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Speed skating

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Jehu

proper brummie kid
My name is Richard Downing and I races for the Birmingham Mohawk from 1961 to 1965 and worked for Crockett and Lowe 1960 to 1966 making wood and metal patterns for the car industry.
 
Jehu said:
My name is Richard Downing and I races for the Birmingham Mohawk from 1961 to 1965 and worked for Crockett and Lowe 1960 to 1966 making wood and metal patterns for the car industry.
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Welcome to the forum .... have a look in the threads below ... there are speed skating photos in them ...:)

Silver Blades Ice Rink

Here's a photo of me and some friends at the Milk Bar in Silver Blades about 1970.
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Springhill Ice rink Summerhill Road

Hi rogerstan I too had great times at the ice rink Recall going accross thr rd on skates to the pub around 9.00 and then back till the rink closed then of to a Dance somwhere. The man at the door used to check the skates you were wearing to be sure that were not hired skates. That man...
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Well Ladywoodite that name does sound familiar, but I would need a photo to be sure, as that was about 60 years ago !!
A person who I raced with ( old mohawk ) "Phil" put up some fantastic threads you should look at his pictures especially club photos and see if can spot him. All the very best.
 
That's who I thought it was to well done putting up the photo, and sorry he passed away.
But now you have raised another question, Phil "old Mohawk" do you remember the older man standing in front of the door, he and his friend (not in the picture) who was the world 10000 meter roller skating champion at the time. they both trained with us, but the friend took me out on the road some where in Birmingham and lent me his racing roller skates, that was amazing, he drove me down to the Richmond rink one time in his Audi, that was the first time I ever went over 100 mph.
 
I don't immediately recognise him but is that you on the right (one from the end) in the second row ?
 
Yes that is me and the one next to me on the end of the row is Colin Smith, and just behind me on the end of the third row is Brian and Eric Grinsell's (Spelling may be wrong) younger brother Bobby.
Thanks for the instructions on adding photos, I will see what can be done in the next couple of days.
I have my laptop set to UK weather, it says the Isle of Wright have winds over 120 mph !!!!!!
Keep safe Richard
 
Good day Phil
I will talk later all the best.
 

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Good day Phil
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner but we just had 2 blizzards in 3 days.
The three pictures inside are at Nottingham's rink under the stands, and the picture in a starting position has Brian Grinsell with the starting pistol was just for the front of some Silver blades literature.
I see on UK weather you had an earthquake in Birmingham yesterday! what's going on?
All the best and keep safe.
 
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