Grass-track motorcycle racing in Notts and Lincs

Do any of these riders names stir memories?

Following on from Tony Clement's article about Grass-track motorcycle racing http://www.ournottinghamshire.org.uk/page/grass-track_racing  does anyone know anything about the riders listed below?

Information recently donated to Nottinghamshire libraries contains details of riders at grass-track and speedway meetings in the county from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s.

The names, places and dates are listed below.  Do any OurNotts readers have memories of the sport in Nottinghamshire?

 

ADAMS, M – Lincoln July 1960

ALLEN, D Horncastle 7 Oct 1958 ** North Luffenham 14 Oct 1958

ALLEN, R – Teversal whit 1960 ** Wansford April 1964

ARDEN, M – Wansford 6 July 1967

AUGER, J – Ancaster May 1964

BEERE, K J

BELL, J S – 31 Aug 1958

BERESFORD, G – Retford Easter 1961 ** Bolsover 1961

BLOWER, F – Loughborough July 1958 **Lincoln July 1960 ** Grantham July 1960 ** Lincoln Aug 1964

BOWERMAN, D – Wansford May 1959

BRIDGETT, W – Sleaford July 1963

CLAYTON, A E – Wansford 12 April 1959

CLOUGH, A – Retford 1962 (presentation)

COOK, A – 5 Aug 1957

CRESSWELL, A – Aug 1957 ** Boston May 1959 ** Retford Aug 1961

CROOKS, N – Teversal easter 1960

CROSS, Paul – Boston Sept 1963 (presentation)

CUNLIFFE, R – 5 Aug 1957

DICKSON, J – 31 Aug 1958

DICKINSON, L – Grantham easter 1959

EVANS, W – North Luffenham 31 July 1960

FISHER, K – 19 Oct 1958 ** Boston May 1960

FRANCIS, N – Ancaster May 1964

FRIEND, R – Aug 1959

GOODACRE, D – Retford Aug 191 ** Loughborough Sept 1961 presentation

GREEN, A – Retford 1964

HOLE, P – Wansford easter 1961 ** Grantham March 1961

JACKSON, R A – Loughborough July 1959

LEE + COVELL – (of Ely) Horncastle May 1962

LETTICE, J – Bonby 1957

MAXTED, B – Sleaford Sept 1963 presentation

MEAD, Nigel – Boston Sept 1965

NORCOTT, K – Retford Aug 1963

NOURISH, D – Lincoln July 1960

OWEN, D – Sleaford Aug 1961 ** Boston May 1962

PELL, A – Boston 1961

ROSS, A A – Wansford April 1964

RUST, B – Sleaford 1964 (national presentation)

SEWELL, - 14 sept 1958

SILVESTER, T – Bevercotes May 1964 presentation

SQUIRES, J – Horncastle Oct 1959 North Clifton Oct 1959 ** Tuxford Whit 1960 ** Farnsfield May 1960 ** Retford Aug 1960

THOMAS, L – 10 june 1957

TIPPING, G – Teversal April 1961

WEBB, A L – Teversal easter 1960 ** Retford easter 1961 (presentation) ** presentation 1963

WILDMAN, J – Tuxford Sept 1959

WEBSTER, M – Sleaford Sept 1963

WOODWARD

WOULDS, R A – Boston July 1959

YARWOOD, frank – Bevercotes May 1964 (presentation)

 

 

This page was added by Website Administrator on 26/04/2019.
Comments about this page

I got to know some of the above riders like Mike Adams (S/Car) Bill Bridgett, Paul Cross, Ken Fisher (S/Car) Brian Maxted, Dave Nourish (Mostly known as Don) Dave Owen (S/car) Arthur Pell it was Arthur that get me started as a rider, who came from Wigtoft, Nr Boston were my wife also came from, John Sewell (Known as Jackie). One name that I did see on your list of top riders was Arthur Stuffins from Peterbourgh. 

By Maurice BraderI I
On 15/06/2020

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