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Cycle Speedway Teams Down the Ages

Suffolk: Great Blakenham Chequers

About the team

Track was on the Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Stowmarket Road, Great Blakenham.

Track Dimensions: 91yards x 16ft, red shale surface.

Club Colours: Emerald/Tangerine shirts, Emerald socks, Black trousers.

Team formed in early 1975.

Club Secretary: M.C. Turner, 4 Church Acre, Flowton, Ipswich(1978).

Club Manager: Vic Cubitt(1978).

Club Treasurer: M.J. Huggins(1978).

Club Secretary/Manager: Colin Greaves

Team Manager: Mick Huggins

Raced in the East Anglian League Dvision One.

Also raced in the Suffolk League Division One.

Individual Honours.

1975 Keith Keeble won the Suffolk Junior Individual Championship.

1975 Keith Keeble won the East Anglian Junior Individual Championship.

1976 Mick Turner won the Suffolk Senior Individual at Somersham.

1982 Tim Snook(17) won the British Under 18 Individual at Baiter Park, Poole. Runner up Andy Taylor(15) Sandwell, 3rd John Cordery(14) Basildon, after run-off with Alan Martin(Horspath) & Calvin Stevens(Wolverhampton).

1983 Tim Snook was runner-up in British Under 21 Individual at Bristol after a run-off with Jim Varnish(Birmingham). Both scored 17 points.

1985 Tim Snook was runner-up in the World Masters in Australia. Winner was Jim Varnish.

1993 Jason Pratt won the East Anglian Individual at Trimley, runner up was Danny Zagni(Kesgrave), 3rd Gary Brown(Trimley).

1993 Steve Calver won the East Anglian Under 18 with a 20 point max, runner up was David Martin(Norwich), 3rd Simon Gould(Somersham).

1993 Lee Byford won the Suffolk Under 21 Individual at Somersham, runner up was Steve Calver, 3rd Nicky Soames(Somersham).

1995 Dave Solomon won the Suffolk Senior Individual Championship, runner up Dean Webb(Ipswich).

Speedway Riders.

Tim Hunt rode for Ipswich and Reading.

Riders

1970s.

  • Greg Allen
  • Chris Askew
  • Max Bannister
  • R. Baw
  • Trevor Brett
  • Micky Bugg
  • Adrian Caley
  • John Chiverton
  • Colin Cox
  • James Deverux
  • Graham Elliott
  • John Feaviour
  • Roy Feaviour
  • Alan Ford
  • Colin Greaves
  • Paul Grimwood
  • Michael Huggins
  • Tim Hunt
  • Dave Hunting(1977)
  • Keith Keeble
  • Ray Kenny
  • Lee Knight
  • Colin Lockwood
  • Steve Manning
  • Ivan Pike
  • Melvyn Pike
  • Mike Pike
  • Steve Potter
  • Andy Poulson
  • Mark Ruffles
  • Nicky Rush
  • Ed Smith
  • Ted Sparrow
  • Mick Turner
  • Roy Turner
  • Paul Wood

1980s +.

  • Eddy Ashford
  • Terry Ashford
  • Chris Askew
  • Mike Bacon
  • Michael Barfield
  • Des Bloomfield
  • Shaune Brame
  • Paul Brinkhoff
  • Mick Bugg
  • Alan Casselden
  • Shane Chittock
  • Dean Clarke
  • Colin Cox
  • Darren Crouch
  • Richard Dines
  • Mark Ford
  • Jamie Gould
  • Andy Gray
  • Steve Gray
  • L. Harper
  • Robin Harper
  • Nathan Hunting(2001/02)
  • Robert Jacobi
  • Paul Jay
  • Oliver Martin
  • David Murrell
  • Paul Oakshot
  • S. Page
  • Paul Pare
  • Andy Poulson
  • Jason Pratt
  • Lee Richardson(1999-2002)
  • Clive Rodgers
  • Danny Rush
  • Nicky Rush
  • Jon Seggar
  • Tim Snook(1982-85)
  • Stuart Snowling
  • David Solomon
  • Mark Tricker
  • Mick Turner
  • Roy Turner
  • James Wright
  • Danny Zagni(1983-85)

1990s +.

  • Eddy Ashford
  • Jason Ashford(from 1997)
  • Terry Ashford
  • Daniel Barrack
  • Paul Brinkhoff
  • S. Butler
  • Lee Byford
  • Wayne Byford
  • Matt Calver
  • Steve Calver
  • Mark Carlin
  • Dave Coleman
  • R. Cooper
  • Darren Debenham
  • Stuart Flockhart
  • Steve Grey
  • Daniel Halls
  • Robin Harper
  • Paul Jarrett
  • Paul Jay
  • Oliver Martin
  • Dave Murrell
  • Chris Osborne
  • Lewis Osborne
  • Daniel Page
  • S. Page
  • Adam Peck
  • Daniel Pike(1997)
  • Andy Poulson
  • Jason Pratt(until 1996)
  • Mark Robb
  • Stuart Snowling
  • David Solomon
  • Peter Williamson
  • Richard Williamson
  • Danny Wood
  • Graham Wright
  • Richard Wylie