RealClassic – August 2019

THANKS

Iamseverely indebtedtoSteveMellie

Corbett for the despatchinformation,

and in particularTrevor Davies,author

of theextremely informativeWarzone

Speedway,aswithout such invaluable

sourcematerial thisfeaturewould

havebeen impossible.Thankyou

both.Odgie

GETWELLSOON!

Whilewe werepreparing thisfeature,

OdgieHimself came something of a

cropper in one of thoseferociousfirst-

corner tangles thattendtohappen when

lots ofcompetitivechapsroar around

aspeedwaytrack on gurtbig powerful

motorcycles.Odgie emerged with some

creativesnaps,cracks and pops which

mightslowhim downforatinywee

while.Ornot.

Hopeyou’reback in the saddlerightrapid!

monthsconcentratedtraining. Thelist of
ex-servicemen whowentontoridefor
professionalteams is fartoolongtoreplicate
here, but Graham’s Enfield servesasareminder
of how,even inwartimeinthe mostfarthest
flungreaches of the earth, men and machines
still cametogethertodo men and motorcycles
will alwaysdo–enter intothegreatspirit of
competitiontosee who is the fastest.

No lights,nobattery.Noneedforadynamo,then.

The rest of the magdynoworks aswell asever

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