Beirao Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Don't know if this is unique but Glasgow only had three riders who scored points in their PL meeting at Newcastle in 1964. No one was injured and all riders completed the meeting which ran it's full course. Anyone remember anything to equal it? Full details are in the final section of this page at https://classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/june-2024/twas-60-years-ago-unusual-race-formula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 29 minutes ago, Beirao said: Don't know if this is unique but Glasgow only had three riders who scored points in their PL meeting at Newcastle in 1964. No one was injured and all riders completed the meeting which ran it's full course. Anyone remember anything to equal it? Full details are in the final section of this page at https://classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/june-2024/twas-60-years-ago-unusual-race-formula Stats like that fascinate me! In fact, I think I even asked that question on here a few years ago? I'll have to do some digging... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Closest I've found so far was Glasgow (ironically) at Long Eaton in 1984, when three riders scored all but one point (1, and three ducks). Same for Coventry at Wimbledon in 1966, and Belle Vue against West Ham in 1967. All Belle Vue's points against Cradley in 1968 were scored by three riders, but as they were operating R/R, only three riders failed to score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RS50 Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 On 6/11/2024 at 3:11 PM, chunky said: Stats like that fascinate me! In fact, I think I even asked that question on here a few years ago? I'll have to do some digging... A new section on unusual stats etc would be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 1 hour ago, RS50 said: A new section on unusual stats etc would be interesting. I would LOVE that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 2 hours ago, RS50 said: A new section on unusual stats etc would be interesting. 1 hour ago, chunky said: I would LOVE that! Is there a way of starting one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 I don't think we can actually start an actual section; we would have to ask Phil if he could set it up in the "Years Gone By" section. However, it would be easy just to start a stats thread, which obviously, knowing the weird stuff people post/ask, would remain active. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 9 hours ago, chunky said: I don't think we can actually start an actual section; we would have to ask Phil if he could set it up in the "Years Gone By" section. However, it would be easy just to start a stats thread, which obviously, knowing the weird stuff people post/ask, would remain active. Go for it, Chunky. It's the sort of thing I would like as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 15 hours ago, chunky said: I don't think we can actually start an actual section; we would have to ask Phil if he could set it up in the "Years Gone By" section. However, it would be easy just to start a stats thread, which obviously, knowing the weird stuff people post/ask, would remain active. Call it stats and unusual facts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 On the subject of a low number of scorers, I seem to recall, many years ago, an away team failed to provide any scorers. The away team disagreed with the referee's decision that the track was rideable, refused to race, and the home team won every heat 5-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 1 hour ago, RS50 said: On the subject of a low number of scorers, I seem to recall, many years ago, an away team failed to provide any scorers. The away team disagreed with the referee's decision that the track was rideable, refused to race, and the home team won every heat 5-0. Happened more than once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted June 18 Author Report Share Posted June 18 4 hours ago, chunky said: Happened more than once... Without looking it up, it happened a couple of times at Peterborough in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted June 18 Author Report Share Posted June 18 Only three Liverpool riders (Craven 11; Subritsky 7 Morton 3) score at Poole in a 51 -21 defeat in September 1960. Only 12 heats raced in the first PL season though seven riders in both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 10 hours ago, Beirao said: Without looking it up, it happened a couple of times at Peterborough in the 80s. Think it happened at Eastbourne when King's Lynn refused to ride when the "Eagles" objected to a declared rider in the "Stars/Knights" line up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsarjant Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 Middlesbrough v Boston 02/10/80 was 58-18. Boston had only three scorers. Gagen 7, Spinks 6, Hollingworth 5, Chris Cole 0, Ian Turner 0, Keven Dye 0, Guglielmi 0 Guglielmi crashed out in heat 1. Dye and Cole both excluded on 2 mins in the reserves race. Protesting at track conditions maybe? Anyway, they carried on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 On 6/17/2024 at 3:57 PM, chunky said: I would LOVE that! We could all be a Brian Seery........... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted June 30 Report Share Posted June 30 Need to check but am sure comets at rye house in 74,mitch graham,mal mackay and alan cowland score 39 between them with steve lawson getting the winning point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted June 30 Report Share Posted June 30 14 hours ago, geoff100 said: Need to check but am sure comets at rye house in 74,mitch graham,mal mackay and alan cowland score 39 between them with steve lawson getting the winning point! Yep... Mackay 14, Cowland 13, and Graham 12. Lawson scored a point in his first ride after Bernie Hornby fell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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