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Can You Help? Are you in a position to offer assistance to a fellow speedway fan? Check out the requests below and see if you can make these people just that little bit happier. We're happy to include your requests for help on this page. Email us full details at speedwayplus@hotmail.com
Name: Andy Oldfield Email: ekct2000@hotmail.com Date Added: 12/01/2012 Does anyone know if there is a Canterbury Crusaders Supporters Club operating currently? Having seen the success of other defunct tracks SC's I am interested in reviving interest in the Crusaders and would like to be able to gauge the level of interest out there and information would be gratefully received.
Name: Dave Bush Email: Adavebush@aol.com Date Added: 12/01/2012 I am looking for photos from the 1973 World Final which was held at the Slaski stadium, Chorzow, Poland. If anyone has anything of interest, especially Heats 2, 8, 11, 14, 17 and the run off between Mauger and Szczakiel then maybe You could post them on Speedway Plus or email scans to myself at adavebush@aol.com - I would be very grateful. Colour photos seem to be extremely rare, although a few exist.
Name: Jacob Bagnell Email: 1baggo@att.net Date Added: 15/12/2011 I built Larry Kosta's bike 1980 when he rode for Belle Vue. I lived above Taffy Owen's speedway shop that summer. I'd like to get in contact with Taffy.
Name: Bryan Horsnell Email: beejaysocent@hotmail.com Date Added: 01/12/2011 I am looking for 1959 IPSWICH programmes - 20 August Best Pairs, 3 September Suffolk Junior Championships, 10 September .v. Aldershot and 17 September .v. Eastbourne. Also ENGLAND .v. AUSTRAILIA, at Ipswich 23 July 1959. Can any Ipswich fan or collector help?
Name: Brian Bailey Email: bxbailey@btinternet.com Date Added: 01/12/2011 Programme wanted - Does anyone have a spare copy of the NLRC from 1994?
Name: F.Whitehouse Date Added: 24/11/2011
I have been a speedway supporter all my life. I am enthuisasic collector of speedway badges. I am appealing for help to obtain any Wimbledon badges. The Dons rode in Plough Lane
from 1928 to 2005. "They were league champions in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1058, 1959 and 1961." If anyone can help me I would be pleased to hear from them.
Name: Keith Hanley Email: keithhanley@yahoo.com Date Added: 17/11/2011 I have several copies of London Speedway Reporter. My grandmother was the editor. I have twenty copies from 1947 an a couple from 46. All of them are in good condition and one that's autographed by Malcom Craven from May 17 1947 where his picture is on the cover. I would like to find out more and would be willing to part with them to someone who is a serious collecter.
Name: Brian Bailey Email: bxbailey@btinternet.com Date Added: 27/10/2011 Can anyone help, I'm seeking programmes from: 1935 Star Championship and 1960 Provincial League Riders Champs. Top prices paid.
Name: Robert Waterfield Email: rwrobzombie@gmail.com Date Added: 20/10/2011 Can you please help me? I'm after some vintage longtrack speedway dvds and world longtrack speedway finals from 50s.60s.70s & 80s with Ivan Mauger, John Titman and Peter Collins. I'm also after the Ivan Mauger's longtrack speedway from new zealand 1991 & 1992 up untill 2011.
Name: Derek Hindle Email: derek@hindesign.com Date Added: 06/10/2011 I am trying to find a photograph (colour if possible) of the Wimbledon team of 1951 or 1952.
Name: Jim Chalkley Email: white.james22@yahoo.co.uk Date Added: 06/10/2011 I am looking for the following programmes: Wolverhampton 21/4/1961 - Monmore Green trophy; Middlesbrough 25/5/1961 - world championship round.
Name: Andy Sheppard Email: cheekyboys22001@yahoo.co.uk Date Added: 07/08/2011
I am looking for the following programme cover scans please....Any scans would be seriously appreciated. Thank you.
Name: Nick Dyer Email: nickydbaby@hotmail.co.uk Date Added: 21/07/2011 I am so desperate to find a programme from the sold out Peterborough SWC event in 2009. The sell out was possibly before the event had begun or I had arrived. I kept the tickets, I took plenty of photos but as a collecter I am looking for this one programme and need help.
Name: Adrian McKinlay Email: trident@westnet.com.au Date Added: 07/07/2011 All of my info is locked away in storage in Perth, and I am in Adelaide so it makes it a bit hard to trace but was hoping someone can tell me maybe from the program or from Maurice Jones excellent 'history of speedway world finals' which number my dad (Kne) was riding at in the 1956 world final?
Name: Peter Nice Email: kerrypete1@virginmedia.com Date Added: 30/06/2011 I am trying to get any information on speedway racing in the Netherlands during the 50's and 60's and any info on the National League over there. Any help appreciated.
Name: Steve Haire Email: s.haire@ntlworld.com Date Added: 23/06/2011 A Hackney fan since 1968, I was discussing with my mates the lack of viewing facilities at certain tracks unless you got there early and we got onto Sheffield. Preferring to stand outside to view my speedway and having visited Sheffield about a dozen times between 1972 and 1979 I stated although it looked safe enough the back straight had never been opened. My mate disputed this and reckoned it had been opened when he visited there during that period. I know it was opened for the 2002 World Cup and again for the 2005 Sean Wilson 20th Anniversary meeting but was not open the last time I paid a visit there for the 2007 Play-off final against Rye House. Can any long standing Sheffield fan shed any light on this.
