naffer Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 RIP Ivan Simply the Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrace Grumbler Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 The absolute best. Free now of what is a terrible illness. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Just seen the news and had that terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach when you get bad news on someone close to you. Apart from getting a couple of autographs, I never knew him but he was one of my all time favourite riders and he provided me with so many special memories. Maximum against Cradley for Exeter in the twilight of his career, 17 points at Perry Barr shepherding Bobby Beaton round for a last heat 5-1 for a Hull win, providing bikes for all his team mates in the Cup Final at Cradley, giving the other three riders half a lap start at Monmore after a dispute with the Referee and winning etc etc the list is endless. I don't think we've stopped celebrating Pratty beating him twice in a night at Dudley Wood in 1970. That was the measure of the man a winner and a perfectionist who set the standards for the other greats to follow. RIP to the best rider in the history of our sport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Little Un Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Icicle said: Sad news. What age was he? He was born in 1939 so that makes him 78 because I do not think he has had his birthday this year. The man you loved and loved to hate when he demolished your team single handed. Edited April 16, 2018 by The Little Un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Just saw this. Rotten to hear, but given the way he'd suffered in recent years I guess its a wee bit of a sweet release. The man was immense and brought the professionalism of the sport to a whole new level. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Such sad news, he was the best rider I have ever seen. The lack of coverage on BBC outlets is shameful, fans should bombard them asking that this true sporting legend's passing is marked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Just now, Trevor said: Such sad news, he was the best rider I have ever seen. The lack of coverage on BBC outlets is shameful, fans should bombard them asking that this true sporting legend's passing is marked. Have rang radio 5 twice today to complain but nothing so far now if ivan was a netball player he would be knighted by now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Simply the best for me over 55 years of following the sport Will never forget watching Ivan triumph in Wroclaw in 1970 when the Eastern Europeans threw everything they could at him - it was a wonderful afternoon and a great achievement Set new standards in the sport RIP Ivan - now you're free from the terrible illness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxofRock Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 One of the greats who first got me interested in Speedway. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acef Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 An absolute legend. Period. RIP Ivan, forever missed, but never forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggin Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 RIP Ivan, a legend of our great sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severnsider Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) Articles from New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motorsport/news/article.cfm?c_id=66&objectid=10838669 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12033407 Edited April 16, 2018 by severnsider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 remember him coming to Poole one night, and going through the card, a 21pt maximum, he was like lightning out of the gate . RIP Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Legend, superstar Champion. RIP Ivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorset delight Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Rip Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Great rider, R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie21 Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 The ultimate professional speedway rider. Great memories of him racing in Hull and at Belle Vue. R.I.P. Ivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Brief tribute on Granada news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunce Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Very sad news. Like many others on here, I had the privilege to watch Ivan race in his prime. Nobody wins all those titles without being something special, and Ivan WAS something special. World class in every respect, he will be missed by all true fans who love this sport of ours. Thanks for the memories Ivan, may you rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulvik Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 I've just heard a short Interview on Radio Humberside with Ivan's old Hull team mate Ian Drury in which he recounts a story about how Ivan was in the intercontinental Final at white city and wanted not to win it but come 4th as this would give him a better draw at the world final. It was that sort of thing that made him the rider he was RIP Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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