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Borivoj Hadek was a new signing in 1995 from the Czech Republic at a time when very little
was actually known about him. Struggled somewhat at times his team place was always under
threat, yet from time to time pulled off some spectacular scoring. Was axed from the
side early in Sept as his average of under 6 would not allow him a work permit for the
1996 season. Had the ability but seemed to lack the willingness to show it.
Ended that 95 season on a 4.71 average.
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A former England international, Arnie was a veteran by the time he came to Exeter in 1980
and his time with the Falcons was to be a short one. Constantly dogged by mechanical problems,
his contract was later to be terminated following his failure to turn up for a home
meeting. Later linked up with Edingburgh before joining Cradley for the start
of 1981 and later still Oxford. During his short stay at Exeter he appeared in 19 matches
and averaged 5.83pts. Sadly passed away on March 6th, 2003.
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Don joined Exeter in 1947 after being originally signed by New Cross and ended up as the
Falcon's second top scorer behind Cyril Roger. Whilst progressing well at Exeter, New
Cross decided he warranted a run the Div 1 New Cross side, but he had failed to impress
so they sold him full time to Exeter for £400. His 9 years at the County Ground was a
record for many years before Michael Coles took the title.During his time he was to appear
in an incredible 258 matches for the Falcon's, scoring no less than 1,799pts, with an
incredible average of just under seven points in every meeting. read more
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Born on the23rd December 1969 in Elmslett, near Ipswich, Lawrence joined Exeter from Ipswich for the 2001 season, and despite a continuing problem with a previous
wrist injury, he Averaged 7.74 from 48 in the 2001 season and had won the hearts of the Exeter fans. Well
known for heart stopping Heat 15 efforts that earnt him the nickname of "Last Lap Lol". But in April of 2002, Hare sustained
serious back and neck injuries in Heat 10 of the Falcon's Premier Trophy
match at Newport which sadly ended his racing career, Speedway has lost one of its colourful characters. read more
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Chris joined Exeter in 1999, moving to the County Ground from Conference side St.Austell
Gulls at the age of 16 and was soon well liked by the Exeter supporters. Appeared in 41
matches in his first season and ended on an average of 4.86. The following year his averaged
jumped up to 7.05 from 52 meetings, but during the winter of 2001, Chris made moves to join
Trelawny and in 2003 he reached the final of the World U-21 Championship where he finished
second.
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Riding alongside Don Hardy was New Zealander Jack, who in his three seasons at Exeter
appeared in 74 matches, and scored a total of 391 pts for the Falcons. He was an easily
recognisable figure around the County Ground because of his refusal to wear a face mask.
He had an unlucky day on his debut for Exeter against the Swedish touring side Smederna
when he fell and broke a leg during the second half of the meeting.
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Charlie was one of four grass tracking brothers from Dorset, and together with his
brother Herb, Charlie joined the "Falcons" when they first began League racing back in
1947.The following season he was to move to neighbouring Poole and in his three seasons
there, he was to appear in some 147 meetings for the Pirates and scored 718 pts. After one
season at Exeter, brother Herb returned to the Grass scene.
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Born in 1908, Sidney "Hap" Hazzard was at Exeter in 1947 and was one of several Grass Track riders who
tussled for a team place in 1947 and was runner up in a pre season meeting to select a
team. Was lured away for the 1948 season by newcomers
Poole.
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Dave had come to Exeter from Belle Vue where he had been racing from between 1969-1971
and had appeared in 79 meetings and scored some 345 pts for the Aces. In his one season
at Exeter, he turned out in 33 matches for the Falcons with a return of 134 pts before he
moved to Sheffield for the start of the 1973 season. Towards the end of 1973, Dave was
to emigrate to Rhodesia where his love of the sport saw him turn out on a few occasions
for both Bulawayo and Salisbury.
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Martin, Born 6.2.1962 in Swindon, Wiltshire, joined Exeter in 1980 making his debut
against Newcastle on April 17th. A month later on June 16th he scored his first
maximum with a 12 paid 15 against Oxford at the County Ground. Ended his first season
on a 6.40 average, whilst in 1981 he was second top scorer for the Falcons on 8.10
from 36 matches. Opted to try his hand at BL racing and moved to Swindon at the end of the 81
season. Tragically in 1982, Martin suffered a stroke from which he never recovered and died
in September 1982 aged just 20
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Joined Exeter in 1961 from Rayleigh at a time when Exeter were being decimated by injuries and impressed
on his debut at home to Stoke on April 17th when he scored 8 points. Shortly after that he partnered Geoff
Mudge to take eqaul first place in the Best Pairs competition at Exeter and was already being tipped as a hot
prospect. But Clive was to make only eight appearances for the Falcon's before quitting the sport to concentrate
on business commitments.
