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Veterans
The Veteran Speedway Riders Association (VSRA) is active within the
Speedway Museum and on invitation they will put demonstration races on at
any current speedway track. Our senior riders are still doing their
bit to promote the sport. I hope to receive items to display on this
page of their activities.
Ernst Bøgh
I was invited to a old boys race day on
Korskro Speedway and I asked my daughter Sabrina if she would like to
come along and have a match race with me, ( I didnīt think she would,
she hasnīt sat on a bike since she stopped in 2001 ) but to my surprise
she said yes, on one condition, she wanted to drive with my old bike
rack on the back of her old Ford A car, year 1931, so we build it on the
Ford and she drove my Weslake 1978 to the track and we have a couple of
laps together, not that often you see father and daughter team riding on
500 ccm, she didnīt push me to hard, as she said : I donīt want to have
to tell mum that I fenced you. :-)
I include a couple of pictures from the
raceday, I also tool my GM off road bike for a spin on the dirt.
Best regards from Ernst in Denmark
Jimmy Tannock 80th Birthday
Terry Stone spent some time (2011) in Scotland and has
sent us these photo's
JIMMY TANNOCK 80th Birthday
Jimmy with tiger at Glasgow
Jimmy with rent a mob
Terry Andy Ronnie and Jimmy
Douglas. Geoffrey Gush Jimmy Ronnie and Jean.
Jimmy Gooch
Steve Magro says: Jimmy Gooch, 83, died peacefully Saturday, 18th
June 2011. During his long career Jimmy rode speedway for Wembley,
Oxford and Hackney, eventually retiring in 1970.
Jimmy was a member of the World Speedway Riders Association and
will be sadly missed.
James Everard (Jimmy) Gooch
Born: November 16, 1928, Dagenham, Essex, England.
Jimmy Gooch began his long career on the Army tracks in post-war
Germany, winning the 1949 Combined Services Trophy and a contact
with the famous Wembley `Lions'. The Empire Stadium club were the
dominant force in British speedway and Jimmy managed to win a
reserve spot during the 1950 season in a side which included such
stars as Tommy Price and Freddie Williams.
Jimmy was renowned for his wholehearted efforts and was a popular
figure at the north London venue, but struggled to lift himself
into the main body of the team for five years.
Then in 1955, tiring of the struggle of Division One speedway, he
went out on loan to Swindon in the Second Division then moved to
Bradford the following year in an attempt to step up to the next
level.
The year of 1964, suddenly brought Jimmy to the forefront of
speedway. Riding for Oxford at age 35, he should have been in the
twilight of his career but the move brought him more of an Indian
summer as he added over two points to his average to record a
figure in excess of 8 points per match (out of 12) for the first
time as the `Cheetahs' won the National League title.
In 1965 Gooch earned an average of just under 10 points per match,
as well as a World Final appearance and a place in the Great
Britain World Team Cup Final side at Kempten, Germany. Jimmy's
World Final appearance at Wembley proved to be the peak of his
career and he found it hard to retain that form as he approached
40. Nevertheless, Jimmy remained a force to be reckoned with in
later spells at Newport and Hackney until 1970 and proved a
shining example to other riders as to what could be achieved with
hard work and perseverance.
1950-55 Wembley; 1955 Swindon; 1956 Wembley; 1956 Bradford;
1957-58. 1959 Retired;
1960-61 New Cross. 1962-63 Norwich; 1964-66 Oxford; 1967-68
Newport; 1969-70 Hackney Wick.
Individual Honours: 1965 World Finalist (14th).
International Honours: 1965 Great Britain World Team Cup finalist;
England international: 10 caps/35 points, Great Britain: 3 caps/16
points.
Team Honours: National League Division One Championship winner
1950,51,52 & 53.
National League Championship winner 1964; National Trophy winner
1954, 1963 & 64.
Red & White Diamond
John Taylor (Belle Vue) and
Terry Stone (Newcastle). Picture by Sue Towner of friends of speedway
Tag Allison on a Jap I think, although the engine looks like a lay down?
