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Australian Pete had been hailed as a sensation down under after scoring 28 pts in the three race test against a Rest of
the World side.
He was seen as an ideal replacement for Bob Coles, but his form dipped and
was loaned to Peterborough following the signing of Steve Reinke. However, Pete refused to ride there
in 1975, and promptly went home to win the West Australian solo
championship, held in Perth. He was to appear in 13 matches for the Falcons and averged 4.23pts.
Sadly passed away aged only 56 on May 23rd, 2004.
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Born on the 26th January, 1951 in Brisbane Australia, John came to Exeter in 1975 and averaged
5.55 from 32 match appearances. He increased that to 6.99 from 37 meetings in 1976 whilst
1977 was his best year when he was ever present and averaged 8.25. Scored a paid maximum
in his last appearance for Exeter at Belle Vue before joining Leicester for the 1978 season.
He was to become the Australian Speedway champion in 1978 and was to finish 10th in the World Final that very same year whilst
in 1979 he again reached the final coming 11th with 6pts.
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Joined the Falcons midway through the final 2005 season as a replacement for the out of form Toni Svaab,
but apart from a few glimpses of what he was capable of, Seb proved to be something of a dissapointment himself.
Missed his opening debut before evntually joing Exeter without a machine of his own and was from the begining very
unreliable. Did manage to appear in 11 meetings for the Falcons and from his total of 53 rides he was to end on
an average of 7.09.
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Les was to circulate around Midland tracks, before joining Crystal Palace in
1939 alongside another Falcon of that era, Bernard 'Bronco' Slade. He was to
join Exeter after the end of the war in 1947 when Exeter started out on their
League racing but was to retire later that season through injuries. During the
1947 season he was to score 79 points for Exeter having appeared in 19 matches.
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Born on Feb 28th, 1954 near Manchester, Dave's season was cut short
when he crashed with team mate Colin Cook in June and was eventually forced to hang up
his leathers. He did however remain at the County Ground and he became the team manager
for the Falcons in 1989 when they enjoyed one of their most successful N.League Campaigns.
During his brief riding spell at the County Ground he had averaged 6.16 from his 14 meetings for the Falcons.
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Jack had only recently moved to Exeter from Ipswich, when on the 13th April,
1962, he was killed in a tragic accident whilst guesting for his former club
during a challenge match against Southampton. For many years after the fatal
event, riders were to race for "The Jack Unstead Memorial trophy".
Jack had got his provisional league debut with Exeter off to a flying start as he rode to
five wins from five starts up at Newcastle and one can only wonder what might have been.
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Philip Howard Vance was born on the 23rd Novenber, 1962 in Cardiff, Wales and came to the
County Ground on loan from Leicester for the 1980 season. Had an extended run in the team
when he was to score 13 pts from his 16 matches for the Falcons. His low average combined with
a second half shoulder injury that saw Phil depart from the Count Ground.
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Petr Vandirek signed for Exeter in April 1995, and the day after his 33rd birthday,
made his debut at Swindon where he put in a good show scoring 10, paid 12.
he had come in on an average of 7.50 having been a reserve
in the 1986 World Final and had ridden for Czechoslovakia in the 1987 World Cup.
He injured his knee in his fifth meeting, and shortly after badly damaged his wrists.
Was still seen as a great potential and was asked back for the 1996 season.
After only 5 matches in 1995 he finished on an average of 6.00
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Born in Czechoslavakia on March 9th, 1951, Jan was team up with his older brother
Vaclav at the County Ground in 1978, after having made his debut in this country
whilst riding for a Czech tour side at Canterbury back in 1974. In his first season he
appeared in 32 meetings and ended on an average of 5.86, whilst in 79 he appeared in 33 matches
and averaged 6.40. Became the first rider to appear in five World Finals in the
same year when in 1977, he reached the Ice, Individual, Long Track, World Pairs and
World team Cup Finals.
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Born in Prague on the 6th May, 1949, Vaclav joined in 1977, and by the end of his first
season had scored seven home maximums to end on an average of 8.6 from 30 meetings.
His averages remained constant during his next three seasons when he ended them around the
8.5 mark. Returned to the County Ground in 1993 aged 45 and despite a string of injuries,
was still there until April 1995 when multiple injuries sustained in a spill finally led
Vaclav to call it a day. read more
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