Fleetwood

2 pictures from Fleetwood taken between 1948 and 1952. The venue was short-lived. The top photo shows a very busy track entrance and what about those cars? They would be worth a fortune now.

The second photo shows steeply banked bends indicating fast and furious racing. Unfortunately the image was of too low resolution to enlarge and make out the riders. However, I hope you will agree that both pictures are worthy of inclusion on the site and show Fleetwood in a good light. The centre hasn't seen speedway since 1952 so come on someone make enquiries.

Fleetwood's opener was a match against Edinburgh, programme below (courtesy of Mike Moseley) shows the riders taking part.

Action from Fleetwood. Is this Peter Craven on the outside? Does anyone know the riders involved? John
Jeff Crawford says: That is positively Cyril Cooper going round the outside and I'm 99% sure It's Don Potter in the centre. Reason I know, I took the Pic at the 2nd bend of the Fleetwood Track .in 1949
Alan Jay has been in touch, he says: I believe that the rider who you believe to be Peter Craven at Fleetwood on the outside is actually my father Wilf Jay, due to riding style.
Cannot disagree with you Alan. Your dad had a spectacular riding style as did Peter Craven, but Jeff took the picture so maybe we have to go with him?

1951 Fleetwood Flyers.Back row. Angus Mcguire, Russ Pursehouse, Ray Harker, Don Potter, Alf Parker.
Front Row.Jeff Crawford, Wilf Jay, Norm Hargreaves

Fleetwood had two nicknames "The Flyers" and "The Knights" so how come the race jackets shown above have stars on them? Ray Harker centre back has a great hairstyle for 1951

In your Fleetwood Defunct Track you mention The Flyers of course "But who were the Knights" The photo attached is obviously not a 1952 pic. I still have my Knights race jacket and my leathers from when I raced in Canada 1959 so I slipped the Race jacket over the Leather jacket a took the photo. I added my head, cropped in Photoshop from an old 1952 photo. You can use it as is or crop it again and just use the jacket, your choice.

If anyone wants to see more about the Knights there's plenty in the "Flyers Remembered" book published a few months ago.

Jeff
Ok Jeff, The picture is a bit suspect of you with the Fleetwood team. Perhaps you can add to this caption? John

A great programme cover design from the towns last ever season 1952. I'll bet the club closed down despite drawing crowds a modern club can only dream of.