John Toulson

Barnard Castle, County Durham

286 (1975-1989)

Family

Honours

North East Drivers Champion
1982 1988

Finals (27)

27 finals at 6 tracks
Aycliffe	16
Blackburn	1
Cleethorpes	1
Hartlepool	4
Rochdale	4
Sheffield	1

1.	Sunday 18th April 1982	Aycliffe
2.	Sunday 6th June 1982	Aycliffe
3.	Sunday 20th June 1982	Aycliffe
4.	Sunday 4th July 1982	Aycliffe
5.	Saturday 14th August 1982	Blackburn
6.	Sunday 12th September 1982	Rochdale
7.	Sunday 17th October 1982	Aycliffe
8.	Sunday 14th November 1982	Hartlepool
9.	Sunday 8th May 1983	Rochdale
10.	Sunday 19th June 1983	Aycliffe
11.	Sunday 10th July 1983	Rochdale
12.	Sunday 7th August 1983	Rochdale
13.	Tuesday 27th December 1983	Sheffield
14.	Sunday 26th August 1984	Aycliffe
15.	Sunday 30th September 1984	Hartlepool
16.	Sunday 13th October 1985	Hartlepool
17.	Sunday 6th April 1986	Aycliffe
18.	Friday 16th May 1986	Cleethorpes
19.	Sunday 8th June 1986	Aycliffe
20.	Sunday 4th October 1987	Hartlepool
21.	Sunday 11th October 1987	Aycliffe
22.	Sunday 26th June 1988	Aycliffe
23.	Sunday 17th July 1988	Aycliffe
24.	Sunday 14th August 1988	Aycliffe
25.	Sunday 25th September 1988	Aycliffe
26.	Sunday 13th November 1988	Aycliffe
27.	Sunday 2nd April 1989	Aycliffe

1.	18 Apr 1982	Aycliffe
2.	6 Jun 1982	Aycliffe
3.	20 Jun 1982	Aycliffe
4.	4 Jul 1982	Aycliffe
5.	14 Aug 1982	Blackburn
6.	12 Sep 1982	Rochdale
7.	17 Oct 1982	Aycliffe
8.	14 Nov 1982	Hartlepool
9.	8 May 1983	Rochdale
10.	19 Jun 1983	Aycliffe
11.	10 Jul 1983	Rochdale
12.	7 Aug 1983	Rochdale
13.	27 Dec 1983	Sheffield
14.	26 Aug 1984	Aycliffe
15.	30 Sep 1984	Hartlepool
16.	13 Oct 1985	Hartlepool
17.	6 Apr 1986	Aycliffe
18.	16 May 1986	Cleethorpes
19.	8 Jun 1986	Aycliffe
20.	4 Oct 1987	Hartlepool
21.	11 Oct 1987	Aycliffe
22.	26 Jun 1988	Aycliffe
23.	17 Jul 1988	Aycliffe
24.	14 Aug 1988	Aycliffe
25.	25 Sep 1988	Aycliffe
26.	13 Nov 1988	Aycliffe
27.	2 Apr 1989	Aycliffe

Race Wins (126)

126 race wins at 12 tracks
Aycliffe	58
Belle Vue	9
Blackburn	10
Bradford	2
Cleethorpes	2
Hartlepool	22
Long Eaton	2
Newtongrange	1
Rochdale	15
Sheffield	3
Skegness	1
White City	1

