NORWICH SPEEDWAY – 1964 Compiled by the late Bryan Tungate, Updated 17.4.2020 The Handicap system remained in force until it was finally abandoned as applied to the “Big 3” in September following representations from the riders concerned (Briggs, Fundin and Knutsson) 28 March – Firs Stadium – Easter Trophy Norwich Stars 49 West Ham Hammers 35 (att – 8026) NORWICH Ove Fundin (BM) 1 2’ 3 3 9 1 George Major 0 3 2’ 2’ 7 2 Olle Nygren 3 3 1 0 7 John Debbage 0 3 0 1 4 Billy Bales 1 2 3 1 7 Trevor Hedge 3 0 0 3 6 Reg Trott (FM) 2’ 2’ 4 2 Tich Read (FM) 2’ 3 5 1 WEST HAM Bjorn Knutsson (BM) 2’ 1 2’ 0 5 2 Reg Luckhurst 3 0 3 2’ 2 10 1 Ronnie Genz 2 0 1 3 6 Stan Stevens 0 1 0 1 Norman Hunter 2 3 2 1 8 Bob Dugard 1’ 1 0 0 2 1 Tommy Sweetman (FM) 0 1’ 1 1 John Mills (FM) 0 1 1 1 Luckhurst, Knutsson, Fundin, Major (e/f), 69.6 1 5 2 Nygren, Hunter, Dugard, Debbage (e/f), 79.0 4 8 3 Hedge, Genz, Bales, Stevens, 72.2 8 10 4 Major, Trott, Luckhurst, Sweetman (e/f), 75.2 13 11 5 Debbage, Read, Stevens, Mills, 74.2 18 12 6 Nygren, Fundin, Knutsson, Genz, 72.0 23 13 7 Hunter, Bales, Dugard, Hedge (e/f), 73.2 25 17 8 Luckhurst, Knutsson, Nygren, Debbage (e/f), 71.0 26 22 9 Fundin, Major, Genz, Stevens (e/f), 72.6 31 23 10 Bales, Trott, Mills, Dugard, 72.4 36 24 11 Read, Hunter, Sweetman, Hedge (f), 74.0 39 27 12 Genz, Luckhurst, Debbage, Nygren (e/f), 72.0 40 32 13 Hedge, Luckhurst, Bales, Knutsson, 72.6 44 34 14 Fundin, Major, Hunter, Dugard, 74.0 49 35 Second Half Results – All 3 laps – Top Boy Scratch Race 1 Fundin, Bales, Luckhurst, Hunter, (Time ****) 2 Knutsson, Hedge, Major, Genz, 56.0 Final – Fundin, Hedge, Knutsson, Bales, 54.8 Reserve Race – Read, Luckhurst, Trott, Dugard, 56.8 Consolation Race – Genz, Debbage, Stevens, David Crane, 56.0 30 March – Firs Stadium – Easter Trophy Norwich Stars 10 Belle Vue Aces 14 (Abandoned for heavy rain after only 4 heats) NORWICH – Ove Fundin (BM) 0, George Major (2.2) 4, Olle Nygren 2, John Debbage 0, Billy Bales 1, Trevor Hedge 3, Reg Trott (FM) 0, Tich Read (FM) dnr BELLE VUE – Dick Fisher 3, Jim Yacoby (1,1) 2, Gordon McGregor 2, Colin Gooddy 0, Eric Boocock 1, Soren Sjosten 3, Bill Powell (FM) 3, Norman Nevitt (FM) dnr 1 Fisher, Major, Yacoby, Fundin, 74.4 2 4 2 Sjosten, Nygren, Boocock, Debbage (f), 75.0 4 8 3 Hedge, McGregor, Bales, Gooddy (f), 77.2 8 10 4 Powell, Major, Yacoby, Trott, 79.8 10 14 4 April – Hyde Road, Manchester – Easter Trophy Belle Vue Aces 42 Norwich Stars 42 BELLE VUE Dick Fisher 3 3 2 3 11 Jim Yacoby 1 3 1’ 0 5 1 Gordon McGregor 3 1 2 1 7 Bill Powell 1 0 0 0 1 Cyril Maidment 0 1 1 0 2 Soren Sjosten 3 3 3 3 12 Dave Schofield (FM) 1 0 1 Norman Nevitt (FM) 2 1 3 NORWICH Ove Fundin (BM) 2 0 3 2 7 George Major 0 2 1 1’ 4 1 Olle Nygren 2 2 3 3 10 Reg Trott 1’ 1 0 2 1 Billy Bales 0 2 2 1’ 5 1 Trevor Hedge 2 0 2’ 2 6 1 John Debbage 0 0 0 Tich Read 3 3 2’ 8 1 1 Fisher, Fundin, Yacoby, Major, 72.0 4 2 2 McGregor, Hedge, Powell, Bales, 74.8 8 4 3 