cyclone Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) Reg Reeves can be scored off for Liverpool - he rode there in 1951 & scored 2 from 4 for Walthamstow., likewise Allan Kidd only scored 3 from 2 there on 21/6/52 and Eric Hockaday 9+ 3 from 5 on 3/6/57. Reg R also only scored 5 from 4 @ Yarmouth on 9/5/50 and Stan Stevens scored 4 + 1 from 4 there for Rye House on on 14/7/59. Russ Dent had an e/f in his 4th ride for Newcastle @ Cowdenbeath but did score 12 from 5. However I remember seeing Alan Wilkinson scoring a 12pt max for Newtongrange Saints in his only appearance there at the opening meeting of 1970. I believe this might also have be AWs first ever appearance in an Official meeting. Agree Hans Nielsen only appearance @ Powderhall was an 18pt max for Denmark in 1978. Edited January 12, 2017 by cyclone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Something a little different, but worth a mention, I think... While riding for Hastings in 1948 and 49 (their only two seasons), Jock Grierson faced Poole in seven team matches. In those seven, he recorded SIX 12-point maximums, and one nine-point return (2, 2, 3, 2)... Yep, Poole must have hated him! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Did Toni kasper get a paid maximum on his first appearance at the Abbey.??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Did Toni kasper get a paid maximum on his first appearance at the Abbey.??? What about Pavlic.Didn't he get a max on his debut?What track was that and did he ever return? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Robin Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 What about Pavlic.Didn't he get a max on his debut?What track was that and did he ever return? You're right. Lakeside but I'm not sure if he rode there again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) In a Southern League match at Long Eaton on 26th April 1952 Sid Clarke of Ipswich recorded a 12 point maximum on what appears to have been his only visit. Les Tolley also notched 12 points from a single appearance there when riding for a combined Coventry/Cradley team on 29th May in the same year. Swedish tourist Sune Karlsson was unbeaten on 12 points in a challenge match at Station Road on 26th March 1951. Ivor Brown recorded a paid maximum (10 plus 2 bonus) on his only visit to Neath, in the Provincial League match on 1st June 1962. He clearly enjoyed riding against the Welsh Dragons as he scored two 12 point maximums against them at Dudley Wood and 11 points in a 4-team tournament at Wolverhampton, where Neath's Trevor Redmond finally defeated him in their fourth ride. Wolverhampton's James Bond was the only unbeaten rider at Brafield in the mid-1960s, scoring 15 points in the challenge match on 7th May 1967. Cradley's Alan Grahame was undefeated with 12 points at Ballymena in the only meeting staged there, against an Ivan Mauger Select in 1982. Edited January 13, 2017 by BL65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Unbeaten riders at Sunderland were Charlie Monk (12 points for Glasgow on 12th May 1964), George Hunter (12 for Edinburgh on 28th April 1964), Eric Boocock (12 for Middlesbrough on 19th May 1964) and Ivan Mauger (12 for Newcastle on 26th May). Ivan also scored a maximum 12 points in a challenge meeting and in the Cock of the North Trophy. Bluey Scott scored 11 and a bonus point for Middlesbrough, beaten only by team-mate Boocock,Mauger also won both of his second half rides in each of the team matches and his Silver Sash race against Ken Sharples resulting in him riding a total of three meetings at Sunderland with seventeen wins from seventeen races. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 You're right. Lakeside but I'm not sure if he rode there again. Got 0 in a play-off semi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Birmingham's Graham Warren was unbeaten in his one meeting at Walthamstow, a challenge match on 22nd May 1950, scoring 12 points. Although also very successful in a series of second half match races at the track he was not undefeated in them. Middlesbrough took part in the Northern Cup competition in 1966, using a variety of guest riders, with Barry Briggs recording a 12 point maximum on what appears to have been his only appearances at the track on 28th June. Ron Mountford recorded a paid maximum (11+1) on his single visit on 2nd June. Chapelizod in Dublin had two unbeaten one-time visitors, Cyril Roger winning 4 heats, semi-final and final in the Whitsun Cup on 14th May 1951 and Peter Williams scoring a 12 point maximum for Belle Vue in a challenge match on 24th April earlier in the same year. Three riders scored paid maximums (all 11+1) in their single visit to the track for challenge matches, Bryce Subritzky for Liverpool on 20th June 1954, Mike Wood and Bob Aldrige both for a Speedway World team on 10th August 1951. In the early post-war years three riders made single visits to