steve roberts Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Actually, there is, but only on the Polish Wikipedia site! It's not much, I know, and of course, it is in Polish, but Google translate will at least make it understandable. It is sad that there isn't much info available online about him. https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverre_Harrfeldt My dad became good friends with Sverre when he came to Plough Lane, and used to help him out quite a bit. When he had to return to Norway for a few days, my dad would ferry him back and forth to the airport, and would use Sverre's car in the meantime! As has been said, he was never the same after his crash (in the 1968 European Final) at Wroclaw. He struggled on his return to England in 1970, although he was just starting to find his feet when he broke his arm against Wimbledon (I was at Custom House that night). However, while not the Sverre of old, he managed to get his average back up to nearly 8 when riding for Wembley the following year. Steve There was talk that he considered joining 'The Rebels' in 1972 but personally I felt it was a Dave Lanning inspired story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Sverre Harrfeldt was a very good rider, had he won a world championship I am sure he would have stepped up a gear to become a great.I never saw harrfeldt ride prior to his big crash in 1968. He struggled at West ham in 1970, but was decent for Wembley in 71. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 A rider with a great style was Einar Kyllingstad. Never really excelled in Britain but I was at Swindon the afternoon he rode to an immaculate 15 point maximum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Reider Eide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Aage Hansen won five Norwegian speedway championships between 1958 and 1961. Offhand, I seem to recall he was also a consistent performer in the UK for Oxford and Ipswich. Edited December 10, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) The Norwegian 'all time great' the late Leif 'Basse' Hveem. Edited December 13, 2017 by Guest Spelling error in name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma23 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Rune Holta and Leif Basse Hveem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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