Guest Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 I started attending speedway in April 1946. In the course of that season and those immediately after it I saw the following riders who had competed in the first World Championship in 1936: Lionel Van Praag Eric Langton George Newton Bob Harrison Jack Parker Arthur Atkinson Bill Pitcher Norman Parker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) Eric Langton, of Belle Vue and England fame - a speedway all-time great, was one of the 1936 world finalists who I saw in speedway action. http://www.motorsport-fanatic.co.uk/speedway-langton.htm Edited June 10, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 Yes.And so were the others in that list if I am not mistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 Yes.And so were the others in that list if I am not mistaken So, it wasn't just me that picked up on that, then??? Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 I saw Bob Harrison in action for both West Ham and Belle Vue in the immediate postwar seasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Harrison_(speedway_rider) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) Jack Parker - the rider regarded by many speedway historians as England's greatest ever rider. http://www.motorsport-fanatic.co.uk/speedway-parker.htm Edited June 11, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Eric Langton, of Belle Vue and England fame - a speedway all-time great, was one of the 1936 world finalists who I saw in speedway action. http://www.motorsport-fanatic.co.uk/speedway-langton.htm Recently saw his grave at Farnley between Leeds and Bradford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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