Speedways Motocrossers

[From PC to KC.]

Biggest link must be Andy Lee, father of World Champ Michael Lee, don't know how good Michael could have been if he never raced speedway. They ran their own circuit somewhere in Cambridge area i think.

 

Went to the Moto Cross Des Nations at Foxhills in Swindon a few years back, this is the Moto x version of speedways WTC but better. It rained solid for 3 days and it was knee deep in mud. Got so bad they had to cut out the big hill in the last race for safety reasons. Still one of the best days out i ever had at a motorsport event, brilliant stuff.

 

Watched Dave Thorpe 3x WORLD Champ

and Kurt Nicholl at Hawkstone Park and Farleigh Castle against all the top Belgiums

great tracks and great racing.

[builderbob]

stefen everts was the only rider getting up that hill he made it look easy fond memorys

[mikowhy]

Tomasz and Jacek Gollob during their early two years in speedway were a motocrossers. Tomasz was even on the rostrum once or twice in U21 Polish Motocross Championship. Watching Gollob on speedway bike you could notice some of motocross riding style.

[Ben91]

John Louis (already mentioned)

Ted Howgego

and

Dangerous Kim Jansson

[T.N.T.]

The Grahame brothers (Alan, Andy and John) all competed in moto cross events even when still riding speedway and I think Andy rode after he finished speedway.

 

Sam Ermolenko raced some moto cross in America before coming over here and I think most of the Americans did. Billy Hamill still competes in Enduro races and dirt track races in America where his son is competing as a junior.

 

 

This thread starts off stating they read a post about Tom Leadbitter

 

Can someone post a link to the thread as Tom was a family friend of ours and he used to take me out on the bikes along with former riders Roger Harvey and Rob Hooper who still live very close to me now.

 

Roger is head of Honda off road racing and travels the world to events.

[Hot Shoe]

This thread starts off stating they read a post about Tom Leadbitter

 

Can someone post a link to the thread as Tom was a family friend of ours and he used to take me out on the bikes along with former riders Roger Harvey and Rob Hooper who still live very close to me now.

 

I posted the original post Re: Speedway's Motocrossers and although a lot of names have been mentioned there were only a few who were really good at both.

 

I'd certainly put Tom in that list along with John Louis, Arthur Browning and Malcolm Ballard.

 

Just put in Tom's name in the "search" facility on this forum and you'll come up with more than a few references to Tom.

 

I rode at the same time (although a lot slower!) as Hooper and Harvey (both excellent riders) and saw then ride on numerous occasions and to me they were the golden years of motocross but that's probably due to my age!!!

[Tsunami]

I posted the original post Re: Speedway's Motocrossers and although a lot of names have been mentioned there were only a few who were really good at both.

 

I'd certainly put Tom in that list along with John Louis, Arthur Browning and Malcolm Ballard.

 

Just put in Tom's name in the "search" facility on this forum and you'll come up with more than a few references to Tom.

 

I rode at the same time (although a lot slower!) as Hooper and Harvey (both excellent riders) and saw then ride on numerous occasions and to me they were the golden years of motocross but that's probably due to my age!!!

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Not too sure of the division between Modern MotoX and Scrambling. Ivan Mauger rode in meetings during the 60's, Paul Fry, Richard Green, Paul Pickering, Richard Hall in latter years.

 

[speedyguy]

There's a big motocross meeting this Sunday at Canada Hills, near Swanley, Kent, It all starts to build up mid-morning for the afternoon action.

 

Seen a photo in my local The Newshopper (in an advert) and it looks REALLY spectacular stuff.