Defunct Speedway Tracks
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Newport Speedway (Somerton Park) Somerton Park Stadium, Somerton Park, Newport Gwent, South Wales Speedway took place here off and on between 1964-1977
1964 can you name the riders? Update: Jack Hides has been in touch with the riders names as follows: - 1964 - Vic White, Geoff Penniket, Jon Erskine, Dick Bradley, Peter Vandenberg, Ray Harris Alby Golden (capt) on machine
1965 can you name the riders? Update: Jack Hides has been in touch with the riders names as follows: - 1965 Jack Biggs, Bob Hughes, Geoff Penniket, Peter Vandenberg, Dick Bradley, Jon Erskine, Alby Golden
Geoff Penniket, Jon Erskine and Alby Golden
1964 Alby Golden and Dick Bradley Newport 1965
Hi John, names of the team for Newport 65 are,
back row, Bob Hughes, Jon Erskine, Dick Bradley and Alby Golden
front row, Jack Biggs, Peter Vandenberg and
Geoff Penniket. Cheers Steve Baker
1966 Alby Golden and Bob Hughes having an end of season pillow fight
1966 Manager Ken Sharples getting the treatment from Ken Vale, Jon Erskine and Alby Golden
1966 Gote Nordin
1966 Bob Hughes, Jon Erskine, Jack Biggs, Alby Golden,Ken Vale, front:
Geoff Penniket & Gote Nordin
Left to right: Edgar Stangeland, Dave O'Connor, Terry Shearer, Bengt Brannefors, Bob Hughes, Tommy Johansson, Bill Andrew On Bike Sandor Levai (captain)
Sandor Levai in the Somerton road pits Newport 1973
Hello Mr Skinner, I am Mike Ford, an
occasional visitor to your site, and as I have just acquired a scanner I
thought you might be interested in this snap from Somerton Park's pits in
1973: l to r Bernie Leigh(no6), John Boulger (guesting), Graham Plant
sharing a joke with Geoff Curtis, Rick Woods, Reidar Eide and Richard
May(No2)
An excellent action shot of Torbjorn Harrysson 1967
1969 Sandor Levai, Einar Egedius and Chris Julian Reider Eide
1973 Reider Eide with the Golden Helmet
1973 Reider Eide in action
1974: I recognise Reider Eide, Phil Crump and Neil Street but need help in naming the rest email me please John Update: Back row left to right-Geoff Mudge,Bob Coles, Maurice Morley(manager), Reidar Eide, Phil Crump, Roy Trigg. Front. Brian Woodward, Neil Street (on bike), Jim Tebby. Hope this helps Bob Bath The same line up was advised by G Tech Racing Neil Street
1974 Neil Street
Geoff Mudge
As the sign says Terry Shearer
Tom Owen also rode for National League side Newcastle and successfully doubled up with the Wasps.
Tom Owen, Steve Gresham and Gordon Kennett
Jim Tebby with impressive sideburns
Bob Hughes leading Torbjorn Harrysson although the speed blur on this excellent photo may mean that Torbjorn was about to swoop on the white line?
John Erskine getting all of his weight over the front wheel, the other riders are unknown
Sandor Levai
Thought you might be interested in this picture of some former Somerton
Park favourites, taken at the old Stadium, just before the bulldozers
moved in. Circa 1995: Standing: Mike Ryan, Phil Crump, Bob Hughes, Jon
Erskine, Neil Street & Cyril Francis, Kneeling Peter Harris, Brian
Woodward & Mike Powell with Alby Golden (captain) on machine.the pic was
taken by Dad Dennis Ford.
Yours Mike Ford |
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