Name The Rider

Let's have a bit of fun on this page!

 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! 

I leave the pictures on the Name The Rider page until it is clearly established who, what and when they are of, then I will move them to the appropriate page on the site.

Can you name these rider's? send me an email John


 

Provincial Riders Championship Final at Belle Vue on 28th September 1963. The riders are George Hunter, Ivan Mauger and Jack Kitchen.

 

 

Is this Joe Owen against Boston down at New Hammond Beck Road, can you confirm and supply the year and the Boston rider John

Diamonds at Berwick could be Tom Owen on the inside.  Do you know who the riders are and can you say what year John

One of my all time favourites Rod Hunter in front of two Mildenhall riders can you say who they were and the year, Rod is in Y/B so I presume the picture was taken in the Fens John

Keith Bloxsome in the lead at Brough Park, can you say who the visitors are, name them all and supply the year John
Update: Former rider, Tony Richardson has been in touch he says: -  It's Newcastle v Middlesbrough Tigers. The year is either 1979 or 1980 more like 1980 (the body colour). The rider in white is Pete Reading, the rider in Y/B not sure could be a guest as I don’t recognise the leathers
Thanks Tony, I remember your name from second halves etc John
Update: Former rider, Tony Richardson has been in touch again he says: - The rider in Y/B is Bernie Collier


I think Tom Owen but maybe not! Can you confirm and put a year to it John

No idea who the riders are or where the track was John
Update:

Tony Robinson has been in touch he says: - Again the Middlesbrough riders are in white & Y/B Martin Dixon is in Y/B & I think it is Paul Stead (ex Newcastle ) in white.  The track is Newcastle (looks like the old back straight stand) as the second diamond rider has a blue helmet on.  The rider that should have the red helmet is Dave Bargh, the rider in blue could be the late Chris Prime, the year 1978.
Thanks Tony

Not sure of the year, the venue must be New Hammond Beck Boston and I think I recognise Tom Owen in white. Help please with the rest. John

Rear of photo says Taylor Squibb Goldfinch and Lonsdale, can you confirm John


Ivan Mauger with one hand on a trophy who is the other rider and is the man in the jacket Brian Craven? and what is the year. John

Larry Says:  I think it could be Ivan and Bill Andrews, as Brian Craven presented them with an International Best Pairs Trophy on 18th July 1964. (I know it’s difficult to say for certain its Bill, but looking at several photos I have of him. I think it could be)
Terry Stone has been in touch and he says "it looks like Bill Andrew".  Dave train confirms Ivan Mauger, Bill Andrew and Brian Craven


I recognise Ivan Mauger (centre) but not the other 3 can you help  John

Dave Train says this is Mike Watkin, Ivan Mauger and Vargana's Gote Nordin


1960's Newcastle V Belle Vue can you name the riders  John
Dave Train says the Belle Vue riders name is McGregor
Larry thinks it is Sandor Levai leading Ken Sharples

Could this be Peter Kelly or maybe you recognise the track staff guy John
Dave Train says this is Peter Kelly as I thought

Newcastle v Middlesbrough at Brough Park.  Can you name the riders and maybe the year John
Dave Train says Vic Lonsdale Johnny Fitzpatrick, Gil Goldfinch. possibly Torpie in background

Ivan Mauger leading 3 unknown riders. A Long Eaton Archer, an Edinburgh Monarch and a Middlesbrough Bear, do you know who they are and what meeting it was John

Update: Colin says: 1964 photo, because of the Bears reverse red and white quarters and my guess at the Bears rider is Bluey Scott
Can anyone name the other two riders
Dave Train says: This is from a Provincial League Riders Championship Round.  Ken Adams Alf Wells. Ivan Mauger Bluey.Scott


I think this could be Russ Dent, I know he had handlebars like those shown.  Can anyone confirm and supply the year  John
Dave Train Says: This is Brian Craven in 1965

 

Pre War action in front of a packed Brough Park grandstand can you name the riders and guess the year  John


Dave Train says: I think it's Ern Brecknell in the centre from 1949.  Don't like to disagree but the handlebars suggest pre war to me.  Colin Greenwell from Middlesbrough points out that 1949 Newcastle were named the magpies.  I agree! I would expect a "N" race jacket and as the riders are wearing a diamond I maintain that this photo is probably pre war 1938 or 1939.  Help please with this one and who are the riders? John