Name: Alison Byatt Email: alisonbyatt21@hotmail.com Date Added: 11/06/2011 Don't know if you can help me, I understand my Grandfather was a grass track rider (some long track I think) in New Zealand. His name was Sydney Scadding, he lived on the north island. I havent been able to find anything on the Internet to back up this trail of my family history and would be very grateful if you have any idea where I can look or if you have heard of him.
Name: Geoff Theobald Email: theobald.cearns@googlemail.com Date Added: 19/05/2011
 It was great to see Hackney Legend Barry Thomas looking so fit, and still able to put on a show on the shale, in this his 60th year, at Lakeside recently. Does anyone out there know what bike he was on? Was it an old Jawa? This photo shows what looks like an long thin engine top casing - I'm not familiar with engines at all - I can see that it was an upright, but what?
Name: Nick Bertram Email: nickbert_81@hotmail.com Date Added: 19/05/2011 My name is Nick Bertram and I am the grandson of "Nicky" Bertram. who was involved in the Camden Raceway track in the 1930's. Could you tell me if there is any picures/video of Camden back then?
Name: Simon Robinson Email: robinson_99@hotmail.co.uk Date Added: 12/05/2011 Could anyone give me any articles or pictures of Peter Robinson?
Name: Colin Young Email: skaro1963@sky.com Date Added: 05/05/2011
I recently purchased a 16mm film print of 3 races from what I believe is Hackney and Pre-War. Can anyone tell me more about the film?
Name: Anthony Whiteoak Email: apwhiteoak@hotmail.com Date Added: 28/04/2011 The People Speedway Guide 1947 - I have a copy of this guide but unfortunately the pages from 47 to 50 are missing, the feature in question been, 'Ten Men Who Shook the Fans' By Basil Storey. If there is anyone who would be kind enough to provide me with a photostat copy of this article I will be more than willing to provide the cost of postage and any other costs involved.
Name: Dave Bush Email: adavebush@aol.com Date Added: 14/04/2011
 I am looking for information regarding this Ivan Mauger painting by Keith Fretwell. I would like to know how the painting came about, it has been said that it was used to promote the opening of Barrow Speedway? I would also like to know more about the artist Keith Fretwell, I have looked on the internet but found nothing. I have also emailed Ivan but he told me very little except the painting depicts Ivan at a individual meeting at Leicester ( Golden Gauntlets ? ) in 1970 / 1971. I have 2 of these posters. It was originally given away as a centre page poster in Motor Cycle News around 1971 / 1972 but you could also buy it as a print from Ivan's company ( project - a sport ) around 1975 / 1976. I found some pictures of Ivan on xtremesport testing a bike at Costa Mesa wearing the same leathers and on the same bike! So the painting looks like Costa Mesa not Leicester! The bike was owned by Cary Cotterman by the way.
Name: Paul C Burton Email: paulcburtont6@live.co.uk Date Added: 14/04/2011 Provincal League Championship Belle Vue 1964/1965 Can any tell me whom the other four riders other than the great George Hunter {Monarchs} was in the run off for third place as I seem to remember there was five riders in that run off. I think it was the year Norman Storer was with the Long Eaton side the Archers. As a life long speeedway supporter since 1952 I can say this today's speedway in my opinion is not a patch on what it used to be, I realise that time moves on but I still long for the roar off the 500 J A P with no silencer no dirt shield I will say this when it gets dark and we are under the lights speedway comes alive for me.
Name: Igor Sokolovsky Email: ils19@mail.ru Date Added: 14/04/2011
Can anyone provide me with the Heat Details for the following matches:
Name: John Coulston Email: coley53@btinternet.com Date Added: 07/04/2011 Can anyone provide me with the Heat Details for the following matches:-
Hull v Barrow 23-Aug 1972 I am also looking for the following programmes,if any one has them available I am willing to purchase them:-
Barrow v Workington 20-Jun 1972
Name: Tracy Holmes Email: raebo_nz@hotmail.com Date Added: 31/03/2011 I am looking for race results and dates from 1976. Belle Vue V Poole, Poole V Belle Vue. I need the dates of these matches and the races Peter Collins V Malcolm Simmons, the results of. Would love to hear from you.
Name: Wayne Perks Email: ulfybaby@sky.com Date Added: 31/03/2011 I'm trying to get hold of some pictures of a friend who raced in the sixities. His name is Joe Weichlbauer and he raced for Cradley, Oxford and Reading. I managed to find a couple of pictures on ebay' But there are no more available.
Name: Jacqueline Email: JcqlnGitt@aol.com Date Added: 10/03/2011 I am trying to find out when Jerzy Trzeszkowski and the Polish team rode at West Ham. It was in the 60s probably 1966-68.
Name: John Pharaoh Email: john@johnpharaoh.wanadoo.co.uk Date Added: 24/02/2011 Is there anyone out there who knows anything about the activities of Fred Evans (pre-WW2 Hackney promoter) following the end of his direct involvement with Speedway in the mid-1950s at Norwich and until his death in Worthing, W.Sussex in 1976?
Name: John Chaplin Email: johnchaplin73@hotmail.com Date Added: 10/02/2011 I am looking for copies of the following magazines:
Speedway Gazettes:
Speedway Reporter:
Name: Steve Baker Email: stevieb1960@virginmedia.com Date Added: 10/02/2011 Can anyone provide me with the heat details for the following meetings;
1947 riders championship final Wembley 11.9.47
Name: Richard Austin Email: liverpool11@verizon.net Date Added: 03/02/2011 Seeking the overall match score and the individual heat results for Liverpool VS. Manchester - the Reg Duval promotion at Stanley Stadium, May 20th 1957.
