Guest Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) When stock car racing started at The Firs, Norwich, in 1954, speedway riders were banned by the Control Board from competing in cars there - and at other tracks. Many skirted the ban by driving under other names. The Norwich opening meetings were dominated by a driver named Spencer Morton. I have a suspicion who that may have been. Anyone care to speculate? I'll give my opinion later in this thread - if there are more Posts!!! Edited June 23, 2022 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 47 minutes ago, gustix said: When stock car racing started at The Firs, Norwich, in 1954, speedway riders were banned by the Control Board from competing there - and at other tracks. Many skirted the ban by driving under other names. The Norwich opening meetings were dominated by a driver named Spencer Morton. I have a suspicion who that may have been. Anyone care to speculate? I'll give my opinion later in this thread - if there are more Posts!!! Definitely Wal Morton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) The winning driver was Wal Morton. He later explained that he drove as SPENCER Morton as a tribute to former Norwich captain Australian rider Bert Spencer. Edited May 19, 2022 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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