Photos 1985

Halifax Dukes - early 1985: Left to Right: Eric Boothroyd, Eric Monaghan, Larry Ross, Kurt Hansen, Kenny Carter, Neil Evitts, Sean Willmott, Rod Hunter.

Neil Evitts, The Shay 1985.

Classic Kenny - Carter leads the way at The Shay - early 1985.

Eric Monaghan in the pits - 1985.

Kurt Hansen on parade.

Sean Willmott and Larry Ross in The Shay pits v Cradley Heath 1985.

Neil Evitts in pursuit of Preben Eriksen of Wolverhampton, 1985.

Hansen in action at The Shay 1985.

Kenny Carter leads Wolverhampton's John Eskildsen at The Shay.

Dependable and ever-trying - Dane Kurt Hansen blasts around The Shay, 1985.

New Sponsors, New Race-Jackets - Neil Evitts introduces the new look - mid 1985.

Rod Hunter and Larry Ross in action at The Shay.

The Dukes number 8 for 1985 - Doug Wyer.

New for 1985 - Sean Willmott.

Kenny gives Neil some last minute encouragement.

Carter and Hans Nielsen decide on gate positions, Halifax v Oxford Cheetahs 29/6/1985.

A Duke for one season - new signing from Newcastle Rod Hunter.

Neil Evitts gets ready for action.

A late picture of KC at The Shay - before injury struck again - Summer 1985.

Neil Evitts heads for home, with Eric Monaghan in pursuit.

Spectacular Sean Willmott in action away at Sheffield 1985.

Doug Wyer 1985.

Larry Ross gets the birthday bumps!

Carter and Evitts - The Dukes' representatives at the British Open Pairs Championship - Wolverhampton 1985.

Kurt Hansen battles against the Oxford Cheetahs.

Saturday Night, parade time at The Shay 1985.

First bend action - Rod Hunter and Larry Ross do battle with Reading Racers, 15/6/1985.

Larry Ross in full flow.

Rod Hunter leads Marvyn Cox of Oxford - just before an engine failure! The Shay, 29/6/1985.

Kenny Carter wearing strange leathers, as Kelvin Tatum looks on - Reading away 17/6/1985.

Neil Evitts away from the tapes.

Yorkshire Open Championship, October 1985 - Winner Evitts, with runner up Eric Monaghan and 3rd place Kurt Hansen.

Larry Ross in action at The Shay.

Ross leading against Oxford.

A bumper crowd filled The Shay after the World Final - Neil Evitts leads Chris Morton of the Aces.

Eric Monaghan leaves the start in between Andy Smith and Eddie Ingels, 31/8/1985.

Neil Evitts gets the bumps after his maximum against Belle Vue - his first of the season. He got his second the following week.

The Last Halifax Dukes - left to right: Eric Boothroyd, Eric Monaghan, Sean Willmott, Neil Evitts, Kenny Carter, Kurt Hansen, Larry Ross and Rod Hunter.