Cycle Speedway Teams Down the Ages
Suffolk: Melton Meteors
About the team
Track was on Melton Recreation Playing Fields.
Track was 95yds, earth surface, very flat.
Raced in the Deben Area League(1950s/60s).
Club Secretary: F.E Benstead, 42 Hall Farm Road, Melton.
Club Secretary: R. Lennard, 15 Melton Hill, Woodbridge.
Individual Honours.
1954 Tony Soames won the Suffolk Individual(Bryden Trophy).
1957: Snip Bridges & Johnny Redgrave won the Suffolk Best Pairs Final.
Riders
- Brian Backhouse
- B. Barnes
- F. Benstead
- J. Bezant
- Ron "Snip" Bridges
- Michael Boon
- Micky Buck
- Martin Cole
- B. Elvin
- Don Friar
- J. Gunton
- Rod Lennard
- Mick Orford
- B. Parker
- Johnny "Honny" Redgrave
- J. Smith
- Walter Smith
- Tony Soames
- Dave Spooner
- Brian Turner
- Ray Turner
- D. Wade
- J. Wade
- I. Ward
- R. Ward
- P. Whitton
1954 at the Melton track. L/R: Alan Will...
1954/55. Suffolk v East London at the Me...
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Suffolk Winners 1957.
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Site of Melton Track. Photo taken April ...
Site of Mwlton Track. Photo taken April ...
Site of Melton Track. Photo taken April ...
Site of the Meteors Track. Note the two ...
These were the two concrete posts in the...