Southern Classic Speedway Bikes Some Memories of Poole Speedway 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 OTHER TRACKS & RIDERS ______________________________________________________________________ Geoff Mudge, the very popular Pirates Skipper, who led them to their first Division 1 Championship in 1969, and scored almost 3,000 Points for the Pirates over the course of his Racing Career at Wimborne Road. Interestingly, Geoff is on board what looks like a Maurmatt Frame. Look at those front forks and then compare them with the forks in the picture below which were typical of the Rotrax - Staride era. The Frame above was made by a one time Team mate of of Geoff's Southampton Saint and Poole Pirate - Maury Mattingly ______________________________________________________________________ Mudgey again . . with a Blue and White Striped Shirt under that Race Jacket The picture is courtesy of Bob Cole, a life long Poole Supporter who has sent us many of the Photos on the Poole pages. Many thanks Bob. _____________________________________________________________________ 3 Time World Finalist 'Super Simmo' Malcolm scored 2,145 for Poole ______________________________________________________________________ Another great photo of Malcolm Simmons Thanks to Steve Brown for the above and others on the Poole page. ______________________________________________________________________ The 1965 Poole Pirates ~ back in the 1st Division ______________________________________________________________________ The 1961 Provincial League Championship Winning Side ______________________________________________________________________ An interesting Photo from 1960 with Allan Kidd in a striped Race Jacket. The 1960 Team wore Blue and White Stripes as Liverpool had adopted the Skull and Crossbones for that Season. Possibly the first example of corporate identity as the Knott Family also ran Southampton at that time who of course raced in Red and White stripes. ______________________________________________________________________ Tony Lewis started his Career with Poole in 1950 in a Team that included Ken Middleditch. By the time Tony hung his leathers up in 1968, he had helped Poole to achieving 5 League titles and 4 Runners Up positions. Hispoints tally over the years of 1,785 Points, ranks him No 10 in the Poole Pirates all time greatest Points Scorers, along with  1. Craig Boyce 3828  2. Steve Schofield 3348.5  3. Pete Smith 3287.5  4. Geoff Mudge 2789.5  5. Lars Gunnestad 2539  6. Ken Middleditch 2430.5  7. Neil Middleditch 2380.5  8. Malcolm Simmons   2145  9. Kevin Smith 1931.5 10. Tony Lewis 1785 ______________________________________________________________________ Norman Strachan ~ a great Rider and another Pirates Legend. Norman actually wore the Skull and Crossbones for 15 years. ______________________________________________________________________ Barry's younger Brother, Wayne Briggs who enjoyed  a good Season with Poole Pirates in 1966, also rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs. ______________________________________________________________________ Ken Middleditch and Tony Lewis A legendary Poole pairing. Ken is of course, the Father of Neil Middleditch, and between them, they notched up almost 5,000 Points in their 2 separate Racing Careers with the Pirates. ______________________________________________________________________ Tim Bungay who enjoyed a successful Season with Poole in 1968. Also rode for Cradley Heath and Exeter. ______________________________________________________________________ Brian Leonard in Poole Colours also rode for Wembley Served 3 Years with Poole in 1963, 1964 and 1965. ______________________________________________________________________   Bill Andrew ~ highest Points scorer in the 1968 Season and who won The Johnny Thompson Memorial Trophy in 1965 and 1966 ______________________________________________________________________ Ross Gilbertson started a distinguished career with Poole in 1960, which saw him serve 7 Seasons up to 1969 ______________________________________________________________________ Vaclav Verner ~ a Pirate in 1980, 1982 and 1983 ______________________________________________________________________ One of the most famous 'Pirates of them all, 'Super Simmo' - Malcolm Simmons World Finalist in 1975, 1976 and 1977 ~ Runner Up in 1976 ______________________________________________________________________ Kindly sent in by Steve Brown, this photograph of Leif Wahlmann, who was a World Under 21 Finalist in 1984 and so tragically lost his life at Kings Lynn that year. Below ~ Leif Wahlmann in action for Poole ~ what a fantastic style. ______________________________________________________________________ Some interesting Newspaper cuttings .... Terry Small ~ a Poole Pirate from 1949 to 1959 ______________________________________________________________________ We think this is 1955 or 1956 - is anyone sure? ______________________________________________________________________ Geoff Mudge in action ~ 11 years continuous service as a Poole Pirate ______________________________________________________________________ Trevor Blokdyk who rode for Poole in 1958 and 1959 ______________________________________________________________________ Jack Unstead who so tragically died in a crash at Ipswich in 1962 while riding for Exeter ______________________________________________________________________ Ray Cresp signing Autographs in 1959 ______________________________________________________________________ Terry Small also rode in the 1958 Team but is not in this Photo ______________________________________________________________________ Please remember ~ new photos are arriving all the time, so visit us again soon please, and we hope you enjoyed the Poole page. ______________________________________________________________________ If you have any photos of Poole Speedway anything pre-laydown - Riders or Bikes please send them in to us HERE 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5