Marine Gardens 14 April 1930

The opening meeting of the Edinburgh dirt track season at the Marine Gardens Speedway l14 April 1930 was not too reassuring for local talent as the Marine Gardens stars were unable to prevent the spoils going to the Manchester contingent.  The Mancunians, Frank Varey, Frank Charles and Eric Langton were in top form and the first named won both scratch races while Charles took the Handicap. On point of performance Langton was best as he established new figures of 1 min 29 and one fifth secs for the four laps from a standing start.  The crowd was 18,500.
Edinburgh Handicap Heat 1 George McKenzie scr James Logie 1 1.32 Max Grosskreutz scr John Miller 5 Gordon Vallance 1 Heat 2 Tom Royston 5 Frank Charles scr 1.41 Harry Duncan 1 Dusty Haigh scr Syd Parsons scr fell Heat 3 Len Stewart scr Bill Barclay 3 132.8 Gordon Spalding 1 Bob McGregor 2 Frank Varey scr ef Heat 4 Eric Langton scr Archie Chisholm 3 1.29.2 TR Andy Milne 1 Drew McQueen scr Bruce McCallum scr Semi Final 1 Harry Duncan Frank Charles 1.34.2 Tom Royston James Logie George McKenzie ef Semi Final 2 Eric Langton Bill Barclay 1.30.6 Len Stewart Drew McQueen fell Final Frank Charles Eric Langton 1.30.6 Harry Duncan Bill Barclay Tom Royston Scottish Golden Sash Heat 1 Frank Charles Andy Milne 1.26.6 Len Stewart Gordon Spalding Heat 2 Max Grosskreutz Dusty Haigh 1.27.2 Bill Barclay Bob McGregor Heat 3 George McKenzie Harry Duncan 1.31.8 Syd Parsons EF Bruce McCallum NS Heat 4 Frank Varey Eric Langton 1.24.2 George Vallance James Logie SF 1 Dusty Haigh Frank Charles 1.27.4 Andy Milne Max Grosskreutz SF 2 Frank Varey Eric Langton 1.25.2 George McKenzie Harry Duncan Final Frank Varey Frank Charles 1.23.8 Eric Langton Dusty Haigh Match Race 4 laps lying start 1.32.2 Frank Varey Len Stewart