Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) A challenge to find 10 Irish speedway riders. There was activity in both the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland circa late 1940s early 1950s period. The only Irish riders I can trace at the moment are Dom Perry, J Costello, F Cipa. Edited January 30, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) Ginger O’Byrne and I guess Paddy is also Irish http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/dublinchapelizod1954.pdf Edited January 30, 2019 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 I don't recall having ever seen one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, steve roberts said: I don't recall having ever seen one? Dom Perry had an all-too-short career with Wimbledon in the early 1950s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Frank Carson.!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) Here's some more Irish riders from the early 1950s. Tommy Kieran, Alan Marr, Paddy Cullen, Ginger O’Byrne, Paddy O’Lone, Danny Spinel. So far nine names overall, there must be one more to make it the 'magical 10'! Edited January 30, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, gustix said: A challenge to find 10 Irish speedway riders. There was activity in both the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland circa late 1940s early 1950s period. The only Irish riders I can trace at the moment are Dom Perry, J Costello, F Cipa. I remember Richie Tyler from Ireland, doing a second half at Halifax (late60s-early70s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 minute ago, foamfence said: I remember Richie Tyler from Ireland, doing a second half at Halifax (late60s-early70s). http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/dublinshelbournepark1970.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 minute ago, foamfence said: I remember Richie Tyler from Ireland, doing a second half at Halifax (late60s-early70s). Well done. Overall I think we now have the 'magical 10' named. And weren't the two Canadians Mike and Les Tams who were at Eastbourne in 1947, then over the next few seasons in Ireland both of Irish descent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, foamfence said: I remember Richie Tyler from Ireland, doing a second half at Halifax (late60s-early70s). 7 minutes ago, foamfence said: http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/dublinshelbournepark1970.pdf Excellent foamfence. Lots of little known Irish riders named in the Link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterPlinge Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Jan O'Pedersen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, gustix said: Excellent foamfence. Lots of little known Irish riders named in the Link. Let’s not forget my supplier link from which you subsequently copied the names in one of your posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterPlinge Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 surely the most famous Irish rider ever was Fay Taylour? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, iris123 said: Let’s not forget my supplier link from which you subsequently copied the names in one of your posts Indeed not. Full acknowledgments to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, WalterPlinge said: surely the most famous Irish rider ever was Fay Taylour? Be difficult to include her in ‘favourite’ seeing as she was classed a traitor,even though she was quite possibly the best Irish rider of them all.But she was also probably the most famous,as you say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterPlinge Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, iris123 said: Be difficult to include her in ‘favourite’ seeing as she was classed a traitor,even though she was quite possibly the best Irish rider of them all.But she was also probably the most famous,as you say Maybe someone could start a new topic for "Your 10 favourite fascist speedway riders"? Edited January 30, 2019 by WalterPlinge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 33 minutes ago, iris123 said: Let’s not forget my supplier link from which you subsequently copied the names in one of your posts Indeed not. Full acknowledgments to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, gustix said: Indeed not. Full acknowledgments to you. Uh oh.... Can't keep blaming it on fat fingers and incorrect specs. There was another name I remember from the 70's - George Fitzgerald. He seemed to be the best of the Irish bunch at the time. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, chunky said: Uh oh.... Can't keep blaming it on fat fingers and incorrect specs. Steve You can when you reach my age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, iris123 said: Be difficult to include her in ‘favourite’ seeing as she was classed a traitor,even though she was quite possibly the best Irish rider of them all.But she was also probably the most famous,as you say Fay Taylour certainly was/is the most famous of all the Irish spedway products. However, I rate another late 1920's pioneer rider from Belfast way above her. The largely forgotten Larry Coffey was a great rider but unfortunately his career didn't last long enough, as he was killed ca.1930 in a race accident, not sure at which track, though Of the 1950s the top two Irish speedway riders were Dom Perry and Eric French, some others from Dublin were Alan Marr, Ginger O'Bierne, Mick Savage, Des Monson, Derek Edwardes, and Cherlei O'Hara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.