Wally Lloyd also rode for England against South Africa at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, SA, on December 12, 1930. England won 37-17 with Lloyd scoring five points...
I understand that there will be a full obituary on Vic Duggan, written by John Chaplin, in the December 8 2007 issue of 'Speedway Star.' The last interview...
Hi Stuart Thank s for the info on Fred Millward. It does throw a little light on the subject. The mention of Jack Griffin also brightened my day, he was a...
I've just heard from John Chaplin and we may be lucky enough to read a further item about another Australian speedway legend in Speedway Star during the...
Just to update: I had these details sent under separate cover regarding the USA midget car drivers who raced in London during May 1948: Frank Brewer, Rosie...
From Speedway News, April 21st 1934: "Gus and the Glacier Here is a chance for Wimbledon supporters to see their speedway favourites in another guise. Gus Kuhn...
Vic Duggan was interviewed by me in 1995, when he still lived in Brisbane and was, up until that time, a virtual recluse from anything to do with speedway....
By JOHN CHAPLIN VIC DUGGAN, one of the sport's undisputed towering legends who dominated speedway's post-war golden age, the fantastic boom years of the late...
This sparks my interest on one of the things I noticed when reading up about California - the change of management in 1955. Norman Cartlidge replaced Jack...
If someone is looking for a good old motorcycle racing photo, try this ebay listing. Although it's listed as Speedway......... well, decide for yourself. ...
To paraphrase Startreck - It's speedway but not as we (in the UK) know it. Love the windows in the track wall - brings hope for speedway back at Odsal ???? Jim...
Hi All, Does anyone have any information on a UK rider from the late 40's to perhaps the mid-1950s by the name of Jeff Donely? Doing a restoration on one...
Classic Class "C" promoted by the A.M.A. a group founded by the Manufacturing and Allied Trades organization who were not interested in Class "A" and let it...
The change of management at California was fully reported in the Speedway Gazette at that time. Probably June or July 1955. Copies of the Gazette are at the...
Further to my previous Post, the surname of the California complex owner was Cartlidge - NOT Carledge as previously posted. ... of ... Road, ... spectators ......
Hi guys Thanks for all the info on Wally - it greatly helps to build a picture of the man. Sounds like he had quite a career in speedway. I will certainly be...
I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the motorcycle club that promoted speedway at California but I do know that it wasn't California. their...
I have put up some photographs of Vic Duggan, some of them in colour. Please feel free to add more. I have more pics if there's some interest shown. cheers,...
There has been another Post on the excellent wimbledon speedway plc site regarding the sidecar tragedy in 1967. It was sent by Geoffrey Boxell on Sunday...
I think Jeff Donnelly was a second-half rider who competed in meetings at both Wigan and Fleetwood, probably between 1947 and 1951. Do you have any more...
I have been able to doctor the pic (which was on ebay) by eliminating the writing. See 'perfect pic', in photos. 1921 HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE BOARD TRACK...
These USA board racers are really something. There is opinion board racing was the forerunner of speedway. Sprouts Elder and Cecil Brown were two Americans...
This message came to my home email account from member and the midget car book author Derek Bridgett ('Midget Car Speedway.' Tempus, £12.99):: Derek writes:...
Henry. It was the South Reading MCC that originaly organised meetings. Cheers fer now. Stu ... club that promoted speedway at California but I do know that it ...
Well, well. In the years that I went there, from March 1954 to about 1956, I always thought it was California MCC! That's the wonder of this site - you can...
Hold yer horses! You are right in that era, but what I said was 'originaly' that is 1933 and maybe before. If we go on like this I'll have nothing to write...
I am getting confused!! So there was a California MCC in the years I went there, at least from 1954 onwards. Previous to that it was the South Reading MCC who...
- Re: Jeff Donely, Thanks for the reply. I also got a reply from another source, that Jeff (was in recent years), a Vintage Speedway Rider. He recently...
