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Hunt Alan .......Speedway
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Re: Alan Hunt.......Speedway
Gazzo I can remember Whacker Hunt along with Graham Warren and Ron Mountford at Perry Barr (All great riders). My mom and dad used to take me and my 2 brothers every other Saturday on the 29 bus from Hockley. I can still imagine the smell of the engines and remember the ducking down at the barriers as they actually road past because we didnt want the grit in our eyes. Many times I can remember my mom getting grit out of other people's eyes. She actually won a prize one year for being the best supporter.
Gazzo I can remember Whacker Hunt along with Graham Warren and Ron Mountford at Perry Barr (All great riders). My mom and dad used to take me and my 2 brothers every other Saturday on the 29 bus from Hockley. I can still imagine the smell of the engines and remember the ducking down at the barriers as they actually road past because we didnt want the grit in our eyes. Many times I can remember my mom getting grit out of other people's eyes. She actually won a prize one year for being the best supporter.
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
From the Birmingham Daily Gazette 7 April 1954. Viv
Hi Vivienne14,
I remember going to Perry Barr Speedway track when I was a small boy as my Dad used to work for Harry Bastable as a mechanic at Speedway Motors on Birchfield Road, Perry Barr. He even hand built Steve Bastables first speedway bike when he was young. I was lucky enough to have met most of the team who gave me lots of souvenirs helmet covers, team tabards (Brummies, Cradley Heath & a World Series one). Dad was friends with most of the lads, Johnnie Hart, Ivor Davies, Ivor Brown, Graham Warren, Ron Mountford etc. All very nice people unlike the stars of today who you can't get near let alone talk to.
Lozellian.
Gerry Cannell
master brummie
*I too remember those riders. Of the newer riders, that is, of the 1970's George Major was a friend of mine.
Tiger hart was the brummies captain real name phil hart ,he was john hart's father, i first saw the brummies in 1947 and i still go to perry barr today
Phil Hart had a garage on Birchfield Road and an insurance company - details here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/birchfield-road-perry-barr.38467/page-9
Viv.
Viv.
Hi Viv,
I remember it well, it was almost opposite Speedway Motors on the Birchfield Road, where my dad worked as a mechanic. I also recall that on most Sundays my dad used to take me off road motorbike riding with John hart & other Brummie Speedway Riders in Brownhills. One Sunday I recall we found an old mattress support frame, which a few of us sat on and we were then towed around an area of shale to create a makeshift track that was used to great effect (great memories).
Lozellian