 

1960's could be Mike Watkin on the left, I have no idea who the other Newcastle rider is, can you supply names and year John
Dave Train says: It's Bill Andrew


I cannot name the rider in foreground but I do recognise the lack of hair on Don Wilkinson's head behind, help me with the foreground rider please John

Joe Wake has been in touch he says: - John, Some excellent additions to the site. The rider in the foreground you cannot identify in front of Don Wilkinson is
Gil Goldfinch. Regards, Joe

 

Tom Owen and Dave Perks in 1986, can you tell me why Tom is wearing the Diamond John

Ex-Newcastle junior Tony Richardson has been in touch with an explanation of the race jackets, Tony says:
"Was this the meeting for Joe Owen when Newcastle staged a 4 team tournament between 1986 Newcastle team, Joe Owen select team Middlesbrough team & The Collins family team."
Thanks Tony It rings a bell

 


 

Help please the riders and the year John
Update: Terry Stone has been in touch and he says: "The Poole rider could be Geoff Mudge and the Newcastle rider Bill Andrew"
Dave Train says: This is Ross Gilbertson and Bill Andrew in 1964


Here we have a National League team at Brough Park in 1962, can you name the riders John  

Joe Wake has named the NL Team he says:- John, the NL team from 1962 (L to R) is Dick Fisher, Gerald Jackson, Peter Vandenberg, Colin Goody, Jimmy Gooch and Jim Tebby  Joe

Jack Hides and Keith Dyer have also named the team

Thanks John


 

So can anyone name the 1962 PL team

Terry (Mr Rayleigh) Stone has been in touch he says: -
Hi John, The PL team are Brian Craven, Wayne Briggs, Ivor Brown, Doug Templeton, Eric Boothroyd, Gil Goldfinch. Regards Terry.  Does anyone disagree? John

Joe Wake noticed that Terry had missed the rider at far right and Joe says it's Brian Mckeown

Thank you Joe for tying the photo up.  I will be putting both photos on the 1960's 1 page in the near future but I will leave both here for a while to see if anyone dares to disagree!


The Handlebars on this shot stand out, why don't BSPA bring them back, racing would be so much more entertaining.  Anyway can you help with names and year  John
Keith Dyer has been in touch he says its Mike Watkin at a guess
I think its Mike too can anyone confirm?
Dave Train says: I think it's Peter Kelly and possibly Jon Erskine (Long Eaton) 1963


 

Looking for the names and year John


Hi John
It’s a photo of Don Lawson with Son Mitchell standing behind taken in 1950. Just look at that crowd behind Don and Son in the photo, wouldn’t you love a crowd like that now?

Yes all of the photos on the site from the 40's 50's and 60's show a packed stadium.  The modern sport just isn't well supported and there is always the threat of track closures John

A photo without a name on the back is a challenging thing.  I want to say this is Ivan Mauger but I am not at all sure.  What do you think John

Keith Dyer has been in touch he thinks it is Ivan too


Who are these 2 riders The Long Eaton guy looks to be pretty tall, and can you say the year John
Terry Stone thinks the Newcastle rider is Peter Kelly
Larry says: I think the Long Eaton rider is Jon Erskine
So was Jon Erskine quite big then?


 

Tom Owen is easy to recognise but I cannot say the same for the other rider, can you name him and say which year this picture was taken John

Keith Dyer has been in touch he says: - Tom Owen photo is from 1979 and the meeting was against Red Star Prague who with a strong team won 45-33. If that's a number 1 on the jacket it is Jiri Stancl

Thanks John

Looking for names of the above, I can only name 5  John

Joe Wake says: - The Newcastle team shot where you can only name five is from 1962 and is (L to R) Maurice Morley, Vic Lonsdale, George Glen, Don Wilkinson, Brian Craven, Gil Goldfinch, Pete Sampson, Bill Andrew and Mike Parker.
Regards,  Joe
Keith Dyer has also named this team thank you Keith. John

Who are these two/three riders. Newcastle at home, can you help

Who are these three? Early 60's Newcastle V Monarchs. Please put me right.
Update: Terry Stone says the rider in white leathers is Ken Cameron
Dave Train says: M Watkin Ken Cameron Dudley Mckean Diamonds v Monarchs 63.



