From what I've read in old Belle Vue programmes Spence brought back from the US an Elto and Len Hulme of Mawson Street Ardwick was charged with making six...
I wonder how many Spence actually sold...My Dad told me that hi was given to him, on condition that any successful modifications ha made to his, he would also...
That's really interesting. It would have made Mike Tams 72 years old then and to have been involved as a rider for 45 years. He started at Eastbourne in 1947. ...
Hi All, I have just added a "Mistery Photo" album to the photos section. There is one photo in it, where is it of. First with the correct answer can buy us all...
Details of anything special being planned are still sketchy. Doubtless the next edition of Vintage Speedway Magazine, due out soon, will give a clearer picture...
A visit to Dade City raceway turned up little speedway/flattrack optimism. 4 bikes hit the small heavy clay oval but none of the quartet got sideways except...
Hi All, I have just uploaded into the "mistery photo" album a photo of Clem Becket receiving a trophy for having broken the British speedway Mile record, at...
Spot on Bryan, for what its worth, my Dad is driving the grader. Any ideas on the other photo, I have no idea who he is. Also for what its worth, Dad wes Clem...
Does anyone have information on Jack Adams, an original team rider for West Ham in the 1929 Southern League? He seems to have dropped out of top class speedway...
Back in the fifties I remember a lot of the Birmingham team used a diferent kind of front forks on their bikes. I was told that they were Huck Fynn forks. Does...
I think that Huck Fynn first arrived in UK in 1947 and had a spell at Wimbledon. He was more involved on speedway's mechanical side than concentrating as a...
... were ... on ... Huck Fynn made not only frontforks, but complete speedwaybikes as well. The Fynn frontforks are the so called Trombone forks. You can see...
George "Huck" Fynn was on Wimbledon Dons staff and then joined Norwich Stars where he rode for the 1950 season. He only made a few (4) team appearances for the...
George "Huck" Fynn was an Australian. He was a boiler maker by trade who was recommended to Wimbledon by Norman Parker in 1949.Unfortunately Fynn never...
Hi all, I went in and looked at the American Speedway Bikes folder and Wow! The old Heathen! For a little history on that bike, it was ridden by Dave Cox here...
Adams rode regularly at California (Longmoor) from 1934 to 1939. He came third in the 1936 club championship (behind Reg Vigor - see recent discussion - and...
Thanks to everyone for the info. on Huck Fynn, it's good to know that he's still around. Also I didn't Know that Mattingley also made the same type of forks....
Here is my version of why speedway died here in the central valley. Back in 1975 F.R., Gene (who just passed away a few weeks ago) and Leroy Miller recruited...
