Hampden Hawks Cycle Speedway Club History

1969 KO Cup Win

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K O Cup Win 1969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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69

 

KO Cup Final

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hampden

v

Kingsway

@

Woodrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

50

 

 

Road

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

Rider

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

P

BP

R

1

D

Barrie

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

14

 

5

2

P

Gentles

0

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

3

N

Nicolson

 

2

 

1

 

 

x

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

7

2

5

4

M

Blair

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

7

3

5

5

C

Caffrey

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

13

 

5

6

M

Nicolson

 

 

f

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

3

 

7

1

5

7

R

Young

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

0

 

1

 

 

 

 

3

 

0

 

6

 

5

8

G

Aiken

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

0

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

3

1

4

Heat

 

3

3

3

3

4

2

2

3

3

4

4

3

4

3

5

3

3

3

 

 

 

Prog

 

3

6

9

12

16

18

20

23

26

30

34

37

41

44

49

52

55

58

 

 

 

No

 

Rider

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

P

BP

R

1

B

Gilliland

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

3

14

 

5

2

A

Brown

1

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

1

 

2

2

5

3

D

Norrie

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

0

 

 

3

 

 

9

1

5

4

J

R’bertson

 

f

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

6

 

5

5

B

Campbell

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

8

1

5

6

S

R’bertson

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

0

 

 

3

 

 

 

x

6

1

5

7

C

McMillan

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

4

 

3

8

M

Cooper

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

Heat

 

3

3

3

3

2

4

4

3

3

2

2

3

2

3

1

3

3

3

 

 

 

Prog

 

3

6

9

12

14

18

22

25

28

30

32

35

37

40

41

44

47

50

 

 

 

 

·        First Cup Final in almost ten years and there was as much action off the track as on it

 

·        Kingsway try to delay meeting in the hope that Chic Mackie will turn up – sadly Chic had a asthma attack and didn’t ride

 

·        Kingsway also disappointed that steward Jimmy Cobain was also a no show  - how did they know he would not allow Ronnie Young to ride with his wrist in plaster

 

·        Stand in steward John Speirs rules that Ronnie can ride “ as long as his jersey covers it at all times” – John incidentally was involved in the crash that saw Ronnie break his wrist

 

·        Early races are split but first Hawks and then Kingsway gain narrow leads

 

·        Heats 10 –13 see Hawks build up a four point lead, with Dick and Ronnie gaining a valuable 4-2 from the outside grids

 

·        Mike and Ronnie gain a great 5-1 in heat 15 putting Hawks in the driving seat

 

·        Dick and Nicky comfortably take 3-3 in next heat to put Hawks 8 up with two races to go

 

·        Kingsway need a 5-1 from outside gates in heat 17 but strangely both their riders try to take Ronnie out at first bend , letting Moosh build up a huge lead – the Cup is going to Hampden !!

 

·        MOM – Dick – could probably have got a maximum but settled for the points that won us the Cup