1.	Sunday 10th October 1976	Hartlepool	White/Yellow Top Race
2.	Sunday 7th May 1978	Hartlepool	Consolation
3.	Sunday 17th September 1978	Aycliffe	Heat 1
4.	Sunday 6th May 1979	Aycliffe	Consolation
5.	Sunday 27th May 1979	Hartlepool	Consolation
6.	Monday 7th April 1980	Belle Vue	Grand National
7.	Sunday 19th October 1980	Hartlepool	Helter Skelter
8.	Sunday 26th April 1981	Aycliffe	Heat 4
9.	Sunday 24th May 1981	Hartlepool	Consolation
10.	Sunday 7th June 1981	Rochdale	Consolation
11.	Saturday 13th June 1981	Blackburn	Consolation
12.	Saturday 11th July 1981	White City	Heat 1
13.	Sunday 12th July 1981	Rochdale	Heat 1
14.	Saturday 18th July 1981	Blackburn	Grand National
15.	Sunday 1st November 1981	Hartlepool	Heat 1
16.	Sunday 11th April 1982	Rochdale	Grand National
17.	Sunday 18th April 1982	Aycliffe	Final
18.	Sunday 25th April 1982	Aycliffe	Heat 1
19.	Sunday 16th May 1982	Hartlepool	Consolation
20.	Friday 21st May 1982	Bradford	Heat 3
21.	Sunday 6th June 1982	Aycliffe	Final
22.	Sunday 20th June 1982	Aycliffe	Heat 2
23.	Sunday 20th June 1982	Aycliffe	Final
24.	Saturday 26th June 1982	Belle Vue	Heat 4
25.	Sunday 4th July 1982	Aycliffe	Heat 1
26.	Sunday 4th July 1982	Aycliffe	Final
27.	Sunday 11th July 1982	Rochdale	Heat 3
28.	Sunday 1st August 1982	Aycliffe	Heat 2
29.	Saturday 14th August 1982	Blackburn	Final
30.	Monday 30th August 1982	Belle Vue	Heat 2
31.	Sunday 5th September 1982	Aycliffe	Grand National
32.	Saturday 11th September 1982	Blackburn	Consolation
33.	Saturday 11th September 1982	Blackburn	Grand National
34.	Sunday 12th September 1982	Rochdale	Final
35.	Monday 13th September 1982	Sheffield	Heat 4
36.	Sunday 19th September 1982	Hartlepool	Heat 1
37.	Wednesday 22nd September 1982	Blackburn	Consolation
38.	Sunday 3rd October 1982	Aycliffe	Heat 2
39.	Sunday 10th October 1982	Rochdale	Consolation
40.	Sunday 17th October 1982	Aycliffe	Final
41.	Sunday 31st October 1982	Rochdale	Consolation
42.	Sunday 14th November 1982	Hartlepool	Final
43.	Monday 27th December 1982	Long Eaton	Grand National
44.	Tuesday 28th December 1982	Sheffield	Heat 1
45.	Sunday 20th March 1983	Hartlepool	Heat 1
46.	Saturday 23rd April 1983	Blackburn	Consolation
47.	Sunday 8th May 1983	Rochdale	Final
48.	Saturday 28th May 1983	Blackburn	Heat 3
49.	Sunday 12th June 1983	Rochdale	Heat 3
50.	Sunday 19th June 1983	Aycliffe	Final
51.	Sunday 10th July 1983	Rochdale	Final
52.	Sunday 24th July 1983	Rochdale	Heat 2
53.	Sunday 7th August 1983	Rochdale	Heat 2
54.	Sunday 7th August 1983	Rochdale	Final
55.	Sunday 14th August 1983	Hartlepool	Grand National
56.	Sunday 28th August 1983	Aycliffe	Heat 1
57.	Saturday 10th September 1983	Blackburn	Heat 3
58.	Sunday 11th September 1983	Aycliffe	Heat 2
59.	Sunday 30th October 1983	Rochdale	Heat 1
60.	Sunday 13th November 1983	Hartlepool	Consolation
61.	Tuesday 27th December 1983	Sheffield	Final
62.	Sunday 8th April 1984	Aycliffe	Grand National
63.	Sunday 22nd April 1984	Hartlepool	Grand National
