British Clubs: Coatbridge (1976, 1977), Glasgow (1978), Edinburgh (1979-1982), Hull (1979), Poole (1980)
| Year | Team | Meet | Race | Pts | Bon | Ave | M | Paid |
| 1976 | Coatbridge | 28 | 91 | 86 | 24 | 4.83 | ||
| 1977 | Coatbridge | 23 | 84 | 81 | 15 | 4.57 | ||
| 1978 | Glasgow | 32 | 139 | 213 | 19 | 6.68 | 1 | 2 |
| 1979 | Edinburgh | 20 | 67 | 67 | 21 | 5.25 | ||
| 1979 | Hull | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | Edinburgh | 36 | 134 | 166 | 34 | 5.97 | 1 | |
| 1980 | Poole | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6.67 | ||
| 1981 | Edinburgh | 23 | 78 | 93 | 21 | 5.85 | ||
| 1982 | Edinburgh | 29 | 126 | 170 | 19 | 6.00 | 1 |
Q & A from Tigers Online Forum
QUESTIONS FROM MERV JANKE FAN CLUB
Q HOW DID YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH SPEEDWAY COME ABOUT
BR I was a spectator at old Meadowbank. When Speedway moved to Coatbridge I
stopped going to play Junior Football. I started going to Berwick Speedway and
Norrie Allan was doing second halves so I decided to give it a go and bought my
first bike from John Wilson.
Q WHO WAS THE BEST PROMOTER YOU RACED FOR
BR Jimmy Beaton he looked after all his riders well.
Q DID YOU ENJOY YOURSELF AT GLASGOW
BR Glasgow was my best time ever
Q YOU EVENTUALLY GOT YOUR MOVE TO YOUR HOMETOWN CLUB FOR THE 1979
SEASON. BUT WAS THERE NOT A BIT OF WRANGLING BEHIND THE SCENES
BEFOREHAND.
BR The two promotions could not agree a transfer fee so it went to arbitration and SCB
Settled it.
Q INJURIES ALWAYS SEEMED TO HAMPER YOUR CAREER , DO YOU STILL SUFFER
IN ANY WAY FROM THEM THESE DAYS
BR My shoulder is sore every day
Q HOW MUCH FURTHER DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE PROGRESSED INJURY
FREE
BR I would have hoped to move to the bigger league but injury held me back
Q WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TRACK
BR Mildenhall was a favorite
Q WHO WAS THE BEST RIDER YOU RACED ALONGSIDE
BR Ivan Mauger at Hull, Brian Collins at Glasgow and George Hunter at Edinburgh
QUESTIONS BY GRASSCUTTER
Q WHERE DID YOU RIDE YOUR FIRST BIKE
BR There were no training facilities in Scotland in the mid seventies so we had to
go down to Crewe speedway, where Charlie Scarborough had a training school
on Saturdays . Then on Sunday across to Stoke where Jack Milne ran his
training school. When I reached a reasonable standard I rode second halves
at Coatbridge on Friday, played junior football on Saturday afternoons and
rode at Paisley on Saturday night ( made for a busy weekend ).
Q HOW MANY CLUBS DID YOU RIDE FOR
BR Firstly, Glasgow Tigers then Edinburgh Monarchs . I also rode for Poole and
Hull occasionally as reserve .
Q AFTER YOU QUIT THE TIGERS WHAT MADE YOU SIGN FOR THE MONARCHS
BR I suppose it was everyone's dream to race for there local club so I signed for
the monarchs !!!
Q WHAT WAS YOUR WORST INJURY IN SPEEDWAY
BR Only one serious injury, a dislocated shoulder . I must have dislocated my
shoulder dozens of times !! If it wasn't for the great doctor Carlo Biagi I
wouldn't have managed to keep going !
Q GOOD FRIENDS WITH POGO COLLINS DID HE HELP YOU ALONG
BR What can I say about Brian Collins ? - He was the first to criticize me at his
training schools at Coatbridge about my machinery, which always let me
down He gave me the opportunity to work with him in his workshop during the
week and taught me the track craft and maintenance skills which I needed
during my career ....
Q WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEEDWAY
BR My first biggest achievement was to win the Scottish Junior Championship at
Coatbridge under the watchful eye of Brain Collins . I went on to win the
Bordernapolis which was a great achievement. I was also involved in the
Scottish World Team Cup at Reading, where I rode against the best in the
world.
Q EXETER/POOLE IS IT A KILLER JOURNEY
BR Yes it was a killer journey . The worst was Glasgow Tigers Southern Tour,
Glasgow - Friday night, Canterbury - Saturday, Eastbourne - Sunday, Exeter –
Monday, Weymouth - Tuesday, night off - Wednesday went to Poole speedway
up to Oxford - Thursday back home to Glasgow for Friday night (men &
machinery knackered !! )
QUESTIONS FROM MAGGIE & LEX
Q HOW MANY SCOTLAND CAPS DID YOU GET
BR Didn't get many Scotland caps, unfortunately Scotland was not a major player
in the speedway world ... therfore international caps were limited
Q WHICH CLUB WAS THE BEST? TIGERS/MONARCHS
BR To ride for both clubs was an honor
Q WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR A LIVING NOW
BR Work in motor trade, semi-retired
Q DO YOU STILL ATTEND SPEEDWAY MEETINGS
BR Always go to the British Grand Prix and also limited club meetings but hope to
attend more in the future
Q BEST TEAM MANAGER YOU RACED UNDER
BR The late John Docherty also Alan Bridget who was a great man motivator....
Q BEST 7 RIDERS YOU RACED WITH
BR Brain Collins, George Hunter, Ivan Mauger, Doug Templeton, Bert Harkins,
Louis Sanson, and the great Charlie Monk
Q DO YOU STILL ATTEND GRAND PRIX
BR Yes Cardiff every year long may it continue ... love to take in some ice
speedway racing in the future !!
A few people I would like to mention who have helped me throughout my speedway career, my brother James, great friend Mose Hutchison, mechanical wizard Artie Fisher, doctor Carlo Biagi, Jimmy Beaton Snr and Brian Collins and many More.......
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