stratton Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Sudden Sam Ermolenko & Rocket Ronnie Correy .... they would take PC & Mort any day of the week Peter Karlsson & Mikael Karlsson around Monmore were untouchable 95% of the time ... the other 5% they had ef Hans Nielsen & Edgar Stangelands bike ... I am sure when Hans first came over he used to fake ef so he could borrow it for important races But the best pairing of all Sophie Blake & Charlie Webster in a paddling pool full of jelly Better than Collins and Morton not a chance also Phil Collins and Alan Grahame i would put in front of Ermolenko and Correy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lee - the best ever Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Terry Betts and David Gagen, certainly around Saddlebow Road in the late 70s early 80s You could add Michael lee and Richard Hellsen to that AND.....Tiddler Turner and anyone........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Best for me the Mildura boys Crump and Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC! Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Second Division - Andy Galvin and Chris Louis 1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Stoney and Steady in the Premier at Worky Ashby and Kilby at Blunsdon in the 70s Briggs and Mauger for NZ 60s/70s Lennon and McCartney Simon and Garfunkel Basil and Sybil The Two Ronnies Blackadder and Baldrick Laurel and Hardy Batman and Robin Bill and Ben The Blues Brothers Del and Rodney Trotter Steptoe and Son Enfield and Whitehouse. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Reeves and Mortimer Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Sooty and Sweep Tom and Jerry Radford and Kennedy Adams and Bould The Comptons Fleming and McEnroe Mcnamara and Mcnamee Barrington and Edrich Lock and Laker The Bedser Twins Strauss and Cook Marks and Spencer Holland and Barrett Burke and Hare Chas n'Dave Sonny and Cher Fish and Chips Eggs and bacon Lamb and Mint Curry and Rice Spag and Bol Light and Bitter Vodka and Orange Rum and Coke Rolls Royce Elephant and Castle Highbury and Islington Tooting and Mitcham Corinthians and Casuals Trinidad and Tobago Germany and France Edited December 22, 2011 by keef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Ken McKinlay and Stan Stevens Ken McKinlay and Ron Mountford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HasseHolmqvist Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Better than Collins and Morton not a chance also Phil Collins and Alan Grahame i would put in front of Ermolenko and Correy. Both Sam & Ronnie were excellent starters & very fast when in front, Peter & Chris could not gate for toffee ... & by the time they had got round the first bend Sam & Ronnie would just be a dot on the horizon .... as for Phil & Alan, now I KNOW your having a giraffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Both Sam & Ronnie were excellent starters & very fast when in front, Peter & Chris could not gate for toffee ... & by the time they had got round the first bend Sam & Ronnie would just be a dot on the horizon .... as for Phil & Alan, now I KNOW your having a giraffe At Hyde rd Mort and P.C could give them a start and still pick them off no worries.That was the days when tracks were proper not like they are now gaters paradises.As for wolves always has been a massive home advantage there i always thought Correy was a gating tart . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Basil and Sybil The Two Ronnies Blackadder and Baldrick Batman and Robin Bill and Ben Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Sonny and Cher Germany and France Basil and Sybil ...... Couldnt get on and Fawlty Towers was written by Cleese and Booth ..... Basil and Polly Two Ronnies ...... One much stronger than the other Blackadder and Baldrick ....... great on screen partnership but one was a peasant and a servant Batman and Robin ...... One was a Billionaire, the other was a lodger Bill and Ben ...... the two men responsable for their voices didn't get on at all and most dialogue used was those two actually swearing in their secret language at each other Cassidy and Kid ...... didnt do them much good as both were shot ..... same as Bonnie and Clyde Sonny and Cher ...... Ended in divorce Germany and France ...... not so good in the 40's You can add, MORECOMBE and WISE ..... ABBOT and COSTELLO ..... LEMMON and MATTHAU ..... TAYLOR and BURTON At Hyde rd Mort and P.C could give them a start and still pick them off no worries. As for wolves always has been a massive home advantage there i always thought Correy was a gating tart . At Hyde Road I will give in there .... those two were awesome However Wolves has less home advantage than most, Hyde Road was very much a great home advantage track and there is no wat Monmore can be called Slick compared to Kirky Lane, Lakeside etc Ronnie was very much about gating and his brilliant switch back on the first turns, but he could pass too ..... but didnt need to many times. Ermolenko and Correy will go down as a legendary partnership at Wolves just as PC and Mort will at Belle Vue ..... both brilliant in heir day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Man Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Keef You forgot Bonnie and Clyde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Ronnie Moore, possibly - no, probably - the greatest team rider of all time. Other great team riders would include