64.	Saturday 26th May 1984	Blackburn	Consolation
65.	Sunday 17th June 1984	Aycliffe	Heat 1
66.	Sunday 26th August 1984	Aycliffe	Final
67.	Saturday 8th September 1984	Long Eaton	Heat 3
68.	Sunday 9th September 1984	Rochdale	Consolation
69.	Sunday 16th September 1984	Aycliffe	Heat 2
70.	Sunday 16th September 1984	Aycliffe	Grand National
71.	Sunday 30th September 1984	Hartlepool	Final
72.	Sunday 11th November 1984	Hartlepool	Helter Skelter
73.	Sunday 24th March 1985	Hartlepool	Consolation
74.	Sunday 14th April 1985	Aycliffe	Grand National
75.	Sunday 5th May 1985	Aycliffe	Grand National
76.	Monday 6th May 1985	Belle Vue	Consolation
77.	Sunday 19th May 1985	Aycliffe	Heat 2
78.	Monday 27th May 1985	Belle Vue	Heat 1
79.	Sunday 9th June 1985	Aycliffe	Heat 1
80.	Sunday 9th June 1985	Aycliffe	Grand National
81.	Sunday 23rd June 1985	Aycliffe	Heat 2
82.	Sunday 7th July 1985	Hartlepool	Heat 2
83.	Sunday 21st July 1985	Aycliffe	Heat 2
84.	Friday 16th August 1985	Bradford	Grand National
85.	Saturday 28th September 1985	Belle Vue	Heat 3
86.	Sunday 13th October 1985	Hartlepool	Heat 2
87.	Sunday 13th October 1985	Hartlepool	Final
88.	Sunday 10th November 1985	Hartlepool	Consolation
89.	Friday 28th March 1986	Cleethorpes	Grand National
90.	Sunday 6th April 1986	Aycliffe	Heat 2
91.	Sunday 6th April 1986	Aycliffe	Final
92.	Saturday 19th April 1986	Belle Vue	Heat 3
93.	Friday 16th May 1986	Cleethorpes	Final
94.	Monday 26th May 1986	Belle Vue	Heat 3
95.	Sunday 1st June 1986	Skegness	Heat 3
96.	Sunday 8th June 1986	Aycliffe	Final
97.	Sunday 8th June 1986	Aycliffe	Grand National
98.	Sunday 20th July 1986	Aycliffe	Consolation
99.	Sunday 31st August 1986	Aycliffe	Heat 1
100.	Sunday 14th September 1986	Hartlepool	Heat 2
101.	Saturday 25th April 1987	Newtongrange	Heat 3
102.	Sunday 17th May 1987	Aycliffe	Heat 1
103.	Sunday 28th June 1987	Aycliffe	Heat 2
104.	Saturday 25th July 1987	Belle Vue	Consolation
105.	Sunday 20th September 1987	Aycliffe	Consolation
106.	Sunday 20th September 1987	Aycliffe	Grand National
107.	Sunday 4th October 1987	Hartlepool	Final
108.	Sunday 11th October 1987	Aycliffe	Heat 2
109.	Sunday 11th October 1987	Aycliffe	Final
110.	Sunday 27th March 1988	Aycliffe	Grand National
111.	Sunday 26th June 1988	Aycliffe	Consolation
112.	Sunday 26th June 1988	Aycliffe	Final
113.	Sunday 17th July 1988	Aycliffe	Heat 1
114.	Sunday 17th July 1988	Aycliffe	Final
115.	Sunday 14th August 1988	Aycliffe	Heat 2
116.	Sunday 14th August 1988	Aycliffe	Final
117.	Sunday 25th September 1988	Aycliffe	Heat 2
118.	Sunday 25th September 1988	Aycliffe	Final
119.	Sunday 9th October 1988	Aycliffe	Consolation
120.	Sunday 9th October 1988	Aycliffe	Helter Skelter
121.	Sunday 13th November 1988	Aycliffe	Heat 1
122.	Sunday 13th November 1988	Aycliffe	Final
123.	Sunday 2nd April 1989	Aycliffe	Heat 1
124.	Sunday 2nd April 1989	Aycliffe	Final
125.	Sunday 7th May 1989	Aycliffe	Heat 1
126.	Sunday 5th November 1989	Aycliffe	Heat 1