 

Picture from Joe Wake who doesn't know who these 2 1960's diamonds are, neither do I although I think the rider on the left maybe Mike Watkin?  Please email if you can shed any light. John
Update: It’s Ole Olsen leading Mike Watkin in 1968. L


 

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


 

 

I know that this is Aussie Reg West, I know he's on a Rudge and guess the picture was taken around 1930.  His daughter in law has been in touch asking if we can tell her more about father in law. Colleen writes 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.
I have a Photo of him having won a race on his motorbike wearing his winners sash.
He was my father-in-law. We know very little of his racing career.

He travelled over to the UK with the Australian team to race at the Isle of Man/Wight in the early 1930's. We believe he raced all over the UK.  He never went back to Australia. Seems he stopped racing at the start of the war. Could have been from serious injury?

Any info would be great. Thanks

Colleen Thorne
 

Update: Bryan Tungate has been in touch he has "found" 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 the bike was made in 1928

 


 

Picture from Mick Alexander taken around 1930. The bike could be a Velocette KTT. Can you supply any information John


Could be Russ Dent, what do you think?


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


 

Col Greenwell says this is: -

George  McKenzie.......Edinburgh Marine Gardens...1930.

 


Not sure about the above photo.  Is it genuine or trick photography? John


 

Anyone care to put names to this photo? Which is attributable to the Daily Record

Jim Henry has been in touch and supplied the following info about these 2 Douglas mounted riders: -

Drew McQueen on the inside closest to white line -  Norrie Isbister on the outside.
 
Photo predates team racing.
 
Drew rode for Edinburgh later in 1929, Edinburgh 1930, Glasgow 1931, Leeds 1931, West Ham 1932 and Edinburgh 1938.  Norrie Glasgow later in 1929  and 1930 & 1931. Preston 1931 and Edinburgh 1939.

Thanks Jim love the photo.


 

Can you name the leg trailer?  He's not a Newcastle rider I just love the photo: John

Jim Blanchard has been in touch about the rider shown above: "I think you will find is Aub Lawson at West Ham. He was a leg trailer and had short bars etc once. 
Kind regards,"
Jim
 

Thanks Jim


Custom House West Ham can you supply the year, the riders and the occasion? John

Eric Watson says:-

The year is 1947, the occasion is the 2nd Test Match between England & Australia.

England won the Match by 58 points to 50 points. The riders from Left to Right are :

Max Grosskreutz (Aus),behind him is Ron Johnson (Aus), leading on the white line is George Wilks (Eng) and behind George is Alec Statham (Eng). The winner was George with Max 2nd & Ron 3rd giving a Heat 12 result of 3 - 3.

Thanks Eric It's an even greater picture now with some names to go with it


 

Who is the brylcream boy shown above.  His race jacket shows what appears to be a devil

Update: Jim Henry has been in touch and says this is Derek Close in an England jacket.  Thanks for that Jim

Hi John.

No Imp

What you see is the Lion's head or the tip of it anyway. Have a look at photos of this era for the full race jacket. It was sometimes used for Britain v Overseas fixtures or Scotland v England - not sure which.

 Jim

This is action from Brough Park 1949.  Seems Cradley Heath suffered from a lack of imagination as well as Newcastle as regards the racejackets and also the caption names the two "Heathens" but not the Newcastle rider.  Help me with this please is it Frank Hodgson?

Eric Watson says: -

This is Brough Park in 1949 it is of Herby King (New) leading Alan Hunt (CH) while the rider in the middle
By the fence is Bill Kemp (CH).

Thanks Eric

Brough Park

Can you say what year?

 


Who is this white ghost? Email

H
Update: 
Saw your the photo asking ...who is this white ghost?......you probably know by now but it looks like Ken "Casper" Cameron from the 1964 Sunderland team....
 
Cheers...Col...Redcar Bear

 


This shot of Brian Brett at the 1965 World Final got me thinking. How many Newcastle riders (not ex-Newcastle riders) have appeared in World Finals. I have Brian Brett, Ivan Mauger, and Anders Michanek, and if you count the British Riders Championship, that replaced the World Championship from 1946-48, Jeff Lloyd in 1946.  By the way Brian scored 9 points and finished 6th and Nigel scored 8 finishing 8th.

