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Name The Rider I get pictures and questions sent to me where the sender doesn't know the name of the rider or wants information concerning our past and I don't have the answers! Any help is appreciated because it would be wrong not to include historical items just because we have no idea what the subject is about! Can you name these tracks, year and rider's? send me an email John When a rider has been named the picture is transferred to the appropriate team page.
I believe this is Bradford don't know the year or the riders can anyone help John
This is Dave Anderson receiving the "Wigan Promoter's Trophy" on 24/06/1960 can anyone name the guy doing the presentation John
Stoke 1960 Sun Street. I know the chap with the glasses is Keith Rylance but I cannot name the rest. Can you help please John
Not so much name the rider. They are Split Waterman and Derek Close it is
impossible to make out Derek's race jacket so my question is who was he riding
for if this is Wembley Split's home track.
John
Six riders all mounted on Douglas machines so this could be as early as 1928 or possibly 1929. I don't know any of the riders or the venue, can you help John
I believe the track is Norwich and I know it's a Rudge outside and a Douglas inside so the year is likely to be 1929 or 30. I don't know the riders can you help?
Where did speedway start? Most of us say it was in Australia in 1923. However a school of thought suggests the Americans were racing their bikes around oval dirt tracks well before 1923. Here we have a picture of a dirt bike attached to a side car at the time the picture was taken and this was around 1910. An American friend says this about the photo: -
Hi John
I came across your e-mail address on a website that showed old dirt bikes and
wonder if I may ask your advice. I am helping a friend in North Carolina, USA
trying to date a photo taken of one of her family members, who appears to be
sitting on a old dirt bike with side car. I wonder if you could shed any
light on what the bike was and possibly the year it was taken. I think it was
around 1910. Thank you for your time.
Regards
Christine Conroy
Well Christine the sidecar and the lights don't really qualify this bike as a solo dirt track racing machine as we know them from around 1928. Who is to say that your excellent photo from around 1910 is not that of a racing machine? I now turn the matter over to visitors of my website who may possess more knowledge than I do of the old bikes. Does anyone have any views of the old bike? John
The rider pictured above is Reg West. His
daughter has been in touch as follows: - Would someone be able to help us
find out anything more on Reginald Aldgate West. He was born in Tasmania but the
family moved from there to Melbourne. He travelled all over Australia racing he
was also known to have done some wrestling in his time. Thanks The bike is a Rudge so I would put the picture at around 1930 Can anyone supply info on Colleen's father in
law? Update: Bryan Tungate has been in touch he has "found" a Reg West in a 1939 Norwich programme
3 June 1939 Norwich v Middlesbrough ...... 2nd half
races show .....
Reserve Race - Alex Lewis, Bert Hutson, Sid Hipperson,
Reg West, 81.0
Hellesdon Trophy Heat 4 - Reg West was replaced by Fred
Belliveau the 'borough reserve in this race.
Thanks Bryan Update: Stuart Towner has been in touch: -
Hi.
The picture of Reg West would be 1928, well the bike
is. Rudge dropped the struts on the frame as they made the bike too stiff.
Best wishes.
Stuart Towner - Editor of the Rudge Enthusiasts Club
magazine, the Radial.
So lets accept that Reg's bike was made in 1928
The above picture shows, I think, Tom Farndon on the left and Norman (Pansy) Evans. possibly 1931.
This blow up shows a star on the track staffs jersey and Tom Farndon appears to be the home rider So what's the track, year and teams? John
This is Bristols Knowle Street in the 1950's. Can anyone name the riders. A tough question eh? John
USSR versus Great Britain 1966 The Russian is Igor Plechanov can you name the Brit? John Update.. Hi John, British rider is Nigel Boocock (little boy blue) check out the leathers .Cheers Mick Fairbairn Thanks Mick I did notice the leathers weren't black but I thought it was either Nigel or Mike Broadbanks
Picture from Mick Alexander taken around 1930. The bike could be a Velocette KTT. Can you supply any information John
1948 Sheffield v Norwich. Can you name the riders? Michael Kemp has named all 4: Tommy Allott, Syd Littlewood, Len Williams and Bert Spencer. Great action shot the cameraman must have been very close to the action e mail John
The above photo is from the Sunderland V Middlesbrough Programme 19th May 1964. I can only name 2 of the riders. Mike Watkin and Russ Dent, can you help with the others? John Update: Dave Gifford has been in touch and has the following to say about the above photo: Hi John mate, the Sunderland Middlesbrough photo 1964. I would say its Maury Robinson on the right. Thanks Dave but there are still 3 names to find.
Not sure about the above photo. Is it genuine or trick photography? John
Vets race at Rye House 75 years anniversary of speedway in this country on March 1st 2003. Scunthorpe manager Kenny Smith is in the Nelson Jacket who are the rest John Update: Kenny has been in touch, he says the riders in this photo are: -
Thanks Kenny and if you have any more photos like this one send them in John
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