Top Five Irish Riders

[Bavarian]

... and then there was Fay Taylour

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Taylour

... and another great rider of the pioneer years of 1928/29, Larry Coffey, from Belfast in Northern Ireland, who lost his life at the London White City Stadium.

[Guest]

... and then there was Fay Taylour

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Taylour

Here is ANOTHER revised Irish riders list:

(1) Eric French

(2) Fay Taylour

(3) Dom Perry

(4) Paddy Hammond

(5) Des Monson

​:::::: Fay Taylor before a speedway race.

... and then there was Fay Taylour

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Taylour

... and another great rider of the pioneer years of 1928/29, Larry Coffey, from Belfast in Northern Ireland, who lost his life at the London White City Stadium.

 

Can any member help with some speedway racing information about Larry Coffey please?

I have checked the LONDON SPEEDWAYS website for London White City team squads. It shows the track was members of the 1929 Southern League. But its team squad list does not mention Larry Coffey who tragically died in an accident at the London venue.

This is the 1929 White City team squad it details:

WHITE CITY: Colin Watson, Freddy Hoare, Del Forster, Harold Cook, Hilary Buchanan, Dank Ewin, Dicky Bird.

Edited June 30, 2017 by Guest

[iris123]

Is it possible he wasn't a member of the White City team?I imagine it wasn't only White City riders who rode there that season.....

[cyclone]

 

Here is ANOTHER revised Irish riders list:

(1) Eric French

(2) Fay Taylour

(3) Dom Perry

(4) Paddy Hammond

(5) Des Monson

​:::::: Fay Taylor before a speedway race.

 

Can any member help with some speedway racing information about Larry Coffey please?

I have checked the LONDON SPEEDWAYS website for London White City team squads. It shows the track was members of the 1929 Southern League. But its team squad list does not mention Larry Coffey who tragically died in an accident at the London venue.

This is the 1929 White City team squad it details:

WHITE CITY: Colin Watson, Freddy Hoare, Del Forster, Harold Cook, Hilary Buchanan, Dank Ewin, Dicky Bird.

 

Taken From Matt Jackson's excellent rider profile for 1928 on Speedway Researcher Website:-

 

COFFEY, Larry Born: Ireland The first time Larry appeared in the results was when he rode a BSA machine at Wolverhampton on June 9, 1928. He soon began to ride at the London tracks and appeared at Lea Bridge and Stamford Bridge in July. He won the novice final at Lea Bridge in early August and followed this up with a win in the Senior Grand Prix at Stamford Bridge. Larry rode all around the country and had a spell in the north-west with outings at Rochdale, Bolton, Salford and Manchester White City. He ended the year by riding at the Boxing Day meeting at Cardiff

 

Again from Researcher Website, Coffey does appear in 1929 Southern League heat details, appearing several times for White City, his last league match being recorded as WC vs Perry Barry on 6/9/1929 where he won his first two heats, and run last in his third due to engine trouble. (page 52)

 

Here is a link:- http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/slresults.pdf

[SHALEWAY69]

Mike, who I met in london 2016, rode for Ireland in a series in Sweden organised by Ivan Mauger. he told me he replied to an advert in the speedway star.

[Guest]

Mike, who I met in london 2016, rode for Ireland in a series in Sweden organised by Ivan Mauger. he told me he replied to an advert in the speedway star.

 

Mike? Mike who? Do I presume it's Fitzpatrick?

And according to this Link he is NOT Irish but London born.

http://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/979/mike-fitzpatrick

And I would certainly like to see more details about this Ivan Mauger-organised Irish team's matches in Sweden.

Edited July 1, 2017 by Guest