scarletrider Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Jack Millen.Spot on Ian, by far the greatest crowd puller of his time and place. Teesside's Ron Wilson would book him at every opportunity for extra crowd he pulled in, he was said to put hundreds on the gate. "The Mackem" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlivefrankie Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 unfortunately most of mine seem to be from the sixties/seventies/eighties barry briggs ronnie moore olle nygren soren sjosten ivan mauger nigel & eric boocock torbjorn harrysson martin ashby scott autrey bruce penhall hans nielsen per jonsson anders michanek peter collins chris morton phil crump gote nordin the visits of wimbledon, west ham & coventry in the sixties belle vue & exeter in the seventies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorum Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Mad Jack Millen just to see who would have the guts to punch him Emil Sayfutdinov certainly added to the crowd during his short stay with Coventry. Nowadays very few if any. Darcy maybe but thats all I can think of in todays PL+ league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinuteWarning Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Nicki P (mostly for the wrong reasons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 How about Christer Lofqvist? Spectacular rider who never knew when he was beaten. Legend has it he used to leave tyre marks on the fence at West Ham. One of my favourite riders and very sad that his career was cut short so tragically. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Darcy Ward Peter Collins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarletrider Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Darcy Ward Peter Collins Two of the finest "Racers" I've ever seen. Inside, outside, always looking for a way through at every turn, even when they have missed the gate .... and yes they usually did find their way through to the front. "The Mackem" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 the reason I put john Louis was due to his achievement afer starting out at 28 yrs of age, blrc, british champ, world no3, 2x world champ (pairs and team), think that would suffice his position in this section....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Ben Howe at Foxhall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Ben Howe at Foxhall. What ever happened to Ben Howe I remember him quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Tony Rickardsson, Darcy Ward, Mark Loram, Peter Collins and Thomasz Gollob. True racers, a rare breed.. Edited February 1, 2014 by blupanther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 no way could anyone diss rickardsson, but personally don't think he was extra special from the back..when he hit the front it was goodbye, mega fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 What ever happened to Ben Howe I remember him quite well Incredible natural talent but wasn't able to fulfil his potential. Didn't seem to have the will to apply it fully. Mad as a box of frogs if even a few of the stories Ive heard are true! Suffered a serious arm injury before retiring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Incredible natural talent but wasn't able to fulfil his potential. Didn't seem to have the will to apply it fully. Mad as a box of frogs if even a few of the stories Ive heard are true! Suffered a serious arm injury before retiring. Cheers I remember seeing him ride was a exciting rider, didn't know about the injury he had to his arm shame he didn't fulfill his potential though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 no way could anyone diss rickardsson, but personally don't think he was extra special from the back..when he hit the front it was goodbye, mega fast Really? I always thought Tony was a great racer, however he was also a great gater so didn't actually need to put that skill to the test as often as the likes of Collins, Loram and Ward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Rickardsson was a rider i never really took to,i don't know why out of all the great champs he was one of my least favourites.My memories of him were as a great starter not particularly great from the back mega quick though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Rickardsson was a rider i never really took to,i don't know why out of all the great champs he was one of my least favourites.My memories of him were as a great starter not particularly great from the back mega quick though. I am with you on that...there was something about Rickardsson that stops me thinking about him as fondly as Ole Olsen , Erik Gundersen, Hans Nielsen, Michael Lee plus I would look forward to seeing riders like Kenny Carter , Dennis Sigalos , Malcolm Simmons , Dave Jessup , Scott Autrey to name some a lot more than Rickardsson That is probably an age thing more than anything in that the riders I used to look forward to seeing were ones from when I was at school whereas I was older when Rickardsson was in his real heyday and had stopped going reguarly My first favourite visitor was Ole Olsen .....when I started going to Hyde Road Peter Collins used to win virtually all his races but Olsen was the one rider who would come and give him some.almighty races ..Olsen would normally gate and Collins would chase..sometimes he caught him..sometimes he didn't , but they were great races and definitely the highlight of my early seasons of speedway You had Soldier Boy in amongst the masses next to the tapes and he always shouted for Olsen for some reason and I remember Olsen winning the second half final once and getting off his bike and giving his trophy to Soldier Boy...those were the days As for bums on seats..well I had stopped going to speedway but I did make an effort to drive to Coventry just to see Tomasz Gollob in the flesh riding for Ipswich These days I might be persuaded to go to a live meeting to see Darcy Ward who is head and shoulders above anybody else in terms of spectacle but my only gripe is that from watching on TV is that most races he rides in in the league are too easy and predictable..oh for a tougher Elite League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 I was never keen on Rickardsson and can only illiterate what others have said quick whilst in front but never did much from behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george.m Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 never did much from behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 I am with you on that...there was something about Rickardsson that stops me thinking about him as fondly as Ole Olsen , Erik Gundersen, Hans Nielsen, Michael Lee plus I would look forward to seeing riders like Kenny Carter , Dennis Sigalos , Malcolm Simmons , Dave Jessup , Scott Autrey to name some a lot more than Rickardsson That is probably an age thing more than anything in that the riders I used to look forward to seeing were ones from when I was at school whereas I was older when Rickardsson was in his real heyday and had stopped going reguarly My first favourite visitor was Ole Olsen .....when I started going to Hyde Road Peter Collins used to win virtually all his races but Olsen was the one rider who would come and give him some.almighty races ..Olsen would normally gate and Collins would chase..sometimes he caught him..sometimes he didn't , but they were great races and definitely the highlight of my early seasons of speedway You had Soldier Boy in amongst the masses next to the tapes and he always shouted for Olsen for some reason and I remember Olsen winning the second half final once and getting off his bike and giving his trophy to Soldier Boy...those were the days As for bums on seats..well I had stopped going to speedway but I did make an effort to drive to Coventry just to see Tomasz Gollob in the flesh riding for Ipswich These days I might be persuaded to go to a live meeting to see Darcy Ward who is head and shoulders above anybody else in terms of spectacle but my only gripe is that from watching on TV is that most races he rides in in the league are too easy and predictable..oh for a tougher Elite League A really good post, i thought it was just me? dont get me wrong i admired Rickardsson who wouldn't but unlike say a Olsen ,Briggo,i was never that excited to see him ride.Olsen for me was awesome i still believe he was a better rider than Ivan he was a good gater but he also was exciting from the back.In the mid seventies i would say that Olsen and Mauger were among a few who give PC a race at Hyde rd also Sjosten did ok but then he was getting on a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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