Email me if you can add to these names

 


A book by Johnnie Hoskins, maybe 1938? can anyone say the year and what it was about.  I have emailed New Zealand to see if Ian Hoskins remembers this book.

 

Who was the last true leg trailer to ride for Newcastle?  Perhaps someone knows whom the last leg trailer was. Sorry the photo quality isn’t too good. 

Do you know whom the two scrapbook pictures above are of? John

Update:

Hi John

I can say that the rider with the small Diamond on his team colour is Aussie rider CHARLIE SPINKS. I remember him from matches at Norwich just after the War. Pre-War he was in the West Ham team with Bluey Wilkinson etc. I think he retired in the late 40s following a bad injury.

Bryan Tungate

Jim Henry says:

The man below Charlie Spinks is, I think, Wilf Jay.

Picture 1: Photo courtesy of Dave Rowland.

We don't know who this is or when it was taken (Apart from saying I know he's not a Newcastle Rider). Only included because it is a great action shot.  The girder forks were standard on older bikes so either this is a 1950's shot, or the bike was a few years old and the photo was taken during the '60's Send me an e-mail if you can identify the rider, it could have been taken at Brough?. John

Update: 

Sir:
I am on the sports desk at the South London Press, SW16. Re the
unidentified legtrailer on your web-site. I am certain this is the old New
Cross (south London) rider George Newton. He rode for Crystal Palace and
New Cross pre-war, then from 1948 at New Cross, Fleetwood, Walthamstow and
St Austell. He was later on mechanical staff at Bristol. 

John Hyam, sports

desk, South London Press.

 Thanks John for the identification. Anyone care to confirm or disagree?

I agree with John Hyam that the rider is George Newton.
The shot was taken at Brough Park by Spencer Oliver when Newton was riding
for Fleetwood in the forties.
  
Barry Wallace

A little more info on the above picture has been received: -

I can confirm the photo is George Newton. George held the Norwich track record at the outbreak of the war. This photo was used as the front cover item on a Stenners Annual.

Brian Tungate


Picture 2: From the Glasgow Transport Museum

Behind the bike is a photograph of a Glasgow rider leading a Diamond.  Can anyone name the rider's?

Send me an e-mail if you can  John

Update: Jim Henry says:

The rider in front in Glasgow Museum of Transport shot - is it Eric Liddell? as he had silver leathers. 

Maybe I don't know. Who is the Newcastle rider.  I think it is Keith Gurtner?


Picture 3: Can't remember where I got this photo from

Who is the Diamonds rider pictured above? Send me an e-mail if you know

Update:


Mystery Rider :- Was the the one I thought it was first time, namely the one and only Ivan Mauger ( confirmed by George). 

Bob Grainger

Thanks Bob & George. I thought it was Ivan but what a gaff if I had got it wrong!  The boots were putting me off!


Picture 4: Photo courtesy of Jane Stobbart

Clues? Well one of these riders is Rol Stobbart who rode for West Ham, Bristol and for the Diamonds at Newcastle's Brough Park.  Can you identify Rol the others and the track?

Update:

Colin Greenwell says:-

 Rol is in the centre...Venue is Barrow.........Year 1930.

Rol is indeed in the centre and the track is Barrow but I am not sure about the year.  I think it is later than 1930 any advance on 1930? and who are the other two riders? email


 

Picture 5: Photo courtesy of Jane Stobbart

Another picture featuring Rol Stobbart. Which is he and who are the others? where was this track? and what is the year?

Barry Wallace has been in touch and he says this about the above picture

The 4-rider action shot featuring Rol Stobbart was taken at Bristol on 13
May 1949 when the Bulldogs were at home to Ashfield.
 
It shows from left to right, Rol Stobbart (Ashfield), Eric Salmon
(Bristol), Ken Le Breton (Ashfield) and Roger Wise (Bristol).
Wise won the race from Le Breton and Stobbart after Salmon was excluded.
 
Bristol won the match 63 - 21.

Thanks Barry, a Salmon sandwich eh? The 4 riders couldn't be closer.


