Nice video this, I watched Kelly at Hull when he first started out, people lose sight of the fact he suffered horrendous injuries in that first season in a crash at Hackney when he flipped it while leading and was run over by Bobby McNeil in full broadside. Kelly still went on to not only recover but become a truly world class rider, who I think peaked in 1982 when under the guidance of Bob Dugard, putting aside all the clichés about wasted natural talent etc he really was a master at getting his wheels in line exiting a bend and could generate tremendous speed down the straight, which he could scrub off entering the next bend by keeping his front wheel straight as he threw the bike into the corner. At the end of the day Kelly when he was in the mood was a fabulous speedway rider to watch and a major force to be reckoned with.....if ever you had any aspiritions to be a speedway rider Kelly was everything you could ever wish to be....so sad his life ended like it did RIP Kelly......SeeYa !
To say that watching this makes it any easier to take ,the loss of one my brothers then to see the US team photo 81 Poole.I was there! With Denny Pyeatt.Him and Sam,87 world Pairs CZ I was there too,with Sam What A trip it was Me and Kelly drove back from CZ to Miss the ferry by minutes,and drove up the coast to Osten to Dover Miss you love ya JEFFY
