but also mentions a rider named Mygano , who I haven't tracked down. Anyone know where he rode if at all. Possibly mis-spelt Should be Enrique Moyano, who rode for the Huracan Speedway in Buenos Aires in 1930/31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) See a report from A.J. Hunting moaning about the fickle Argentine fans. As soon as the weather isn't too good the crowds drop off !!! And of 28 planned meetings, 8 were called off, 18 were held in threatening weather, 4 on cold nights and only about 3 in what could be called good weather. But the 16 year old Ernie Evans was a bit of a sensation A later report from Hunting stating the sport in England was on a bit of a decline. The number of tracks falling from 90 to about 60 and possibly more closing. Then states he established 3 tracks in Argentina with crowds around 20,000 4 nights a week !!! The riders flying by plane to one track about 150 miles away from Buenos Aires Edited January 4, 2020 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 I wonder what that third one was? I only know of two tracks in Argentina, both in Buenos Aires, Huracan and River Plate, and of course one other track at Montevideo in Uruguay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 From what can be gleaned via various forums speedway and other forms of small oval motorsport are booming in Argentina these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Bavarian said: I wonder what that third one was? I only know of two tracks in Argentina, both in Buenos Aires, Huracan and River Plate, and of course one other track at Montevideo in Uruguay. Think I made the mistake there -. It mentions Hunting going to South America and establishing 3 speedways and engaging 30 Argentine riders. But doesn't say 3 tracks in Argentina !! Mentions Billy Lamont will captain River Plate, so there was a team meeting ? And no mention of Uruguayan riders !!! Edited January 4, 2020 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Yes there was team racing in Argentina that season, River Plate vs Huracan in a series of home and away meetings, and the accumulated points scored over the season deciding the overall winner. Huracan won the competition by 454 to 445 points. Here is an incomplete fixture list of the 1930-31 Argentinean Teams events Dec. 7 - River Plate vs Huracan Dec. 11 - River Plate vs Huracan (Aggregate: Huracan 132, River Plate 136) Dec. 25 - River Plate v Huracan Dec. 27 - Huracan vs River Plate Jan. 1 - River Plate vs Huracan Jan. 8 - River Plate vs Huracan (Aggregate: Huracan 266, River Plate 270) Jan. 15 - River Plate v Huracan Jan. 17 - Huracan vs River Plate (Aggregate: Huracan 350, River Plate 347) Jan. 23 - Huracan vs River Plate Jan. 29 - River Plate vs Huracan Feb. 4 - Huracan vs River Plate Feb. 11 - Huracan vs River Plate (Huracan win the team competition on aggregate: Huracan 454, River Plate 445) And yes, there were a few Uruguayan riders as well, but as far as I know they rode only in the Montevideo meetings and were not at the same Level as the best of the Argentineans. The opening meeting in Montevideo was held on Saturday, January 31, 1931. Further ones on February 7, 14, 18, and possibly some more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 I have now even found the team line-ups as they were in the program for another early meeting of the team's series, held in Buenos Aires on Thursday, November 22, 1930, at the River Plate track. TEAM RIVER PLATE (#5) Dick WISE (Reserve) (#7) Ernie EVANS (#8) Geoff KILBURN (#9) Oliver LANGTON (#12) Billy LAMONT (Captain) (#13) Eric LANGTON (#15) Bob HARRISON (#19) Juan SALATINO (Reserve) TEAM HURACAN (#1) Arthur WESTWOOD (#3) Frank VAREY (#4) Sprouts ELDER (Captain) (#6) Frank GOLDEN (#10) Joe GOODING (Reserve) (#11) Tom WAINWRIGHT (#29) Juan PAGANO (#32) Enrique MOYANO (Reserve) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 Brilliant . So far only really found sketchy info. Evans broke his nose in a crash and won a match race against Salatino for instance Have an idea the piece he wrote about Hamburg, Denmark and USA was the second part of a story and the first part included Argentina. Try to find that bit later. But going by the Hamburg / Denmark piece it might not be very accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Found it. Pt 1 of the Ernie Evans story Started out when he was in fact too young to hold a licence and an old lady told once said ' He ought to be well spanked and put to bed instead of flying round there like a mad thing' He was coached by Reg West and soon started winning and making money, and after two seasons at Melbourne decided he wanted some of the 'gold' that Huxley etc were making and set off for England. He soon learned the streets of London weren't paved with gold as nobody believed him that he was Australian. Apparently a number of english riders were at the time pretending to be Aussies and had been found out !!!!(one of his half truths or real ?) Ended up at Belle Vue and was given a chance by E.O.Spence ,The king of the North. And was racing 5 nights a week and was given 12 pound appearance money and at the end of the season was invited by A.J.Hunting to join the group of riders to race in South America. First port of call was Rio and 'we thought the city had gone en fete for us. As we sailed up the harbour guns were fired - as we thought in salute - but we were disappointed when we found out it was only a periodical revolution and were not allowed to land........on arrival in Buenos Aires, we were divided into two teams, one to ride at La Huracan speedway and the other at La Plata. The tracks were perhaps the finest in the world, being surfaced with brick dust, but unfortunately when it rains they become a sea of mud. We raced 4 nights a week and were always assured of at least 30,000 spectators......ordinary racing such as we have in Australia or England would not satisfy them They must have thrills and crashes all the time.......No crowd in the world is as ready to applaud as they, and of course to condem. In fact one night to show their disapproval of their champion Juan Pagano, who struck engine trouble, they burnt down the grandstand ' !!!! 'A couple fo shootings among the spectators was no rare event. But fortunately they didn't pick on us ' He describes the strange situation of spending a night in a cell and being fined 50 pesos for a traffic offence, but someone had been killed while he was out shopping with Pagano almost before their eyes and yet got off scot free !! After a few weeks he was loaned out to a new speedway in Rosario(3rd Argentine track), which turned out to be an old trotting track and the locals were on pre-WW1 machines. Evans was billed there as 'the greatest rider the world had ever seen' and towards the end of the meeting he was giving the locals a 2 lap start in a 6 lap race !!! 'During our stay in Buenos Aires we raced quite often in Monte Video which is just across the River Plata. We travelled back and forth on Pan American Airways' 'I found my visit to the Argentina all too short and was reluctant to leave at the end of 7 months, but with the close of the dirt track season there was nothing to hold us...' Edited January 5, 2020 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Found a site about Rosario with some interesting stuff on it, although my Spanish isn't up to much https://osvaldonale.jimdofree.com/speedway/ Some photos etc from 1929 http://www.chethams.org.uk/bellevue/items/browse?tags=Bob+Harrison Edited January 6, 2020 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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