I will ask Terry Stone about the bike
Veterans at Poole in 1979
Courtesy of Reg Fearman
Danny Dunton and Cyril Crane
Danny and Cyril can anyone say what year?
John
Harringay Reunion 2004
Harringay Reunion 2004 Ron How, Alf Hagon, Split Waterman, Danny Dunton
Terry Stone's 2010 Christmas Greeting
A WONDERFUL 2010 FESTIVE SEASON TO ONE AND ALL.
BIKES TUNED AND READY FOR THE OFF. KEEP THE WHEELS TURNING AND THE PLUGS
SPARKING.
JEAN and TERRY STONE
Terry Stone With His Award
Terry with the George Greenwood trophy for leg trailing
on the grass tracks
The Man in Black (Terry Stone) in White
for this Photo
Courtesy of Terry Stone
Australia 2009: Bob Young and Terry Stone. The hat
is great just needed a few corks, but not sure about the hand on hip
mate!! Bob poses naturally and is how you say "the man in black"
Courtesy of Terry Stone
Terry Says:
Bob Young. Terry Stone .Bruce Croxton. Jim Taylor. Bob at Rayleigh .
Bruce and Jim at Southampton in the 1950s
Veterans on a Douglas and a Rudge
Courtesy of Clive Herbert
Terry Stone on the Duggie and Jim Gregory on the Rudge
at Peterbrough 2007
Courtesy of Clive Herbert
1999 Archie Windmill and Jim Gregory on a Rudge
2009 President Terry Stone
Terry ignoring the sign!
I have asked Terry to supply info about this bike,
watch this space:
Hey Shorty!
The picture of me the Gnome on the big
bike this picture was taken at The National Motorcycle Museum .
Nabiac . New South Wales . Australia.
Erik Gundersen at VSRA, Leicester
Dinner
Erik with VSRA President Pete Saunders
Erik With Terry Stone
WSRA Trophy
Thought you would
like these pics of myself WSRA President, (Terry Stone) presenting the
Trophy to Bomber Harris. This is the WRSA Trophy for the winner of the
British Final won last May (2009) at Poole.
Thank you Terry, I understand the photos were taken by your 8 yr
old grandson Daniel Stone
Courtesy of Brian Winch
167 Rudge Dirt Track ridden by Brian Cooper
at Sherfield English, SCGTRA. (Photo: Unknown)
Douglas Dirt Track
Courtesy of Brian Winch
Courtesy of Brian Winch
Courtesy of Brian Winch
277, Douglas Dirt Track
ridden by Jonathon "Burt" Clarke, photographed on 31st July, 2005 at
Schwarme, Germany part of the "Coffin Splutterers" Demonstration Ride /
Exhibition. (Photo: Brian Winch)
Jonathon "Burt"
Clarke
Courtesy of Brian Winch
Douglas Dirt Track ridden by Jonathon "Burt" Clarke, photographed at
SCGTRA, Winchester demonstrating how to leg trail on a DT Douglas.
(Photo: Unknown)
Courtesy of Brian Winch
Old Timer! (Gentlemen Unknown!)
Douglas Dirt Track at the BMF Rally at Peterborough, year unknown.
(Photo: Withheld)
Peter Clarke
Courtesy of Brian Winch
177, Rudge Dirt Track ridden by Peter
Clarke, photographed on 31st July, 2005 at Schwarme, Germany part of the
"Coffin Splutterers" Demonstration Ride / Exhibition. (Photo: Brian
Winch)
Courtesy of Brian Winch
177: Peter Clarke and 303: John Taylor
Terry Stone
Courtesy of Brian Winch
Courtesy of Brian Winch
111, Rudge Dirt Track ridden by Terry
Stone, photographed on 31st July, 2005 at Schwarme, Germany part of the
"Coffin Splutterers" Demonstration Ride / Exhibition.
