Trying to remember a Tigers rider by the name of Hagan or Hagon.
When did he ride for Sheffield Tigers, anyone know?

Hagon, he rode for Ipswich 'Witches' in the late 80's.

http://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/main1st.htm

The only speedway rider's name I remember is Tommy Allett? I don't recall ever seeing it spelled out. Did he ride for Sheffield Tars?

Sheffield "Tigers"? Tommy, he certainly did and his son Guy carried on. I watched Guy in the 60's at Owlerton, very good. I rather think there is a younger Allott now on the scene, somewhere and maybe a current watcher can confirm?

http://www.foes.info/teams01.html

Tommy is pictured in the 1950's Edinburgh Monarchs photo. I see the promoter there was Frank Varey who was a big force at Owlerton in promoting speedway in Sheffield in the 60's. I don't suppose people of Frank's ilk got 'gongs' then but people like him were the mainstays of speedway as a sport.

Mm, a small hole in my pedantic outer shell. Who, or what were the Tars then? I seem to remember a surcoat badge of an ace of clubs.

Belle Vue "Aces", Manchester? They were a National League team in the 60's - top League - and had the late Peter Craven (World Champion of 60's) in their side. Several "Aces" joined Sheffield at sometime.

Eureka,

http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/wip/allneeds.pdf

refers:

Chapelizod. Sat 19 Aug 50

Chapelizod Liverpool Chads 42 Sheffield Tars 42.

Cheers

Interesting pages but it now begs the question of what the relevance of "Tars" was? There was no sponsorship in those days so it wasn't a cigarette-backed team! Is it ONE club (team) who one minute is 'The Tigers', then becomes 'The Tars' and then reverts to 'The Tigers'? I had never heard of "The Tars", I apologise, but I'm happy to learn of that history.

Happy to be able to exercise my memory - must work on the short-term now!

Mike

http://www.sheffield-tigers.co.uk/ashfield20071950.html

Len Williams, Jack Winstanley and Stuart Hickman were riders I saw live but by that time they had reverted to "Tigers" because I was 2yo in 1950.

Many thanks Chairboy,

It is not the sport that interests me but being able to find the answers.

The memory is of snotty little urchins (of which I was one) skidding their bikes and shouting "Tommy Allott takes the bend"

The only sports I ever participated in were: cross country, cycling, potholing, swimming, sub-aqua and very occasionally rugby. From this you will deduce that I am not really a team player. Neither am I a spectator. The only professional game I have ever watched was Sheff United vs Preston Northend in about 1953. I thought I was going to be crushed to death in the scrum for the gates after the match!

I was 11 in 1950, the year I started at Nether Edge.

Mike

Hagon, he rode for Ipswich 'Witches' in the late 80's.

http://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/main1st.htm
Thanks for your help CHAIRBOY.

Trying to remember a Tigers rider by the name of Hagan or Hagon.
When did he ride for Sheffield Tigers, anyone know?

He rode for the Tigers in the early 80's.

More info on Martin and many other Tigers riders can be found here:-

http://www.sheffieldtigers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/atoz.html

I remember Martin Hagon in the '80's. He rode with the engine laid down in the frame but was stopped from doing it. Now they all build their bikes this way.
His father was Alf Hagon, speedway rider, grass track racer and drag racer.
I saw him at RAF Elvington in the late '60's doing 200+ mph on a 1200cc JAP engined monster. The Hagons are quite a famous family in the world of motorcycle sport.

He rode for the Tigers in the early 80's.

More info on Martin and many other Tigers riders can be found here:-

http://www.sheffieldtigers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/atoz.html

Tofty,
Thanks for the information, that's what I had been looking for.