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Which Rider Is Involved In The Most Falls And Why?


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Adam Roynon stands out as one of the unluckiest riders the sport has ever seen. He is an excellent rider with a smooth, safe style but he really does have an unfortunate habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and every time he goes down he seems to get a really serious injury. He had the last bad injury of last season at Kings Lynn and the first one of this year at Coventry. We love him at Dudley - an excellent No1 and skipper.

 

If it hadn't been for all the injuries I firmly believe he would be a GB international by now and possibly in the shake up for a Grand Prix place. That's how good he could have been if he had been luckier. There is still time to get there of course and the very best of luck to him. The Heathens would support him all the way and he knows it!

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I think upper body strength may also have something to do with it also, have seen Cameron Woodward come close to ' mishaps ' at Eastbourne on a number of times this year, but seems to have a natural strength to avoid the air fence.

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Most crashes? As I have said before - and gave two names - pre- and post-war mainly West Ham favoruites Phil 'King of Crash' Bishop and Jack 'Crash A Day' Cooley.

So far as Bishop was concerned, he started riding in 1928 and was still active in Europe (and falling off - in the main overslides I think because of his legtrail style) into the mid-1960s. Few riders have been active for some 35 years as he was. And he was a wonderful guy as well. :approve:

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Going back a bit,Martin Ashby's nickname was "Crashby" i think i am right in saying.He had already acquired the name by the time i really noticed him so i am not sure if it was because he crashed a lot or it just was an easy tag for someone as i don't recall him crashing that much if at all.Didn't Briggo also have a reputation of crashing fairly often when he first came over.Guess it was just over trying as he certainly didn't lack skill on a bike

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Going back a bit,Martin Ashby's nickname was "Crashby" i think i am right in saying.He had already acquired the name by the time i really noticed him so i am not sure if it was because he crashed a lot or it just was an easy tag for someone as i don't recall him crashing that much if at all.Didn't Briggo also have a reputation of crashing fairly often when he first came over.Guess it was just over trying as he certainly didn't lack skill on a bike

Funny that Iris, didnt Martin get that reputation nicknamed Crash when he first started out 61/63 in scratch events.?You would think it was a different bloke always in control a great style great team man and person and a great rider.
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Funny that Iris, didnt Martin get that reputation nicknamed Crash when he first started out 61/63 in scratch events.?You would think it was a different bloke always in control a great style great team man and person and a great rider.

 

Hear, hear!!! :t::approve:

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So far as Phil 'King of Crash' Bishop was concerned, he started riding in 1928 and was still active in Europe (and falling off - in the main overslides I think because of his legtrail style) into the mid-1960s. Few riders have been active for some 35 years as he was. And he was a wonderful guy as well. :approve:

 

And tragically of course Bishop lost his life in a different sort of crash - not on the track but on the road in the Lockern minibus disaster :cry:

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Kozza Smith also has his fair share of falls. Certainly seemed to be riding above himself when he first came over here and was good for at least a couple of falls a meeting. But he's settled down into a much better rider now, but still seems to attract his fair share of falls, not always his fault either. The other name to spring to mind is Ryan Fisher

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Malc the Wellie Holloway my favourite rider, i supported for the whole of his career he fell off quite alot.( He demolished the flower beds)But again a nice tidy style skilfull he give me some great speedway memories rode in the Conference league in his late forties still good anough to reach a conference final great speedway man god bless him.!

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Malc the Wellie Holloway my favourite rider, i supported for the whole of his career he fell off quite alot.( He demolished the flower beds)But again a nice tidy style skilfull he give me some great speedway memories rode in the Conference league in his late forties still good anough to reach a conference final great speedway man god bless him.!

 

To be fair, I think he actually managed to stay on when he demolished the flower beds! :)

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