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. ... for...
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... 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...
Exactly John. Some may think that is a minor error but to me it isn't. How on earth anyone can say that Van Praag received interest from a club that wasn't...
Sadly, the LVP errors most likely will be perpetuated, especially as VSM in future years is likely to be researched by historians. The sad things is, that even...
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...
The Homes of British Speedway report certainly comes from Motor Cycling 22.1.30, which says that several hundred fans were present, but that "thrills simply...
Jim Shepherd was wrong. Lionel Van Praag rode for Australia against England in the 1931 test series. ... Lionel Van Praag first went to England in 1932? Give...
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...
Hi Ross: Found this on the EXETER site: Exeter - 1931 "Although no attendance figures had appeared that year, it began to look as if the Promotion was in...
Hi chaps. Can I suggest that you set up a web site for recording details of meetings in Aussie with the aim of recording meeting details like The Speedway...
That's great footage. Is the Andy Reid the Andy Reid of the Partington Gang? Malcolm ... From: Jim Henry To: Ian Moultray ; Graeme Frost ; oldtime speedway ...
"In the beginning" from 1928 riders were mainly legtrailers. Who was the first recognised foot-forward rider? I seem to remember reading many years ago that...
John, are you only interested in (a) 1928 onwards and (b) riders in the UK? One very famous rider started his career in Australia riding "foot-down" or...
Not that I've the references to hand but I have seen contemporary references in the pioneer days to foot forward riders who were as rare as leg trailers today....
Belle Vue, Rye House and West Ham are probably the best known, and then there are others such as White City, Crystal Palace, Oxford and Dagenham. (plus one or...
A friend has sent me this information about photo number six: "On your forum you have a section called name this rider. Number 6 from Mike; is a young Ivan...
Top night at Gillman it always is! Dont know if its the correct thing to do but some good photos of the Solos. At AustralianSpeedway.com Look under Motorcycle...
Re:Wartime Speedway In Norman Jacobs excellent book on Rye House, it would seem that wartime meetings took place there in every season except one - which...
That's an awesome website Rod, and the photos are excellent. Thanks for this alert. Well worth a browse. It's okay just to browse into these sites. That's what...
I am keen to learn anything about the development of foot-forward or foot-down riding from anywhere in the world, and in any era of speedway or its evolvement...
I hate to say it but the information is in the early mags as foot forward men were rare to start with. The early mags are all at Colindale. Jim speedstox12...
7th April Greenford opener but Greenford was a trotting track way longer than a normal dirt / speedway track. Source info in Motor Cycle and Motorcyclist....
I have created an album ‘First Foot Forward’ with two photos of Australian riders Paddy Dean (1926) and Charlie Datson (1929). They are riding foot-forward...
The Greenford site is still there, although there is no sign of the track, used at various times over the 1920 and 1930s for pony trotting, speedway-style...
It does not look as though anything out of the ordinary will take place at High Beech on Sunday, February 17, 2008, to mark he 80th anniversary of the start of...
Mike Kemp, who Posted this photo (number six in 'Who's the Rider? album), has been checking this photo with ex-Wimbledon rider Bob Andrews, now living in New...
