Rudoni injury (5 Viewers)

[Kneeza]

I'm from Southam and grew up there and remember that too. He lived up Welsh Road East, I think, didn't he?

Spot on. Out of town, on the left, and down a long driveway.

 

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[ovduk78]

I'm from Southam and grew up there and remember that too. He lived up Welsh Road East, I think, didn't he?

Did he have a younger brother? One of Bees' riders lived in the next street to us in Rugby in late 70s/early 80s, whoever it was had a younger brother who I think was also a Bees rider!?

 

[Kneeza]

Did he have a younger brother? One of Bees' riders lived in the next street to us in Rugby in late 70s/early 80s, whoever it was had a younger brother who I think was also a Bees rider!?

No. Not in England anyway. I'd have to think about who that might be. Quite a few Rugby kids turned out for the Bees.

 

[torchomatic]

Did he have a younger brother? One of Bees' riders lived in the next street to us in Rugby in late 70s/early 80s, whoever it was had a younger brother who I think was also a Bees rider!?

Ah, you got me there. I don't know.

 

[ovduk78]

No. Not in England anyway.

I'm sure it was him. Wikipedia (I know ) says he was at the Bees from 75-82 so it could have been before he moved to Southam.

 

[robbiethemole]

I was there the night Les Owen went over the fence on turn 3, he was lucky to survive.

 

[robbiethemole]

Rick France was a favourite of mine, we nearly always saw him after in the pits and he always had time to chat

 

[Kneeza]

I was there the night Les Owen went over the fence on turn 3, he was lucky to survive.

Don't know if you can really call it lucky. It was a horrific crash (with John Harrhy). It finished him, ultimately leading him to walk in front of a train. Very very sad end for a great character and rider.

 

[Kneeza]

I'm sure it was him. Wikipedia (I know ) says he was at the Bees from 75-82 so it could have been before he moved to Southam.

Mitch came to England in '75 (and thinking about it that was prossibly when I had my encounters with him) so can't see that. He was allegedly only 15 at the time.

 

[torchomatic]

Don't know if you can really call it lucky. It was a horrific crash (with John Harrhy). It finished him, ultimately leading him to walk in front of a train. Very very sad end for a great character and rider.

Before my time that. I didn't really start going until 77.

 

[Kneeza]

Rick France was a favourite of mine, we nearly always saw him after in the pits and he always had time to chat

Sheffield's gain was our great loss

 

[Captain Dart]

I started a bit earlier, so I was weaned on the likes of Col Cotterill, Ron Mountford, Jim Lightfoot, Pete Bailey, Roy Carter, Les Owen, Roger Hill etc.
I was living in Southam when Shirra first came over (78? ish). He used to blast around town, underaged, on a Yam XT500 trailie (mostly on one wheel).
Helped me out one day when I broke down on my Triumph Tiger 100 outside the farm he was lodging at.
Good lad.

Pete Bailey's mum lived a few doors up from us, it was terrible when he died in a road accident.