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Post by daveallan on Oct 18, 2017 12:48:41 GMT 1
Can anyone decipher what is written alongside George Major in heat 2 of the Rider Of The Night? I wondered if it might be a variation of Shirra? There are a couple of other programmes in the same hand and the scribe only puts the surname of any replacement. Here are the original scan and a blown-up screen-grab: 1974_Coatbridge_Birmingham_NNL.pdf (727.71 KB)
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Post by pc49 on Oct 18, 2017 17:19:55 GMT 1
My programme has Mitchell Schirra in place of Major, written in my handwriting. I suspect that this may have been Shirra's first ever programmed race at Coatbridge and that Dick Barrie had spelled out Mitch's name for the fans still in the stadium.
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Post by Coatbridge Tiger on Oct 18, 2017 18:13:15 GMT 1
Does the re-issued 1st October 1976 Berwick programme carry any indication that the match was to have been the 2nd leg of a challenge or was it a stand-alone fixture? Do you have the 15th October 1976 junior 3TT programme? Sorry, I don't have either programme.
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Post by pc49 on Oct 18, 2017 19:39:39 GMT 1
13 June Templeton exc for tapes. 7 June Gallacher exc for tapes. 23 May Mick McKeon in heat 6. No r/r for Gallacher in this meeting.
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Post by daveallan on Oct 18, 2017 20:58:43 GMT 1
23 May Mick McKeon in heat 6. No r/r for Gallacher in this meeting. The r/r was for John Wilson at #2. So just to confirm, Gallacher played no part in heat 6 at all? No tapes exclusion, no 2 minutes exclusion, just McKeon as the r/r? Thanks for clearing up the Mitch Shirra one as well. Two from 1976 for checking: 16th April 1976 Coatbridge v Berwick - reason for Templeton exclusion in heat 3? 3rd September 1976 Coatbridge v Crayford - are you able to tell me why Dawson missed his first ride in heat 4?
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Post by pc49 on Oct 19, 2017 20:04:52 GMT 1
16 April 1976. Heat 3 exc was for a tapes offence. 3 September 1976. Dawson exc for a tapes offence in heat 4. Apologies for the lack of clarity re Jimmy Gallacher. He did not take a r/r ride during the meeting. Just Mick McKeon as the r/r in heat 6. 1st October 1976 was a stand alone challenge match for the BSM Challenge Trophy. 15th October 1976 Junior 3TT. I will email a scan of the programme as soon as I can.
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Post by daveallan on Oct 20, 2017 16:58:14 GMT 1
Thanks PC. I look forward to receiving the junior 3TT scan.
Back to the 23rd May 1975 Birmingham match, can you confirm the reason for Dawson being replaced by McKeon in heat 5? Indications are it was just a reserve change but I'm short 1 ride in Dawson's figures and this is the prime target.
Coatbridge Tiger, thanks for your reply - I assumed if you had the Peterborough insert you would have had the re-issued Berwick programme.
A couple more from 1976:
23rd April 76 v Teesside - Heat 13: Did Pete Reading replace Tom Leadbitter?
6th August 76 v Rye House - Heat 3: Fiala (ret) & Saunders (f, exc) or the other way round?
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Post by daveallan on Oct 23, 2017 19:13:47 GMT 1
Having processed all the great information received, I'm still looking to clarify a few details if anyone can oblige. These are the outstanding home meeting queries:
1974 02/08 v Stoke (KOC) Reason for Brian Woodward not riding
18/08 v Scunthorpe (BL2) Ht 03: reason for Gallacher exclusion Ht 03: reason for Quigley exclusion Ht 07: reason for Wilson exclusion
23/08 v Eastbourne (KOC) Ht 01: reason for Dawson replacement Ht 02: confirm Quigley result Ht 09: race time Ht 13: race time
30/08 v Weymouth (BL2) Ht 02: race time
11/10 v Rye House (BL2) Ht 08: reason for Beresford exclusion
1975 13/06 v Bradford (NNL) Ht 05: confirm finishing order Wilcock & Fielding
10/10 Tennent Caledonian Open Championship Match Races: heat 1 time
24/10 Scottish Junior Championship Ht 04: confirm finishing order Allan & Wells
1976 16/04 v Berwick (NNL) 2nd half: Reserves Race forename of R. Mackie
11/06 NNL4TT Qualifying Round Newcastle reserve
02/07 v Ellesmere Port (NNL) 2nd half: Reserves Race confirm rider name Bob Searle (Robert Steel?)
