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Cyril Maidment
Cyril Maidment (1929-2004) was an international speedway rider from England. Speedway career Maidment reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1951 to 1968, riding for various clubs, winning the National League on eight occasions. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1961 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 12th - 4pts * 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 7th – 8pts World Team Cup * 1962 - Slaný (with Barry Briggs / Ronnie Moore / Peter Craven / Ron How Ronald How (1929 – 2011) was an English international motorcycle speedway rider. Career summary How won seven Championships and six National Trophy wins in a 15-season career. He also rode in eight Speedway World Championships and won 44 ca ...) - 2nd - 24pts (0) References 1929 births 2004 deaths British speedway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenerife
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Gothenburg
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St Austell Gulls Riders
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Belle Vue Aces Riders
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British Speedway Riders
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2004 Deaths
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1929 Births
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Ron How
Ronald How (1929 – 2011) was an English international motorcycle speedway rider. Career summary How won seven Championships and six National Trophy wins in a 15-season career. He also rode in eight Speedway World Championships and won 44 caps for England. He also won the Southern Riders Championship in 1959 and the Pride of the Nations Trophy in 1963 World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1952 – London, Wembley Stadium – 16th – 0pts * 1957 – London, Wembley Stadium – 11th – 7pts * 1958 – London, Wembley Stadium – 10th – 7pts * 1959 – London, Wembley Stadium – 14th – 3pts * 1961 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion – 9th – 7pts * 1962 – London, Wembley Stadium – 12th – 6pts * 1963 – London, Wembley Stadium – 9th – 7pts * 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 6th – 10pts World Team Cup * 1960* - Göteborg, Ullevi (with Peter Craven / George White / Ken McKinlay / Nigel Boocock) - 2nd - 30pts (7) * 1961* - Wrocław, Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Craven
Peter Theodore Craven , fansite biography by Jim Blanchard. (accessed 12 July 2006). (21 June 1934 – 24 September 1963) by Trevor James on official Belle Vue site (accessed 12 July 2006). was an English . He was a finalist in each |
Ronnie Moore (speedway Rider)
Ronald Leslie Moore (8 March 1933 – 18 August 2018) was a New Zealand international speedway rider. He twice won the Individual World Speedway Championship, in 1954 and 1959. Early life Moore was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1933. He moved with his family to New Zealand when he was still a child, and although he was born in Australia, Moore always considered himself to be a New Zealander and rode under the flag of his adopted home. Career Moore began riding at the Aranui Speedway in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1949 at the age of 15. He moved to England and rode for the Wimbledon Dons from 1950 to 1956. Moore represented Australia in Test Match series in England in 1951, 1952 and 1953, although subsequently he raced for New Zealand, and Australasia (combined Australia and New Zealand), as well as representing Great Britain in the World Team Cup. In 1957 and 1958 he switched his attention to motor racing, but returned to ride for the Dons in late 1958 and stayed with them un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Briggs
Barry Briggs (born 30 December 1934) is a New Zealand former speedway rider. Career He won the World Individual Championship title four times – in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals (1954–70), and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1955 whilst riding for the Wimbledon Dons.Jacobs, Norman (2001). ''Speedway in London''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing He is also a six-time winner of the British Championship. He won the first final in 1961 and then dominated the sixties titles by winning in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1969.Belton, Brian (2003). ''Hammerin' Round''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Briggs also twice won his home title, the New Zealand Championship, winning in 1959 and again in 1963. Briggs also created a domestic record by winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaný
Slaný (; german: Schlan) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Blahotice, Dolín, Lotouš, Kvíc, Kvíček, Netovice, Otruby, Trpoměchy and Želevčice are administrative parts of Slaný. Geography Slaný is located about northwest of Prague, in the Prague Plateau. The Červený Creek flows through the municipal territory from the southwest to the northeast. Its dominant feature is the hill Slánská hora, with above sea level. History The Wenceslaus Hajek's chronicle records Slaný as having been founded in 750, at the site of a salt spring below the Slánská hora Hill (''slaný'' is a Czech word for "salty"). The first written mention of Slaný is from 1262. The town grew as a result of its location on the trade route between Prague and Saxony. The Benedictines establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