Name: Colin Richardson Email: Colin.Richardson@hyderconsulting.com Date Added: 20/01/2011 During my time with Wimbledon I did a lot of promotional work for various advertising campaigns, the more famous of which was the Durex Test Rider video which went out on the cinemas with the ‘On Any Sunday 2’, Roger Johns and I spent best part of a day with cameras strapped to various parts or anatomy which they used as the intro into the film. They also had me ride with a red helmet colour with Durex on, body colour with Durex emblazoned upon it, Which they used for their hoarding advertising, in some cases it was a composite advert which had a power boat, single seater car and the speedway rider......that’s me on it !!!! Does anyone still have any of the posters and or the Test Rider video ?????
Name: Ian March Email: imarch@trebnet.com Date Added: 20/01/2011 I have been informed by Godden Engineering that I am in possession of Jamie Luckhurst's 1989 Godden Max. I would like to contact him to get the history of the Motor. I rebuilt it last year with new parts from Godden. I am currently in Toronto Canada and was the President of the Canadian Speedway Racing Association for the years 1995-1997.
Name: Pete Gay Email: pete.gay@xtra.co.nz Date Added: 13/01/2011
 Looking for a better copy of this photo - Long Eaton & Doncaster teams at Long Eaton in 1970, and any photos of myself (Pete Gay) and of Gil Farmer from this period 69-70. Gil passed away recently and I am looking for some photos for his family. I also have very few photos of my time at Long Eaton and would be very grateful any help. In this photo from right to left: Gil Farmer, Pete Gay, Ken Vale, Geoff Bouchard, Peter Wrathall, Roy Carter, Malcolm Shakespeare.
Name: Mark Lowe Email: zerogee@live.co.uk Date Added: 13/01/2011 Just read your article on Stanley Stadium speedway and the mention of Harry Welsh. He was my uncle, brother of my nana, married to Rose and owned a public house in Old Swan (we had his parrot after his passing). I was very young when I met him and I still have the Winners trophy cup he won for the 1952 season and a photo of him on his bike at the track. If you have any photos, Speedway Star cover images/articles etc. you could send, I would be most grateful.
Name: Stuart Moore Email: stuartgmoore@googlemail.com Date Added: 30/12/2010 Looking for the man who made the Aces of Yesteryear tapes called Roy Nicol if anyone can help?
Name: Steve Booth Email: Sbooth11@cogeco.ca Date Added: 16/12/2010 Trying to contact Kim Gregory who raced dirt & ice speedway some years ago. His web page is 10 years old and contact info/phone number not working. Please pass on my info if you have contact info for Kim.
Name: John Chaplin Email: johnchaplin73@hotmail.com Date Added: 09/12/2010 I am working on a new book about Ivan Mauger called The Man Behind The Myth. It is designed to show what Ivan is like as a person because we all know what he is like as a speedway rider. I am contacting as many speedway people as possible from World Champions to fans on the terraces to ask for any stories/anecdotes/memories/experiences which they may have had to do with Ivan on or off the speedway track. Ivan knows what I am doing and has co-operated with contacts etc. The deal is that he will not be able to alter or censor what I write. The book is not a eulogy so comments can be favourable but do not have to be. Comments can be as long or short as you like. There is no rush, but it would be great to hear from anyone. Pictures as well would be welcome and would be returned.
Name: Brian Collins Email: bcollins@lmg.com.au Date Added: 02/12/2010 My name is Brian Collins, I am searching for information and/or pictures of my Uncle, Mark Collins (Son of Brian Collins) who was a speedway rider in England during the 1980’s.
Name: Tony Blake Email: acblake@brd.co.uk Date Added: 25/11/2010 My cousin was Bill Thatcher who after being a POW in WW2 started riding for Southampton and other teams. Do you have any more details on Bill. I am now 70 plus and would love to have some more information on Bill. I used to clean his Bike and Leathers for two shillings in 1950. He had a pal fellow rider Bob McFarlane from New Zealand - any news?
Name: Geoff Theobald Email: theobald.cearns@googlemail.com Date Added: 25/11/2010 I'd like to ask about the the music that teams walk out to. I always thought that Waterden Road had the best with The Magnificent Seven - but then I'm biased. I would be interested to know the details of music used at Wimbledon, Rye House, Eastbourne etc etc if anyone can help.
Name: Ronnie Hynd Email: ron026@hotmail.co.uk Date Added: 11/11/2010
 Can anyone tell me who this rider (M Brailsford) rode for?
Name: John Hyam Email: john.hyam1@btinternet.com Date Added: 11/11/2010 I am researching on the American rider Ernie Roccio, who died in an accident at West Ham in 1952. I think that in the USA he also competed in flat-track racing and may even have competed at Daytona Beach (probably in 1949 the year former West Ham Canadian Bill Mathews had his second victory there?). Many thanks for any information on Ernie, whose brother Johnnie was also a speedway rider.
Name: Peter Heinzl Email: PeterHeinzl@gmx.de Date Added: 11/11/2010 I'm looking for information about the Five-One magazine, published from 1995 - 1999. Had there been any issues from November 1997 until March 1998, in November 1998 and after December 1998? If someone has any of those magazines I'd be interested to complete my collection. Thank you!
