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steve roberts

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As someone who doesn't sleep too well I set myself little tasks.

I tried to come up with foreign riders who only represented one team (qualifying years being five) during the British League era and came up with the following (I'm sure there must be others?)

New Zealand - Rick Timmo (Oxford)

Norway - Odd Fossengen (Poole)

Sweden - Per Jonsson (Reading)

Denmark - Erik Gundersen (Cradley Heath)

USA - Rick Miller (Coventry)

Poland - Edward Jancarz (Wimbledon)

However I couldn't come up with an Australian?

 

 

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22 minutes ago, BL65 said:

Cradley Heath: Gert Handberg (Denmark) 6 seasons and Bruce Penhall (USA) 5 seasons.

I'd forgotten Gert Handberg. Tended to get overlooked by his more illustrious compatriots.

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22 minutes ago, chunky said:

I've found several that came up a year short, either just having a four-year British career, or like Zenon Plech, just having one year somewhere else...

Don't know why I came up with the figure five? Just seemed a good starting point! ;)

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11 minutes ago, arnieg said:

I've got two Australians - one from Middlesbrough and one from Rye House. Both did five did five seasons.

I know exactly who you mean at Rye! I hadn't gone through all the NL teams yet... Still trying to figure out the one at 'Boro.

EDIT - Got him! It wasn't five consecutive years, that's what screwed me.

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1 hour ago, arnieg said:

I've got two Australians - one from Middlesbrough and one from Rye House. Both did five did five seasons.

Sussed the Rye one. Still pondering 'Boro

Edit - Bingo! That's a tricky one....

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16 minutes ago, frigbo said:

Sussed the Rye one. Still pondering 'Boro

Edit - Bingo! That's a tricky one....

Yeah, not a name that immediately springs to mind ..

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