Rider Sharing

[Greg]

Hi guy and girl 

i didnt know where to post this but do you think would be possbile for club to have a deal with lower club so that they have first choice of riders not used for exsample 

 

Kings lynn have 3 rider at Redcar so like if redcar have other rider who are doing well Kings Lynn could have first choice over the riders and it work the other way round so anyone kings lynn dont use redcar could have first choice over.

 

Hope that make sense  

[Baloo]

I also think, and having asked many speedway fans at meetings with almost 100% backing for this idea, that when a Guest Rider appears for any team, they should NOT be allowed to ride in Heat 15 but it should have to be only riders from that club.  The number of times you see guest riders win Heat 15 and I know money to riders would raise it's head but perhaps a club should negotiate with a guest rider to pay them for the possible 3 points (unridden heat 15) IF they have already made, for example 9 points or more from their completed rides.  Just a positive thought, hopefully .....

Edited September 5, 2019 by Baloo

[ch958]

clubs pairing up you mean - often in the late 60s and 70s 2nd div clubs had 'parent 'clubs. Teesside had Leicester for example and successful D2 riders normally progressed there. 

Often promoters had a 1st div track and a second.

[Greg]

this was before my time but thanks for the info .

[steve roberts]

Oxford/White City had sister clubs Eastbourne & Peterborough. The system worked well.

[arnieg]

12 minutes ago, Richard Weston said:

I am sure there are others with more detailed memories of this than me. I think this was a time when a group of top flight promoters set up a number of new tracks in the fledgling Division 2 and called themselves Allied Promotions. Maurice Littlechild at King's Lynn was one of this group and ran Crewe and that's why Phil Crump had quite a few meetings for the Stars one season.

 

From 'Tears & Glory'

Five existing promoters formed a consortium named Allied Presentations. The objective was to open tracks in the new second division and pool profits ... and losses. The five were Len Silver (Hackney), Danny Dunton (Oxford), Maury Littlechild (King's Lynn), Ron Wilson (Long Eaton), and Reg Fearman (Halifax and Long Eaton). They opened three tracks in 1968. Wilson fronted Middlesbrough, Silver for Rayleigh and Fearman for Reading.

A further two tracks were added to the stable in 1969: Crewe and Long Eaton

 

[moxey63]

Good book 

1 hour ago, arnieg said:

 

From 'Tears & Glory'

Five existing promoters formed a consortium named Allied Presentations. The objective was to open tracks in the new second division and pool profits ...and losses. The five were Len Silver (Hackney), Danny Dunton (Oxford), Maury Littlechild (King's Lynn), Ron Wilson (Long Eaton), and Reg Fearman (Halifax and Long Eaton). They opened three tracks in 1968. Wilson fronted Middlesbrough, Silver for Rayleigh and Fearman for Reading.

A further two tracks were added to the stable in 1969: Crewe and Long Eaton

 

It's a great book, 'Tears & Glory.'

[LesR]

In the mid to late 70's Exeter had a tie up with Canterbury as Wally Maudsley was co promoter, with John Richards, at Exeter and Promoter at Canterbury. In those days ther was no doubling up but it was usual for 2nd division #1 & 2 to be linked to a 1st division track. You could only be used as a #8 or to replace an injured/ill rider. The 1st division was so strong then that 2nd division heat leaders were on a par with the 1st division reserves. 

[Byker Biker]

10 hours ago, arnieg said:

 

From 'Tears & Glory'

Five existing promoters formed a consortium named Allied Presentations. The objective was to open tracks in the new second division and pool profits ... and losses. The five were Len Silver (Hackney), Danny Dunton (Oxford), Maury Littlechild (King's Lynn), Ron Wilson (Long Eaton), and Reg Fearman (Halifax and Long Eaton). They opened three tracks in 1968. Wilson fronted Middlesbrough, Silver for Rayleigh and Fearman for Reading.

A further two tracks were added to the stable in 1969: Crewe and Long Eaton

 

Sorry to correct you, Long Eaton was not part of Allied it was Peterborough that made up the number. The hardware from Long Eaton was all moved to Rayleigh when Ron Wilson ceased at Long Eaton at the end of 1967, some of it eventually went to Peterborough.

[arnieg]

13 minutes ago, Byker Biker said:

Sorry to correct you, Long Eaton was not part of Allied it was Peterborough that made up the number. The hardware from Long Eaton was all moved to Rayleigh when Ron Wilson ceased at Long Eaton at the end of 1967, some of it eventually went to Peterborough.

I think you are right.