IainB Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 I can't believe that the day before Tai proves himself to be the best British Speedway racer ever there is barely any mention of it on here. On the verge of his 3rd world title he's been head and shoulders above his rivals this year with only a very slight wobble a couple of GP's ago. Number 3 will see him join the greats of the sport and at 28 if he can stay injury free surely TRicks record must be in danger. Ah but I hear you cry... He talks with an Australian accent, he's turned his back on British Speedway, he's got tattoos! I think he's grown up a lot in the last few years and now comes across really well on TV, articulate and arrogant... Which is ok when you can back it up. Woffy! Woffy! Woffy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 There are posts about him in GP section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Yes, he gets a mention, there's posts about him in the SoN section, I just think he deserves his own section on the verge of such a massive achievement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Maybe people are waiting to make sure he actually achieves it first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Think there was quite a lengthy discussion about him and the ‘best’ situation.On the Teterow thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK246 Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, Grachan said: Maybe people are waiting to make sure he actually achieves it first! The rest of the monster team will carry him over the line as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 He'll do it... He's done it twice before and he's already said he's going to do it tomorrow. Bartek has already shown himself to be a bit of a choker when he should have cut Tai's lead to 4 or 5 points, there's no way he'll do it in front of his own fans. I think to win his first title he needs to start the season well and hang on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, iris123 said: Think there was quite a lengthy discussion about him and the ‘best’ situation.On the Teterow thread I refer you to my previous reply... The man is about to become 3 times BRITISH World Champion!!! Edited October 5, 2018 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, iainb said: I refer you to my previous reply... The man is about to become 3 times BRITISH World Champion!!! Yes,and as I said there was an extensive debate about this very subject on that thread after he came a step nearer to winning his next title.But as graham said I do think people are waiting until the title comes home first.But for some even if he does win it still won’t make him the best in their opinion.Look forward to it all.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Just thought, that if Jim Lawrence had his own thread then so should Tai 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Does winning the most titles make him the best British rider ever? Does winning any titles make you the best ever? It's all a matter of opinion really as you can't accurately compare different eras. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, foamfence said: Does winning the most titles make him the best British rider ever? Does winning any titles make you the best ever? It's all a matter of opinion really as you can't accurately compare different eras. I'd say yes it does... It's not a matter of opinion. A matter of opinion would be that he is or isn't your favourite. He'll be the best British Speedway racer ever, that's a fact... Otherwise somebody could say Rob Shuttleworth is the best ever! Edited October 5, 2018 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK246 Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, iainb said: Just thought, that if Jim Lawrence had his own thread then so should Tai As this is the British Speedway Forum and as Jim Lawrence is involved with British speedway he has more right to his own thread 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Just now, MARK246 said: As this is the British Speedway Forum and as Jim Lawrence is involved with British speedway he has more right to his own thread You're sounding a bit like a horrible racist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 47 minutes ago, iainb said: I'd say yes it does... It's not a matter of opinion. A matter of opinion would be that he is or isn't your favourite. He'll be the best British Speedway racer ever, that's a fact... Otherwise somebody could say Rob Shuttleworth is the best ever! You start off by giving an opinion and then claim it to be fact. It can't be fact because you can't say with certainty that Tai (who I greatly admire) is better than Brian Crutcher or Jack Parker or others. He can't race them under the conditions that they raced and neither can they race him today. He will certainly be the most successful (I hope) but that isn't necessarily a measure of him being the best. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, iainb said: You're sounding a bit like a horrible racist What a stupid post! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Parsons Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, iainb said: I can't believe that the day before Tai proves himself to be the best British Speedway racer ever there is barely any mention of it on here. On the verge of his 3rd world title he's been head and shoulders above his rivals this year with only a very slight wobble a couple of GP's ago. Number 3 will see him join the greats of the sport and at 28 if he can stay injury free surely TRicks record must be in danger. Ah but I hear you cry... He talks with an Australian accent, he's turned his back on British Speedway, he's got tattoos! I think he's grown up a lot in the last few years and now comes across really well on TV, articulate and arrogant... Which is ok when you can back it up. Woffy! Woffy! Woffy! No unfortunately he’s cer 2 hours ago, iainb said: I can't believe that the day before Tai proves himself to be the best British Speedway racer ever there is barely any mention of it on here. On the verge of his 3rd world title he's been head and shoulders above his rivals this year with only a very slight wobble a couple of GP's ago. Number 3 will see him join the greats of the sport and at 28 if he can stay injury free surely TRicks record must be in danger. Ah but I hear you cry... He talks with an Australian accent, he's turned his back on British Speedway, he's got tattoos! I think he's grown up a lot in the last few years and now comes across really well on TV, articulate and arrogant... Which is ok when you can back it up. Woffy! Woffy! Woffy! Unfortunately not the greatest British rider, turns his back on British league does not ride in British Final should not be allowed in any GB team , past British riders had a one off world final all a matter of five rides on the day to get it right, Tai has the Luxury of many rounds and can afford a few off meetings , backed up with large mechanical team nowadays and mostly about all out speed, I certainly believe the riders of yesteryears needed a lot more skill and sure did not rely on all out speed. Tai simply can not be classed or compared To the hero’s of yesteryear. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, foamfence said: You start off by giving an opinion and then claim it to be fact. It can't be fact because you can't say with certainty that Tai (who I greatly admire) is better than Brian Crutcher or Jack Parker or others. He can't race them under the conditions that they raced and neither can they race him today. He will certainly be the most successful (I hope) but that isn't necessarily a measure of him being the best. My only opinion was that this great achievement deserves its own thread, what remains fact is he will become Britain's best ever speedway rider: finest, greatest, top, foremost, leading, pre-eminent, premier, prime, first, chief, principal, supreme, of the highest quality, superlative, unrivalled, second to none, without equal, nonpareil, unsurpassed, unsurpassable, peerless, matchless, unparalleled, unbeaten, unbeatable, unexcelled, optimum, optimal, ultimate, surpassing, incomparable, ideal, perfect 9 minutes ago, foamfence said: What a stupid post! A stupid reply to a stupid post 9 minutes ago, Eric Parsons said: No unfortunately he’s cer Unfortunately not the greatest British rider, turns his back on British league does not ride in British Final should not be allowed in any GB team , past British riders had a one off world final all a matter of five rides on the day to get it right, Tai has the Luxury of many rounds and can afford a few off meetings , backed up with large mechanical team nowadays and mostly about all out speed, I certainly believe the riders of yesteryears needed a lot more skill and sure did not rely on all out speed. Tai simply can not be classed or compared To the hero’s of yesteryear. And despite all that will prove himself to be the best Brit ever tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, iainb said: My only opinion was that this great achievement deserves its own thread, what remains fact is he will become Britain's best ever speedway rider: finest, greatest, top, foremost, leading, pre-eminent, premier, prime, first, chief, principal, supreme, of the highest quality, superlative, unrivalled, second to none, without equal, nonpareil, unsurpassed, unsurpassable, peerless, matchless, unparalleled, unbeaten, unbeatable, unexcelled, optimum, optimal, ultimate, surpassing, incomparable, ideal, perfect A stupid reply to a stupid post And despite all that will prove himself to be the best Brit ever tomorrow Your supercilious attitude precludes debate. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlivefrankie Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Crikey can't believe there's any doubt if he wins his third world championship he will be. someone will be on here saying Toby rickardsson & Ivan mauger aren't the worlds best soon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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