16/07 v Teesside (NNL) Ht 08: confirm Close (f, ns) & not replaced
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Post by pc49 on Oct 25, 2017 15:06:10 GMT 1
1974. 2Aug v Stoke:- Woodward broke down on the way to the meeting. (Speedway Star) 18 Aug v Scunthorpe:- Heats 3 and 7, all three riders were Tapes/Exc. 23 Aug v Eastbourne:- Heat 1 Dawson tapes/exc. Heat2 Quigley tapes (ns), Heat 9 72.8, Heat 13 73.0 After this race Mitch Shirra gave a demonstration ride in a time of 73.2 30 Aug v Weymouth:- "No Time" was written in my programme. John Wilson F(2nd)was also noted - he must have been excluded. 11 Oct v Rye House:- Heat 8 Beresford tapes/exc. 1975. 13 June v Bradford:- Heat 5 Wilcock 3rd and Fielding 4th. 10 Oct Individual:- Match Race Heat 1 time 68.4 24 Oct Scottish Junior Championship:- Heat 4 Wells 2nd and Allan 3rd. 1976. 16 April v Berwick:- Second half reserves race. My programme has,(in my wife's handwriting): R Hassle R 1st, R Boulter B 3rd, K Jarvie W 4th, A McLean y/b 2nd. 77.8 (Rob Boulter) (Kenny Jarvie) (Ally McLean) (R Hassel was written in a reserves race in a following meeting - don't know his first name). 11 June 4TT:- Newcastle reserve was R Blackadder (Robbie). 2 July v Ellesmere Port:- Second half reserve race. My programme has no details. Robert Steel was in the Scottish Junior Challenge meeting on 24 October 1975. 16 July v Teesside:- Heat 8 Yes, Nig Close f/ns and not replaced.
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Post by daveallan on Oct 26, 2017 13:32:50 GMT 1
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Post by daveallan on Nov 7, 2017 18:46:36 GMT 1
The following represent the remainder of my main requirements for this era and are all from away matches. I'm eternally grateful for all the help I've received so far, without which I wouldn't have stood a chance of pulling these files into reasonable shape.
1974 28/04 at Workington - Coatbridge #8
12/06 v Sunderland - reasons for exclusion for Ht 07: Wilson & Ht 12: Gallacher
14/07 at Eastbourne - Ht 04: reason for Collins replacement
18/07 at Stoke - reasons for exclusion for Ht 09: Collins & Ht 10: Gallacher
08/10 at Ellesmere Port - Ht 05: reason for Gifford exclusion
31/10 at Stoke - reasons for exclusion for Ht 05: Gifford & Ht 06: Collins & Ht 11: Bastable
1975 07/04 at Crewe - confirm rides taken by Collins & Heller
12/04 at Berwick - reasons for exclusion for Ht 01: Jones & Heat 12: Trownson
11/05 at Workington - Workington #8
19/05 at Newcastle - Ht 05: confirm Watkin & Michelides both exc, tapes
09/08 at Berwick - Ht 05: reason for Dawson exclusion & Ht 10: race time
24/08 at Mildenhall - Coatbridge #8
28/08 at Stoke - reason for Andy Cusworth DNR
01/09 at Newcastle - Ht 02: reason for Watkin exclusion
29/09 at Paisley - reasons for exclusion for Ht 01: Sheldrick & Heat 10: Dawson
1976 10/04 at Paisley - Paisley #8 & Ht 10: reason for Gallacher & Richardson exclusions
17/04 at Berwick - reasons for exclusion for Ht 02: Richardson & Ht 04: Wilson & Ht 08: Waite & Ht 11: Maxfield
03/06 at Teesside - Newcastle & Teesside reserves
12/06 at Paisley - Paisley reserve
03/07 at Canterbury - Coatbridge #8
07/09 at Ellesmere Port - Ht 11: reason for Collins exclusion
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Post by daveallan on Feb 14, 2018 19:32:50 GMT 1
In the process of finalizing 1974, I've picked up one I haven't checked out:
Wednesday 12th June v Sunderland: Heat 7: reason for Wilson's exclusion and Heat 12: reason for Gallacher's exclusion.
If anyone can oblige, thanks.
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