(Photo: Brian Winch)
Courtesy of Brian Winch
Courtesy of Brian Winch
111 is Terry Stone: 31 is
Chris Sindole on a 500 2V Jawa. He is wearing the Osnabruck Race bib given
to all the English riders who raced there... hence half Union Jack and
half Gernan Flag (Mine will also have the famous LCS badge on it!)
Courtesy of Brian Winch
Terry Stone and Lew Coffin relaxing in the
Bar after a memorable day out on 31st July, 2005 at Schwarme,
Germany "Coffin Splutterers" Demonstration Ride / Exhibition. (Photo:
Brian Winch)
John Taylor
Courtesy of Brian Winch
303, Douglas Dirt Track ridden by John
Taylor, photographed on 31st July, 2005 at Schwarme, Germany part of the
"Coffin Splutterers" Demonstration Ride / Exhibition. (Photo: Brian
Winch)
WSRA Re-union 2009
The President and his first lady. The Rolling Stones! Jean
and Terry Stone, Terry is president of the WSRA 2009. A real honour
Terry, enjoy your year you deserve it. I asked Terry why the chain
of office has changed. Terry says: THE
CHAIN HAS CHANGED BECAUSE THE OLD ONE IS FULL. THERE ARE THREE NAMES ON
THIS THE NEW ONE .IVAN....BERT HARKINS AND MYSELF. I AM ABOVE IVAN
MAUGER!!! THE OLD CHAIN HANGS IN THE SPEEDWAY MUSEUM.
Courtesy of Terry Stone
Jimmy McMillan, Dougie Templeton and Jimmy Tannock
Courtesy of Terry Stone
Terry Stone says: Joe Hicks New Zealand in back of my
van.
New Zealand Veterans 2008 Re-union
I can name 5. Pete Gay, Giffy, David Bargh, Ronnie
Moore and Ivan Mauger. I am looking forward to hearing who the rest
are so send me an email John
Update: Dave Gifford says:
Hi John, I will try to put names to the faces!!!
Back row standing. Ron Lancaster, Auckland, Dave Whittaker, Plymouth?
Joe Hicks, Glasgow. Bruce Ovenden, Glasgow. Brian Clements, Southampton.
Couch level, Tommy Sweetman, Wolves, Ronnie Moore,
Dons. Keith Lancaster, Auckland. Bob Andrews, Dons etc David Bargh,
Diamonds, Roy Trigg with bottle, Hawks. Sprouts (Ivan Mauger) Diamonds.
Ground level, Kevin Hayden, Cardiff. Pete Gay,
Coventry, Dave Gifford Diamonds
Napier New Zealand January 2009
Courtesy Bob Andrews via Reg Fearman
Napier New Zealand: Jan 2009 Ronnie Moore with Bob Andrews wife
Lynda
Courtesy Bob Andrews via Reg Fearman
Napier New Zealand: Jan 2009 Ronnie Moore addressing the crowd
Courtesy Bob Andrews via Reg Fearman
Napier New Zealand: Jan 2009 Ronnie Moore with Bob Andrews wife
Lynda
Courtesy Bob Andrews via Reg Fearman
Napier New Zealand: Jan 2009 Bob Andrews, Ronnie Moore & David
Bargh
Courtesy Bob Andrews via Reg Fearman
Napier New Zealand: Jan 2009 Ronnie Moore, Bob Andrews, & Fred
(Rick) Timmo
Courtesy Bob Andrews via Reg Fearman
Napier New Zealand: Jan 2009 Fred (Rick) Timmo
Gold Coast Classic 2006
Bill Bryden & Mitch Shirra
The Maestro asking for Nick Morris's autograph or was it
the other way around? No doubt to young Nick Ivan is just another
old guy at the track?