Cradley Heath in challenge matches and left unbeaten. George Wilks scored 12 for Wembley on 22nd May 1950 and Bill Longley did likewise for London Select on 12th June in the same year. Bradford's Ernie Price recorded 11 plus a bonus point on 20th May 1949. Tony Robinson recorded a 12 point maximum for Sheffield at the Odsal (Bradford) track on 16th July 1960 on what appears to have been his only visit. Edited January 13, 2017 by BL65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Got 0 in a play-off semi Amost a new thread in itself.They came,they saw, they conquered and wished they never came back Edited January 13, 2017 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Word was the cause of the '0' was very much self-inflicted....allegedly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Is it only official matches ? Pretty sure Freddie Lindgren went through the card at James Grieves' testimonial about 5 years ago , cant ever remember him gracing the Ashfield shale on any other occasion . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Did Toni kasper get a paid maximum on his first appearance at the Abbey.??? ...not sure but I seem to recall that Roman Jankowski (Hackney) got a paid maximum on his first (?) visit to Swindon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 ...not sure but I seem to recall that Roman Jankowski (Hackney) got a paid maximum on his first (?) visit to Swindon!Jankowski certainly did "Steve and Sigalos got a 15 point max from reserve at the Abbey on his first visit never beat Kilby though.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Jankowski certainly did "Steve and Sigalos got a 15 point max from reserve at the Abbey on his first visit never beat Kilby though.? Hi Sid! I was there on both occasions and I do recall being at Swindon when the late Toni Kasper (as you refer) rode very well but can't remember the number of points he scored...great days! Do you recall the occasion when Gordon Kennett scored a 21 point maximum and Kai Niemi scored 19 whilst riding for Eastbourne...and still finished on the losing side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Butler Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 how about Todd Wiltshire at Berwick? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hi Sid! I was there on both occasions and I do recall being at Swindon when the late Toni Kasper (as you refer) rode very well but can't remember the number of points he scored...great days! Do you recall the occasion when Gordon Kennett scored a 21 point maximum and Kai Niemi scored 19 whilst riding for Eastbourne...and still finished on the losing side! Yes i remember pretty well Kennett i really believed we should of signed him , at the Abbey he was one of the best visiting riders of the early eighties. We signed Bastable fair anough he did become BC but the rumours over those couple of years was we could of signed Kennett/Lee .Steve do you remember Collins/Morton scoring loads at the Abbey just like Kennett/Niemi i think Belle Vue had R/R for a overated false averaged Derek Richardson PC /Mort both took seven rides each i think.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Yes i remember pretty well Kennett i really believed we should of signed him , at the Abbey he was one of the best visiting riders of the early eighties. We signed Bastable fair anough he did become BC but the rumours over those couple of years was we could of signed Kennett/Lee .Steve do you remember Collins/Morton scoring loads at the Abbey just like Kennett/Niemi i think Belle Vue had R/R for a overated false averaged Derek Richardson PC /Mort both took seven rides each i think.? Personally I felt that Gordon made a mistake by moving back to Eastbourne after the closure of White City. Should have moved to Swindon! I seem to recall the Collins/Morton effort...used to go to Swindon often in those days. Had the best of both worlds speedway wise. Oxford in the National League and White City/Swindon in the British League! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Speedway in the early eighties was terrific for me weekly meetings at Reading,Oxford,Swindon.Some weeks doing five meetings a week a great time.Also visiting some great tracks Belle Vue,Sheffield,Halifax,Exeter,Hackney,King's Lynn,Leicester loved every minute of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Speedway in the early eighties was terrific for me weekly meetings at Reading,Oxford,Swindon.Some weeks doing five meetings a week a great time.Also visiting some great tracks Belle Vue,Sheffield,Halifax,Exeter,Hackney,King's Lynn,Leicester loved every minute of it. Super days for me during the late seventies. White City on the Wednesday, Oxford Thursday, Swindon Saturday and occasionally Eastbourne on a Sunday with the occasionally other track thrown in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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