Guest Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) In 2005 Wimbledon favourite Mark 'Buzz' Burrows prize for winning an individual event was a sewing machine. Does anyone have info on riders winning similar 'unexpected' prizes? Many thanks to member Chadster for suggesting this thread. Edited October 31, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Poole gave Mark Loram a washing machine after he won the world title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 At Sheffield's Golden Jubilee meeting in October 1979, each heat was prize sponsored for the winner. Scott Autrey won 3 heats and the prize in all 3 was either clocks or watches. He was forever known to me and my parents after that as Scott "What's The Time?" Autrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 There was a meeting at Belle Vue in 1968 when the second half was sponsored by the TUC, as they were celebrating their foundation in Manchester 100 years before. Part of the prizes were a copy of the book published to commemorate the centenary. I often wondered what Tommy Roper and Soren Sjosten made of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Gary Guglielmi's first ever open meeting win was at Mildenhall. He won a sack of carrots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Gambo said: Gary Guglielmi's first ever open meeting win was at Mildenhall. He won a sack of carrots! With the quality of floodlights around at that time- i`m sure they were a great help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 11 hours ago, Gambo said: Gary Guglielmi's first ever open meeting win was at Mildenhall. He won a sack of carrots! I seem to recall that Tom Owen won a sack of potatoes during a meeting at the same venue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, steve roberts said: I seem to recall that Tom Owen won a sack of potatoes during a meeting at the same venue? A few riders recently, have just won the sack, without potatoes or carrots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 11/4/2019 at 7:18 PM, Gambo said: Gary Guglielmi's first ever open meeting win was at Mildenhall. He won a sack of carrots! This reminds me of not a rider, but a friend of mine who was at a British Final when Sunbrite were sponsoring it. He's been a vegetarian since childhood and at the time was living in a non ground floor flat. He won a bag of barbecue fuel!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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