Guest Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) Here's an interesting Link in regard to 'women in speedway'. Follow the index letter to make progress. http://www.oldstox.com/images/Women%20speedway%20riders%20later.pdf Edited July 27, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 A bit out of date - all of the British girls seem have given it up, except Skye Adams, who does motocross and flat track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Read an article that suggested there is an all woman's day coming up at Iwade. Something to do with an Aussie girl coming over, Rachel Hellowell is listed as riding too. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155071438846894&id=653596893 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) Here's an interesting Link in regard to 'women in speedway'. Follow the index letter to make progress. http://www.oldstox.com/images/Women%20speedway%20riders%20later.pdf   A bit out of date - all of the British girls seem have given it up, except Skye Adams, who does motocross and flat track.  I made no claim that it was an up to date list. I merely posted it for interested members to browse through. Edited March 23, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 How many threads does the topic need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Should the title of the thread not be something like "Women riders in speedway"? Â Women in speedway leads me to think of the likes of Margaret Vardy, Barbara Horley, Gail Godfrey, Debbie Hancock, Joan English etc., etc., and that's just the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Yes,the referee at the world U21 meeting at the weekend was a woman from Austria,Suzanne Hüttinger or similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) Here's an interesting Link in regard to 'women in speedway'. Follow the index letter to make progress. http://www.oldstox.com/images/Women%20speedway%20riders%20later.pdf I was talking to Montana Jowett at Scunny once when she wore the pale blue / white suit & race bib (as in the pic with the other 2 girls) instead of her own, usual red / blue colours. She told me she'd attended some kind of training day in Poland (forget which track) and all the riders, boys & girls, were given the matching suits & race bibs to keep. And that there was a huge, free supply of fuel in the pits so riders could keep going back and forth topping up their fuel tanks as needed, think they were given a tyre too. Seen Monty, Rachel Hellowell & the Kirtly-Payne sisters (sp) ride a few times and they all looked more than handy, potential NL standard ? Just sayin'.... Edited July 25, 2017 by Martin Mauger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Should the title of the thread not be something like "Women riders in speedway"? Â Women in speedway leads me to think of the likes of Margaret Vardy, Barbara Horley, Gail Godfrey, Debbie Hancock, Joan English etc., etc., and that's just the UK. Â I suppose Crescent Girl should be added to that list as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Seen Monty, Rachel Hellowell & the Kirtly-Payne sisters (sp) ride a few times and they all looked more than handy, potential NL standard ? Just sayin'.... Nowhere near NL standard, I'm afraid. The K-P sisters can't even slide the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) Nowhere near NL standard, I'm afraid. The K-P sisters can't even slide the bike. I remember a female rider in Germany about 12-14 years ago now who couldn't slide a bike.She would give a bit of gas down the straghtaway and then podle round the bends and then a bit of gas etc.But because she rode within herself she picked up a few points most meetings as one or two riders would lose control and fall....... Edited July 26, 2017 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I remember a female rider in Germany about 12-14 years ago now who couldn't slide a bike.She would give a bit of gas down the straghtaway and then podle round the bends and then a bit of gas etc.But because she rode within herself she picked up a few pints most meetings as one or two riders would lose control and fall....... ...sounds a bit like me! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Nowhere near NL standard, I'm afraid. The K-P sisters can't even slide the bike. Not gettin' into anything, time precludes me taking in (and riding in !) the Scunny amateur scene these days so admittedly not seen the above ladies ride in a while but last I saw them the KP girls were full-on sliding and kicking it. Me jealous ? You bet , LOL!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I remember a female rider in Germany about 12-14 years ago now who couldn't slide a bike.She would give a bit of gas down the straghtaway and then podle round the bends and then a bit of gas etc.But because she rode within herself she picked up a few points most meetings as one or two riders would lose control and fall....... Newport vs Somerset in the BLC in 2003. Maik Groen didnt turn up for Somerset so they needed a rider, Brendon MacKay was their number 7 so they used his mechanic/girlfriends Jessica Lamb. She could slide to be fair but certianly rtode within her self, to the point that in heat 8 Chris Schramm fell off, got back on and passed her for 3rd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Not gettin' into anything, time precludes me taking in (and riding in !) the Scunny amateur scene these days so admittedly not seen the above ladies ride in a while but last I saw them the KP girls were full-on sliding and kicking it. Me jealous ? You bet , LOL!... Must have been some other girls ... the KPs have given up on the amateur racing for good reason. I saw Francesca at Peterborough the other week. She still couldn't slide the bike (she hasn't improved in the five years or so that I have seen her) and was half a lap behind the other girls, who were still slower than the MDL riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) I suppose Crescent Girl should be added to that list as well Has she not had the operation though. Edited July 27, 2017 by Fromafar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Must have been some other girls ... the KPs have given up on the amateur racing for good reason. I saw Francesca at Peterborough the other week. She still couldn't slide the bike (she hasn't improved in the five years or so that I have seen her) and was half a lap behind the other girls, who were still slower than the MDL riders. Musta bin, bin out of that particular loop a while. Once travelled to an away meet with Hull, 1980 or 81, forget where and the Vikings ran R/R so borrowed a local National League (then division 2) rider as No.8. He didn't get a ride in the match but rode in the 2nd half and in 3 rides never got a slide on once, and he was a league rider.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Musta bin, bin out of that particular loop a while. Once travelled to an away meet with Hull, 1980 or 81, forget where and the Vikings ran R/R so borrowed a local National League (then division 2) rider as No.8. He didn't get a ride in the match but rode in the 2nd half and in 3 rides never got a slide on once, and he was a league rider.... The standard in speedway, in all leagues down to the MDL etc., has improved incredibly over the years. A present day rider who is just good enough to ride in the DLs would have been a second division heat leader 40 years ago! And people moan about 'dumbing down' ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 The standard in speedway, in all leagues down to the MDL etc., has improved incredibly over the years. A present day rider who is just good enough to ride in the DLs would have been a second division heat leader 40 years ago! And people moan about 'dumbing down' ... Â Getting slightly off topic but have to disagree. There are current riders in the NL who wouldn't have got a sniff 10 years ago and same can be said up the leagues. Im not saying that entertainment has suffered for it but equality and ability of riders is largely apart from where it has previously been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveallan81 Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Musta bin, bin out of that particular loop a while. Once travelled to an away meet with Hull, 1980 or 81, forget where and the Vikings ran R/R so borrowed a local National League (then division 2) rider as No.8. He didn't get a ride in the match but rode in the 2nd half and in 3 rides never got a slide on once, and he was a league rider.... Â I've read some crap on here in my time but this one is up there with the best. At NO time in my years watching NL/2nd division racing did I see any rider who was incapable of sliding the bike hold down a team place. Convenient that you can't remember the year...or the track...or the rider. Total dung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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