Sjosten, Nygren, Trott, Maidment, 74.4 11 7 4 Yacoby, Major, Schofield, Debbage, 75.0 15 9 5 Read, Nevitt, Trott, Powell, 76.8 17 13 6 Fisher, Nygren, McGregor, Fundin, 73.6 21 15 7 Sjosten, Bales, Maidment, Hedge, 74.4 25 17 8 Fundin, McGregor, Major, Powell, 75.8 27 21 9 Nygren, Fisher, Yacoby, Trott, 75.2 30 24 10 Read, Hedge, Maidment, Schofield, 76.4 31 29 11 Sjosten, Bales, Nevitt, Debbage, 77.0 35 31 12 Nygren, Read, McGregor, Powell, 76.0 36 36 13 Sjosten, Fundin, Major, Maidment, 75.0 39 39 14 Fisher, Hedge, Bales, Yacoby, 76.2 42 42 Second Half Results Mexico Village Race – Fred Collier, Terry Holmes, Bill Haley, 84.0 Dodge City Race – Taffy Owen, Len Kirkham, John Jolly, Ian Thomas, 84.0 Lottery Scratch race 1 Nygren, Fisher, Bales, Major, 75.8 2 Fundin, Hedge, Maidment, Trott, 75.8 3 Sjosten, McGregor, Yacoby, Schofield, 76.0 4 Powell, Collier, Read, Nevitt, 79.6 Final – Fundin, Sjosten, Nygren, Powell (f), 76.4 11 April – Firs Stadium – Britannia Shield Norwich Stars 55 Swindon Robins 29 (att – 6363) NORWICH Ove Fundin (BM) 3 2’ 3 3 11 1 George Major 1 0 1 1 3 Olle Nygren 3 3 3 3 12 Reg Trott 0 3 1 1 5 Billy Bales 1 3 3 3 10 Trevor Hedge 3 0 2 2’ 7 1 John Debbage 3 1 4 Tich Read (BM) 2’ 1’ 3 2 SWINDON Barry Briggs (BM) 2 1 2 1 6 Martin Ashby 0 1’ 1 1 Mike Broadbanks 2 0 2 2 6 ColinPratt 0 0 0 0 0 Tadeuz Teodorowicz 1’ 2 3 2 8 1 Brian Brett 2 1’ 2 0 0 5 1 David Crane (FM) 2 0 0 2 Loanee Roy Bowers (FM) 1 0 1 1 Fundin, Briggs, Major, Ashby, 73.6 4 2 2 Nygren, Brett, Teodorowicz, Trott, 74.8 7 5 3 Hedge, Broadbanks, Bales, Pratt, 74.0 11 7 4 Debbage, Crane, Ashby, Major, 77.0 14 10 5 Trott, Read, Bowers, Pratt, 77.0 19 11 6 Nygren, Fundin, Briggs, Broadbanks, 73.2 24 12 7 Bales, Teodorowicz, Brett, Hedge, 75.0 27 15 8 Nygren, Briggs, Trott, Crane, 74.8 31 17 9 Fundin, Broadbanks, Major, Pratt, 75.4 35 19 10 Bales, Brett, Debbage, Bowers, 75.2 39 21 11 Teodorowicz, Hedge, Read, Crane, 76.6 42 24 12 Nygren, Broadbanks, Trott, Pratt, 75.4 46 26 13 Bales, Hedge, Briggs, Brett, 74.4 51 27 14 Fundin, Teodorowicz, Major, Brett, 75.4 55 19 Second Half Results – Holt Road Scratch Race 1 Fundin, Trott, Brett, Broadbanks (e/f), 76.2 and 77.4 2 Bales, Briggs, Nygren, Cyril Crane, 75.0 and 75.4 3 Teodorowicz, Hedge, Pratt, Major, 77.2 and 77.4 Final – Fundin, Teodorowicz, Bales, Briggs, 74.6 Encouragement Race – Read, D. Crane, Bowers, C. Crane, 78.8 Reserve Race – Pratt, Debbage, D. Crane, Read, 77.6 13 April – Plough Lane, London – Britannia Shield Wimbledon Dons 46 Norwich Stars 38 WIMBLEDON Sverre Harrfeldt 3 3 3 3 12 Roy Trigg 1 1’ 0 0 2 1 Leo McAuliffe 3 0 2’ 2 7 1 Cyril Maidment 1 3 3 1’ 8 1 Gote Nordin 1’ 1 2 2 6 1 Gerry Jackson 2 3 2 0 7 Jim Tebby 2 0 2 Ernie Baker 1 1’ 2 1 NORWICH Ove Fundin (BM) 2 1’ 1 3 1 8 1 George Major 0 0 0 0 Olle Nygren 3 2 2 3 3 13 Reg Trott 0 2 0 2 Billy Bales 0 0 1’ 1’ Trevor Hedge 2 2 1’ 2 7 1 John Debbage 0 0 Tich Read (FM) 3 0 1 3 7 1 Harrfeldt, Fundin, Trigg, Major, 66.8 4 2 2 