Name: Peter Jones Email: pe-jones@t-online.de Date Added: 04/11/2010 I am an Avid Ivan Mauger Fan. I am looking for one Badge it's the Ivan Mauger Fan Club Badge. The colour is Black & White, with the Kiwi In the Center. If anyone has one for sale please let me know.
Name: Graham Bates Email: grhm.bates@sky.com Date Added: 28/10/2010 I am an Buxton Hitmen fan living in Kent. I am trying to find out if a) any programme retailers have any Buxton home programmes for sale b) If anyone may have some old Buxton Hitmen programmes they may want to cash in on or c) Have a collection they would like to get part with. Please contact me if you have any Hitmen programmes available, and if possible what you want for them. I would also be grateful to have contact with any Buxton Fan who can keep me up to date with news, etc.
Name: Rasmus Terkelsen Email: Rasmus@speedwayzone.dk Date Added: 28/10/2010 I am looking for the following programmes: World Team Finals: 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1969 - 1971 - 1972 - 1974 - 1977 - 1978 - 1980 - 1981 - 1985 - 1986 (all 3) - 1987 (only Denmark) - 1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 World Pairs Final: 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1982 - 1983 - 1989 - 1990 - 1993 Under 21 finals: 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1985 - 1986 - 1993 GP Challenge: 1999 - 2000 - 2004
Name: Steve Wilkes Email: steve@wilkes1.freeserve.co.uk Date Added: 21/10/2010 I would be grateful if you could put the following request in your "can you help ?" section for the heat results and times for the Shelbourne V Swindon II meeting raced on 5/7/1970. The Speedway Star reported on this meeting and listed the points scorers but never published the heat results and times. Does anybody have a completed programme to enable me to keep my records up to date?
Name: Anthony Whiteoak Email: apwhiteoak@hotmail.com Date Added: 21/10/2010 Does anyone know where I could obtain a copy of John Chaplain's Speedway game, or a set of the rules? I have been working on a game of my own for a year now, the game been more of a model with wrap-around-stadium. I have never seen an actual copy of his game yet I am led to believe it was more of a board game rather than an actual model which mine is. Yet I would hate to clash my idea with that of this revered Speedway historian whose work I hold in high esteem.
Name: Robert Rogers Email: Robert.Rogers@newhamhomes.com Date Added: 14/10/2010 There was tradition to setting fire to the Late Johnnie Hoskins' hat (after it had been removed!) Does anybody know where it started from and why?
Name: Dudley Jones Email: Preludedaj@aol.com Date Added: 14/10/2010 I am a speedway badge collector, and include a number of re-makes in my collection. This week my Wife found a badge at a sale in Cornwall. It is of Hall Green, Birmingham (pre-war track), and the design has been the subject of a re-make (which I have). However, my wifes badge is 'gold' whereas the re-make is 'silver', the eagle, whose wings extend beyond the circular badge, is much better modelled than the re-make, and this one has a makers name, Brimingham Medal Co. on the rear. I suspect that it is the real thing - can anyone throw some light please?
Name: Jenny Brown Email: threeways@sky.com Date Added: 07/10/2010 A while back I found out that Peter Moore is my father!!! Can anyone tell me a little about what he was like? I'm a happy 43 year old teacher with two very beautiful children. Thank you.
Name: Richard Peterson Email: bloodsweatandbeers@hotmail.com Date Added: 07/10/2010 My name is Richard Gary Peterson, the youngest son of Gary Richard Peterson. I would love to know of any old footage of my father's riding and any contacts that you may know of who raced with my father or that may have photos etc. I have all his trophies but would love to have more to remember him by as he is a legend I never got to meet, passing away months before I was born.
Name: Bill Elliot Email: bettens6@talktalk.net Date Added: 30/09/2010 I've received a request from a very special person in New Zealand asking if I can source a programme from a 1975 meeting at Paisley (I think it was called "The Festival of Paisley") in June or thereabouts. Any help in getting a copy of same ould be greatly appreciated.
Name: Mark Lord Email: bigshow-lord@hotmail.co.uk Date Added: 30/09/2010 I am a avid collector of anything to do with the Romford Bombers (1969=71) and West Ham Bombers (1972) and was wondering if anybody had anything that might interest me for sale? I will consider anything, please get in touch via my email.
Name: Robert Griffin Email: Sparrowhawk3@ntlworld.com Date Added: 30/09/2010 Is there anyone out there who has a 1961 Wimbledon Embassy Internationale Speedway Programme? I would be very pleased to pay for it. Many thanks.
Name: Alan Fleet Email: alamofleet1@ntlworld.com Date Added: 23/09/2010 Hi folks, I think it was 1984 when I took my family to see the Dukes at the Shay in Halifax and I seem to remember two Erics ridng there - one I believe was Eric Boocock. CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH SOME DETAIL as I'm a disabled, poor, retired, widowed, seventy-five-year-old wrinklie, making a PowerPoint slide presentation as my autobiography. So far I've created three-thousand-two-hundred-and-thirty-three (3,233) slides all with commentary, music, pictures and text. If anyone can contribute - if they so wish - I'll send them a copy on four (to be viewed on a Computer) DVDS, along with an explanation booklet.
