Pollyanna Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Next years series will likely contain 20 year old Emil Sayfutinov, 19? year old Tai Woffinden and 22 year old Freddie Lindgren. Hardly indicative of the old boys club that some would have you believe is it Don't forget the 22 year old Chris Holder! Isn't Freddie Lindgren 24 this year? I believe he was born in 1985, the same year as Lindback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Peter Collins was 22 when he won the world title in 1976! Coming back to this topic after working in NHS circle my immediate thought was that people will always need doctors!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Peter Collins was 22 when he won the world title in 1976! And Michael Lee, even younger in 1980.. 'Fraid World Championship Speedway is now predominantly an old man's game..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 And Michael Lee, even younger in 1980.. 'Fraid World Championship Speedway is now predominantly an old man's game..!! As it always has been. Mauger won his first title at 28 and his last at 39. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Ronnie Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 And Michael Lee, even younger in 1980.. 'Fraid World Championship Speedway is now predominantly an old man's game..!! there is no coincidence in all the current old boys supporting the tracks that Ole produces.............. they already have the tuners, the sponsors, the cashflow, and the experience.............. give them Ole's slick smooth tracks and they can keep it going for donkey's years Snapper is it not true that all of these riders visit most of the venues every year anyway?... and when they do they dont get to practice before and as far as the temp tracks go... we are talking theoretically about the world's best riders/advisors/mechanics here arent we? Yes as a 'fan' ( ) it is easy to see that it is not just a case of cocking a leg over a bike ........... but these are the same tracks as the year before and the same tracks in a lot of cases as the week/month before..... imo part of the issue of the competition is that it has become too sterile...... it is this kind of thing that we are talking about that can cause some of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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