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Eric first started riding at Exeter in 1960 when Exeter had an open licence, and agreed to
captain the falcons on their return to League racing in 1961. Won that first race and ended the night
on a maximum. Became virtually unbeatable at Exeter, before a smash at Wolverhampton kept
him out for a few weeks, and on his return he scored very little. Left to try and find
his form at Stoke. Eric was to appear
in 14 meetings for Exeter scoring a total of 103 pts. Was a former Track record holder
in 1960 when he clocked a time of 77.4 seconds.
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Born March, 4th 1922, Stan was brought out of retirement to join Exeter after previously
having been at Wombwell and proved to be a
useful rider in three seasons as a Falcon. Made his debut on Monday August 25th,
and a week later in his second home match, he collected his first maximum. In all he rode in 63
matches for Exeter and scored 392pts. He had been dogged by ill health throughout the
year but would not heed medical advice to
retire, and after top scoring for Exeter at Liverpool on June 7th
and the next night at Halifax on June 8th, he returned home and collapsed and died
shortly afterwards at the young age of 27.
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Born July 30th, 1950 in Hampshire, Kevin became an Exeter asset in 1970 and was to be
loaned out to Romford. Appeared three times for Exeter in 1971 averaging 3.0, whilst he was
to double that in 1972 with 6.06 from 23 meetings. Was ever present in 1973 when he averaged
6.00, but it was Exeter's B.L Title year of 1974 that saw Kevin rise to earn an average of
7.26. Left Exeter at the end of 1976 to join Poole, when on the 27th April, Kevin was
tragically killed during the fifth Heat of Poole's Speedway Star KO Cup match against
Reading.
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Johnnie was most noted for his days at Bristol, where he had spent seven years before their
closure that saw him come to Exeter. Joined the Falcon's late in June, and his arrival
meant the departure of Johnny Sargeant with a surplus of riders available. Won his opening
debut race but failed to score in the reat of the meeting, but slowly he began to score well,
picking up his first paid max against Oxford in August. When Exeter closed down in 1956,
he rode for Southampton before rejoining Bristol in 1960.
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Czechoslavian Jan rode for Exeter in 1969 and again in 1970 but was obviously unable to
settle here as he returned home at the end of the 1970 season never to ride in the
British League again. Jan had certainly made an impact with the Falcons though
scoring highly with an average of 8.12 from 31 matches in 1969 and 6.8 from 28 in 1970.
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Steve joined Exeter in mid 1988 after Canterbury had closed in 1987, and his success in the Junior team
was rewarded with rides for the Falcon's first team in 1989 that earnt him an average of 4.00pts.
A bad spill on the first bend at the County Ground in the early stages of the 1990 season was to eventually put an end
to Steve's racing career with a broken thigh. Tried to make a comeback in 1991, but was advised against riding
and Steve finally called it a day around may of that year.
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Goog was one of the few who had spent such a long time at Exeter and fourth in the record
appearances list. For good measure he even attempted a comeback in 1963, but found the new style of the sport to demanding. Once
held the track record around the County Ground with a time of 72.6, and he was the holder
of the Southern League Bronze helmet in 1953 after beating Gerald Jackson of Rayleigh.
He had also made an appearance for an England 'C' side, but was to only manage a single
point. In all, Goog had competed in 188 matches for Exeter and totalled 1,286 pts. Sadly
Goog passed away in January, 2005.
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Eric had moved to Exeter from Bristol for the 1961 season and joined an Exeter side being
decimated by injuries. He became a regular member of the team and was to score 12 points
in Exeter's 1962 K.O Cup Final win over Stoke whilst scoring 174pts from 33 matches in total for Exeter.
Suffered a serious crash in the opening meeting of 1963 and was out for several seasons.
Made a comeback with Plymouth in 1968 but his riding days were all but over. Eric sadly
passaway after a long illness in December 1998.
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Ian was to join Exeter in March, 1992 with an average of less than three but was to find
the Exeter circuit to his liking, and his average quickly rose to 6pts before injuries
were to set him back. In that 1992 season he averaged 4.74 from 18, but his injured knee
was to dog him for the remainder of his stay at Exeter. Was included in the line up for the
start of the 1993 season, but further injuries and the arrival of new faces were to
signal the end of Ian's team place.
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