iris123 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Yes. Back in the 60s on dirt, which is when they switched over to tarmac or concrete or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) It's a shame that back in 2007 the F.I.M. did absolutely nothing to help the Malaysians to establish the sport in Southeast Asia. They did make a genuine effort to get speedway started in Malaysia, but struggled badly without much outside help and expertise. Ivan Mauger was the one instructor and coach for the Malaysian speedway riders, but Mauger was already struggling with his heath back then. Edited December 12, 2019 by Bavarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 4:54 PM, Bavarian said: It's a shame that back in 2007 the F.I.M. did absolutely nothing to help the Malaysians to establish the sport in Southeast Asia. They did make a genuine effort to get speedway started in Malaysia, but struggled badly without much outside help and expertise. Ivan Mauger was the one instructor and coach for the Malaysian speedway riders, but Mauger was already struggling with his heath back then. Tbh once they get away that's not a poor standard. So probably a sensible place for Eurosport/Onesport to look at if they intend to expand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 The japanese tried to manufacture a competitive speedway bike but didn't succeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) Was also a female Japanese rider that rode in Australia in the early 60s. Must have been a contemporary of Jimmy Ogisu when they were still riding on dirt. The first female riding Oz dirt tracks since 1928 (Fay Taylour ?) Edited December 23, 2019 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 2:34 PM, iris123 said: Was also a female Japanese rider that rode in Australia in the early 60s. Must have been a contemporary of Jimmy Ogisu when they were still riding on dirt. The first female riding Oz dirt tracks since 1928 (Fay Taylour ?) Right, that was the lovely Nanae Okamoto back in 1964 - and here are some motion pictures of her riding on an Australian speedway track ! https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVACC3RI6JBIDVE9J2LVYSV237CM-JAPANS-SPEEDWAY-GIRL-IN-AUSTRALIA/query/PRETTY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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