Picture 6  courtesy of Jane Stobbart

Rol Stobbart second from right.  Can anyone help with a date, venue and the other riders names?

Update:

Col Greenwell says: -

Its The Workington "Reds" who beat Lancaster 28-6 on 14th August 1937. Left to right.. Bill Desmond, Sam Marsland, Roland Stobbart (manager), Maurice Stobbart and Albert "Aussie" Rosenfield. The venue is Lonsdale Park.

Great stuff Colin, You should be on Mastermind! Specialist subject "Black n White Photographs!"

Confirmation received from Bryan Tungate:-

I can agree these names as I saw a photo like this in an old paper some years back and found out at the time that Aussie Rosenfield was the victim in a track crash at Odsal, Bradford in the 1946 season. He died from injuries he suffered in that crash.

Please send us more old pictures for identification via the website: John

 


 

1966 GB v USSR at Brough Park the biggest crowd I have been in at Brough witnessed an excellent test match

Picture 7  courtesy of John Skinner

So whose this Russian then?  Clue: Picture taken at Brough during USSR tour I believe 1966?  Can you answer this another clue: His surname ends in either 'Ski or 'Rov

Send me an e-mail John

Update:

Many e-mails on this rider: -

But most information about the Russian came from a Danish friend Joachim Neilsen who says this.

This was Gab Kadirov. I had Kadirov as a referee in Oslo at an international ice racing meeting in 1994. At the banquet at the Oslo City Hall he ate everything (50 times as much as all others) coming straight in from Siberia.

One year later we heard he had died from a accident in his home. He was working then as an impresario for his opera singer wife.

 All the best 

Joachim

then Mick emailed the following 

It's GAB KARIDOFF  he was also an ice skater.  in 1966 his partner was GRENDY KULARENKO.  my spelling is poor good luck

Thanks Mick never knew Gab was an ice skater too.  Who cares about the spelling anyway!


Picture 8  courtesy of Gordon Byers

Picture appears to be taken on a ship? Gordon Byers is 4th from the left at the back, these were his team mates whom toured New Zealand and Australia in 1932 -33.  care to name them anyone?

Update: Jim Henry says: Harry Whitfield and Bluey Wilkinson are in this shot.
Update: Terry Stone says: Eric Langton is sitting on the ground

Picture 9  courtesy of Gordon Byers

Another of Gordon Byers photographs. I only know 3 names here. Jack Ormston seated in centre, Parker and Johnnie Hoskins so if you can name the rest and say what the occasion was then please get in touch. John

Update : possible id by Jim Henry:

Back Row second left   Lionel Van Pragg ?  extreme right   Bluey Wilkinson? to right of Hoskins  Viv Huxley  ?

Update: more names from Terry Stone:

Back row: Bill Pitcher Lionel van  Prague. Gordon Byers ? Clif Parkinson Bluey Wilkinson George Greenwood. next may be? Arthur Atkinson next? Norman Parker Phil Bishop. Wally Lloyd. next? ?
 
Front row ? ? Jack Ormston. Jack Parker . Johnnie Hoskins. Frank Arthur. ?
iI am new to the web, hope  this is ok . Good to look at the days from the past. The old picture is from 1933, all the best from the man in black

Thanks Terry


Sidecars

Picture 10  courtesy of Aussie Rod Webb

 

2 Australian sidecar units came over to the UK and here we see them at Brough Park during the 1960's. They are 1000cc Vincent's with chairs on the other side hence the opposite direction they are racing in.  Can anyone advise anything about this? John

I remember being there that night but I don't know the names race times etc.  3 names suggested are Harry Denton, Len Bowes and Brian O'shea.

Update:

I think the sidecars are Len Bowes & Harry Denton. They appeared at Norwich during that tour. Olle Nygren wanted to have a go in the chair at the Firs but the Meeting Controllers flatly refused to let him try it. Harry Denton later rode both Speedway and Sidecars at Kings Lynn.

Bryan Tungate

Hi John

Bryan Tungate is right. I can confirm that the rider on the outside is Harry Denton and the other rider is Len Bowes.  The picture was taken at Newcastle in 1963, Brian O'Shea did not travel to the UK with Harry until 1965.

