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The 74 team? Frank Shuter was the main one but Peter Thompson & Steve Reinke also rode that legendary year - and how can you get Chris Julian's name wrong - shame on you!
Chris was a bit of a cult hero around the country for his antics, not all of them on the track - he once got nicked for riding his speedway bike down the main road to his local in Indian Queens and on another occasion he had to be bailed from the nick by Wally Mawsdley in order to ride for the Falcons, he had many a fight throughout his career, on and off track - a nutter to the end he managed to get killed in a tragic gyrocopter accident!
Cheers Brian. Brendon Julian was an Aussie cricketer :$
Frank Chuter rode in black leathers like Ivan didn't he? Surprised this was as early as '74. Always used to sit in the same seats just above the tapes in the grandstand. Filling in the programme. Reading Speedway Star.
Thats him - though wasnt Ivan in the green & white chequed leathers by then? Frank Shuter died in a car accident a few years ago - weird how these blokes spend years flying round a track on a bike with no brakes then die in some stupid way after thet give up riding!
Happy days indeed- doesnt look like we'll be seeing speedway in Exeter again though.
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