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Spain v England

Special thanks to Christian Weber who has researched the early days of speedway in Spain, and discovered
these previously unknown international matches.
Many thanks, Christian !

Note : Rider named "Poto I" (Primero) has real name Lorenzo Fernandéz; rider named "Poto II" (Segundo) has real name Emiliano Fernandéz
1931 Sun 17.05 : Madrid (Estadio Metropolitano) Spain 9 England 19
UNOFFICIAL This was a 4-heat match between 4-man teams. Scoring for each heat was 4-2-1-0.
Spain: Torres & Francisco Alvarez 5 pts, Angel V Arche & Monteiro 4 pts
England: Dudley Cox & Leonard "Dicky" Bird 11 pts, Phil Blake & Winks Rice 8 pts
Heat details :
1 : Spain (Arche & Monteiro) 1 pt, England (Cox & Bird) 6 pts 1-6
2 : Spain (Torres & Alvarez) 3 pts, England (Blake & Rice) 4 pts 4-10
3 : Spain (Torres & Alvarez) 2 pts, England (Cox & Bird) 5 pts 6-15
4 : Spain (Arche & Monteiro) 3 pts, England (Blake & Rice) 4 pts 9-19
This track in Madrid (home of the Atletico Madrid football club) was opened for speedway in October 1929, two months after
Spain's first track (mainly used for athletics) at Barcelona.
Johnnie Hoskins was involved in the promotion at both venues.

UNOFFICIAL Sat (eve) 08.08 : Madrid (Estadio Metropolitano) Spain 13 England 10
Francisco Cobo 1 2 2 5 Phil Blake 2 2 1 5
Juan Vinals ret 2 2 4 Charlie(?) Barrett 2 2 ret 4
Francisco Alvarez 2 1 1 4 Harry Bray (Aus) f 1 ret 1
Heat 1 (time: 1:08 2-5): Barrett 2, Cobo 1.
Heat 2 (time: 1:09 1-5): Alvarez 2; Bray (dnf/fell).
Heat 3 (time: 1:07): Blake 2; Vinals (dnf/retired).
Heat 4 (time: 1:09): Barrett 2, Alvarez 1.
Heat 5 (time: 1:08 4-5): Cobo 2, Bray 1.
Heat 6 (time: 1:06 3-5): Blake 2, Alvarez 1.
Heat 7 (time: 1:07 3-5): Vinals 2; Barrett (dnf/retired).
Heat 8 (time: 1:07): Cobo 2, Blake 1.
Heat 9 (time: 1:08): Vinals 2; Bray (dnf/retired).
UNOFFICIAL Sun (aft) 09.08 : Bilbao (Campo de Ibaiondo) Spain 8 England 5
Angel Arche 2 1 3 Winks Rice 2 1 3
Antonio Otero 2 2 4 Dudley Cox 1 - 1
Poto II (Emiliano Fernandéz)1 - 1 Dicky Bird - - ns
Jose Marin (res, Spain) 1 - 1
Heats (over 3 laps):
Heat 1 (time: 1:01 1-5): Otero 2, Marin 1; (Bird NS)
Heat 2 (time: 1:05 3-5): Rice 2, Poto II 1;
Heat 3 (time: 1:04 3-5): Arche 2, Cox 1;
Final (with three riders) (time: 1:03 3-5): Otero 2, Arche 1, Rice 1
Dicky Bird was injured in a heavy fall in a handicap race prior to the international team match. The accident resulted in a strong rib contusion with probable fracture of the third and fifth ribs, which ruled him out for the rest of the meeting. Bird was substituted for the team event by a rider from Madrid, Jose Marín, who took his place in the English team
Contributors : Christian Weber