Ivan suited and booted in 2006. Seems like yesterday
when he was sitting in the Brough Park pits way back in 1963. 43
years ago
Badgers v Bloaters
Alan
Hodkinson (Jawa) is in the Brafield Badgers race jacket. I
don't know who is in Y/B or the race jacket, perhaps Alan can tell us? John
When asked about his ragged start and grim look on his face
Alan said: I
knocked the throttle back and she dropped, I fell across the tank, when I
opened the throttle to recover, she lifted again then dropped again, Its
the only time I got to the turn first, I don't think anyone else would
come near me, as you say the face says it all.
Alan has been in touch he says: - The rider in Y/B
is Alan Larwood (JAP) and he's wearing a Yarmouth Bloaters jacket.
You can't see it but it has a silver fish (Bloater) in the middle of it.
More from Alan:
The JAP could be a real handful, it was like
riding a three legged camel, The power and sound with that 2" open pipe
is awesome, when you opened the throttle nothing much seemed to happen,
then all of a sudden the power came in and your head would jerk
backwards, if you closed the throttle too fast, because of the high
compression engine the bike would almost stop and your head would now
jerk forward, it was like whiplash.....that's a bit exaggerated, but you
know what I mean, the 2 valve Jawa was smoother than the JAP, well,
that's how I found it
The modern day lay down is a lot smoother still, I
haven't ridden them much, as team manager, after a win I would borrow
one of the lads bikes and go round with them on the victory parade, then
I used to try and have a lap burning round before I went back to the
pits.
Just to put you in the picture, I've been a
Mechanic to Bob Humphreys, Start Marshall at several tracks, Team
Manager, (Oxford, Skegness) and Co Promoter at Skegness, But, I was
never a contracted rider, I rebuilt an old JAP and progressed riding
from there, unfortunately at Skeggy more money was needed and there were
riders to pay, so had to sell the JAP as it was worth more than the Jawa, I
still have the Jawa I'm pleased to say.....before all that I was in the
theatre business, touring the old Variety Theatre's.
Here we have a Douglas and Rudges blasting off at Rye House
Kenny Smith has been in touch, he says the riders in this photo are: -
Kenny Smith (Rudge JAP Nelson Jacket) Jonathon Clarke (Douglas Wimbledon)
John Taylor (Rudge BelleVue) Tom Richardson (Rudge New Cross) Peter Clarke (Rudge
Southamton) Terry Stone has also been in touch to say he was in the
race too but is out of shot to Kenny's right. Good stuff Terry
sneaking up so no one could see you, great tactics.
A jigsaw puzzle JAP found by Terry Stone and after a lot
of work the bike was whole again. Terry felt that as Ivan Mauger had
a gold bike he should have one too
All together now. Anything you can do I can do better!
Terry Stone in action at Ipswich on his 1929 Douglas.
Terry is wearing his Raleigh Rockets jacket. How come Rye House wear a
similar race jacket now?
Answer: Hi John, I've just spent a couple of hours
enjoying your excellent speedway website. On your Veterans page under a
photo of Terry Stone racing while wearing a Rayleigh race jacket you ask
why Rye House use the same design. The answer's simple - when Rayleigh
closed just before the start of the 1974 season Len Silver transferred the
team en bloc to Rye House.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Rob McCaffery
Peter Collins having a blast on a Douglas at Peterborough.
Now come on mate you are supposed to be dressed in black
A committee meeting at Peterborough 2 VSRA members and a
fan. Ginger Abigail and Kenny Smith are the ones who almost look
human. Kenny is a butcher and Ginger is a Haulage contractor. The
girl in the middle is now Mrs Abigail..
Man in Black Jim Gregory on his Rudge going fast enough to
throw his scarf out at the back. Jim started at Rayleigh 1948 and is still
at it aged 81 in 2008. Good stuff Jim.
3 pictures of Terry Stone
Terry Stone 111 in Germany leading an unknown
Englishmen. So who was it with the Union Flag on his chest?
Terry Stone aged 68 in 2006 Germany
Terry Leg trailing on his Douglas
If you can scan any pictures, programmes or badges send
me an email John
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