Of course he did. I have quite a deal of material written about Lionel's England season in 1931. One of his nicknames in Australia before he went to England in 1931 was "Lion" Van Praag. One clever journalist in England was quick off the mark and referred to Lionel soon after he arrived as the Wembley Lions "latest Lion".
Should anyone have a special interest in Lionel Van Praag, I am currently writing an account of his first season's racing in Australia (1926-27, the season Jim Shepherd passed over) for the Australian Speedway History Page on Craig Fordham's website. The reason I'm doing it is to put the record straight.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:29 PM
Subject: [oldtimespeedway] Re: Lionel Van Praag
Jim Shepherd was wrong. Lionel Van Praag rode for Australia against England in the 1931
test series.
--- In oldtimespeedway@yahoogroups.com, "Ross Garrigan" <rjgarrigan@...> wrote:
>
> Rubbish.
>
> Steve, are you really trying to tell me that Jim could have been correct when he said
Lionel Van Praag first went to England in 1932? Give me a break!!! There are people who
actually do grass roots research you know and not just use what other people have written
or what others have told them happened.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve
> To: oldtimespeedway@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:31 PM
> Subject: [oldtimespeedway] Re: Lionel Van Praag
>
>
> > "speedstox12" <speedstox12@> wrote:
> >
> > Ross: That rference to New Cross in 1931/1932 by Jim Shepherd did
> >catch my attention.
> > New Cross opened in 1934 when Crystal Palace relocated there.
>
> Agreed. But that is the only glaring error of any note. So he made a
> mistake. Fairs fair, give the guy a break?
>
> The other things mentioned can't be confirmed either way.
>
> Steve
>
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