iris123 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 A programme on Landshut in Bavaria,which includes a section on the Bundesliga champs Landshut including current rider martin Smolinski riding against former Landshut star Karl Maier.Also 12 year old daughter of a former ice speedway rider Celina Liebmann.Very impressive stadium and Maier still looks pretty fit.Don't think i have seen him since his time in England Bit about speedway is about half way through from memory of watching the programme yesterday http://www.br.de/mediathek/video/bayerntour-landshut-14januar-104.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 A clip going back to 1990 at the Long track,Scheessel of Maier winning a meeting ahead of Wiggy-Bit is right at the end https://www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de/video/589970?q=sandbahn+rennen&xm=AND&xf[0]=_fulltext&xo[0]=CONTAINS&xv[0] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 59 minutes ago, iris123 said: A clip going back to 1990 at the Long track,Scheessel of Maier winning a meeting ahead of Wiggy-Bit is right at the end https://www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de/video/589970?q=sandbahn+rennen&xm=AND&xf[0]=_fulltext&xo[0]=CONTAINS&xv[0] A good rider at all disiplines always felt he could of been even better at speedway if he had taken seriously as his number 1 priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Sidney the robin said: A good rider at all disiplines always felt he could of been even better at speedway if he had taken seriously as his number 1 priority. You could say that about most Germans - Peter Schroeck and Bernt Odermatt excepted... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 The only German Bernt I have heard of is Bernt Knockwurst!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, customhouseregular said: The only German Bernt I have heard of is Bernt Knockwurst!. Actually, it was "Bernd", although I have seen it spelled three different ways. We thought he was part-Irish, and called him "Bernd O'Doormat"!!! Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, chunky said: You could say that about most Germans - Peter Schroeck and Bernt Odermatt excepted... Steve This guy was pretty special remember Collins saying how good he was and what he could achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, chunky said: Actually, it was "Bernd", although I have seen it spelled three different ways. We thought he was part-Irish, and called him "Bernd O'Doormat"!!! Steve Another rider I have never heard of!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, iris123 said: Another rider I have never heard of!!! He rode for Leicester and Hackney in 1980, although he didn't ride in any official fixtures for the 'Awks... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 Swindon signed him in 1983 but he had a car accident before joining and never rode. Given his record at Leicester and Hackney, he would have fitted well into our team that season!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Speaking of Germans Klaus Lausch could have made it in Britain. Was more than useful riding for Oxford in 1985 (he actually beat Michael Lee at King's Lynn) but I guess that the lucrative longtrack and later engine tuning scene proved more attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, steve roberts said: Speaking of Germans Klaus Lausch could have made it in Britain. Was more than useful riding for Oxford in 1985 (he actually beat Michael Lee at King's Lynn) but I guess that the lucrative longtrack and later engine tuning scene proved more attractive. I do remember them all and of course Gerd Riss,who really looked like he was going to be s good heat leader at one stage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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