Kneeza
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Spot on. Out of town, on the left, and down a long driveway.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.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!?I'm from Southam and grew up there and remember that too. He lived up Welsh Road East, I think, didn't he?
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.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.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!?
I'm sure it was him. Wikipedia (I knowNo. Not in England anyway.
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.I was there the night Les Owen went over the fence on turn 3, he was lucky to survive.
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.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.
Before my time that. I didn't really start going until 77.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.
Sheffield's gain was our great lossRick France was a favourite of mine, we nearly always saw him after in the pits and he always had time to chat
Pete Bailey's mum lived a few doors up from us, it was terrible when he died in a road accident.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.