Andrew Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Any idea who the riders are in this picture? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Maybe Alan Cowland -he always wore white boots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Maybe Alan Cowland -he always wore white boots ...think you may right although it could be Len Silver who also rode with whitish boots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Amazing to think that, in 1963, ITV would show a challenge match in the Saturday afternoon schedule! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Jimmy Squibb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der Elst Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Nygren wore white boots, but unsure if its him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) The rider with white boots is Len Silver of Exeter, leading Derek Strutt of Rayleigh in heat one of the Southern League match at Rayleigh on 27th April 1963. Strutt fell and was excluded. Exeter won the meeting 50-28. The meeting at Newcastle on Saturday 27th July 1963 started at 2.00 p.m. enabling races to be televised on the day. It was actually a Provincial League fixture, not a challenge as described in TV Times. Exeter are also wrongly described as 1963 K.O. Cup winners, but they actually won the trophy in 1962. Edited July 28, 2017 by BL65 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Wanderer Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Cor. I remember watching this on TV. Another reminder of age! By the way it was a Provincial League match not a Challenge. I would go along with it being Len Silver. That was my first thought on seeing the picture. Doubt it is Squibby and it is definitely not Olle Nygren. Alan Cowland wore white leathers so probably not him. With both teams having Monday race nights the rearrangement to fit in with TV was probably not too difficult. Do wonder whether there would be such co-operation these days though. Nice thread, thanks for setting off the memories. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 The rider with white boots is Len Silver of Exeter, leading Derek Strutt of Rayleigh in heat one of the Southern League match at Rayleigh on 27th April 1963. Strutt fell and was excluded. Exeter won the meeting 50-28.You beat me to it! Incidentally, for those who thought it was Alan Cowland because of the white boots, I can tell you that most of the 1963 Exeter team wore white boots; the boots seemed to be a part of the team uniform. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Another one ,previewing the 1975 British Final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) Another one ,previewing the 1975 British Final. Fabulous! A reminder of the days of 'World of Sport'...speedway followed by wrestling and then the results service when most football matches were played at the same time! Laurel & Hardy in the morning too! Edited August 3, 2017 by steve roberts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamBouchard Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 I reckon the descendants of Laurel and Hardy are now running (or should that be ruining) British Speedway! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 I reckon the descendants of Laurel and Hardy are now running (or should that be ruining) British Speedway! I think Laurel and Hardy and Fred Karno together would do a better job running speedway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted August 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 This week from 10/8/74 a colour pic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggo Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Looks like Odd Fossengen, Pete Smith and Ole in his '72 Wolves leathers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Great stuff! Remember 'The Amazing World of Kreskin'...the TV Times a real insight to what we used to watch and keep them coming. Fascinating reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Les Kellett v. Colin Joynson. It doesn't get much better than that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Les Kellett v. Colin Joynson. It doesn't get much better than that! I seem to recall a speedway rider (novice?) who took up wrestling during that period and would appear on WOS? I also recall Soren Sjosten being a one-time wrester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Odd that Mel Stuart was still wrestling against Les Kellet a year later. I wonder how many 100's of times they fought each other around the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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