PotteringAround Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Definitely Mike Bessent. Born 28/01/55 - Died 11/06/21 of a brain tumour. British Clubs: Crewe (1974) Eastbourne (1975) Crayford (1977) Year..Club..Meetings..Rides..Points..Bonus..Average..Maxima 1974..Crewe..1..2..0..0..0.00 1975..Eastbourne..3..7..7..1..4.57 1977..Crayford..30..91..72..23..4.18 Was married to Wendy. Had daughters Katy and Hayley and a grandson. The two people on the programme are wife Wendy and daughter Hayley. Edited January 5, 2022 by PotteringAround 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Templeton Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 12:36 PM, JOS50 said: I've got an ancient Bristol Bulldogs race jacket with F on the back, could it be Fred Tuck? Frank Evans rode at Knowle Stadium, Bristol, in 1960 (Provincial League), with an "F" on the back of his race jacket. He had a motorcycle shop in Bedminster (Bristol). , with his bike on show there. His son Richard? also rode a bit, and was involved in the running of Swindon some years ago. I think Frank rode mainly in second halves, with an occasional team appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 7 hours ago, Vic Meldrew said: Looks like it is a pair of speedway boots - to be featured on BBC1 "This Morning programme" this morning Wednesday.- I don't believe it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Meldrew Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 3 hours ago, tyretrax said: I don't believe it! If I had a £1 for every such comment I would be a millionaire by now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 It's actually interesting Or I'm sad lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Not a dry eye in the house 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, PotteringAround said: Definitely Mike Bessent. Born 28/01/55 - Died 11/06/21 of a brain tumour. British Clubs: Crewe (1974) Eastbourne (1975) Crayford (1977) Year..Club..Meetings..Rides..Points..Bonus..Average..Maxima 1974..Crewe..1..2..0..0..0.00 1975..Eastbourne..3..7..7..1..4.57 1977..Crayford..30..91..72..23..4.18 Was married to Wendy. Had daughters Katy and Hayley and a grandson. The two people on the programme are wife Wendy and daughter Hayley. Definately Mike Bessent...I recognised him from the photo and when he rode for Eastbourne. Edited January 5, 2022 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Vic Meldrew said: If I had a £1 for every such comment I would be a millionaire by now!! Don't exaggerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 As a matter of interest were they "Briggo" or "Daytona" branded boots? I know that Ole Olsen produced a style of boot but they were very different I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, steve roberts said: As a matter of interest were they "Briggo" or "Daytona" branded boots? I know that Ole Olsen produced a style of boot but they were very different I recall. Ashmans i think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks6991 Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 It seems that the story about the speedway bib could be part of a future episode. In the TV review section of The Times this morning there was a piece that was supposed to be about last night's programme. However, it covered a different episode. It said "... The banjo story was lovely, as was the one about the speedway bib that clearly meant so much to both parties ...". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 5 hours ago, steve roberts said: As a matter of interest were they "Briggo" or "Daytona" branded boots? I know that Ole Olsen produced a style of boot but they were very different I recall. As I remember the Olsen boots were made by Daytona. Usually red with a white shin big zip up the back with a buckle on the heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 36 minutes ago, Technik said: As I remember the Olsen boots were made by Daytona. Usually red with a white shin big zip up the back with a buckle on the heel. Also looked like a Wolf's Head? Not sure if that intentional!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay2PT Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Deffo Mike Bessant, I presume these are the very boots in the 1976 team photo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, jaykay2PT said: Deffo Mike Bessant, I presume these are the very boots in the 1976 team photo No, those weren't the boots. Similar, but different colour. The white part in your photo was Royal blue, and the dark part from in your photo was white. And I don't think the rider in your photo is Mike Bessent either! Edited January 10, 2022 by PotteringAround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINYS Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 10:35 AM, Vic Meldrew said: On the "Morning Live" programme they simply refer to the rider as "Mike" - he sadly died of a brain tumour a short while ago. A pair of boots and metal shoe are shown and a short clip of four riders racing around a bend - not sure of the track - could be Canterbury ? Mke's wife says that he rode between 1975 and 1978. I did not recognise him from the photo they showed. The track was Crayford, i,m thinking the rider could have been Mike Broadbanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks6991 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 5 hours ago, jaykay2PT said: Deffo Mike Bessant, I presume these are the very boots in the 1976 team photo Isn’t that Alan Sage? There’s a couple of obituaries on the internet for Mike Bessant who died last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, TINYS said: The track was Crayford, i,m thinking the rider could have been Mike Broadbanks. But we already know the rider in question was Mike Bessent. Edited January 10, 2022 by PotteringAround 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Hawks6991 said: Isn’t that Alan Sage? There’s a couple of obituaries on the internet for Mike Bessant who died last year. Definately Alan Sage wearing the "Olsen" boots! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay2PT Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, TINYS said: The track was Crayford, i,m thinking the rider could have been Mike Broadbanks. I think you will find Mike Broadbanks is still alive! He is 87 years old Edited January 10, 2022 by jaykay2PT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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