Regards Joanne Denton

Hi John
Here is another photo that I could use some help with.
The rider in the helmet is Brian O'Shea who rode in the UK with my dad in 1965. The man in the cap crouching on the left hand side is Aussie solo Rider Neville Slee who was riding in the UK at the time and passengered for Brian on some occasions.  I don't know at which track it was taken and have no idea who all the other people are. Maybe someone can identify them for me. I presume they not Aussies.
Cheers Jo

So can anyone help Jo? email here

Update: Rider taking helmet off in background is Roy Trigg and Alex Ford team manager of Hackney  Track is Rye House:  (from Bob Andrews). The rider second from Right could be Malcolm Simmons and far right is John Mills (from Terry Stone)

Another of Jo's Photo's she knows who these are.

Hi John
This one is Harry and the swinger is Roy Trigg taken in 1963 at Rye House. Roy told me he chose to ride with Harry rather than Len Bowes because dad was the "old guy" and Roy believed he would take it steadier than Len.  He was wrong of course! Dad did a wheel stand and nearly tossed Roy off. He hung on for grim death and it scared the living daylights out of him. Roy was later banned from swinging for Dad because it was considered too dangerous. The photo is from Roy's private album.
Cheers Jo

 


Picture 11

The only way to get knowledgeable before the Internet came along was via the Speedway Star here is a 1960's edition can anyone put names to faces? Why is the lady giving the rider a big white square thing? John

The only way to get knowledgeable before the Internet came along was via the Speedway Star here is a 1960's edition can anyone put names to faces? Why is the lady giving the rider a big white square thing?

Update:

My name is Iris Charlesworth and I’ve been looking at your website the Brough Park link. Re the photo on the front of a 1960’s Speedway Star the people in the photo are Rider - John Dews the lady giving him a large white box was Edna Cain and the man with the Mike is Tony Royston. They were giving John a wedding present from the Sheffield Speedway Supporters Club. Hope this has helped you.

Regards

Iris Charlesworth

Thanks Iris

 

 

1946 - A Norwich rider leading a West Ham rider can you name them? John

This is Bert Spencer (Norwich, riding for 2nd Division Stars) leading Eric Chitty at the West Ham track in 1948. Bert was, like Charlie Spinks, a fantastic sight in the old leg-trailing days.
All the best .................

Bryan Tungate


Who is this and can you tell me anything about the venue and the rider?  John

Update from Paul Brassell  This is Dave de Temple  who  is American  

Update from US rider Jim Painter:-

Hi John,
 
You want to know more about Dave De temple?  Well He use to ride with me and our other friends at a little mini bike track called Atlantis Park.  Dave, Shawn Mc Connell, Shawn and Kelly Moran, Louis Kossuth, Myself and others races the national Mini Cycle series in California USA.  he rode a Honda xr 75 cc until he was 16 years old.  He then started riding speedway with us.  Did you also know that he has a wooden right leg?  Yep  That's true a wooden leg.  He did pretty good for a peg leg.  last I heard he was in prison for murder.  I do not know if it is true but that is what I heard.
 
Jim Painter 

Thanks Jim and if it turns out that Dave isn't in prison I will remove the offending item

 


 

Who is this and can you tell me anything about the venue and the rider?  John

Update from Paul Brassell. This is Brent Werner  he has TMS  on his  right arm  and fork covers.  

Who is this and can you tell me anything about the venue and the rider?  John

 Update Paul Brassell This is David Nagel  who was from  Haydon Bridge  hope  this has been some help  to you cheers for now......


VSRA

Veterans at Rye House.  Kenny Smith in the Nelson Jacket who are the rest John

 

Update: re your picture  Ken Smith other riders are in side Tom Richrdson .John Taylor. Bert Clark [Johnathon] and Ken at the back is Peter Clark the dad of Johnathon  .on the side of Ken was another rider [to fast for the others from the gate it was the man in black on his 1928 Douglas.] Good to see our picture on your site.   

Terry Stone

I am happy to show VSRA pictures etc and if I had enough of them I would dedicate a whole page to the "men in black"   So it's over to you Terry and your friends.

This is the programme from the 75th anniversary meeting at Rye House which Kenny took part in but unfortunately it hasn't been completed so I still don't know who the other riders with Kenny are.