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"What? In the 60's??"
The leathers were pure unpolluted black - and bloody smart we looked too!
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John Edwards

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Hometown: Bellflower, California - USA
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Date of Birth: July 7, 1936
Occupation: Retired from pro racing, now an Aeronautical Engineer
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Notes: "John is 60 years old and has been competing in the Santa Maria races in 1997, quite successfully, too. He used to ride for Cradley Heath, then Wimbledon. A drinker, a smoker and all round good bloke." - Gary Roberts
Photos: (27K each) Helmet off in pits, and John sideways! Years riding Speedway: UK: 7 (1959 thru 1966)
Thanks to John for all the photos he took for this site. See the photo page from the '96 US National.
Bike: Godden and GM
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Achievements: Too many!
| Rode a total of 57 Speedway Tracks |
| UK 39 | USA 15 | Europe 3 |
| Aldershot | Ascot Speedway | Lorient |
| Belle Vue | Ascot 1/2 mile | Oldenbergh |
| Bradford | Costa Mesa | Seftenbergh |
| Bristol | Glen Helen | |
| Coventry | Indian Dunes | |
| Cowdenbeath |
Ken Maelys
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| Cradley Heath | Lake Elsinor | |
| Eastbourne | Lake Perris | |
| Edinburgh | Piersonville | |
| Exeter | Saddleback | |
| Glasgow | San Bernardino | |
| Hackney | Santa Maria | |
| Halifax | Ventura | |
| Kings Lynn | Victorville | |
| Leicester | Whiteman | |
| Little California | | |
| Long Eaton | | |
| Middlesbro | | |
| New Cross | | |
| Newcastle | | |
| Newport | | |
| Oxford | | |
| Plymouth | | |
| Poole | | |
| Rayleigh | | |
| Reading | | |
| Rye House | | |
| Ringwood | | |
| Sheffield | | |
| Shelbourne Park | | |
| Southampton | | |
| St Austell | | |
| Stoke | | |
| Swindon | | |
| West Ham | | |
| Weymouth | | |
| Wimbledon | | |
| Wolverhampton | | |
| Yarmouth | | |
| Total 57 |
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