andout Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 41 minutes ago, Split said: I may be wrong but I think Barry Briggs would have been in that New Cross team and Barry at 87 is still with us. Briggo didn't join until later in the year.......but Billy Bales was riding for Norwich and I'm sure he is alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted March 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 Yup, Billy is definitely still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 2 hours ago, andout said: Briggo didn't join until later in the year.......but Billy Bales was riding for Norwich and I'm sure he is alive. Yes. Briggo joined later in the year so was not in the first match I saw. As I said above, Billy Bales was riding and is still alive and I met up with him at the Norwich lunch last October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 My first speedway meeting was at New Cross in April 1946. Sadly not one of the riders is now alive. Those who competed that memorable night were: Ron Johnson, Phil Bishop, Les Wotton, Eric French, Geoff Pymar, Jack Cooley, Mick Mitchell, Jack White, Jack Parker, Ron Clarke, Tommy Price, Oliver Hart, Wally Lloyd. Mike Erskine, Ed 'Crusty' Pye, Bob Wells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted April 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Blimey John your first meeting was six months before I was born!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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