1969

Graham Pearce at Wimbledon

Graham Pearce Arlington rollover (1/9/69)

1969 National Championship - Pete Smith (jt 2nd), Rod Tanswell (1st), Mick Bonner (jt 2nd)

Contents:

The Evolution of Midgets
Driver listing

Known Race dates & results:

Sunday 9th March, Ipswich
Race one: Mick Miller from John Houghton
Race two: Rod Tanswell
Race three: John Houghton

Saturday 22nd March, Aldershot
Race 1: 1 Rod Tanswell 4 Pete Smith 22 Mick Miller 14 John Holloway 3 Geoff Rumble 11 Don Bird
Race 2: 1 Rod Tanswell 4 Pete Smith 3 Geoff Rumble 22 Mick Miller 34 Frank Boyles 14 John Holloway
Race 3: 1 Rod Tanswell 14 John Holloway 4 Pete Smith 3 Geoff Rumble 22 Mick Miller 19 Michael Southin

Monday 7th April, Ipswich

Saturday 12th April, Aldershot
Race 1: 4 Pete Smith 1 Rod Tanswell 3 Geoff Rumble 34 Frank Boyles 11 Don Bird 19 Michael Southin
Race 2: 4 Pete Smith 3 Geoff Rumble 1 Rod Tanswell 34 Frank Boyles 11 Don Bird 19 Michael Southin
Race 3: 3 3 Geoff Rumble 4 Pete Smith 34 Frank Boyles 24 Mick Bonner 19 Michael Southin

Thursday 24th April, Aldershot
Race 1: 1 Rod Tanswell John Holloway Pete Smith Frank Boyles Geoff Rumble Tony Bostock
Race 2: John Holloway Pete Smith Rod Tanswell Tony Bostock Frank Boyles Geoff Rumble
Race 3: Pete Smith Rod Tanswell Tony Bostock Frank Boyles Geoff Rumble Mick Southin

Friday 25th April, Walthamstow
Guest driver Julian Silberman from South Africa. The results are from the Stock Car and Hot Rod Journal. The ?? are because Mick Miller was listed as coming third and fourth - clearly an error.
Race 1: Julian Silberman Frank Boyles ? ? Geoff Rumble Tony Bostock
Race 2: 2 Julian Silberman Frank Boyles Tony Bostock Mick Miller Rod Tanswell Pete Smith
Race 3: Frank Boyles Mick Miller Rod Tanswell Pete Smith Mick Bonner Geoff Rumble

Thursday 8th May, Aldershot
Race 1: Frank Boyles Mick Miller Pete Smith Tony Bostock Rod Tanswell Brian Crane
Race 2: Mick Miller Pete Smith Rod Tanswell Tony Bostock Geoff Rumble John Holloway
Race 3: Pete Smith Rod Tanswell Mick Miller Frank Boyles Graham Pearce Mick Southin

Saturday 17th May, Wimbledon
Race 1: Rod Tanswell Mick Bonner Tony Bostock Geoff Rumble Frank Boyles Mick Southin
Race 2: Rod Tanswell Graham Pearce Mick Miller Pete Smith Mick Southin Tony Bostock
Race 3: Mick Miller Pete Smith Mick Bonner Geoff Rumble Graham Pearce Tony Bostock

26th May 1969, Eastbourne
1st June 1969, Ipswich
20th June 1969, Walthamstow
17th July 1969, Wimbledon Stadium

9th August 1969, Wimbledon

24th August 1969, Eastbourne
Race one Rod Tanswell, Race two Richard White, Race three Tony Stubbs

31st August 1969, Cross in Hand
Races one and two both won by Tony Stubbs

1st September 1969, Eastbourne

20th September, Wimbledon Race one Tony Stubbs, Race two Mick Bonner, Race three Tony Stubbs

21st September 1969, Cross In Hand

Points up to October 4th
1st Rod Tanswell, 213pts
2nd Peter Smith, 209pts
3rd Mick Miller, 179pts
4th Frank Boyles, 151pts
5th John Houghton, 64 pts
6th Tony Stubbs, 62pts

11th October, Wimbledon
Race one Mick Bonner, race two Rod Tanswell, race three Tony Stubbs

19th October, Ipswich

Ipswich Spedeweekend

National Championship
1st Rod Tanswell, 2nd Peter Smith & Mick Bonner

22nd November 1969, Wimbledon, Carnival Night
Report from Hot Car, January 1970
Winner of the Hot Car Trophy for Midget racers at Wimbledon was Frank Boyles (Fireball) who collected the winged thing from Tony Bostock, Editor man. Tony Stubbs (Dastle) tied with Frank at the meet, but the award went to Boyles on total points during the season.