Post by danny on Feb 24, 2011 20:26:33 GMT
Ruskin Flyers were formed in the late 40s in Camberwell S.E. London, in approx 1949 they moved to a new track in wyndham road Camberwell, which they shared with Peckham Stars. This track had floodlights and an electric starting gate, very advant guard for the time. The feature length B&W film Skid Kids was shot here using Ruskin and Peckham riders for the action scenes, I actually got a race myself but it must have finished on the cutting room floor as it did not appear on the released version.
Some of the Ruskin riders include Ron Swaine,Ray Pollard,Basil Casey,Cliff Mogerige,Stan Miles,Terry Vintner,Alan Brookes,Den Rogers,Sid Piddington,Don Robertson Mick Griffin plus many more,I was a reserve team rider at this time.
I left Ruskin at the end of 1951 when the track was destined for closure, I joined Bermondsey Greyhounds for the 1952 season before moving on to Nunhead Dragons whose track was at Troytown, Peckham Rye, I spent several seasons with the Dragons the team riders were Johnny Radford, Bert Ryles, Jackie Wilkinson,Derek & Brian Scott,Brian Melville, Danny Daniel, Ken Thornton,Pete Hills, Johnny Walton,Tito Burns.
In early 1954 Ruskin Flyers were reformed with only Ray Pollard & Danny Daniel from the original team, a track was built on the Tennis courts of a derelict house which was adjacent to Streatham Common we managed to field a reasonable team consisting of Ray Pollard, Myself, Roy Matthews,Alec Angel, Tony Burgoine,Pat Carey, Ian Smith, Geoff Smith, Brian Jarrett etc.
Now National Service intervened and Ruskin Closed for the last time. I signed on for Beckenham Pirates as did several of my team mates. My last race representing Beckenham was in 2005/6 (veterans of course) Almost 60 years of good memories
danny
Some of the Ruskin riders include Ron Swaine,Ray Pollard,Basil Casey,Cliff Mogerige,Stan Miles,Terry Vintner,Alan Brookes,Den Rogers,Sid Piddington,Don Robertson Mick Griffin plus many more,I was a reserve team rider at this time.
I left Ruskin at the end of 1951 when the track was destined for closure, I joined Bermondsey Greyhounds for the 1952 season before moving on to Nunhead Dragons whose track was at Troytown, Peckham Rye, I spent several seasons with the Dragons the team riders were Johnny Radford, Bert Ryles, Jackie Wilkinson,Derek & Brian Scott,Brian Melville, Danny Daniel, Ken Thornton,Pete Hills, Johnny Walton,Tito Burns.
In early 1954 Ruskin Flyers were reformed with only Ray Pollard & Danny Daniel from the original team, a track was built on the Tennis courts of a derelict house which was adjacent to Streatham Common we managed to field a reasonable team consisting of Ray Pollard, Myself, Roy Matthews,Alec Angel, Tony Burgoine,Pat Carey, Ian Smith, Geoff Smith, Brian Jarrett etc.
Now National Service intervened and Ruskin Closed for the last time. I signed on for Beckenham Pirates as did several of my team mates. My last race representing Beckenham was in 2005/6 (veterans of course) Almost 60 years of good memories
danny