montie Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 It doesn't score in terms of height, but for sheer style and entertainment you can't beat the one at Scunny when Benji Compton's bike went chasing after a bite of Dave Dowling's burger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qtu8BiGIVA The highlight of that video is the bloke in green coat and red shirt---never stops eating his burger,no drama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Blimey!!!!!! Higher than the lights! Any photos/video anywhere ? Never seen a picture but it was on one of the crash compilation dvd's. It was when Lakeside were in the PL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Never seen a picture but it was on one of the crash compilation dvd's. It was when Lakeside were in the PL. It used to be featured on our website for a fair time afterwards. BTW Robbo was hurt, a certain bag between his legs was split, something he was reminding folks, including me, who were trying to help him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern1 Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 scunny v stoke in july 2010 taylor poole fell his bike hit the airfence and cleared the metal safety fence hitting 2 spectators. that would easily been over 8ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I remember Daniel Nermark being in a hell of a crash at Redcar. He went way up in the air, and I must say that I feared for his life. Unfortunately he was injured in the crash - but at least he came back to ride again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITISHSPEEDPOWER Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Not a bike but didn't someone clear a 12ft high fence at Mildenhall a few years back!! I remember the photo in the speedway star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Not a bike but didn't someone clear a 12ft high fence at Mildenhall a few years back!! I remember the photo in the speedway star. Probably the Jamie Smith crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Not a bike but didn't someone clear a 12ft high fence at Mildenhall a few years back!! I remember the photo in the speedway star. You mean this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITISHSPEEDPOWER Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) You mean this one? That's the one! Horrible .Poor Jamie Smith had no luck. Edited July 1, 2014 by BRITISHSPEEDPOWER 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathen chemistry Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 my dad recalls a time many years ago when tracks had old fashioned lamp standards .. he recalls a bike getting stuck by the handlebars to the bend of the lamp standard , the bike was revvin its guts out stuck about 12 feet up , ladders had to be brought out to retreive it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyb Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 There used to be one on you tube, might have been Costa Mesa, the bike got up of the track, about turned and thrashed itself across the centre green and used the fence as a ramp.. I believe there were injuries in the crowd that day.. [/quote Seen that. It had more control itself than some riders today. Saw the Eastbourne rubbish on Monday. Bet the bikes were only on the track for half the time it was so bumpy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highroad119 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Jason Lyons, for Glasgow down at Newcatle in his first season in the UK took off like a rocket when he hit a fallen rider(Mark Thorpe perhaps) at Brough Park. We all seen the impact coming and it was like slow motion as he sailed through the air down the back straight. Think he withdrew from meeting but no long term injury thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 There used to be one on you tube, might have been Costa Mesa, the bike got up of the track, about turned and thrashed itself across the centre green and used the fence as a ramp.. I believe there were injuries in the crowd that day.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3I-pkrY3k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 September 1975: The second half of the Exeter v. Halifax match was abandoned, when a bike careered into the crowd and injured four spectators. Home rider Scott Autrey was leading the fourth heat of the scratch programme when Graham Plant and Bob Spelta touched and crashed. Both parted company with their machines, Plant’s slithered on its side and formed a ramp for Spelta’s machine to clear the 5 feet high safety fence. The rider-less machine landed four rows back in the crowd, injuring four spectators. They were taken to hospital, three being released with minor injuries. The fourth - 15 year-old Caroline James - was detained with a fractured skull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 That's the one! Horrible .Poor Jamie Smith had no luck. i was there that day and amazingly he only broke an ankle thanks to the fact that he landed on the dog track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 September 1975: The second half of the Exeter v. Halifax match was abandoned, when a bike careered into the crowd and injured four spectators. Home rider Scott Autrey was leading the fourth heat of the scratch programme when Graham Plant and Bob Spelta touched and crashed. Both parted company with their machines, Plant’s slithered on its side and formed a ramp for Spelta’s machine to clear the 5 feet high safety fence. The rider-less machine landed four rows back in the crowd, injuring four spectators. They were taken to hospital, three being released with minor injuries. The fourth - 15 year-old Caroline James - was detained with a fractured skull. That reminds me, the 4TT at Exeter in 1999 Mark Simmons clips Frank Smarts back wheel and ended up in the garden that backed onto the track and had to climb up a ladder to get back into the stadium - even more amazingly he had broken his pelvis in the crash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 September 1975: The second half of the Exeter v. Halifax match was abandoned, when a bike careered into the crowd and injured four spectators. Home rider Scott Autrey was leading the fourth heat of the scratch programme when Graham Plant and Bob Spelta touched and crashed. Both parted company with their machines, Plant’s slithered on its side and formed a ramp for Spelta’s machine to clear the 5 feet high safety fence. The rider-less machine landed four rows back in the crowd, injuring four spectators. They were taken to hospital, three being released with minor injuries. The fourth - 15 year-old Caroline James - was detained with a fractured skull. Four rows of fans is the most impressive part of this 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Four rows of fans is the most impressive part of this Now... it's just four fans, rowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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