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Post by administrator on Jun 11, 2011 10:11:07 GMT 1
![]() Joe Wildblood/2.jpg[/img] TRIANGULAR INTERNATIONAL SERIES Veernoord, Saturday, 30 July, 1960 AMERICA: Jeff Runberg, Wilf Davis, Harry Laws, Bob Patchen. ENGLAND: Joe Wildblood, Buddy Buswell, Scott Lees, Dave Hughes. HOLLAND: Nico van Gorcum, Gerrit Kops, Gerrit Muts, Wim van Hamelrijk. Meeting reserves: Phil Bishop (England), Gus Schuurman (Holland). Match result not known. Photo shows: JOE WILDBLOOD (England): :::::::::::::::::: Attachments:
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Post by administrator on Jun 13, 2011 15:26:49 GMT 1
Besides details for the meeting at Veernord, almost certainly the next day another was held at Den Bosch (s'Hertogenbosch).
Now, in the DRIVERS section there is a photo scan relevant to Joe Wildblood's trip to Holland in 1960s which mentions four meetings as taking place, Where and when were the other meetings.
The scan also mentions that nine drivers were in the party which would be a compsite of four each for the America and England teams, plus Phil Bishop as reserve?
Or am I getting too speculative about this triangular series?
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Post by administrator on Jun 22, 2011 22:21:06 GMT 1
Taken off oldtimespeedway:::
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--- In oldtimespeedway@yahoogroups.com, "lastlap66" <lastlap66@...> wrote:
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> That's interesting. It would also indicate that the cars used weren't Skirrows but the so-called 600cc "Parker midgets".
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> --- In oldtimespeedway@yahoogroups.com, James White <white.james22@> wrote:
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> > hi jimbo here.yes the dutch team were all speedway riders.most of the other names were made up.the speedcar section was run by mike parker..all the best jimbo
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Post by gokwe on Feb 6, 2013 14:16:49 GMT 1
There was indeed a second meeting the following day - 31st July - at Den Bosch.
I have scans of the programme covers for this and the Veenoord meeting and will gladly provide these for the forum if requested.
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Post by administrator on Aug 20, 2013 23:09:15 GMT 1
There was indeed a second meeting the following day - 31st July - at Den Bosch. I have scans of the programme covers for this and the Veenoord meeting and will gladly provide these for the forum if requested. |
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Post by ovaltrack on Feb 17, 2021 11:21:51 GMT 1
Liverpool Echo, 31 August 1960
And added attraction at Liverpool‘s last speedway meeting of the season, at Stanley Stadium on Friday, will be the appearance in a challenge match of a team of 500cc midget cars just back from a successful tour of Holland. Liverpool speedway promoter Mike Parker was asked to take a team of drivers and cars to compete against Dutch and American teams at five tracks and at each meeting they proved far superior in speed and performance to the Dutch and American 1000cc machines. Climax of the tour was the meeting at Amsterdam for the Golden helmet – the highest award on any Dutch track. A crowd of 45,000 sat for four hours in torrential rain to see an exciting battle for the trophy, which was eventually won by Mike Parker himself. The tour approved so successful that the same team has been booked for a longer tour next season, and it is planned to have the rest of the worlds top midget drivers in Holland.
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Post by gokwe on Nov 28, 2021 11:47:25 GMT 1
The Netherlands Triangular International Series consisted of 5 meetings at Veenoord, Den Bosch, Hengelo, Amsterdam and Tilburg.
Team scores from the meetings are shown below along with details of the Golden Helmets held at each track. Individual drivers scores were not found.
Meeting No. 1 @ Veenoord on 30th July
1st Netherlands 34 points; 2nd USA 31; 3rd England 27
Veenoord Golden Helmet (single race with the top points scorer from each country taking part)
1st Buddy Buswell (England); 2nd Bob Patchen (USA); 3rd Nico van Gorcum (Netherlands)
Meeting No.2 @ Den Bosch on 31st July
1st Netherlands 33 points; 2nd USA 31; 3rd England 26
Den Bosch Golden Helmet (single race with the top points scorer from each country taking part)
1st Harry Laws (USA); 2nd Joe Wildblood (England); 3rd Gerrit Kops (Netherlands)
Meeting No. 3 @ Hengelo on 7th August
1st USA 34 points; 2nd England 34; 3rd Netherlands 26
An extra race was held to decide the winner – USA beat England
Hengelo Golden Helmet (single race with the top points scorer from each country taking part)
1st Ron Lee (USA); 2nd Gerrit Muts (Netherlands); 3rd Dave Hughes (England)
Meeting No. 4 @ Amsterdam on 8th August
1st= Netherlands/England 33 points; 3rd USA 25
Amsterdam Golden Helmet (single race with the top points scorer from each country taking part)
1st Joe Wildblood (England); Ron Lee (USA) and Gerrit Muts (Netherlands) failed to finish
Meeting No. 5 @ Tilburg on 15th August
1st England 35 points; 2nd Netherlands 31; 3rd USA 28
Tilburg Golden Helmet (single race with the top points scorer from each country taking part)
1st Nico van Gorcum (Netherlands) 2nd Wilf Davis (USA); 3rd Joe Wildblood (England)
Nico van Gorcum subsequently won the 1961 Tilburg (Motorcycle Speedway) and Amsterdam (Motorcycle Speedway) Golden Helmets. In doing so he became the only racer to have won Dutch Golden Helmets in both disciplines, Auto Speedway and Motorcycle Speedway .
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