stratton Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Is a really tough call, but i wondered who most fans had as there favourite all time top ten riders ever entertaiment wise and being a personality.?Here goes mine laughable really no particular order Holloway,Briggs,Crump( both) Hitch,Ashby, KIlby,T.Jansson,Autrey,E.Boocock. Edited August 30, 2014 by sidney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Easy to see which era you are from sidney. Briggo, PC, Chris Morton, Simmo, Martin Ashby, Jason Crump, Phil Crump, Bengt Jansson, Graeme Smith (Style), Jack Millen (Entertainment). I'm surprised there is no place in your Top Ten for Michael Lee. :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Easy to see which era you are from sidney. Briggo, PC, Chris Morton, Simmo, Martin Ashby, Jason Crump, Phil Crump, Bengt Jansson, Graeme Smith (Style), Jack Millen (Entertainment). I'm surprised there is no place in your Top Ten for Michael Lee. :shock: He is certainly WK, i was overrun in the excitement!Holloway, Briggo and Lee would be in my top five i have missed quite a few out who i liked Ray Wilson,Jim McMillan as examples.What about you WK no Barclay,Dent,Gatenby?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Larry ross, mighty mort, pc, andy smith, the moran brothers, emil safuydinov (the good guys) darcy ward, nicki Pedersen, kenny carter (the villains). If I was purely going on the "good guys" i'd add declan eccles, bruce penhall and Antonio lindback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 He is certainly WK, i was overrun in the excitement!Holloway, Briggo and Lee would be in my top five i have missed quite a few out who i liked Ray Wilson,Jim McMillan as examples.What about you WK no Barclay,Dent,Gatenby?. I loved watching them - but - they weren't out of the top drawer like Briggo etc. I just noticed that neither of us mentioned Mauger - that was NOT a mistake on my part. A great Rider - but - never one of top favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Growing up Charlie Monk was my hero . Dour faced bugger , but what a speedway rider . How Charlie never qualified for a World Final is one of life's mysteries . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Growing up Charlie Monk was my hero . Dour faced bugger , but what a speedway rider . How Charlie never qualified for a World Final is one of life's mysteries . Yes - a bit of a misery - but - a terrific Rider. Another great favourite of mine was Jim Airey. :approve: Edited August 30, 2014 by The White Knight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) A six month ban would be pointless. He could race next year and currently sits in the top 8 of the GP and may even get a wild card place if he misses out. Needs to be much longer to have any effect. 9 Months at least. I loved watching them - but - they weren't out of the top drawer like Briggo etc. I just noticed that neither of us mentioned Mauger - that was NOT a mistake on my part. A great Rider - but - never one of top favourites. I was never a fan WK but he did half make a difference to the crowd! some liked to jeer and shout at him but Ivan just took it in his stride what a great rider he was and as a man. Edited August 31, 2014 by sidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 A top 10 from over 50 years of watching. A difficult call! But I'll go for Stan (the man) Stevens, Jimmy Gooch, Reg Luckhurst, Malcolm Simmons, Ove Fundin, Ken McKinlay, Dave Jessup, Peter Collins, Mark Loram, Jason Crump (as you can see I didn't go much in the 80s!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 A few from Wimbledon who were fun to watch; Roger Johns, Todd Wiltshire, Kelvin Tatum and Mark Burrows. Andy Galvin as a visiting rider could always cause uproar. Others who were always entertaining; Trevor O'Brien, Chris Morton, Les and Neil Collins and Mark Loram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YerRopes Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I've forgotten more riders than I care to remember these days, but off the top of my head in no particular order.. Martin Ashby, Scott Autrey (good choice Sid), Shawn and Kelly Moran, Chris Morton, Ed Stangeland, Rolf Gramstad, Phil Crump, and of today Peter Kildemand, but at No 1 is Geoff Bouchard Would have picked Darcy too, if he was anyway likeable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Another who came to mind was Edward Jancarz of Wimbledon. I was reminded whilst watching the GP. A great Rider in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der Elst Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 There are so many I remember - but I would probably go for Ove Fundin. Superb ........and for sheer entertainment....... THe entire 1966 team from Coventry Bees: Boocock, Cottrill, Mountford, France, Lightfoot, Owen + Another possibly Harrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van wolfswinkel Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) Fundin, Briggo, both Crumpies, Crashby, Mad Wellie, Wardy, Rickardsson, Clive Hitch, Matty Zagar, Nicky P., Kilby, Autrey, Knutsson, Nigel Boocock, Simmo, Broady, Woffy. Jimmy Squibb, Nygren, Loram, Bomber, Peter the Killer, Steady etc.,etc., that's 24! Edited September 3, 2014 by keef van cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) Fundin, Briggo, both Crumpies, Crashby, Mad Wellie, Wardy, Rickardsson, Clive Hitch, Matty Zagar, Nicky P., Kilby, Autrey, Knutsson, Nigel Boocock, Simmo, Broady, Woffy. Jimmy Squibb, Nygren, Loram, Bomber, Peter the Killer, Steady etc.,etc., that's 24!Great list Keef,Hitchy eh great value! Edited September 3, 2014 by sidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I forgot, my memory isn't what it once was, forgive me. Freddie Williams and Peter Craven surely should be mentioned on here. I never saw either of them Race - but - BOTH were two time World Champions. They definitely would have been among my favourites had I seen them ride. :approve: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van wolfswinkel Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Mad Aussie Shane Parker with his famous naked spins was a great character, and 2 other Robins the Yanks Gresham and McConnell were crowd pleasers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 OK don't know how many folks can relate to these names as I left UK in 1968 but here goes. Ivor Brown, Jimmy Gooch, Ron How, Jim Squibb, Dick Bradley, Alby Golden, George Hunter, Bill Andrew, Charlie Monk, Roy Trigg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van wolfswinkel Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Squibbo was number 1 for New Cross, the darling of the Old Kent Road! Ron How was a top-class rider. A top 10 from over 50 years of watching. A difficult call!But I'll go for Stan (the man) Stevens, Jimmy Gooch, Reg Luckhurst, Malcolm Simmons, Ove Fundin, Ken McKinlay, Dave Jessup, Peter Collins, Mark Loram, Jason Crump (as you can see I didn't go much in the 80s!). You missed Squibbo and Penniket out! Can remember the Radio London show you were on a couple of years ago about defunct sports stadiums in the capital. One of my texts was read out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 I saw Jimmy Squibb riding at Sunderland for Eastbourne (I think - memory not that great) in the Seventies. I may be getting my years mixed up, but I believe Reg Trott was in the same Team. I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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