First Ride For A Foxhall Legend

On 31st July 1969 John Louis had his first programmed ride at Foxhall Stadium having never made a tapes start before in his life. In that first race John finished third and that was actually due to someone else falling off and he was quite a way behind the other two at the end of the race.

However he returned the following week as a reserve in a Best Pairs meeting and scored seven points from five rides.

The rest, as they say, is history - John quickly became a firm favourite with the Foxhall faithful and led the Ipswich Witches through the golden years of the seventies.

A website has been set up to celebrate the huge contribution John has made to the sport both in Ipswich, and further afield, over the last 40 years - link can be found here: John Louis - 40 Years

Look out for more articles in the meeting programme over the following weeks.

31, Jul, 2009