GWC Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 RIP Kelvin Mullarkey - saw him from a real rough diamond to become one of the best team men in speedway. Loyal to the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayleigh Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 56 minutes ago, GWC said: RIP Kelvin Mullarkey - saw him from a real rough diamond to become one of the best team men in speedway. Loyal to the end. Great call. To quote Tina Turner Simply the Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 A world without Mudlark? No thanks. The first rider to show a desire and commitment to the Rockets, apart from Brian Foote. What an inspiration! This kid turned up from Lynn and the back of his helmet long before Silver and Crane had resolved their latest spat "Rye House Rockets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ribbons Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 SUPER, SUPER, SUPER KELV! With respect to the many talented and brave riders who have ever pulled on a Rye race jacket, for me, Mullarkey, Fiala, Garrad and Hubbard WERE Rye House, (Those team leathers)! .. and what a team, all our own boys week in week out! No guests, no foreigners,- all who came to the ‘house’ were put to the sword! Joe Owen, John Jackson, Dave Perks and Tom Owen, all the league’s ‘big beasts’ could not live with our happy bunch... ah yes, that was a team, THE team!... all for one and one for all! ...And Kelvin was an integral part of that. But two things later on in his Rye career stand out for me, In 1989, when Ronnie Russell’s team were up against it, he answered the call to cover for injuries, despite having not ridden for three or four years,- and came straight back into the team Ah! Those infadex leathers, those wide handlebars and that trademark style, - partnered at number two with Mel Taylor his first match was at home against Poole? despite a fall in one heat he finished that comeback match with a score of 8+1 (I think?) from five rides, but in his second ride he over took one of the Poole superstars (Craig Boyce?) to win the heat, as he crossed the line the guy behind me on the terrace threw down his programme and said “ Well, I’m not worried about the result if he (Kelvin) can still do things like that”!!! He finished the year with a very healthy near six point average and showed many flashes of his old self! Next year he was not used again but, as our regular luck would have it the team suffered with injuries once again and back he came, this time in an unfamiliar set of plain black leathers but still with the open face helmet and the monkey mask, but time and equipment had moved on and that year Kelvin did find things tough and struggled at reserve scoring twos and threes. BUT, one wet Wednesday evening we (Rye) pulled off a shock win 49-47 AT Wimbledon’s plough lane track. For those of us who were there the match was exciting due to the closeness of the score rather than the racing, Kelvin contributed his normal two or three pints from reserve but in a result like that, every point counts and, meeting him in the alley which doubled up as the pits at plough lane straight after the match his first words to me were “ we’ve never won here before!!” Beaming from ear to ear his two point total was not a problem because the Rye House team had won the match! What a team man, what loyalty! Kelvin, for you, Hero is too small a word! Steve Ribbons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toad Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Very sad news, so many fantastic memories from that golden era at Hoddesdon with Kelvin in the forefront of most! One that stands out for me was a second half final at Rye and Kelvin and a young Andrew Silver were in the race. Kelvin gated and rode every inch of the track to keep the much faster Silver behind him, on a bike that was popping and spluttering away! It was as if he had wing mirrors and he had this ability to control a race, holding the white line and moving at what looked like walking pace. The young Silver was not best pleased after the race but he had learnt a lesson in trackcraft! But Kelvin was a very good NL rider as well, boasting 9+ point averages in the days that the National Leagues was exceptionally tough, featuring riders of the the ability and standing that Steve mentions above and leading a young, precocious group of mainly home grown talent to the top of the league. Rye House and speedway have lost a true legend, easy to say but in this case fully warranted. RIP Kelvin and thanks for the memories. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Cannot let Kelvin's passing go without lifting my hat to his memory. One of Speedway's Great Characters as well as being the best team man in the whole of the sport. If only we could turn the clock back ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 On 6/12/2018 at 11:55 PM, Rayleigh said: Well done Peter Schroeck for getting in Matej Kus, he is a very decent young man who could be a great signing on a very low average. I've just remembered foreign riders come in on a minimum 4.00 ave so Kus can't replace Clegg & keep the Rockets under the 42.5 limit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 On 6/8/2018 at 9:43 PM, Rayleigh said: Message for Peter Schroeck Please sign Matej Kus for No 7 (ave about 3.50) tonight at Scunthorpe he beat Auty, Garrity, Morris Howarth and Kurtz (cant see Clegg doing that) Minimum ave for foreigners is 4.00, which I just remembered as I thought Kus would be a good signing as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Simon Lambert, Carl Wilkinson & James Shanes are the best names I can come up with to replace Clegg! