yes i remember those times, he had some battles with ivan and peter, my hero as i was the same age was kenny carter, he was young and a nutter when he came to the shay, dont know how he defied injury, i loved going over the tops to halifax from huddersfield, had a yamaha dt175 then, sadly he met his own devise....

there`s a good biography called Tragedy - Kenny Carter By Tony McDonald that i have been meaning to get, but keep forgetting about it... thanks for putting this back on top of my list

there`s a pic of doug in the shay defunked http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/halifax.htm