McAuliffe, Hedge, Maidment, Bales, 68.6 8 4 3 Nygren, Jackson, Nordin, Trott, 68.0 11 7 4 Read, Tebby, Trigg, Major, 69.8 14 10 5 Maidment, Trott, Baker, Read, 69.6 18 12 6 Harrfeldt, Nygren, Fundin, McAuliffe, 66.2 21 15 7 Jackson, Hedge, Nordin, Bales, 68.2 25 17 8 Maidment, McAuliffe, Fundin, Major, 68.8 30 18 9 Harrfeldt, Nygren, Hedge, Trigg, 68.0 33 21 10 Fundin, Nordin, Read, Tebby, 68.6 35 25 11 Nygren, Jackson, Baker, Debbage, 68.6 38 28 12 Nygren, McAuliffe, Maidment, Trott, 69.2 41 31 13 Read, Nordin, Fundin, Jackson, 69.0 43 35 14 Harrfeldt, Hedge, Bales, Trigg, 68.8 46 38 Second Half Results Top Scorer Scratch Race – Harrfeldt, Nygren, Maidment, McAuliffe, 67.2 Consolation Race – Fundin, Nordin, Jackson, Read, 67.0 Nightingale Scratch race – Hedge, Trigg, Tebby, Trott, 69.4 Handicap Races – yards behind scratch South London – Harrfeldt (20), Bales (0), Hedge (0), Nygren (20), Trott (0), 69.0 Wandle – Harrfeldt (10), Fundin (20), Read (0), Jackson (10), Major (0), 68.4 18 April – Brandon Stadium, Coventry – Britannia Shield Coventry Bees 57 Norwich Stars 27 COVENTRY Nigel Boocock 3 2 3 3 11 Bryan Elliott 2’ 3 1 1 7 1 Jim Lightfoot 3 0 3 2 8 Rick France 1 2’ 0 0 3 1 Ken McKinley 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 Ron Mountford 1 2’ 1 3 7 1 Jack Biggs 2’ 2’ 6 2 Les Owen (FM) 3 3 6 NORWICH Ove Fundin (BM) 1 1 2 1 1 6 George Major 0 1 1’ 0 2 1 Olle Nygren 2 3 2 2 3 13 Reg Trott 0 0 0 0 Billy Bales 0 0 2 2 Trevor Hedge 2 1 1 0 4 John Debbage (FM) 0 0 0 David Crane (FM) 1 0 1 1 Boocock, Elliott, Fundin, Major, 68.4 5 1 2 Lightfoot, Hedge, France, Bales, 69.2 9 3 3 McKinley, Nygren, Mountford, Trott, 67.4 13 5 4 Elliott, Biggs, Major, Debbage, 70.6 18 6 5 Owen, France, Crane, Trott, 70.2 23 7 6 Nygren, Boocock, Fundin, Lightfoot, 68.8 25 11 7 McKinley, Mountford, Hedge, Bales, 70.0 30 12 8 Lightfoot, Fundin, Major, France, 69.8 33 15 9 Boocock, Nygren, Elliott, Trott, 69.4 37 17 10 McKinley, Biggs, Hedge, Crane, 71.2 42 18 11 Owen, Nygren, Mountford, Debbage, 71.2 46 20 12 Nygren, Lightfoot, Fundin, France (e/f), 71.6 48 24 13 Mountford, McKinley, Fundin, Major (f), 70.2 53 25 14 Boocock, Bales, Elliott, Hedge (f), 71.6 59 27 Second Half Abandoned due to heavy rain 21 April – Custom House, London – Easter Cup West Ham Hammers 40 Norwich Stars 44 (att – 15,000) WEST HAM Ron How 0 0 0 Guest Alf Hagon 2 3 3 2’ 10 1 Bjorn Knutsson (FM) 3 1 2 2 3 11 Ray Cresp 2’ 3 1’ 1’ 7 3 Reg Luckhurst 0 2 2 0 4 Norman Hunter 3 0 2 1 6 Malcolm Simmons 0 1’ 0 1 1 Bob Dugard (FM) 1 0 1 NORWICH Olle Nygren 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2 Reg Trott 1 2 0 3 Ove Fundin (FM) 1’ 3 1’ 3 8 2 George Major 2 2 2 6 Billy Bales 0 3 3 1 7 Trevor Hedge 1 1 3 0 5 John Debbage (FM) 1’ 1 3 5 1 David Crane (FM) 0 0 0 0 1 Nygren, Hagon, Trott, How, 77.6 2 4 2 Knutsson, Cresp, Hedge, Bales, 79.8 7 5 3 Hunter, Major, Fundin, Luckhurst, 78.2 10 8 4 Hagon, Trott, Debbage, Simmons, 79.2 13 11 5 Cresp.