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Derek 'Tink' Maynard of the Belle Vue Aces was fatally injured in a crash at The Firs Stadium, on 23 July 1960. Maynard was competing in the second leg of the National Trophy against Norwich when Slant Payling lost control of his bike and it hit Maynard.
Speedway National League: Hackney Wick Stadium: 1984 1990 Listed in article: Halifax Dukes: Speedway National League, Speedway Provincial League: The Shay, Halifax: 1949 1985 Eric Boocock: Harringay Racers: Speedway National League, division 1 Harringay Stadium: 1947 1954 Listed in article: Hastings Saxons: Speedway National League Division ...
The 1960 Speedway National League was a second successive double season and in 1961 Wimbledon won a fourth consecutive league title. Ronnie Moore, Brine and How remained at the club and were being supported by riders such as Bob Andrews , Gerry Jackson and Cyril Maidment .
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The National League was the main speedway league in the United Kingdom from 1932 until 1964, after which it merged with the Provincial League to form the British League. [1] Prior to 1932 there were only small regional leagues competing within the sport in the UK, with the Northern League and the Southern League merging for the inaugural 1932 ...
The following season he joined New Cross Rangers for the 1960 Speedway National League and also raced for them in 1961. [5] This was also the same year that he started his Wolverhampton Wolves career. It was with Wolves that he won the 1963 Provincial Speedway League and won the Southern Riders' Championship in 1964. [6]
During his time at Rayleigh, he helped the team win two consecutive league titles, after they secured the Southern League in both 1952 and 1953. [4] His first taste of top league racing was riding a handful of meetings for Wimbledon Dons in 1955, while he was still a Rayleigh rider. He contributed towards the league title success with a 5.33 ...
In June 1948, the Speedway Control Board granted a permit for speedway to be held at the recently constructed Rayleigh Weir Stadium. [3] The first was a challenge match on 17 July 1948. [ 4 ] The following season the club organised a training school for novices [ 5 ] and Messrs. Greavey and Rundle entered a team (the Rockets) into the 1949 ...