norbold Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, E I Addio said: Finally a question I came away with. According to the Jack Parker section of the Museum the British Match Race Championship was suspended in 1935 until after the War due to the death of Tom Farndon. Is this correct. I don’t see what a fatal crash has to do with a particular event, as accidents can happen in any part of racing. Yes, that is correct. It was suspended after Farndon's fatal crash because he was the reigning Match Race Champion at the time and, over the last couple of years, had remained unbeaten. He had made the British Match Race Championship his own. It had become so much associated with him that, as a mark of respect, the competition was abandoned to perpetuate Tom’s name as the undefeated holder of the trophy. Edited May 21, 2022 by norbold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Had a lovely afternoon chatting to people and seeing old riders, loved Reg Luckhursts short but sweet sing song, perhaps we should have all joined in. The model of Custom House Stadium was excellent but it wasn't until I got home and looked closely at the photos I had taken of it ( I was busy trying to pinpoint exactly where I stood) that I realised that the names of those who lost their lives at Lokeren were shown at the starting tapes, lovely touch to a great piece of work. We'll done to the organisers of the event can we have a few more similar events please especially when the sun is shining. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixer2 Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Yes, looked to be a great day, some lovely pictures on facebook. Didn't see George Barclay, did he not attend? Last time I saw him was at Lakeside a few years ago, do hope he is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 1966 World champion Barry Briggs chats with 2nd Sverre Harrfeldt- Yes that happened 56 years ago !!!!! Rider in the colourful shirt is Mick Handley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 5 hours ago, Fixer2 said: Yes, looked to be a great day, some lovely pictures on facebook. Didn't see George Barclay, did he not attend? Last time I saw him was at Lakeside a few years ago, do hope he is ok. Sadly It might be the case that George Barclay may no longer be with us or if he is , then he is probably very ill. I used to chat to him and his wife Linda a lot at Lakeside, then he was missing and heard he had dementia. I can’t confirm it first hand, just what I heard . If anyone can update us on him it would be appreciated. George is/was a lovely man and a genuine Speedway fan . He ran one of the ride and slide schools at Lakeside which put money into the club but was dumped and badly treated by Jon Cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 3 hours ago, E I Addio said: Sadly It might be the case that George Barclay may no longer be with us or if he is , then he is probably very ill. I used to chat to him and his wife Linda a lot at Lakeside, then he was missing and heard he had dementia. I can’t confirm it first hand, just what I heard . If anyone can update us on him it would be appreciated. George is/was a lovely man and a genuine Speedway fan . He ran one of the ride and slide schools at Lakeside which put money into the club but was dumped and badly treated by Jon Cook. I was talking to Pete Sampson and Bert Harkins about George on Saturday. They hadn't heard from him for over 12 years. However, I think he is still alive. But, as you say, E.I., May be suffering from Alzheimer's. I also got to know him very well when we were setting up the Speedway Museum back in 2007. I used to go round his house to help plan things out as well as working with him at the museum itself. As you say, he and Linda were a lovely couple. It was all a very sad end to his involvement with the museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Thanks for posting that photo. sad to hear about Gentleman George Barclay. He used to join a group of us in the crowd on the backstraight at Lakeside, after his ride and slide schools. One shouldn’t speak ill of the dead, so I won’t mention the late Mr Jon Cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 5/23/2022 at 10:26 PM, norbold said: I was talking to Pete Sampson and Bert Harkins about George on Saturday. They hadn't heard from him for over 12 years. However, I think he is still alive. But, as you say, E.I., May be suffering from Alzheimer's. My Sunderland correspondent sent me a photo of George in mid-August this year. He looked cheerful, with a lovely smile on his face. The information I received was that he was suffering from dementia and at that time was residing in a care home in Laindon, Basildon, Essex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 6:26 PM, BL65 said: My Sunderland correspondent sent me a photo of George in mid-August this year. He looked cheerful, with a lovely smile on his face. The information I received was that he was suffering from dementia and at that time was residing in a care home in Laindon, Basildon, Essex. Does he have much memory of anything ? I used to chat with him and his wife Linda a lot at Lakeside. If he is “with it “ and can hold a bit of a conversation I’d like to go and visit him, but there’s no point if , as I fear , he has no memory, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 2 hours ago, E I Addio said: Does he have much memory of anything ? I used to chat with him and his wife Linda a lot at Lakeside. If he is “with it “ and can hold a bit of a conversation I’d like to go and visit him, but there’s no point if , as I fear , he has no memory, I have sent you a PM. If you are able to go to see him, I hope he is still well and in good spirits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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