Custom House Years
Home of the 'Appy Ammers'
I first started watching speedway at Custom House aged 9 in 1965 and followed 'The Ammers' until their demise in 1971.
This website is dedicated to everyone concerned with West Ham speedway !
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My boyhood Hero Sverre Harrfeldt
West Ham
National League Champions 1937
British League Champions 1965
A.C.U. Cup Winners 1938
Knock-out Cup Winners 1965
London Cup Winners 1965/66/67
Essex County Champions 1930
Latest Updates & Announcements
Announcements
London Riders Championship Revived
17th July at Arena Essex raceway
"Amid this fantastic night of nostalgia the very serious message of the potential need for a new home for London Speedway in the foreseeable future will be shining through with invitations to attend being extended to the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Sport in the hope that a show of support from the London public both current and lapsed supporters will send the message that the Capital needs and deserves Speedway for the next 80 years.
As this is an event dependent upon the fans to help celebrate the past and work towards the future, the Club will be reducing admission prices to £10 for Adults and £1 for Children.
The Lakeside Club will be inviting Supporters groups of the former clubs to join together to agree upon the rider they see would best represent them on the night and decide what body colour design they should wear. These body colours will be auctioned at the end of the meeting with all proceeds split between the Speedway Museum and the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund."
People looking for old chums
Contact me if you have any detail or wish to get in touch!
Robert Hall contacted us:- I remember going every week with my dad, who was in a wheel chair and used to sit by the tapes. I remember we used to always pick up a girl called Dennise Penning, would love to get in touch with her again and catch up on old times.
Tony Webb contacted us:- Jack Emmott, looking for any details of Jack Emmott who was on the mechanical side at West Ham late 1960
Updates
Riders Memories page Added 22/05/09
Management & Characters page Added 28/04/09
"Speedway and Me" By Robert Rogers Added 1st February 2009
Heat Details
Can anyone help Jim Henry out, he is looking for heat details at West Ham if you do have any information, you can contact him his home address which is given on the website below!
Acknowledgment's
Information and input from:-
Norman Jacobs (Author), Brian Collins (International Speedway), Brian Derby (Just Solos),
Jim Henry (The Speedway Researcher), Reg Fearman (Rider/Promoter/ EnglandTeam Manager & PP VSRA),
Robert Rogers, Harry Ward, Kevin Hammond
Team Statistics Supplied by Jim Henry, The Speedway Researcher.
Pre war thanks to:- Bob Ozanne, Peter Jackson & Allen Trump.
Post War thanks to :- Jim Henry, Hugh Vass , (Rider Averages) Kevin Hammond.
Pictures supplied by & from:-
Norman Jacobs Jim Blanchard Nick Wells John Chaplin Brian Darby (Just Solos) Raymond Chitty Reg Fearman
John Somerville Bob Knightley (Romford Bombers website)
Programmes supplied by & from:-
Speedway Swap Shop, Roger Stevens, Harry Ward, Robert Hull.
Grateful thank's for use of infomation:-
Speedway Plus
International SPEEDWAY
Just Solos
The Speedway Researcher
Books used for Reference:-
Speedway in London by Norman Jacobs
Speedway The Pre-War Years by Robert Bamford
The Complete History of the British League - Edited by Peter Oaks
Wright Wood Photo Collection
Copies of pictures from the Wright Wood Photo Collection are obtainable from John Somerville 35 St Ninians Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian , EH49 7BN.
Copies of the John Somerville private collection are also available.
Prices £2.50 for 6by4 , £2.75 for 7by5 , £3.00 for 8by6 , larger if required , plus £1.00 per Order postage.
Contact John on
mail to: john.somerville@blueyonder.co.uk
phone 01506-844315
John Chaplin Collection
Copies of pictures from the John Chaplin Collection are obtainable for £5 per print (plus £?? P&P). Please send a cheque/postal order payable to John Chaplin to Calle Castillo 34, Tormos 03795, Alicante, Spain.
Tel: 0034 96 558 7626.
E-mail: johnchaplin@telefonica.net
