arnieg Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 4 hours ago, chunky said: That must be true; it says so on Wikipedia!!! Good grief - I've never seen that before!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, arnieg said: Good grief - I've never seen that before!!! So you didn't write that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 32 minutes ago, chunky said: So you didn't write that? Absolutely not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Like Norbold, I saw my first race at New Cross but a few months later in September 1960 when Wimbledon were the visitors. The race finished Moore, Tebby, Waterman, Luckhurst (fell) and I think that sadly, only Reg is still with us. I wonder how many people have seen the reigning world champion win the first ever race they ever saw. Okay, Ronnie Moore did relinquish the title when he was runner up to Ove Fundin at Wembley a few days later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieB Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 My first live race was at Wimbledon 18 March 1976 heat 1 result; Dave Jessup, Barry Crowson, Bernie Leigh and Edgar Stangeland. Strangely, first Wimbledon rider I saw win a race in a home meeting was Roger Johns who won heat 8 in the Wimbledon v Reading (CH) match 18 March 1976; Roger was also the first Wimbledon rider I saw win an away race when he won heat 2 at White City the following Wednesday, 24 March 1976. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 August 19th 1959 New Cross first meeting. This may not have been my first meeting but the first one I can remember going to and actually filling in the programme. Heat result: R. Moore, Craven, White, Brine.......Two World champions in my first race..All gone now, others in that NX team...P Moore, Genz, C Roger, Dunton....all gone too. Only Bjorn Knutsson is still alive. And yes I use the "ss" because that is how Bjorn had it, never changed it until recent years. And out of the Wimbledon team only Bob Andrews is still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 First one I have clear memories of was Belle Vue v Newport in 1967.Heat 1 ended Nevitt, Roper, Erskine, Golden. I think Tommy Roper and Jon Erskine are still going, but I'm not sure about Norman Nevitt. Alby Golden died some years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted April 18 Author Report Share Posted April 18 I recall Norman Nevitt, also Bill Powell and Jim Yacoby- about the same vintage and level. Are any of these guys still with us-I hope they all are. If memory serves I think Bill Powell was the most successful of the three , but I could be wrong (not for the first time!!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 19 minutes ago, BOBBATH said: I recall Norman Nevitt, also Bill Powell and Jim Yacoby- about the same vintage and level. Are any of these guys still with us-I hope they all are. If memory serves I think Bill Powell was the most successful of the three , but I could be wrong (not for the first time!!!!!) They are all still with us, but looking at the averages, Norman was actually the best of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowle Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 The first race I saw was on August 19th 1949 Bristol v New Cross in the National Trophy Chris Boss and Eric Salmon v Bert Roger and Bill Longley. The most recent survivor of that meeting I think was Dick Bradley who died 2 years ago. The second meeting I saw was Bristol v Cradley Heath on September 16th 1949 and I can still picture in my mind the fall of Alan Hunt in the first heat on the first bend. I note that at second reserve for the away team was Les Tolley. Was he related to the current Birmingham promoter? I still have both programmes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 21 hours ago, Knowle said: I note that at second reserve for the away team was Les Tolley. Was he related to the current Birmingham promoter? Les, Dick, and Jim Tolley were brothers. According to a comment from Nigel on the Brummies' Facebook page, Dick and Stan (not sure where Stan fits into this!) were "distant relations". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 The first race I saw was at Weymouth v Crewe in 1974. Heat 1 - Dave Morton, Kelvin Mullarkey, Russell Foot, Ian Cartwright. As far as I know, only Kelvin Mullarkey is no longer with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 6 hours ago, Grachan said: The first race I saw was at Weymouth v Crewe in 1974. Heat 1 - Dave Morton, Kelvin Mullarkey, Russell Foot, Ian Cartwright. As far as I know, only Kelvin Mullarkey is no longer with us. I last saw Ian about five years ago when I visited "Mouseman" at Kilburn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 On 4/19/2024 at 7:11 PM, chunky said: Les, Dick, and Jim Tolley were brothers. According to a comment from Nigel on the Brummies' Facebook page, Dick and Stan (not sure where Stan fits into this!) were "distant relations". If I remember correctly the Tolley brothers hailed from Worcestershire. Jim’s grandson Ryan was a good grass tracker who had a short lived dabble at Speedway about 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 5 hours ago, steve roberts said: I last saw Ian about five years ago when I visited "Mouseman" at Kilburn. I remember his autograph was one of my favourites because he put a smiley face on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggo Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 First race I saw was the GB v Poland clash at Blunsdon back in 1971. Heat 1 had Jim Airey, Jim McMillan, Pawel Waloszek and Jerzy Szczakiel. Sadly, both of the Polish riders are no longer with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, Grachan said: I remember his autograph was one of my favourites because he put a smiley face on it. Pete Wigley used to do that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Good thread.. anyway, Gauloises Pairs semi final, Sheffield, 15th September 1977. Heat 1: Doug Wyer, Craig Pendlebury, Martin Ashby, Geoff Bouchard. So I think that's a full house. The 7 teams were Sheffield, Swindon, Belle Vue, King's Lynn, Wolverhampton, Bristol and Exeter. The only ones not here now are Ivan Mauger and Alan Wilkinson, plus Tony Boyle who was one of the track reserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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