Cycle Speedway Teams Down the Ages
Devon: Torquay Pirates
About the team.
Original team were racing in 1947.
1st track was in Lymington Road, Torquay.
New track was built in Walls Hill Quarry in 1948.
Raced in the Teign & District League early 1950s.
Team Manager: Tony Mann.
Team reformed in 1962.
Riders
- Dave Aston
- Frank Bright
- John "Buster" Burnett
- S. Davis
- M. Dymond
- Tony Everard
- Les Folkard
- John "Gusty" Gale
- Bernard "Pud" Gooding
- Bob Horne
- John Horne
- Frank Hutchinson
- Tony Mann
- John Newman
- Micky Parr
- Derek Sculpher
- Mike Williams(capt)
