Issue 45 - Brothers in Arms, London Riders' Champs, Plymouth Moments, Eric Williams, Les Whaley, etc

[TonyMac]

2019 SUMMER EDITION

 

Welcome to issue 45 of our quarterly retro magazine. Here's a taster of what to expect . . .

 

BROTHERS IN ARMS

From the Langtons to the Boococks, PHIL CHARD considers the eight sets of siblings who rode together for the same England or Great Britain team in the pre-70s era.

 

BIG NIGHTS: Capital Gold

In the first of a regular new series recalling major domestic meetings, PHIL CHARD reviews one of the oldest classics on the calendar, the once much coveted LONDON RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP first staged in 1930. Double LRC winners include Tom Farndon, Ron Johnston, Jack Milne, Jack Young, Ronnie Moore, Norman Hunter, Colin Pratt, Trevor Hedge and Barry Thomas.

 

ERIC WILLIAMS: From Wales to Wembley

Freddie Williams wasn't the only Welsh star of the Wembley Lions. Here, in an edited extract from a new biography on the double World Champion, we look back at the considerable impact made by his younger brother ERIC WILLIAMS.

 

PLYMOUTH: 50 Memorable Moments

ROB PEASLEY reflects on the chequered past of Plymouth, with emphasis on the 22 seasons spent at Pennycross Stadium, where many all-time greats appeared.

 

LES WHALEY: One of a kind

DOUG NICOLSON looks at the life and times of the former Glasgow and Bradford promoter whose word was his bond.

 

YESTERDAY'S NEWS

TONY McDONALD scours Retro Speedway's library archives to see what various publications were writing about. This time we delve into a 1949 Speedway Gazette, 1953 Monthly Speedway World, 1961 Speedway World and the first edition of Speedway Echo in 1968.

 

Plus . . . Obits on Charlie Barsby and John Chaplin, Romford team photo, Bob Andrews' football star cousin and crossword.

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