1.	10 Oct 1976	Hartlepool	White
2.	7 May 1978	Hartlepool	Con
3.	17 Sep 1978	Aycliffe	Ht
4.	6 May 1979	Aycliffe	Con
5.	27 May 1979	Hartlepool	Con
6.	7 Apr 1980	Belle Vue	GN
7.	19 Oct 1980	Hartlepool	Helte
8.	26 Apr 1981	Aycliffe	Ht
9.	24 May 1981	Hartlepool	Con
10.	7 Jun 1981	Rochdale	Con
11.	13 Jun 1981	Blackburn	Con
12.	11 Jul 1981	White City	Ht
13.	12 Jul 1981	Rochdale	Ht
14.	18 Jul 1981	Blackburn	GN
15.	1 Nov 1981	Hartlepool	Ht
16.	11 Apr 1982	Rochdale	GN
17.	18 Apr 1982	Aycliffe	Final
18.	25 Apr 1982	Aycliffe	Ht
19.	16 May 1982	Hartlepool	Con
20.	21 May 1982	Bradford	Ht
21.	6 Jun 1982	Aycliffe	Final
22.	20 Jun 1982	Aycliffe	Ht
23.	20 Jun 1982	Aycliffe	Final
24.	26 Jun 1982	Belle Vue	Ht
25.	4 Jul 1982	Aycliffe	Ht
26.	4 Jul 1982	Aycliffe	Final
27.	11 Jul 1982	Rochdale	Ht
28.	1 Aug 1982	Aycliffe	Ht
29.	14 Aug 1982	Blackburn	Final
30.	30 Aug 1982	Belle Vue	Ht
31.	5 Sep 1982	Aycliffe	GN
32.	11 Sep 1982	Blackburn	Con
33.	11 Sep 1982	Blackburn	GN
34.	12 Sep 1982	Rochdale	Final
35.	13 Sep 1982	Sheffield	Ht
36.	19 Sep 1982	Hartlepool	Ht
37.	22 Sep 1982	Blackburn	Con
38.	3 Oct 1982	Aycliffe	Ht
39.	10 Oct 1982	Rochdale	Con
40.	17 Oct 1982	Aycliffe	Final
41.	31 Oct 1982	Rochdale	Con
42.	14 Nov 1982	Hartlepool	Final
43.	27 Dec 1982	Long Eaton	GN
44.	28 Dec 1982	Sheffield	Ht
45.	20 Mar 1983	Hartlepool	Ht
46.	23 Apr 1983	Blackburn	Con
47.	8 May 1983	Rochdale	Final
48.	28 May 1983	Blackburn	Ht
49.	12 Jun 1983	Rochdale	Ht
50.	19 Jun 1983	Aycliffe	Final
51.	10 Jul 1983	Rochdale	Final
52.	24 Jul 1983	Rochdale	Ht
53.	7 Aug 1983	Rochdale	Ht
54.	7 Aug 1983	Rochdale	Final
55.	14 Aug 1983	Hartlepool	GN
56.	28 Aug 1983	Aycliffe	Ht
57.	10 Sep 1983	Blackburn	Ht
58.	11 Sep 1983	Aycliffe	Ht
59.	30 Oct 1983	Rochdale	Ht
60.	13 Nov 1983	Hartlepool	Con
61.	27 Dec 1983	Sheffield	Final
62.	8 Apr 1984	Aycliffe	GN
63.	22 Apr 1984	Hartlepool	GN
64.	26 May 1984	Blackburn	Con
65.	17 Jun 1984	Aycliffe	Ht
66.	26 Aug 1984	Aycliffe	Final
67.	8 Sep 1984	Long Eaton	Ht
68.	9 Sep 1984	Rochdale	Con
69.	16 Sep 1984	Aycliffe	Ht
70.	16 Sep 1984	Aycliffe	GN
71.	30 Sep 1984	Hartlepool	Final
72.	11 Nov 1984	Hartlepool	Helte
73.	24 Mar 1985	Hartlepool	Con
74.	14 Apr 1985	Aycliffe	GN
75.	5 May 1985	Aycliffe	GN
76.	6 May 1985	Belle Vue	Con
77.	19 May 1985	Aycliffe	Ht
78.	27 May 1985	Belle Vue	Ht
79.	9 Jun 1985	Aycliffe	Ht
80.	9 Jun 1985	Aycliffe	GN
81.	23 Jun 1985	Aycliffe	Ht
82.	7 Jul 1985	Hartlepool	Ht
83.	21 Jul 1985	Aycliffe	Ht
84.	16 Aug 1985	Bradford	GN
85.	28 Sep 1985	Belle Vue	Ht
86.	13 Oct 1985	Hartlepool	Ht
87.	13 Oct 1985	Hartlepool	Final
88.	10 Nov 1985	Hartlepool	Con
89.	28 Mar 1986	Cleethorpes	GN
90.	6 Apr 1986	Aycliffe	Ht
91.	6 Apr 1986	Aycliffe	Final
92.	19 Apr 1986	Belle Vue	Ht
93.	16 May 1986	Cleethorpes	Final
94.	26 May 1986	Belle Vue	Ht
95.	1 Jun 1986	Skegness	Ht
96.	8 Jun 1986	Aycliffe	Final
97.	8 Jun 1986	Aycliffe	GN
98.	20 Jul 1986	Aycliffe	Con
99.	31 Aug 1986	Aycliffe	Ht
100.	14 Sep 1986	Hartlepool	Ht
101.	25 Apr 1987	Newtongrange	Ht
102.	17 May 1987	Aycliffe	Ht
103.	28 Jun 1987	Aycliffe	Ht
104.	25 Jul 1987	Belle Vue	Con
105.	20 Sep 1987	Aycliffe	Con
106.	20 Sep 1987	Aycliffe	GN
107.	4 Oct 1987	Hartlepool	Final
108.	11 Oct 1987	Aycliffe	Ht
109.	11 Oct 1987	Aycliffe	Final
110.	27 Mar 1988	Aycliffe	GN
111.	26 Jun 1988	Aycliffe	Con
112.	26 Jun 1988	Aycliffe	Final
113.	17 Jul 1988	Aycliffe	Ht
114.	17 Jul 1988	Aycliffe	Final
115.	14 Aug 1988	Aycliffe	Ht
116.	14 Aug 1988	Aycliffe	Final
117.	25 Sep 1988	Aycliffe	Ht
118.	25 Sep 1988	Aycliffe	Final
119.	9 Oct 1988	Aycliffe	Con
120.	9 Oct 1988	Aycliffe	Helte
121.	13 Nov 1988	Aycliffe	Ht
122.	13 Nov 1988	Aycliffe	Final
123.	2 Apr 1989	Aycliffe	Ht
124.	2 Apr 1989	Aycliffe	Final
125.	7 May 1989	Aycliffe	Ht
126.	5 Nov 1989	Aycliffe	Ht

Results (975)

World Finals (7)

1	1981	Bradford	DNF
2	1982	Belle Vue	7th
3	1983	Coventry	DNF
4	1984	Belle Vue	DNF
5	1985	Bradford	DNF
6	1986	Coventry	10th
7	1988	Hednesford	2nd

Bradford, August 1980 (Steve Botham photo)