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Alan Johnston's Photos |
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Alan Johnston says: Hi John, By chance I stumbled upon your
excellent website; I was looking for a date for a photo via google
search I'd taken at the same time as a meeting between the Diamonds and
Red Star Belgrade.
I have photos from at least 10 meetings
starting with Teesside on 19/04/76. There must be over 500 negatives and
many photos in the loft (if I can find them all).
They are not all the "typical Speedway
Star type" photo.
I was a Graphics student at Newcastle Poly in
the mid seventies. So some of the photos were taken to show speed hence
blurring, colour etc. Some I messed around with (an example is the one
of Tim Swales, Les Collins & Andy Cusworth).
Not all were printed but I should have
all the original negatives (that I haven't messed around with).
I've tried to scan some of the negatives today and the results were ok
to poor (some are attached). I'll need to find to find the tool to clean
the negative scanner if you want any for your website.
I've attached a selection of my
photos. All are compressed for the email. I'll email full size ones if
you want any.
The signed photos by Tom and Joe are 14"x12" prints that I photographed
today - they won’t fit in my scanner. There is also some examples of a
couple of my original contact sheets and a couple of strips of
thumbnails.
I hope this gives you an idea of what
I have. I am willing to send you whatever you want for your website. It
seems criminal that they are gathering dust in my loft.
Alan Johnston
30th September 2021
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| John says: Thank you Alan, I
have given you your own page on the History Website and put your photos on this webpage. I would like you to
send me the rest. I will fit them on the website no matter how
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| Tom Owen |
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| Tom Owen Signing Autographs |
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| Tom Owen (R) & Graeme Stapleton (B) |
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| Tom Owen |
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| Joe Owen |
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| Joe Owen v Barry Briggs |
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Joe v Barry was a Match Race on 5th July 1976 before the meeting with
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| John says: Alan's photo shows both riders were
using machines with the large cover and 3 bosses. I sent an email
half the way around the world to my mate Dave Gifford in New Zealand
asking him about this modification. Giffy responded with the
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| Dave Gifford's pics of his Street Conversion |
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Hi giffy mate: I hope you are well and
haven't contracted covid. Newcastle came v close to closing down a
few weeks ago but the promoter Rob Grant junior had second thoughts
and has committed himself to Brough having speedway for at least
2022, god knows after that. You will know his dad Rob Grant senior
from your Berwick days, no doubt! I am writing to ask you about
bikes in the 1970s. Have a look at Briggo's bike in the attached
photo. I am a bit puzzled by the large grey plastic thing with the 3
bosses on it. I assume it was to protect the engine from a nuclear
attack! but i could be wrong.
I have always had an interest in the machines and I cannot believe
the shields were in wide use coz I don't remember them at all. So
what were they used for and why the 3 bosses?
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Giffy says: Hi John, how nice to hear
from you and to know that you are well. Things are not too bad heare
but I fear we all have a long way to go before we return to some
sort of normality.
Now to the picture you sent of young Joe and the other bloke.
The motor in question is a double overhead cam Mk 1 4 Valve
Street. Developed by Neil Street and Ivan Tighe in Australia
around 1975. The design was the only true overhead cam where
the cam opens the valve directly unlike the Jawa and GM which
use rockers in between the cam and valve. The plastic thing with
the bosses you mentioned is actually aluminium and covers the
cam chain which is driven by a sprocket behind the primary chain
sprocket . The two top bosses are where the two cam sprockets
are located and the lower one is where the adjustable idler is.
The British made conversions made by Neil Street used chain
covers of beaten aluminium sheet while the ones made in Aussie
by Ivan Tighe were castings. Hope this all makes sense old
friend, I have att a couple of pics (see above), of a Street
motor I used at Berwick. Hope things get sorted at Brough. All
the very best John and stay safe, regards, giffy
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| Joe Owen Putting his Street Conversion Through
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| Peter Collins v Ron Henderson |
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| Artistic version by Alan Johnston |
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| Red Star Prague |
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| Artistic version by Alan Johnston |
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| Phil Michaelides |
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| Robbie Blackadder |
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Robbie Blackadder &
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| Michael was a junior rider who lives in
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| Ron Henderson & Tom Owen |
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| Tapes Up v Scunthorpe |
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Tim Swales Les
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| A touch of photoshopping 1970s style |
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| Barry Briggs & Phil Collins |
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Alan's Contact Prints
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| The above thumbnail pics were part of Alan's
coursework when he was at Newcastle Poly in the 1970s. I hope he
will send us many more of his unique photo collection |
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| My prayers have been answered! Well, Alan
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| Joe Owen & Billy Burton |
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| 17th May 1976 |
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| Who won? Well Joe looks pleased with
himself and Billy is checking the time on his watch. In the days
pre "Kevlar", I was impressed by the designer of Joe's leathers and the
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| The 1970s Brough Park Pits |
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| 17th May 1976 |
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| The rather ramshackle looking 1977 Brough Park
pits with Ron Henderson, Tim Swales, Robbie Blackadder, Billy Burton & R
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Tom Owen & Ron
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Get
The Drop on Boston |
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| 17th May 1976 |
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| Tom & Ron make the gate against Billy Burton
(off gate 2) and Trevor Whiting on the outside |
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| Nigel Crabtree |
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| 4th July 1977 |
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Nigel Crabtree (Blue) v
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| Phil Kynman |
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| 4th July 1977 |
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| 4th July 1977 |
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| Eddie Argall |
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| Joe Owen v Steve Weatherley |
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| Joe Celebrates a win v Steve Weatherley |
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Alan Johnston says: The match race pics of Joe and Steve Weatherley were
taken before the meeting with Stoke Potters. Two talented riders both
suffering terrible injuries in later crashes. |
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