Norman Parker, Ken McKinlay and Kelvin Mullarkey. I'm a bit too young to have seen these riders but the best single team ride I have ever seen (and I did see all the big guns of the early 80's) was, quite remarkably, at Scunthorpe in 2005 in an NL match. Richie Dennis was the Scunny star at the time and was, for his very young (17) age, an amazingly unselfish rider. Against Wimbledon in a league match he and an even younger reserve, Grant Hayes, gated in front of the Wimbledon pair. Dennis stayed with his novice partner and protected him for almost the entire 4 laps, slowing the race down to an astonishing degree that I have not seen before or since. Hayes unfortunately fell on the last lap and such was the Wimbledon rider's (I think it was Scott James) frustration that he went for Dennis after the race. It truly had to be seen to be believed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Adams-Zagar... superb for Swindon in 2009. The Morans Hancock-Hamill Havelock-Carr Collins-Morton Ermolenko-Correy Holder-Ward Collins-Grahame Miller-Jorgensen Leigh Adams was probably the best team rider i've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 for me it has to be ermolenko/ correy and hamill/hancock and when wolves met cradley somebody had to lose ,those were the days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) At Hyde rd Mort and P.C could give them a start and still pick them off no worries.That was the days when tracks were proper not like they are now gaters paradises.As for wolves always has been a massive home advantage there i always thought Correy was a gating tart . Really.. Seem to remember something different happen in 1987 when Ermolenko picked off Morton at Hyde Road as Wolves won 40-38. for me it has to be ermolenko/ correy and hamill/hancock and when wolves met cradley somebody had to lose ,those were the days Totally agree. For those talking about Correy being a gating tart.. Sure, most of his races were won from the gate, however he broke the track record at Monmore in 1990 when he was 4th entering turn 3. Passing Shawn Moran, Bobby Ott and Richard Knight in the process. Edited January 22, 2012 by BWitcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Really.. Seem to remember something different happen in 1987 when Ermolenko picked off Morton at Hyde Road as Wolves won 40-38. Totally agree. For those talking about Correy being a gating tart.. Sure, most of his races were won from the gate, however he broke the track record at Monmore in 1990 when he was 4th entering turn 3. Passing Shawn Moran, Bobby Ott and Richard Knight in the process. Bwitcher i am on about a peak Chris Morton 1978 to /85, Ermolenko wouldnt of lived with him 1987 Mort was way past his brilliant best .Also PC 1974/80 no contest also,Ermolenko for me was one of the most unimpressive americans for me did well but well overachieved and i rate alot of his collegues higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Ermolenko for me was one of the most unimpressive americans for me did well but well overachieved and i rate alot of his collegues higher. Really!?! Of that era I'd rate him behind Penhall sure. But I'd rate him alongside S Moran and Sigalos as the next best, and ahead of the likes of King. K Moran, Schwartz etc. from that era. For me the most unimpressive Americans were Larry Kosta and Eddie Ingels, and guess which two the Aces signed! (of course, they did subsequenyl get it right with Frria and the Morans). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Really!?! Of that era I'd rate him behind Penhall sure. But I'd rate him alongside S Moran and Sigalos as the next best, and ahead of the likes of King. K Moran, Schwartz etc. from that era. For me the most unimpressive Americans were Larry Kosta and Eddie Ingels, and guess which two the Aces signed! (of course, they did subsequenyl get it right with Frria and the Morans). I would rate Penhall, Kelly and Shawn Sigalos higher certainly, as well as a peak Autrey 78/79 at least on par with Ermolenko.I dont go on what they won totally he did well to win a world title and had a good career.If you went by silverware only Penhall i suppose would be in front of him. Graham Warren, Adams are great examples of why i dont go by that notion .Sumner Mcknight is the worst american i see ride ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 so you consider both Ermolenko and Autrey an unimpressive riders ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 so you consider both Ermolenko and Autrey an unimpressive riders ? so you consider both Ermolenko and Autrey an unimpressive riders ? No if i am honest was a massive Autrey fan one of my sons was named after him, and would rate higher than Ermolenko.See Ermolenko quite a bit when he rode with Mike Lee god he was erratic so never really took to him.Had a great career so fair play to him., Autrey was the opposite a silky smooth rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 No if i am honest was a massive Autrey fan one of my sons was named after him, and would rate higher than Ermolenko.See Ermolenko quite a bit when he rode with Mike Lee god he was erratic so never really took to him.Had a great career so fair play to him., Autrey was the opposite a silky smooth rider. ah, so you're basing your opinion of him on his performances in his first season in the British League... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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