Name: Derek Email: Derekjawa@aol.com Date Added: 16/09/2010 Can anyone help? I am looking for the recent rain off programme from Peterborough against Coventry 23/8/10. It was issued the following week with an insert for the Swindon match. I need one for myself but I have five friends who would also like one. If anyone can help drop me an e-mail. I will of course pay for the programme(s) and postage..
Name: Alison Wood Email: alisonjayne123@hotmail.com Date Added: 16/09/2010 Just wondering if anyone could help. My grandad was a photographer at Odsal Speedway in the 1940's/50's could anyone help with any info or where I can get it please. We have some old photos that grandad took but would like to add to them. His surname was Grace. Thank you in advance.
Name: Sue Keefe Email: suekeefe@blueyonder.co.uk Date Added: 09/09/2010 I would like to buy the book entitled "British Speedway Leagues 1946 - 1964" for my dad. We found a copy advertised on the 'ilovespeedway' website but disappointingly have received no replies to my emails, can anyone else help please?
Name: Steve Wilkes Email: steve@wilkes1.freeserve.co.uk Date Added: 09/09/2010 I am looking for the heat results and times for the Middlesbrough V Wolverhampton "B" challenge match which was raced on 21 July 1966. There is no mention of this meeting in the Speedway press at the time and I have been unable to trace these details. I would be grateful if anybody can help as I urgently require these heat details for my records.
Name: Andrew Shaw Email: andrew.shaw@rotherham.gov.uk Date Added: 09/09/2010 I vaguely recalling reading somewhere that Rotherham hosted speedway at some point in the past but had to close as the local transport service couldn't handle the massive crowds turning up each week! Sounds implausible I know but could anyone shed any further light on the history of speedway in the town?
Name: Steve Baker Email: stevieb1960@virginmedia.com Date Added: 02/09/2010 While searching on google earth recently, I came across what looks like the shape of a track on the Holt Road in Hevingham. I know the track was located on that road but don`t know exactly where. The one I have spotted is on land between the Marsham Arms and the Grange farm house. Can anyone confirm this is the site of the doomed track?
Name: Diana Sharples Email: diana.7@live.co.uk Date Added: 26/08/2010 I am trying to find information about speedway around the 1930's - in particular any information about George Basil Mortimer, usually known as Basil. Whilst tracing my family tree recently I learnt he was my grandfather and was apparently well known on the speedway circuit around the 1930's. It would be good to hear about this time in his life if any one should have any information.
Name: Tony Smith Email: picture_ed@hotmail.com Date Added: 19/08/2010
 Can anyone help me I'm looking for this image. I believe it to be pre-war about 1939 taken at Harringay, Alec Statham(Odsal), Tiger Stevenson and Bluey Wilkinson both West Ham and Jack Parker (Odsal). Any more info or who owns the copyright would help.
Name: Roger Beaman Email: rogerbeaman2004@yahoo.co.uk Date Added: 19/08/2010 I am looking for heat details, riders scores, etc for the following Cradley Heath second half matches, in the British League Junior League of the 1980's and 1990's, any help would be appreciated. See PDF for details of matches.
Name: Chris Bendle Email: c.bendle@ntlworld.com Date Added: 12/08/2010
 I wonder if anyone can help! This photo was taken some years ago, I believe at Wembley Stadium. The Rider being presented with a trophy is the great Australian Vic Duggan and the young woman is my late mother Betty Bendle (nee Smith). I would guess that it was taken in the late 40's or very early 50's. Can anyone tell me any more about the occasion or a more precise date? I'd be grateful for any information however little it is.
Name: Aaron Govern Email: aaron.govern@apracing.co.uk Date Added: 05/08/2010 I am looking for a copy of The Ivan Mauger Story by John Doyle on audio cassette from 1977 and also The Flying Kiwi documentary on video. Willing to buy or swap Ivan DVD’s, audio, etc.
Name: Gail Cattelino Email: Gail.Cattelino@exxaro.com Date Added: 22/07/2010 I am searching for info on the speedway internationals 1956 to 1957 when SA competed against England, my father Toy Edwards was in the SA team select 39, along with Buddy Fuller, Henry Long, Roy Bester etc, any photo’s of the teams, programmes, etc would be gladly appreciated.
Name: Dudley Jones Email: Preludedaj@aol.com Date Added: 22/07/2010 As a compulsive collector I decided to collect something small, that wouldn't take up too much room, so I added club badges to programmes and other things (such as race jackets). I now have nearly all the badges I know of and wanted (either originals or remakes I hasten to add). One badge crops up from time to time, and I wonder if any reader can throw some light. It is the Forest flyers' badge, oval, and yellow with a WW2 heavy bomber shown. Where (if anywhere) did they ride, and when?
Name: Shanon Berry Email: shanonlouise@hotmail.com Date Added: 22/07/2010 Does anyone remember Stephen Morris, he rode for Wolves 1992? Any info would be very much appreciated!!
Name: Lukas Hromadka Email: lukas590@post.cz Date Added: 17/06/2010 I'm from the Czech Republic. Please, I need to scan the catalog weslake.godden, jap, GM (model SP, LT, LTA, SR). I buy has any speedway or grasstrack motorcycle brands weslake.godden, jap, GM (model SP, LT, LTA, SR). Alone or engines or spare parts.
Name: Geoff Gale Email: annengeoff@btinternet.com Date Added: 10/06/2010 Does anyone have pictures of Reading speedway no matter of what they are from the 1968/1969 era? Would so appreciate them and would pay good prices.
