colinc1968 Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Who do you think were the underrated ipswich riders from the past for me it has to be kevin jolly and kevin teager to very good riders who i watched many times race and i also had the pleasure of knowing kevin teager on a personal level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Preben Eriksen ( a bit dirty) Georg Hack,Nigel Flatman,Tommy Johansson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Personally I thought Tony Davey was underrated at the time. I though he was a terrific Rider. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Think i am right in saying Kevin Teager has moved to germany and is still riding on grass or longtrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Didn't know that... Nice guy, Kevin, and his mechanic, Steve. I always felt that Mike Lanham never received full credit for his efforts, probably because he was in such a solid team. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ernest Holland Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 agree with white knight about tony davey john berry in his book said if not for the bad hand injury he would have as good/better than tiger louis and billy sanders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinc1968 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Yes Kevin is still riding in Germany and by all accounts he is doing very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinc1968 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Jermery Doncaster was another good rider for Ipswich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Guys like Mike Lanham, Ted Howego and Nigel Flatman were far better riders than they've been given credit for. Its just they were in such a good team at the time that they quite often went under the radar somewhat! Kevin Teager was a good 2nd Division rider who was loyal to the Witches but was never quite good enough to warrant a regular place in the team. The fact he dropped down into 3rd division racing when in his late 30's/early 40's and was a good heatleader shows how good he was. Hes still riding now and doing well in veteran events which is another example of his very good riding abilities. Shrimp Davey could have pushed for a world title win but for the bad injuries and maybe not wanting it as much as he could have done which was largely due to these horrific injuries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Kevin Teager was a good 2nd Division rider who was loyal to the Witches but was never quite good enough to warrant a regular place in the team. The fact he dropped down into 3rd division racing when in his late 30's/early 40's and was a good heatleader shows how good he was. Hes still riding now and doing well in veteran events which is another example of his very good riding abilities. I last saw Kevin Teager at Wimbledon - not in his speedway days there - but racing a Stock Rod to winning effect in non-contact class racing. That must have been at least four years ago. I don't think he drives any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Savalas Clouting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Always remember watching Ben Howe as a youngster mascot and he was sensational. Moved into the team and was brilliant initially but career dipped alarmingly never fulfilled his potential to me. Riders i liked to watch and in some cases under rated Dean Standing Craig Hyde Sam Tesar (not Vladimar Kinder who came with him) Also when i was young i used to watch the juniors and hoped they would go on to something riders like Robbie Fuller, Lawrie Bloomfield and latterly Darrren Fitch and Emerson Fairweather.Any ideas on what happened to those guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Always remember watching Ben Howe as a youngster mascot and he was sensational. Moved into the team and was brilliant initially but career dipped alarmingly never fulfilled his potential to me. Riders i liked to watch and in some cases under rated Dean Standing Craig Hyde Sam Tesar (not Vladimar Kinder who came with him) Also when i was young i used to watch the juniors and hoped they would go on to something riders like Robbie Fuller, Lawrie Bloomfield and latterly Darrren Fitch and Emerson Fairweather.Any ideas on what happened to those guys? I think Emerson Fairweather switched to small oval car racing - not sure either if it was contact or non-contact raing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I also agree Mike Lanham was somewhat over-shadowed. I remember Tim Hunt's early days and he looked very promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinc1968 Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I'd forgot about Nigel flatman and Mick lanham !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Wal Morton and Harold McNaughton. Edited May 13, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Anyone who really know their Ipswich Witches will see I made a mistake regarding the Ipswich Witches career of KevinTeager! I said he was never good enough to warrant a reular place in the Witches team which was true if your talking about the British League top flight glory years of the 1970's and 1980's! But Kevin was in fact a regular member of the Witches team in the 1989 National League (2nd Division in them days!) and the 1996 Premier League when the two top Leagues merged into one big League! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Anyone who really know their Ipswich Witches will see I made a mistake regarding the Ipswich Witches career of KevinTeager! I said he was never good enough to warrant a reular place in the Witches team which was true if your talking about the British League top flight glory years of the 1970's and 1980's! But Kevin was in fact a regular member of the Witches team in the 1989 National League (2nd Division in them days!) and the 1996 Premier League when the two top Leagues merged into one big League! Did Kevin ride in amongst, A.Hines, Squirrell, Hunt, Fines? at Foxhall i see Kevin for Scunny a very good rider i am sure Tai,s dad Rob rode that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Moggo was a good rider for Ipswich 1989 and 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 (edited) ['sidney'] Did Kevin ride in amongst, A.Hines, Squirrell, Hunt, Fines? at Foxhall i see Kevin for Scunny a very good rider i am sure Tai,s dad Rob rode that day. Yes Kevin would of been around with them guys in the late 70's, early 80's in his early days in the sprt! Then again Kevins still going strong now so would of rode against countless numbers of riders spanning 35+ years! ['Vincent Vega'] Moggo was a good rider for Ipswich 1989 and 1990. Very true but around that time you had messrs Chris Louis, Mark Loram, Dean Standing, David Norris so Moggo didn't stand out like he would have done in a poor team! In fact throughout his career Moggo was good value for the vast majority of his time! Edited May 18, 2013 by 25yearfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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