Trees Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Have just sat watching an Henka Gustaffson Special MBI video from 1990, 91 & 92. Henka was fantastic, couldn't gate and was such a natural speedway rider, I'd forgot just how good he was at Lynn, Wimbledon, Eastbourne, Bradford ........ I'm only half way through the video! His passes from the back were brilliant, I'm sure he missed the gate so he could thrill the crowd, stalking his opponents for 3 laps, leaving his pass to the last bend!! Wow! He'll remain a legend at Lynn forever, I feel sorry for any fan that missed him! Any chance of an interview with him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudding Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 i agree , what a rider & a really nice guy too , what happened to him tho ?, i thought he was good enough to be world champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Got some old stuff from Screensport when he was riding in Sweden, some great racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Sure he had his moments, but your opinion would go downhill if you'd seen him during his most recent stint with the Aces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Andy, i did see him ride for the Aces and you definitely wouldn't think it was the same rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 That's right - as if he couldn't be bothered to put in the effort. Complete contrast to the previous time he rode for us, when he won matches by winning races when the chips were down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 The Henka of recent years is not the Henka I remember or the one that Trees refers to. Definitely a pale shadow of his former self. He was awesome in his early Kings Lynn days and definitely a favourite visiting rider - i can still remember his paid 21 max around Poole . I think a few serious injuries and a bit too much of the wild lifestyle put paid to his ambitions over the years. He and Lars Gunnestad were a nightmare when they got together! Gave Lars' landlords a few headaches from what I remember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngy105 Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 He's still rattling up the points up in Sweden though from what I've heard. I remember his debut World Final at Odsal in 1990. If I remember right (though I'm probably wrong) didn't he eventually finish third due to FIM stripping 'Shooey' of second place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 He finished 6th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff. Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 He's still rattling up the points up in Sweden though from what I've heard. I remember his debut World Final at Odsal in 1990. If I remember right (though I'm probably wrong) didn't he eventually finish third due to FIM stripping 'Shooey' of second place. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No he was never third, Todd Wiltshire was third on the day and remains so as the FIM decided to remove Shawn Moran from second place but not to move all subsequent riders up a place. As a consequence there was a winner, Per Jonsson, a third, the afformentioned Mr Wiltshire, but the record books will show that there was no second place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudding Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Sure he had his moments, but your opinion would go downhill if you'd seen him during his most recent stint with the Aces. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> andy my opinion still stands cos i only saw him @ lynn & the world final at bradford , thats why i asked what happened to him and now i see why , to many parties , what a shame eh ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted May 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 What a coincidence, he's signed for Oxford apparently so that interview may be easier to get now! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Brown Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 What a coincidence, he's signed for Oxford apparently so that interview may be easier to get now! lol <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Come on down and see him Trees, Star Lady is coming on Thursday ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMac Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Henka certainly was one of the most entertaining to watch - but he's not exactly an 'old boy' and is really too recent to fit into our 70s-80s timescale. Maybe in 10 years' time he will be ripe for an in-depth piece... Tony Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted May 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Maybe in 10 years' time he will be ripe for an in-depth piece... We've got to wait 10 years .................. owwwwwwww I might be dead by then ......... I can understand why though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lee - the best ever Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Yes..I can well remember those early Kings Lynn days...he was fantastic. I cam also remember seeing hin at his first World Final at Bradford when he certainly shocked a few people with his passing. I was madeup when Lynn signed him.....as I knew just how good he would be!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Got some old stuff from Screensport when he was riding in Sweden, some great racing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Possibly the same stuff I have from the early 90s. Coincidentally, I watched an old highlights tape the other day and was surprised by two things. One was the fact that Henka was totally amazing, and was passing anyone he wanted at will. The other was just how good Gary Havelock was. Not sure about putting him in Backtrack, though. He is in the Oxford team this year, after all. (Mind you, who isn't. Ho ho ho.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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