Name: Robert Griffin Email: sparrowhawk3@ntlworld.com Date Added: 27/05/2010 I would appreciate if some one can help me out please, if they have these programmes of World Best Pairs 1969 (Stockholm); World Best Pairs 1970 (Malmo); Wills International 1961 (Wimbledon); B L R C Final 1967 (Belle Vue). I would be so very grateful.
Name: Graham Tattersall Email: tattgraham@aol.com Date Added: 22/04/2010 I used to ride in Dublin in the 70s along with Robin Adlington (NZ) we are trying to make contact with the Irish riders to obtain photos when we was riding at Shelbourne Park.
Name: Igor Sokolovsky Email: ils19@mail.ru Date Added: 22/04/2010 Can you help me to find and purchase the magazines of Speedway Star 60-70th with materials about racing drivers Rovno (former Soviet Union. Now - Rivne is Ukraine): Vitaliy Shilo, Konstantin Krishtal, Victor Trofimov, Grigoriy Khlinovsky and Vladimir Rozhanchuk.
Name: Robert Elsam Email: rrelsam@yahoo.com Date Added: 22/04/2010 I am very interested in anything connected to Kjell Samsing. If anyone has anything on him, please contact me. Thanks.
Name: Rachel West Email: rachelwest74@msn.com Date Added: 15/04/2010 I was wondering whether anyone remembers my lovely grandfather William 'Bill' West? I know he was well known for speedway back in the late '40's/early '50's. I remember his trophies well & I presume as he lived in Tolworth, Surrey for most of his life that his local track was in Chessington or Wimbledon, London. I would be so thrilled if anyone has any memories, articles or photos from this era, as I'd love to suprise my father & uncle with any fresh information.
Name: Maria Gordeeva Email: mv_gordeeva@mail.ru Date Added: 01/04/2010 I am searching for a book about USSR speedway or some book in which was mentioned Gordeev Vladimir, he was in USSR team in 1970-1980.
Name: Barry Dalton Email: bazzer53@googlemail.com Date Added: 25/03/2010 I am desperately searching for a copy of a German speedway programme which was a challenge meeting between Rodenbach and The Peterborough Panthers dated 16/11/1977. If anyone has a spare copy to sell I would be most grateful. I am willing to offer a good price for a copy in reasonable condition. If you can help then please contact me at the above.
Name: Andy Davidson Email: handyandy53@optusnet.com.au Date Added: 11/03/2010 Does anyone know what happened to Steve Clark who rode for Rye House just before the time Infradex sponsored the team? I was at Rye House on the day he smashed into a large flowerpot on the center green!
Name: Mark Dell Email: marcovan@uk2.net Date Added: 11/03/2010 A friend of mine has just purchased a programme from Zamalek Speedway in Egypt from 22 December 1928. Do any of your readers know any more about it other than on the Gus Kuhn website (guskuhn.net)?
Name: Cindy Lacey Email: swimcindyfla@yahoo.com Date Added: 04/03/2010 Any ideas on how I can contact Paul O'Neil who was with the Ellesmere Port Gunners in the 70's. He's originally from New Zealand. I believe that I might be related to him and I am trying to find some leads to get connected.
Name: Ian Martin Email: ian.sunderlandspeedway@live.co.uk Date Added: 04/03/2010 Please can you HELP me. I have been searching for ages for an old Sunderland Speedway Programme from the 1970's. The Programme in question is as follows: Sunderland v Teesside (rained off) 28/04/74 Hope someone out there might have a copy hidden away in the attic. Thank you very much in anticipation.
Name: Marcin Kozdras Email: m.kozdras@wp.pl Date Added: 04/03/2010 I run website www.speedwayresults.com and looking birth dates for these riders: ARGENTYNA:
FINLAND:
NORWEY:
Name: Graham Bates Email: normangsb@hotmail.com Date Added: 25/02/2010 I am working on a project, and am trying to obtain, either jpeg's or gif's of club logos from clubs that have closed down. And also the owners permission to use them. Can anyone help me, either by pasing this on to those people who know, who owns them, or to inform me of the names and address's of those people. I need to contact. Many thanks in advance.
Name: Stephen Chambers Email: stephen.chambers67@ntlworld.com Date Added: 18/02/2010 Do you happen to know if there is a railway station near the Slany - Czech Republic track, that happens to go and from Prague?
Name: Derek Jol Email: DEREKJOL@aol.com Date Added: 18/02/2010 I am a collector of Coventry programmes home and away and would like to obtain the following:
28 Feb 1976 at Coventry
Name: Mark Brighty Email: mufc3ontrot@yahoo.co.uk Date Added: 04/02/2010 I was a great fan and follower of the King's Lynn Stars in the golden era of the sport (late 70s early 80s) and have been racking my brains wondering what the entrance music was on the parade before the racing started when they used to walk to their bikes?
Name: Jon Newson Email: sales@cwcnet.co.uk Date Added: 28/01/2010 I am trying to find out about a rider possibly post war called Ernie Steers to assist a friend of mine. We think he may have been at Liverpool, Long Eaton maybe even at New Cross or for the spring cup final against West Ham. Or wherever? Have you any knowledge of him? Do you have a photo? Can you suggest any contacts? I would appreciate your help.
