Celticman Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 hour ago, chunky said: Don't believe a word of it! Books about Clacton-on-Sea must be a guaranteed gold-mine! Fools Gold? 1 hour ago, chunky said: Don't believe a word of it! Books about Clacton-on-Sea must be a guaranteed gold-mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, iris123 said: Got a few names wrong here, but I think Tom Sanders is our man https://www.britishpathe.com/video/england-wins-final-speedway-test Also interesting that Jack Parker is introduced as current world champion. Which backs up his own claim and shows that many had a claim to being WC before the official championship came into being Edited January 1, 2020 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 7 hours ago, iris123 said: Also interesting that Jack Parker is introduced as current world champion. Which backs up his own claim and shows that many had a claim to being WC before the official championship came into being Go here to see the programme from that 1931 World Final and my comments. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156440849867397&set=gm.526579451263742&type=3&theater&ifg=1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, andout said: Go here to see the programme from that 1931 World Final and my comments. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156440849867397&set=gm.526579451263742&type=3&theater&ifg=1 Yes great. Your comments explain it all as of course the programme states. I have always seen the British Match race title and didn't know it was called the Championship of the World. Or maybe I did and have since forgotten, which is also possible with my noddle !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, iris123 said: Yes great. Your comments explain it all as of course the programme states. I have always seen the British Match race title and didn't know it was called the Championship of the World. Or maybe I did and have since forgotten, which is also possible with my noddle !!! I mentioned this in August 2008 on a thread about World Championship competitions and you replied to it! Edited January 1, 2020 by norbold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticman Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, norbold said: I mentioned this in August 2008 on a thread about World Championship competitions and you replied to it! Sorry Norbold but you will need to be more specific. Which day, time, forum, thread and thread page Edited January 1, 2020 by Celticman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, norbold said: I mentioned this in August 2008 on a thread about World Championship competitions and you replied to it! I know my memory well, that is why I put the get out clause in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Celticman said: Sorry Norbold but you will need to be more specific. Which day, time, forum, thread and thread page Years Gone By; August 26, 2008; Un-official World Finals; Page 1. Sadly, I do not know the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, norbold said: Sadly, I do not know the time. But I thought you were all-knowing??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 10 hours ago, chunky said: But I thought you were all-knowing??? Only enough to win television quizzes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Talking of World Finals( non official) I read a couple of reports yesterday about Tom. Apparently he had ‘big plans’ to take a group of riders at the end of the 1935 season to the US to help establish the sport there. He wanted a white liner (Tommy Croombs ) and a broadsider ( Gordon Byers) and another group that were heading to Australia would also meet up at some point with his group Then some weeks later it was all cancelled I guess because Sydney had big plans for an official World Final with ACU approval they hoped. Tom was going, as the British Individual Champ and the Milne brothers from the US, which also made a trip to the US less meaningful anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Taking into consideration that at various times New Cross had two world champions ride for them (1936 Lionel Van Praag) (1937 Jack Milne) where would Tom Farndon equate in a 'Best Ever New Cross Top Ten'? Edited February 8, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, gustix said: Taking into consideration that at various times New Cross had two world champions ride for them (1936 Lionel Van Praag) (1937 Jack Milne) where would Tom Farndon equate in a 'Best Ever New Cross Top Ten'? Top. Oh, and don't forget Barry Briggs. Edited February 9, 2020 by norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 9 hours ago, gustix said: Taking into consideration that at various times New Cross had two world champions ride for them (1936 Lionel Van Praag) (1937 Jack Milne) where would Tom Farndon equate in a 'Best Ever New Cross Top Ten'? 7 hours ago, norbold said: Top. Oh, and don't forget Barry Briggs. Indeed. Add Barry Briggs (1957, 1958,1965) into the reckoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, gustix said: Indeed. Add Barry Briggs (1957, 1958,1965) into the reckoning. Not quite. 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Flashing over the line to a flying start, tearing onto the first bend, three international speedway riders were almost locked together in a sensational burst for the lead in the principal event of the night. Then from the outer, an extra flash, right across the path of the central figure of this stirring battle, and - crash ! From out of a shower of cinders a rider was flung headlong on to the track. This was sensational enough, but it formed only a small part of the thrills and spills of the meeting staged at the Kilbirnie Stadium Speedway on Saturday night. The unfortunate in that episode was Tom Farndon, a noted English rider, making his first appearance in New Zealand. Earlier in the evening Farndon had given evidence of his undoubted ability, although he was probably then little more than feeling his way and reserving his best for this important final to the evening's events. His mastery of the art of cornering showed him up as a most spectacular broadside, the bends being negotiated with the machine leaning over at an exceptional angle. That was one local newspapers description of NZ's first sight of Tom Edited February 17, 2020 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 That's my boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Interesting that the photo in the wonderful book on Farndon of all the people around his bike in NZ was actually an inspection by ACU officials to check it was within the regs after he smashed ‘Squib’ Burton’s track record..... it was and the new record stood !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 A passing though! I wonder how many present day speedway supporters know who - or sadly care - who Tom Farndon was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I see they wanted to ban riders wives the season after Tom died. One of the reasons given was it makes riders nervous. Another mentioned Tom’s wife was in the stands watching as he crashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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