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 I'm a bit young to remember Kelvin Mullarky but i've seen a little of him on VHS and my Dad always had fond memories of him (said he was a hard rider). RIP Kelvin xx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1075 Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Simon Lambert, Carl Wilkinson & James Shanes are the best names I can come up with to replace Clegg! No thanks. All 3 of them will struggle more then Max to get around Rye. With 3.81 points to play with should the promotion go back to looking at getting Ben Morley back if his average fits. He's riding the best I've seen him at the moment scoring well for both Lakeside & IOW. He has improved on his averages in both the Championship & National leagues with a 5.16 ave in the CL & a 10.40 ave in the NL. Also as a No 7 will score more around Rye than any of the 3 mentioned above. Edited June 14, 2018 by dave1075 Corrections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, dave1075 said: No thanks. All 3 of them will struggle more then Max to get around Rye. With 3.81 points to play with should the promotion go back to looking at getting Ben Morley back in if his average fits. He's riding the best I've seen him at the moment scoring well for both Lakeside & IOW. Also as a No 7 will score more around Rye than any of the 3 mentioned above. Ben Morley would come into Prem on a 3.97 ave (5.16 / 1.3) wouldn't fit in place of Clegg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezza Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 18 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Ben Morley would come into Prem on a 3.97 ave (5.16 / 1.3) wouldn't fit in place of Clegg! Ellis Perks is back racing in UK his pem average fits 3.80 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyrocket Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 5 hours ago, tezza said: Ellis Perks is back racing in UK his pem average fits 3.80 Should get him back in the team, did everything that was asked of him last year and got the push. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 The spare points need using to make the top five stronger. Pointless using them on a 3.80 rider who will make little difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayleigh Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Sorry to bang on about Matej Kus but at 3.80 he is a bargain last night he beat Ricky Wells twice at Wells home track. His low average wont be for long 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 26 minutes ago, Rayleigh said: Sorry to bang on about Matej Kus but at 3.80 he is a bargain last night he beat Ricky Wells twice at Wells home track. His low average wont be for long Matej Kus on that average is indeed a bargain but would he be available for all of Rye`s Wednesday meeting as I think the Czech league runs on that night and Kus is part of the Marketa Prague squad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayleigh Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 3 hours ago, screm said: Matej Kus on that average is indeed a bargain but would he be available for all of Rye`s Wednesday meeting as I think the Czech league runs on that night and Kus is part of the Marketa Prague squad. Good point, I don't know but there are not many meetings in Prague and we have signed NBJ (I am pleased with this signing) who rides in the Danish League on Wednesdays. So it seems that teams do accommodate a certain amount of clashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 I'm not sure where the rules stand on this this season but surely it would have been in our interests to let NBJ 'go' without gaining a Premiership average and then singing him again in a few weeks time on his converted Championship average which would see him on a 4.42 as opposed to his current 5. Kus would be a gamble. Very similar to KK (albeit not ability wise) in the fact that if things are going his way he can be a decent rider. The move to Rye helped KK last season, if we could do the same with Kus then he'd be worth a punt. I'd rather gamble on Kus than bring back Morley or Perks. And he can't be worse than Clegg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket007 Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Rayleigh said: Good point, I don't know but there are not many meetings in Prague and we have signed NBJ (I am pleased with this signing) who rides in the Danish League on Wednesdays. So it seems that teams do accommodate a certain amount of clashes. Where does it say Rye have signed NBJ, and in place of who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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