Name: Geoff Gale Email: annengeoff@btinternet.com Date Added: 21/01/2010 Would anyone have pictures of Weymouth training school run by Lew Coffin in 1968 or 1969 or the Swindon Junior Championship in 1969? I would be so grateful.
Name: Ian Graham Email: ian.graham@tait.co.nz Date Added: 07/01/2010 Geoff Maloney a.k.a "Captain Scarlet" was my first favourite ride having seen him ride at Rayleigh Weir in the early 70's. He featured in my recent Dream Team on this website. Does anyone know what came of him - if he's still with us and what he's up to these days...??
Name: Marcin Rygielski Email: marcinerski@gmail.com Date Added: 03/12/2009 Seeking the information OLE HANSEN bronze medal Junior European Championship 1985 - birthplace - date of birth (DD/MM/YY) as well as the information about the career of Denmark rider.
Name: Cliff Ellis Email: mykon9999@hotmail.com Date Added: 03/12/2009 I went to the Ivan Mauger long track meeting in Christchurch with my vhs video camera and video taped the meeting along with the match race's with Ivan Mauger and Peter Collins. I also went there the following year when all the overseas riders were again there. I am after a copy of 'The Flying Kiwi' and also 'Circuits of Gold - The Ivan Mauger story'. If you can help then I will send my copies on DvD as a swap.
Name: Neil Taylor Email: nt004j1675@blueyonder.co.uk Date Added: 29/10/2009
 I found these race bibs during a house clearence near the now defunct Cradley Speedway (Dudley Wood). I have attached some pics, can any of your readers shed any light on them?
Name: Peter Morgan Email: Peter.Morgan@thomascook.com Date Added: 29/10/2009 I am 36 but I can remember my grandfather being the biggest aces fan on the planet. He lived around the corner and drank in The Aces. I have inherited a signed Peter Collins painting which I treasure. I believe he was given it when the aces stripped all speedway stuff out of the vault. I can even remember the gold bike ! My granddad took me and my day to every home fixture and his hero was Ivan Mauger (gold bike) mine was Sam Ermolenko. My dad worked for Manchester Garages which used to be near St Marys hospital. MG had a contract for removing the stockcars from the track during the intervals at Hyde road. I recall being the only 10 year old kid to be allowed in the pits in the breakdown truck it was great, happy days. I remember when they were knocking down Hyde road we went for a look and got offered the Aces sign on the pit wall we declined (what a mistake looking back !!! ) Anyway I was wondering if you know anyone / or a website that might have old pictures of the glory days in the Aces pub (as it was like the modern day footballers players lounge) or have any old pictures of Belle Vue stock cars in the hope my grandfather / father and I are in any of the pictures ?
Name: David Whitehead Email: davidwhitehead@ymail.com Date Added: 15/10/2009 I have been a speedway fan since 1945 at Odsal Stadium Bradford and remember all the great riders through the years. I bought a book round about 1950 "Bluey Wilkinson World Champion" by John S Hoskins. Unfortunately it got lost in the mist of time and i wonder if any of your team, or readers can point me in the right direction to get another.
Name: Ian Gill Email: iangill57@hotmail.com Date Added: 08/10/2009 Ivan Blacka - Nottingham Outlaws - 1980 Ivan rode 15 meetings for the Outlaws in 1980 on loan from Wolverhampton. He is currently over in this country and I have had the great pleasure of talking to him about his Speedway career (which also involved Edinburgh Monarchs and, briefly Stoke Potters) as part of a project I am working on. He is desperate to find a photo with him either riding or in portrait with the Outlaws; he has coverage of his spells with the other teams. If the readership could turn up just one photograph, I am sure he would be absolutely "over the moon." There must be at least one photograph out there! Please e-mail me and I will arrange contact details.
Name: Bill Elliot Email: bettens6@talktalk.net Date Added: 10/09/2009 I've discovered a friend has an almost complete set of programmes of Paisley Lions meetings during their brief history, and I've said I'd try to help him complete his set via an appeal via your Can You Help? section. The missing programmes are as follows: 1975 1976
Name: Robert Rogers Email: bobjayrogers758@btinternet.com Date Added: 10/09/2009 About a year ago there was an item about Pat and Colin Clark who both used to ride for West Ham in the 1950`s. At the time both were very ill, and we have heard no more. There has recently been a request on the Newham History site about the Clarks and the Black Bull Pub in Plaistow which they owned, has anybody any updated news on them, thanks."
Name: Jan Hunter Email: splinter15@bigpond.com Date Added: 30/07/2009 Does anyone remember Alec Hunter who rode in Sydney, Australia and for the Norwich Stars 1949-1953? Any info or pics appreciated for family history.
Name: Barry Dalton Email: bazzer53@googlemail.com Date Added: 30/07/2009 Please could any speedway supporters help me with the following Peterborough speedway away programmes which i am desperately searching for to complete a life long personal collection.
Hull v Peterborough 08/09/71
Name: Bob Ferry Email: bobferry38@aol.com Date Added: 16/07/2009 Wanted, a Berwick programme dated 13/10/73, I believe it was a double header, Berwick v Teesside and Andy Meldrum v Jack Millen select.
Name: David Rogers Email: drogers28@btinternet.com Date Added: 16/07/2009 My first real season watching speedway was in 1971 at Wolverhampton, where Ole Olsen was having his 2nd season. I've never seen any footage of Ole's World Final win that year - does anyone know if there were even any cameras there?
