Sidney the robin Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Really hard this and i will include every era i will get stick for this i believe my top five would be. MAUGER---- FUNDIN------ NIELSEN ------------ J. CRUMP------- BRIGGS. next FIVE no order Olsen Craven Young Duggan Rickardsson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Mauger T Rick Fundin Briggs Nielsen J Crump Olsen J Young Hancock Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 I. Mauger, B. Briggs, T. Rickardsson, E. Gundersen, P. Craven. Honourable mentions - P. Collins, H. Neilsen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 I. Mauger, B. Briggs, T. Rickardsson, E. Gundersen, P. Craven. Honourable mentions - P. Collins, H. Neilsen. No Ove ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 No Ove ??? Ooops!! You are right - I had forgotten Ove. Ove Fundin in for Rickardsson. Add Tony to the honourable mentions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) My greatest Top Five ever - not in order - supersedes any previous lists that may appear elsewhere: Ove Fundin Jack Parker Jack Milne Barry Briggs Eric Langton Edited June 26, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 My greatest Top Five ever - not in order - supercedes any previous lists that may appear elsewhere: Ove Fundin Jack Parker Jack Milne Barry Briggs Eric Langton No Mauger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef robin Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Fundin Mauger Briggs T Rick Crump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Top 5 Tony Rickardsson Hans Nielsen Ivan Mauger Jason Crump Greg Hancock Favourite 5 Barry Thomas Zenon Plech Mark Loram Andy Galvin Alan Mogridge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Ove Fundin Tom Farndon Ivan Mauger Tony Rickardsson Vic Duggan Next Five Barry Briggs Jack Young Vic Huxley Hans Nielsen Jack Parker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 I couldn't even begin to come up with a top ever five...the sport has changed dramatically since it's inception and nigh difficult to compare different eras. If based opon World Championship wins...not the best basis in my view...I suppose it has to be... 1. Ivan Mauger 2. Tony Rickardsson 3. Ove Fundin 4. Barru Briggs 5. Hans Nielsen but then again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 My greatest Top Five ever - not in order - supersedes any previous lists that may appear elsewhere: Ove Fundin Jack Parker Jack Milne Barry Briggs Eric Langton No Mauger? It's hard to make a list as tight as a top five. Hence - sadly - no Ivan Mauger! But obviously I did consider him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 It's hard to make a list as tight as a top five. Hence - sadly - no Ivan Mauger! But obviously I did consider him. I know it is difficult to compare eras - but I would have thought that Mauger would have made your list ahead of Jack Milne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Top 5 seen Mauger Fundin Briggs Plechanov Craven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 I know it is difficult to compare eras - but I would have thought that Mauger would have made your list ahead of Jack Milne.i would of thought Ivan would of got the nod over Parker,Langton,Milne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 My greatest Top Five ever - not in order - supersedes any previous lists that may appear elsewhere: Ove Fundin Jack Parker Jack Milne Barry Briggs Eric Langton No Mauger? i would of thought Ivan would of got the nod over Parker,Langton,Milne. In my speedway viewing days I saw Jack Parker and Eric Langton and base my assessment on that fact. And evidence indicates that Jack Milne was a brilliant rider. Hence why I included that trio in my list. But I admit Ivan Mauger did run them close for inclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) In my speedway viewing days I saw Jack Parker and Eric Langton and base my assessment on that fact. And evidence indicates that Jack Milne was a brilliant rider. Hence why I included that trio in my list. But I admit Ivan Mauger did run them close for inclusion. But this is Ivan though, myself i was never a fan but i admired him and he took speedway to another level and his professionalism was second to none. I recon if you asked 10 real speedway fans i would be very surprised if 9/10 of those did not have him in there top 5 all about opinions though "gustix".😜 Edited June 26, 2017 by Sidney the robin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 The vast majority of riders take a while to reach their peak and some, including Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger, take a couple of years or more before starting to hit the high spots. My personal all time favourite is Ronnie Moore, who arrived in Britain at the age of 17, immediately notched an 8 point plus league average in the top division and reached the World Final. He left Britain having suffered a badly broken leg during the 1963 season, in which he recorded a 10 point plus league average and appeared to have retired, only to return in 1969 at the age of 36, good enough to average around 10 for 4 more years, reach another World Final, win a World Pairs title and rejuvenate the Wimbledon team, in which he was an outstanding captain, team man and team rider. Ronnie was a speedway genius from the day he arrived in Britain until the end of his career here in 1972 (I discount the two meetings for Coventry in 1974) and he would always be top of my list of greatest ever riders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 The vast majority of riders take a while to reach their peak and some, including Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger, take a couple of years or more before starting to hit the high spots. My personal all time favourite is Ronnie Moore, who arrived in Britain at the age of 17, immediately notched an 8 point plus league average in the top division and reached the World Final. He left Britain having suffered a badly broken leg during the 1963 season, in which he recorded a 10 point plus league average and appeared to have retired, only to return in 1969 at the age of 36, good enough to average around 10 for 4 more years, reach another World Final, win a World Pairs title and rejuvenate the Wimbledon team, in which he was an outstanding captain, team man and team rider. Ronnie was a speedway genius from the day he arrived in Britain until the end of his career here in 1972 (I discount the two meetings for Coventry in 1974) and he would always be top of my list of greatest ever riders. Great post! Thankfully I saw Ronnie in his last full year (1972) and even then could see the talent that was Ronnie. Great rider! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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