iris123 Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Was looking through an old book and it had a section on 'Where are they now' and it stated Pioneer rider Billy Galloway had just died having been an instructor at the Scottish School of Hairdressing !!! Which got me wondering how many overseas riders stayed in the UK after their career was over? Couple of obvious ones are Olle Nygren and Peter Schroek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Not quite the UK, but last I heard, Ed Stangeland was living in Ireland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 There was a polish rider that stayed on and lived down by Exeter possibly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastword Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 18 hours ago, iris123 said: Was looking through an old book and it had a section on 'Where are they now' and it stated Pioneer rider Billy Galloway had just died having been an instructor at the Scottish School of Hairdressing !!! Which got me wondering how many overseas riders stayed in the UK after their career was over? Couple of obvious ones are Olle Nygren and Peter Schroek Sandor Levai? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Sandor LevaI remained in England until 1989 when he sold his business and returned to Hungary. He died there in 2009. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 I was thinking of Neil Street as well, but saw he died at home in Australia. Had he just moved back or did he have a home in both the UK and Australia ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) How about Danish rider Arne Pander ? Know he died in a nursing home in Kings Lynn. Edited December 18, 2019 by HertsRacer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Good shout. I was also thinking of Jan Steachmann and Sam Ermolenko, but not sure on whether they reside in the UK or not now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Teo Teodorowicz also made his home in this country after seeking asylum - sadly not for very long though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Oh and another one who stayed, is Bruce Cribb. Only saw a post of his this morning about going back to NZ to do a tour of tracks racing his ice bike in the new year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 13 hours ago, iris123 said: There was a polish rider that stayed on and lived down by Exeter possibly ? Was that Marek Mroz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Wasn't actually. Think it was an obscure rider, was a new one to me at least when I read about him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Rickard Hellsen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Robin Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 A couple that spring to mind are Jack Geran & Robbie Kessler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 15 hours ago, iris123 said: There was a polish rider that stayed on and lived down by Exeter possibly ? Could this have been Max Rech who was Polish and rode for Fleetwood and St Austell in the early 1950's. I read somewhere that he settled in England after retiring from speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, HertsRacer said: Could this have been Max Rech who was Polish and rode for Fleetwood and St Austell in the early 1950's. I read somewhere that he settled in England after retiring from speedway. Think that is right !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 hours ago, iris123 said: Think that is right !!! I wondered about him too. I just checked on the speedway museum website, and gustix made a post about him. He did stay in the west country until he died in the 1990's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticman Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 21 hours ago, norbold said: Teo Teodorowicz also made his home in this country after seeking asylum - sadly not for very long though. I think he had a race accident in 1964 and died in 1965 without regaining consciousness. I saw him race at Wimbledon for, I think, Swindon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticman Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 21 hours ago, HertsRacer said: How about Danish rider Arne Pander ? Know he died in a nursing home in Kings Lynn. Arne rode for Oxford from 1959 to 1968 and had great success despite serious injuries. He lived in England until his death at 83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dornier Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 19 minutes ago, Celticman said: Arne rode for Oxford from 1959 to 1968 and had great success despite serious injuries. He lived in England until his death at 83 Think his last meetings were at Halifax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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