steve roberts Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) There was a time when riders remained with one club and served their whole careers riding for same. Some that instantly come to mind are Peter Collins, Erik Gundersen, Tommy Knudsen, Tony Davey, Rick Timmo, Mike Keen...plus many others. Edited May 30, 2020 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Think we have done this one before Steve. Internationally from memory was it Swist in Poland ? Matten Kröger was over 25 years i think with Brokstedt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Peter Collins didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, frigbo said: Peter Collins didn't. Neither did Mike Keen... In fact, when we did this before, the majority of riders who were claimed to be one-track riders weren't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, frigbo said: Peter Collins didn't. Yes I was forgetting that PC rode for Rochdale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, chunky said: Neither did Mike Keen... In fact, when we did this before, the majority of riders who were claimed to be one-track riders weren't! ...and Mike Keen for California (?) and/or St. Austell (had to check that one!) but, hey, my memory's not what it was...although I'm sure I'm correct with Tony Davey and definately Rick Timmo! Edited May 30, 2020 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, steve roberts said: ...and Mike Keen for California (?) and/or St. Austell (had to check that one!) but, hey, my memory's not what it was...although I'm sure I'm correct with Tony Davey and definately Rick Timmo! Davey and Timmo are fine, but I'm shocked that, in addition to the two teams you named, you didn't know that Mike Keen had an outing for Oxford at Southampton in 1963! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 7 hours ago, iris123 said: Internationally from memory was it Swist in Poland ? first time Piotr Swist came to the UK i looked after him for a couple of days, he couldn't speak English, i can't speak Polish, but he went to Australia having learnt how to play pool and drink beer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie B Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) Rudy Muts, started his racing career in second halves at Wimbledon in 1976 and retired from British speedway in 1982. He only ever rode for Wimbledon although he did ride on the continental Europe and Australia. He was prevented from riding in the National League due to his nationality. Two major issues may prevent any rider solely riding for just one team. Firstly, if they start riding in a lower league they may improve and want test themselves against better riders, thus causing them to move teams. Secondly, the track they started racing for may sadly close down. These two points would have affected most iders during their careers. for example Peter Collins who started riding for Rochdale Hornets, not only did he move upto riding for Belle Vue but also Rochdale who were basically a disguised Belle Vue Colts team closed down. Edited May 30, 2020 by Robbie B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, Robbie B said: Rudy Muts, started his racing career in second halves at Wimbledon in 1976 and retired from British speedway in 1982. He only ever rode for Wimbledon although he did ride on the continental Europe and Australia. He was prevented from riding in the National League due to his nationality. Two major issues may prevent any rider solely riding for just one team. Firstly, if they start riding in a lower league they may improve and want test themselves against better riders, thus causing them to move teams. Secondly, the track they started racing for may sadly close down. These two points would have affected most iders during their careers. for example Peter Collins who started riding for Rochdale Hornets, not only did he move upto riding for Belle Vue but also Rochdale who were basically a disguised Belle Vue Colts team closed down. Plus of course the old Rider Control system and later the points limit that forced riders to move on...often against their wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Ronnie Moore and Cyril Brine. A formidable 1-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) Ronnie Moore ride for Coventry in 1974 too. These are harder to find than it first seems. Edited May 30, 2020 by frigbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 28 minutes ago, Split said: Ronnie Moore and Cyril Brine. A formidable 1-2. Ronnie supposedly rode a couple of meetings for Coventry, although I really don’t remember it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Pete Reading Teesside/ Middlesbrough except for 1 single meeting guesting for Swindon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 58 minutes ago, Split said: Ronnie Moore and Cyril Brine. A formidable 1-2. Cyril Brine rode for Smallford Stags, based in St Albans, in 1938, making a number of appearances in the Sunday Dirt Track League (also known as the Inter Club League), as well as several challenge matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedboy Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Mick Bates only rode for mildenhall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 A few more that, as far as I know, spent their careers with just one club: Les Owen, Roger Hill and Johnny Reason - Coventry Freddie Williams - Wembley Eric Chitty, Bluey Wilkinson and Tiger Stevenson - West Ham Bernie Leigh - Reading Goog Hoskin - Exeter Jimmy Cox - Edinburgh Louis Lawson - Belle Vue Phil Clarke - Norwich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Scott Nicholls 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, BL65 said: A few more that, as far as I know, spent their careers with just one club: Les Owen, Roger Hill and Johnny Reason - Coventry Freddie Williams - Wembley Eric Chitty, Bluey Wilkinson and Tiger Stevenson - West Ham Bernie Leigh - Reading Goog Hoskin - Exeter Jimmy Cox - Edinburgh Louis Lawson - Belle Vue Phil Clarke - Norwich I never, ever thought I would say this to YOU, but you made a mistake!!! Bernie Leigh rode for Swindon in 1974. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Jurica Pavlic for Swindon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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