Rol and Maurice Stobbart are generally regarded as pre- and post-war northern-based riders. I have a recollection that in the early 1930s they also had London...
... Found this from the National Speed Sport News microfilm Don (my kingdom for a modem!) Radbruch lent me a few years back: Southern California Reports...
Richard Austin wrote this about Liverpool on the 'speedwayplus' site. Any ideas of the years when midget cars and sidecars appeared there. The American midgets...
John On 29 July 1959 one of Mike Parkers "Pirate" meetings was held at Stanley Stadium,Liverpool. It was made up of a speedway match & Speedcar match Liverpool...
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Thanks Trevor. That information fits in nicely with Mike Parker (and Bob Parker's 500cc JAP midget cars). However, I'm keen to know more, if it's available....
Does anyone know this book? How good is it? What's it ;ike contentwise? Thanks. "History of America's Speedways: Past & Present" (Hardcover) by Allan E Brown...
Details of Drew's career at Marine Gardens can be viewed on The Speeway Researcher web site. The Marine Gardens section is out of pace - in with 1946 - 1964....
Harry Skirrow and Walter Mackereth put on a match race at Liverpool in August 1936 This is the only record I have of them racing Midgets there. I,m not quite...
 Hertfordshire does seem off the beaten track for Reville, and yes he was based in South London, Merton to be exact, but where was the Furneaux track he...
Presenting an Australian production, "35 Year of Legends", Australian Speedway History Vol 1, Featuring solos: (Bluey Wilkinson, Jack Young and more from the...
The photo from Jim Henry is posted in PHOTOS album Veteran riders Up To 1939 and is also the new lead photo on the site. Many thanks for this photo Jim....
... In John Cooper's biography he refers to Spike a couple of times as an American dirt track or speedway driver. Spike does appear to be the guy who started...
... Spike Rhiando. Born Saskatchawan Canada, raced in the US pre-WWII. England after the war. Won the first proper F3 race in a Cooper. Was one of Cooper's...
... Rod and Rhiando watchers, If this is the case, it would appear that Spike's American racing career was totally made up. Since no one has coordinated his...
 I got my Bank Holidays mixed up.  Skirrow and Mackereth raced at Liverpool on Whit Monday June 1st. 1936.  Derek Bridgett. Newcastle-under-Lyme I got my...
See good pic of the 1951 World Championship winning machine. Neil Burston, Jim Scaysbrook (click on 'large' for a better view). Note! A colour feature will be...
One of the best motorcycling magazines I have ever seen produced. It caters for the Australian scene mainly and Jim Scaysbrook (who has ridden in just about...
re the interesting 1949 bike posted by benny, the long piece attached to the footrest is noticable. Any idea on what it's for? Also, the on the rear guard it...
An interesting website. Is more known about Frank Marsh? I think he was also a 1930s Norwich speedway rider. http://justmidgets.homestead.com/frankmarsh.html...
Has anyone studied this link about the man-of-mystery: speedway rider (as Alvin J Franchetti and also himself Alvin 'Spike' Rhinado) as well as a midget car...
The more I look at the Norrie Isbister-Drew McQueen photo the more I become convinced that they are not moving at all but that it's a stunted up picture. Does...
It was taken by a press photographer at White City in 1929 and appeared in The Daily Record the very next day so hogwash to any stunting or phony photos. These...
Bobby Andrews has just sent two photos: of himself and Tommy Sweetman when they rode for SAL California-in-England in the mid-1950s. Originally via Mike Kemp....
... I took these two photos, with my trusty Kodak Brownie camera, back in 1955 when, as a young lad, I was the sweeper of the concrete Starting Area at the...
Bryan: Thanks for the information. The photos are being moved to an album called California Poppies 1950s. Due credit for them will be given to you. Have you...
‘CLASSIC SPEEDWAY’ LATEST ISSUE, ISSUE 4 Spring 2009 Welcome to issue 4 of the latest magazine from Retro Speedway. Classic Speedway is committed to...
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