phillipsr Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Just wondered if anyone has become world champion quicker than in there 2nd season of GP racing? I know Holder did it in his 3rd season and think Darcy will match it next year but wondered of anyone has become champion quicker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Just wondered if anyone has become world champion quicker than in there 2nd season of GP racing? I know Holder did it in his 3rd season and think Darcy will match it next year but wondered of anyone has become champion quicker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arson fire Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hans Nielsen won it in his first year of GP racing... The first one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Obviously other than the 1st two GP seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george.m Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Try Google and you'll find out for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Depends on how you want to define things. Tai started his career as a full time member of the GP series in 2010. He won the title in 2013. Nicki Pedersen started in 2001 and won it in 2003...That seems quicker to me, but you have already decided that it's important that it was Tai's 2nd season of competing, despite there being 2 years between his 2 seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Are we just looking at gp's because didn't Havvy win it on his debut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Are we just looking at gp's because didn't Havvy win it on his debut? How do we define the winner of the first GP - Hans Nielsen in 1995? Or the first world championship by Lionel Van Praag in 1936? They both featured championship debutants. Edited January 6, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflyingkiwi Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Hans Nielsen had made 14 World Final appearances though before winning the first GP series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorum Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) no Edited January 6, 2014 by pandorum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Have some Posts been deleted? Obviously in the first season of any tiurnament the first champion must be the fastest winner of the championship. World Championship - 1936 Lionel Van Praag (Australia); GP - 1995 - Hans Nielsen (Denmar). Edited January 6, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just wondered if anyone has become world champion quicker than in there 2nd season of GP racing? I know Holder did it in his 3rd season and think Darcy will match it next year but wondered of anyone has become champion quicker? Freddie Williams won at his first attempt. So did Havvy. Penhall won his second world final (and third) So did Peter Craven, Ole Olsen, Jack Young, Jerzy Szczakiel, So no Tai hasnt broken any records, he hasnt even equalled any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Have some Posts been deleted? Obviously in the first season of any tiurnament the first champion must be the fastest winner of the championship. World Championship - 1936 Lionel Van Praag (Australia); GP - 1995 - Hans Nielsen (Denmar). Freddie Williams won at his first attempt. So did Havvy. Penhall won his second world final (and third) So did Peter Craven, Ole Olsen, Jack Young, Jerzy Szczakiel, So no Tai hasnt broken any records, he hasnt even equalled any Well now we know. Many thanks. That's put this debate to a quick end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 What about the alternative world championships held in France? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) What about the alternative world championships held in France? The same would apply to these and those world championships held in Argentina and Australia in the early 1930s, as were the French versions. Edited January 6, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Butler Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) besides, how many heats did Tai ride in to secure the title..at least 5 heats per GP (barring injury) + additional semis/finals.... Did anyone win the title having been seeded to the world final? if not, i'd guess someone has ridden just 10 heats including one qualifier. If so they could be regarded as the quickest world champion...depends how you look at it... . Edited January 7, 2014 by Mike.Butler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 besides, how many heats did Tai ride in to secure the title..at least 5 heats per GP (barring injury) + additional semis/finals.... Did anyone win the title having been seeded to the world final? if not, i'd guess someone has ridden just 10 heats including one qualifier. If so they could be regarded as the quickest world champion...depends how you look at it... . An odd question. Nobody has ever been seeded to a recognised World Final. All starters take part through qualification. Just wondered if anyone has become world champion quicker than in there 2nd season of GP racing? I know Holder did it in his 3rd season and think Darcy will match it next year but wondered of anyone has become champion quicker? Yes, the winner of the GP in 1995. Hans Nielsen of Denmark. Or in the old style world championship Lionel Van Praag of Australia in 1936. This fact just does not seem to get through despite repetitions of the fact previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) An odd question. Nobody has ever been seeded to a recognised World Final. All starters take part through qualification. Yes, the winner of the GP in 1995. Hans Nielsen of Denmark. Or in the old style world championship Lionel Van Praag of Australia in 1936. This fact just does not seem to get through despite repetitions of the fact previously. Nobody was ever seeded to a world final!!! You might want to do a little research. How did Peter Craven qualify in 1956 ? answer, he didn't, he was seeded What about Briggo in 1958 and 1959 or Ronnie Moore in 1960. The Poles had 6 seeded riders in 1970 They had 5 in 1973 They had 3 in 1979 (Zenon Plech, Edward Jancarz & Robert Slabon) What about Jan Andersson in 1980 Or Henny Kroeze in 1987 Is that enough for now Edited January 8, 2014 by Oldace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveEvans Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Billy Hamill was World Champion after his 11th GP. Considering Hans did 14 World finals ahead I declare my Team USA boss the winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Just wondered if anyone has become world champion quicker than in there 2nd season of GP racing? I know Holder did it in his 3rd season and think Darcy will match it next year but wondered of anyone has become champion quicker? Hans Nielsen won it in his first year of GP racing... The first one Then that's the genuine answer - Hans Nielsen so far as the GPs are concerned. You cannot win a time more quickly than in the first season it is staged. It's a rather odd question to be asked but we still get people who tend to think otherwise. The same applies to the old-style official world championship in 1936 - Lionel Van Praag (Australia). I keep pushing these facts out but they just seem to be ignored. Edited January 9, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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