chunky Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Seeing Guy Allott's 100th being celebrated on here made we wonder; how many former speedway riders have reached that milestone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Len Read died at the age of 102. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 45 minutes ago, norbold said: Len Read died at the age of 102. He was the only other one I knew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Maybe mistaken but wasn't one of the Danish pioneers, maybe Niels Sörensen over a 100 ? And what about this guy ? Did he make it to 100 ? http://mandikeighran.com/2015/08/25/olle/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, iris123 said: And what about this guy ? Did he make it to 100 ? http://mandikeighran.com/2015/08/25/olle/ Seems he passed away last year, at the age of 102. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, iris123 said: Maybe mistaken but wasn't one of the Danish pioneers, maybe Niels Sörensen over a 100 ? Thought there was one. Got the wrong guy Svend Aage Engstrøm, Copenhagen.Born March 3, 1909; died 3 October 2009. Edited September 19, 2022 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 And as we all now know- Arthur Payne will be 100 next year!!!! Isn't Huck Fynn 100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 43 minutes ago, BOBBATH said: And as we all now know- Arthur Payne will be 100 next year!!!! Isn't Huck Fynn 100? You posted on here a few months ago that he was going to be 100 in April, so I guess he is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 4 hours ago, chunky said: He was the only other one I knew! You didn`t do a John Hyam did you Ask a question when you know the answer but don`t say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 minute ago, racers and royals said: You didn`t do a John Hyam did you Ask a question when you know the answer but don`t say How dare you!!! The clue was in the 's' in "CentenarianS" - I figured there would be more than one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, chunky said: How dare you!!! The clue was in the 's' in "CentenarianS" - I figured there would be more than one! I gave you one - and you knew one so that`s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, racers and royals said: I gave you one - and you knew one so that`s 2 You've just got me wondering now; I wonder when John Hyam's first meeting was??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 Didn't John ride in the old SAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 7 hours ago, BOBBATH said: Didn't John ride in the old SAL. No, he never rode in a competitive race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 Sadly the unpleasantness goes on. I confirms to me why I don't bother very much any more. Sad really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, The White Knight said: Sadly the unpleasantness goes on. It confirms to me why I don't bother very much any more. Sad really. Well said TWK! Edited September 22, 2022 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 On 9/19/2022 at 10:58 PM, chunky said: You've just got me wondering now; I wonder when John Hyam's first meeting was??? The first meeting I saw was at New Cross in April 1946. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, JohnHyam said: The first meeting I saw was at New Cross in April 1946. AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, chunky said: AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH Glad you liked my first speedway visit memory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 7 hours ago, The White Knight said: Sadly the unpleasantness goes on. I confirms to me why I don't bother very much any more. Sad really. Funny, you complain about everyone else, but you think it's okay for John to irritate, antagonize, spam, troll, insult, and generally piss off everybody else? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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