Name: Tracey Marston Email: dave.bigdd@googlemail.com Date Added: 16/07/2009 I was just wondering if you have a profile on my grand dad Paddy Mills please. I know he was friends with Peter Craven at one time and I know my grand dad had some medals for his speedway. I follow speedway a bit now and I would love to know more about him if possible. Thank you"
Name: Gordon Ferris Email: Gfssltd@aol.com Date Added: 16/07/2009 My son and myself went to the 2009 Ice Speedway Final at Assen and had a great 3 days. My son meticulously compiled the 3 days programme which he then went and left on the bus when we got back to Amsterdam. Is there anyone out there who may have a spare or know where I could get one from? I (and he) who is Peter Collin (get it?) would be most grateful.
Name: Glyn Blackburn Email: glyn.blackburn@virgin.net Date Added: 02/07/2009 Just wondered if anyone could tell me anything about a rider called Glyn Blackburn who rode in the late 60s purely out of namesake interest? Thanks.
Name: Kelli Bradshaw Email: kelli7inuk@hotmail.com Date Added: 04/06/2009 My name is Kelli Anne Bradshaw and I am the niece of Peter Bradshaw (my dad's brother). I currently live in London now and have decided to research my Uncle's short lived Racing career. My cousin Scott who has 3 little boys himself is the son of Peter and doesn't remember or know to much about him and would also like his kids to know about Peter. Just wondering if someone could help me out on getting information, memorabilia or anything on Peter cause I would like to send it to him. Hope to hear back soon.
Name: Roger Beaman Email: rogerbeaman2004@yahoo.co.uk Date Added: 28/05/2009 Can anyone please help me with the following second half details. Cradley Heath v Swindon Saturday 17 April 1965.
Name: Robert Griffin Email: sparrowhawk3@ntlworld.com Date Added: 28/05/2009 Can you help me, I wonder if someone in the speedway world would have the 1979 world team cup programme, the world final 1978 programme, 1968 world team cup programme? I'm also looking for a DVD of the 1991 BLRC which was won by Sam Ermolenko."
Name: Cliff Ellis Email: mykon9999@hotmail.com Date Added: 14/05/2009 I went to the Ivan Mauger long track meeting in Christchurch with my vhs video camera and video taped the meeting along with the match race's with Ivan Mauger and Peter Collins. I also went there the following year when all the overseas riders were again there. I am after a copy of 'The Flying Kiwi' and also 'Circuits of Gold - The Ivan Mauger story'. If you can help then I will send my copyies on DvD as a swap.
Name: Sue Stevens Email: webmistress@speedwayinfo.co.uk Date Added: 07/05/2009 I am trying to locate footage of the 1979 BLRC (Belle Vue) and the 1976 World Pairs (Eskilstuna, Sweden) - video or dvd format will do!!
Name: Sue Davey Email: suedavey2005@yahoo.co.uk Date Added: 07/05/2009 Please can you settle a dispute? A donation to charity rides on this. Did Ove Fundin ride with Brandon Bees in 1960/61? I'm sure he did. David is equally sure he didn't.
Name: Peter Broad Email: peter.broad@aliceadsl.fr Date Added: 23/04/2009 Were Lloyd Diamond speedway tuners years ago and did they have a place near Finchley, London? I had a Tiger cub head gas flowed by someone with a similar name in the 50s. Brilliant. There is now a motorcycle dealer with a similar name in Watford.
Name: Chris Stockwell Email: j.stockwell@ntlworld.com Date Added: 19/03/2009 Could any one tell me who designed the Famous Winged Wheel World Championship Trophy? (Now the property of The Great Ivan Mauger) And who actually manufactured it? Many thanks in advance.
Name: Tracy Holmes Email: raebo_nz@hotmail.com Date Added: 12/03/2009 I am searching for 2 photos. Both rostrum/presentations. The 1981 Internationale won by Hans Nielsen and the 1991 BLRC won by Sam Ermolenko. If anyone has the winners with the trophies or preferably, all 3 placegetters, would love to hear from you. I do have goodies I can swap.
Name: Robert Griffin Email: robert.griffin55@ntlworld.com Date Added: 12/03/2009 Can you help me, if someone in the speedway world have the 1979 world team cup programme, the world final 1978 programme, 1968 world team cup programme.
"Many thanks to this site in helping me obtain Dick Bott's speedway book no.6"
"I would just like to leave a big thank you to Robert Rogers for the photos he emailed me of my Great Uncle Jimmy Gooch. I am currently putting together a scrap book for my father with as much info as I can of Jimmy. I would like to express my greatest thanks to both Robert and Speedway plus."
"I have achieved the proverbial needle in the haystack through your column. Yes I found someone who was at West Ham the night Harry Eyer crashed in July 1953 and he filled me in with the true version of what happened that fateful night. He said he was standing right where the crash happened. He was 13 years old at the time and he had been supporting West Ham since 1940. I would like to say a special thank you to Speedway Plus for inserting my request in your website."
"Split Waterman told me that he designed the Winged Wheel trophy. He made it in his sheet metal workshop at Harringay Stadium. He would also like it returned to him. I wonder if Ivan Mauger would like to comment on this?"
"Just to let you know that within 90 minutes of my pleas for missing Paisley programmes appearing in the "Can You Help" section, I got an email from Tracy Holmes in NZ offering me one of the "Gang of 8" - just in case anyone wonders about the power of "Can You Help?", I can vouch for it, big time!"
 
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