steve roberts Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 Australian Neil Cameron showed promise at Wimbledon between 1972 & 1974 but a move to Poole in 1975 worked against him (did he demand a transfer or was he forced to move under the old rider control system?) Rode for Newport in 1976 but not for long and was signed by White City but lasted one meeting and then disappeared from the scene. Had a nice style and probably best remembered for Mike Patrick's famous image of Neil climbling all over the following Barry Crowson! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) I quite liked Neil. He was one of my favourites at Plough Lane at the time. Never going to be a world beater, but good second string. Nice sideburns, i see to remember. Also liked young Aussie Rob Jones. But more for his hair than anything else No, he was also promising for a while In fact, looking back, maybe that was our biggest problem, that we had too many riders who looked promising, but never really made it any better than that Graeme Stapleton another. Bert Harkins ? Edited November 20, 2021 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) 46 minutes ago, iris123 said: I quite liked Neil. He was one of my favourites at Plough Lane at the time. Never going to be a world beater, but good second string. Nice sideburns, i see to remember. Also liked young Aussie Rob Jones. But more for his hair than anything else No, he was also promising for a while In fact, looking back, maybe that was our biggest problem, that we had too many riders who looked promising, but never really made it any better than that Graeme Stapleton another. Bert Harkins ? I was going to mention Graeme Stapleton also...recall that he took a couple of years out to help out Ronnie Moore after his serious injury run his motorcycle franchise (?) When he appeared back in the UK it was for Newcastle and I recall he turned out for Hull at Coventry for the title decider. Edited November 20, 2021 by steve roberts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 Think you are right about Graeme. Think he had a number of health problems in later years as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, iris123 said: Think you are right about Graeme. Think he had a number of health problems in later years as well I seem to remember reading that he suffered a heart attack when trying to retrieve personal items from his burning house? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 51 minutes ago, iris123 said: In fact, looking back, maybe that was our biggest problem, that we had too many riders who looked promising, but never really made it any better than that Graeme Stapleton another. Bert Harkins ? I think part of the problem was the significant home track advantage we enjoyed at Plough Lane. Found this in the 1973 Champions Book of Speedway edited by Richard Bott: ”Inconsistency was Wimbledon’s biggest problem. Riders who could match the best at home, performed like novices elsewhere” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 45 minutes ago, prodons said: I think part of the problem was the significant home track advantage we enjoyed at Plough Lane. Found this in the 1973 Champions Book of Speedway edited by Richard Bott: ”Inconsistency was Wimbledon’s biggest problem. Riders who could match the best at home, performed like novices elsewhere” Yes, i didn't go to a great many away meetings at the time, but those i did attend were quite disappointing from a Dons point of view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, steve roberts said: When he appeared back in the UK it was for Newcastle and I recall he turned out for Hull at Coventry for the title decider. He was also back at Plough Lane then, with another famous Mike Patrick photo showing Eric Dugard flying over him. Edited November 20, 2021 by chunky Poxy autocorrect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 3 hours ago, chunky said: He was also back at Plough Lane then, with another famous Mike Patrick photo showing Eric Sugars flying over him. Yes I had forgotten that Graeme had returned to the "Dons" (1977?) before ending up at Newcastle. I'm intrigued, however, why Sugars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 1 minute ago, steve roberts said: Yes I had forgotten that Graeme had returned to the "Dons" (1977?) before ending up at Newcastle. I'm intrigued, however, why Sugars? Poxy autocorrect!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) This informative Link deals more on Neil Cameron. I do not think any other member has pre-posted me!!!!! https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/654/neil-cameron Edited December 3, 2021 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, JohnHyam said: This informative Link deals more on Neil Cameron. I do not think any other member has pre-posted me!!!!! https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/654/neil-cameron After ending his speedway career did Neil Cameron switch to circuit car racing? One of my grandsons says he competed in BARC events at Brands Hatch and Snetterton. Edited December 4, 2021 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Well based on the sheer lack of replies it appears that Neil Cameron could well be described as a forgotten man of speedway! Edited December 4, 2021 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, JohnHyam said: Well based on the sheer lack of replies it appears that Neil Cameron could well be described as a forgotten man of speedway! or based on your cantankerous postings all over the place, people might just be giving a wide berth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, stevehone said: or based on your cantankerous postings all over the place, people might just be giving a wide berth Why don't you say how you really feel, Steve? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, JohnHyam said: Well based on the sheer lack of replies it appears that Neil Cameron could well be described as a forgotten man of speedway! Nope, he's not forgotten, John. Nor are Peter Tarrant, Kerry Gray, or Glen Baxter... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, chunky said: Nope, he's not forgotten, John. Nor are Peter Tarrant, Kerry Gray, or Glen Baxter... Who ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Going back to Neil Cameron, I was too young to remember him myself, but from reading Wimbledon programmes of that era, it seems he broke the tapes a hell of a lot! Seems like a pretty basic mistake to keep making and it must have driven Maido spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) It is quite interesting that while Neil might have become the forgotten man of speedway, old John seems to remember him, and even more surprising is his grandson also has some knowledge of him, as i thought he also shared his grandfathers lack of interest in speedway or the modern, or in his case any era Edited December 5, 2021 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 7 hours ago, prodons said: Going back to Neil Cameron, I was too young to remember him myself, but from reading Wimbledon programmes of that era, it seems he broke the tapes a hell of a lot! Seems like a pretty basic mistake to keep making and it must have driven Maido spare. He actually won a fair percentage of his races - when he didn't fall or break the tapes... You never knew what to expect from him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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