iris123 Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Yes,it is also possible if I look back I’m my old Programme collection I have actually seen one or two live,just they made absolutely no impression on me.Teromaa I do remember and his more successful brothet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 At Wolverhampton, they tried Jerzy Kowalski (who tragically died after a crash later in 1978), Hans Christensen, and Knud Ellegard. Someone given a little more time at Monmore without really showing anything was Leif Berlin. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Borje Klingberg was a huge disappointment for me, had a good pedigree just didnt happen for him.At Swindon Sumner Mcknight who had good aquipment struggled terribly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) It was also pot luck if you saw some of these guys.Halifax and Sheffield didn’t visit Wimbledon often and you’d sometimes be wishing they didn’t kick a rider out before we met them Another was Jan Jakobsen at Cradley.Can't really remember him.We were in another league by then anyway.But subsequently met him and his son.He managed Vojens,i think and his son was one of the best on the 80cc.From memory I was there when he won the junior world championship Edited February 14, 2019 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 In 1975, Swindon announced that they were going to sign Kenneth Selmonsson from the touring side Kaparna. Sadly we missed out on him in the end and went for Jan Andersson instead. So that worked out pretty well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 3 hours ago, chunky said: Yeah, the Tigers have had their share of mediocrity over the years! Iris, you say you don't remember them? You may have blinked; they both had a British career that lasted a whopping two races! Jan Zabik was a little better; he averaged over 4, and managed a maximum. Steve Wieslaw Patynek had two races at Eastbourne,failing to score.He then crashed on the Sheffield training track breaking his back,so never got to appear at Owlerton. Zan Zabik was built like a tank,or so it seemed to a young me! Allan Fogg.Came on loan from Eastbourne,nice equipment,no idea how to use it. Rob Steman.He rode one meeting for the Tigers, v Reading in 1995,hopelessly out of his depth he trailed in a distance last in each of his three rides.However,Roman Matousek had bike problems,so he borrowed Steman's machine and somehow he managed to win the race on it,even though it was belching out smoke from various places ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 A few more 'legends' Johannes Fransden Thomas Ravn Nano Righetto Finn Jensen (Eastbourne) Christoph Betzl Markku Helminen Frits Koppe Toni Pilotto Jorgen Hultgren Torben Hansen Csaba Hell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Again,another I can't remember seeing in action during his brief spell,but someone I have met since. Torben Hansen who helped save and run the Skaerbaek Speedway Club http://speedwaylife.com/danish-tracks/skaerbaek-speedway-stadium/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Bird Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Thomas pettersson,kjell gimre,lars Inge hultberg,Erik tilgaard,Einar egedius gotfred andreasen Henryk glucklich,jerzy trzeszkowski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 56 minutes ago, frigbo said: A few more 'legends' Johannes Fransden Thomas Ravn Nano Righetto Finn Jensen (Eastbourne) Christoph Betzl Markku Helminen Frits Koppe Toni Pilotto Jorgen Hultgren Torben Hansen Csaba Hell When I made that post about Wolves riders earlier, I was also thinking about Helminen and Frandsen... Edited February 14, 2019 by chunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 A worryingly large number of these riders rode for Sheffield!!!! As well as the ones others have already mentioned, I distinctly remember Lars Eriksson, Heinrich Sprenger, Trond Skretting and Hank Stemen having second half races at Owlerton, and also Lennart Bengtsson appearing in a 4TT at Halifax at the end of the 1978 season. Don't diss Allan Fog... he came in on a (I think) 7.00 average, then got injured and his rider replacement did us proud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Tigerblade said: A worryingly large number of these riders rode for Sheffield!!!! As well as the ones others have already mentioned, I distinctly remember Lars Eriksson, Heinrich Sprenger, Trond Skretting and Hank Stemen having second half races at Owlerton, and also Lennart Bengtsson appearing in a 4TT at Halifax at the end of the 1978 season. Don't diss Allan Fog... he came in on a (I think) 7.00 average, then got injured and his rider replacement did us proud All of those have already been mentioned too! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Guiseppe Marzotto (aka Charlie Brown) didn't pull up any tress for Wolves in 1976. Clearly his talents lay elsewhere. Edited February 15, 2019 by Sotonian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Ah yes, 'Mr GM' had an idea for a new speedway engine. Anyone know what became of this venture ? I'm sorry, it's Friday afternoon, he did get the marketting, production, supply etc more than a bit right though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Sotonian said: Guiseppe Marzotto (aka Charlie Brown) didn't pull up any tress for Wolves in 1976. Clearly his talents lay elsewhere. That is exactly why I didn't mention him; he has hardly been "forgotten! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Just now, chunky said: That is exactly why I didn't mention him; he has hardly been "forgotten! Steve His racing exploits have which was rather the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sotonian said: His racing exploits have which was rather the point. Funny, isn't it? There are probably posters on the BSF who didn't even know he rode in the BL! Seriously, while he wasn't "great", he wasnt anywhere near as dire as most of the names mentioned on here... Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 4 hours ago, chunky said: All of those have already been mentioned too! Steve Yes, maybe I should have worded the first part "the ones who have already been mentioned in relation to Sheffield" lol. I think it was Andrew who mentioned Jan Zabik, I liked him too, but he was 34 when he rode here, and whilst he did all right, didn't achieve the necessary average (6 points?) which enabled foreign riders to return for the next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatface Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Remember the Falcons having a really odd look in 1994 (or 93?) - Henk Bangma, Andy Bossner and Toni Svab. All came out of the blue. Svab turned out to be a solid signing, Bossner had the odd moment, but was really inconsistent, Bangma was well out of his depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) On 2/14/2019 at 2:49 PM, iris123 said: I guess what I mean is not only did I miss their UK career I missed their whole career even on the continent.At least with Bøgh I did subsequently hear of him.Same with Kurt Hansen from Halifax A number of these riders in the past few days the first I ever heard of them was when someone posted something here!!! Even living in Germany I have never heard of Odematt. But most of my speedway friends here come from the old East Germany so riders like Tetzlaff ,Ernst or Mike Ott are mentioned more than the West Germans Useless piece of trivia. German TV produced a version of Till Death Us Do Part and called it Ein Herz und eine Seele (literally "One Heart and One Soul") and Alf Garnet's character had the name Alfred Tetzlaff. Edited February 16, 2019 by Split Correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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