Daniel Smith Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Nicklas is local lad. Lives Nordelph, drinks and eats Stow Bardolph, shops King's Lynn, Downham and Stow Bridge. Just happens to have been born in Herning. Norfolk accent coming along to. Lol And I like his passion for the club too DWP. Always speaks well and never negative of the club in public. I think he should be club captain this season, no doubt about it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWP Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 And I like his passion for the club too DWP. Always speaks well and never negative of the club in public. I think he should be club captain this season, no doubt about it for me. Nicklas will be visiting two schools in early March - King Edward VII in Lynn and Downham High school. Taking a bike to show and talk to the kids about his life riding for Lynn and 3 teams in Europe. Aim is to get them to pester Dad and Mum to take them to the speedway and see him race. I guess in each school a number of foreigners, so he can at least converse with them in either English, Danish, Swedish, German, Polish or Russian. Not many Brits can do that. He knows as many of us do, we need new blood coming to the Arena and hopefully this will be a start. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Nicklas will be visiting two schools in early March - King Edward VII in Lynn and Downham High school. Taking a bike to show and talk to the kids about his life riding for Lynn and 3 teams in Europe. Aim is to get them to pester Dad and Mum to take them to the speedway and see him race. I guess in each school a number of foreigners, so he can at least converse with them in either English, Danish, Swedish, German, Polish or Russian. Not many Brits can do that. He knows as many of us do, we need new blood coming to the Arena and hopefully this will be a start. that is great news that Nicklas is going round schools as you say new blood is what every club needs I hope he can get some new fans hooked on the sport . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Isleham, nr Soham - in Cambs Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 That made him a furrener (= from abroad). We forgave him:) Actually, I don't think there wasn't a Lynn fan who didn't love him. I can just about recall seeing him ride. As a small child I was taken as to have small he looked on a bike. In later years I remember him being a bit of a thorn in the side of Swindon whenever we visited Saddlebow Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunce Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Tiddler Turner was a great rider. Like a small child on a bike that was too big for him, he could just about touch the ground. When he started riding, he would carry so much speed he would either win the race, or fall off. It was usually one win to four falls to start with, then slowly he mastered the balance, until he would start winning more of his races. To see Tiddler in full flow, was a sight to behold! Fabulous memories of a great entertainer, he will always be one of my favourite Lynn riders. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Tiddler Turner was a great rider. Like a small child on a bike that was too big for him, he could just about touch the ground. When he started riding, he would carry so much speed he would either win the race, or fall off. It was usually one win to four falls to start with, then slowly he mastered the balance, until he would start winning more of his races. To see Tiddler in full flow, was a sight to behold! Fabulous memories of a great entertainer, he will always be one of my favourite Lynn riders. Was he a gater? It does seem that the smaller riders have such exciting looking styles. The Moran brothers always spring to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Was he a gater? It does seem that the smaller riders have such exciting looking styles. The Moran brothers always spring to mind. As exciting as Tiddler was he should never ever be compared with either of the Moran brothers . Morans were both class riders in an era when the yanks ruled the world. Whether they gated or from the back both were world class . Turner never reached them levels. Hindered by his size he gave 110% all the time. His gating was nothing special, nor was his ability from the back, but it was his effort that the fans warm too. In the 10 yrs he rode for the Stars he started off as a Reserve, progressing to 2nd string before reaching the dizzy heights of a heat leader with Betts and Lee. He won a lot of points with his way-out style and if the truth be known the chasing riders chicken out trying to pass for fear of not knowing where he was going. Tiddler was not a maximum man, but could sometimes be a match winner. What you always got was magic entertainment that enticed the fans.... We could sure do with a few more like him , now.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnboy Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 As exciting as Tiddler was he should never ever be compared with either of the Moran brothers . Morans were both class riders in an era when the yanks ruled the world. Whether they gated or from the back both were world class . Turner never reached them levels. Hindered by his size he gave 110% all the time. His gating was nothing special, nor was his ability from the back, but it was his effort that the fans warm too. In the 10 yrs he rode for the Stars he started off as a Reserve, progressing to 2nd string before reaching the dizzy heights of a heat leader with Betts and Lee. He won a lot of points with his way-out style and if the truth be known the chasing riders chicken out trying to pass for fear of not knowing where he was going. Tiddler was not a maximum man, but could sometimes be a match winner. What you always got was magic entertainment that enticed the fans.... We could sure do with a few more like him , now.... I think you will find that finances stopped him from progressing further in the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 As exciting as Tiddler was he should never ever be compared with either of the Moran brothers . Morans were both class riders in an era when the yanks ruled the world. Whether they gated or from the back both were world class . Turner never reached them levels. Hindered by his size he gave 110% all the time. His gating was nothing special, nor was his ability from the back, but it was his effort that the fans warm too. In the 10 yrs he rode for the Stars he started off as a Reserve, progressing to 2nd string before reaching the dizzy heights of a heat leader with Betts and Lee. He won a lot of points with his way-out style and if the truth be known the chasing riders chicken out trying to pass for fear of not knowing where he was going. Tiddler was not a maximum man, but could sometimes be a match winner. What you always got was magic entertainment that enticed the fans.... We could sure do with a few more like him , now.... Nice summary thanks. I wasn't comparing Turner with the Moran's in class, just in their diminutive stature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Was Sam Nicolaisen (sp) the shortest ever bl rider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Was Sam Nicolaisen (sp) the shortest ever bl rider? Mitch Shirra must be amongst one of the shortest ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott0311 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Mitch Shirra must be amongst one of the shortest ? Surely no one shorter than Steve Schofield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Jon Armstrong must be similar in size to those riders quoted above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnboy Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Jan O Pedersen ? I have heard that Ian Turner use to have to have the frames altered so that he could touch the floor properly ! As a standard frame was too high. Don't know if this is true does anyone know ? Edited February 23, 2017 by lynnboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Rohan Tungate is pretty small too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Anyone remember Stuart Cope who rode for Boston and I think he had one season with Coventry. He is very small in stature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I seem to recall that Dave Jessop was not big and had a good speedway record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Emerson Fairweather was diddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred5 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I don`t think size, height really matters to much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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