Guest Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 Who was the oldest active rider ever? A candidate must be Harlan Bast Senior who, so far as I can trace, was still active in California past 80 years a couple of years ago. It would be interesting - at least to me! - to see more candidates named. https://www.speedwaybikes.com/rw/uharla_b.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) Here's another USA candidate. The Champion Speedway track rider Gene Bonsignore, still active this season, at 70 years of age. https://www.speedwaybikes.com/re/ugene_b.htm Edited January 17, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Seem to recall hearing recently about an ice racer aged 93. Think it may have been mentioned by the speedway commentator on freesports. Sorry I have no more information other than this vague recollection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmet Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) Here he is, on Youtube/BBC video, Olle Ahnstrom, who was 96 when this was recorded in 2016. (Is he still with us ?) . . . . http://www.speedwaychampions.com/ice-champions.php Edited January 19, 2019 by britmet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Remember seeing this and thinking what an amazing guy he is to control a bike on ice,which I imagine to be no easy task with those ruts!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Makes Greg Hancock youngster ,who I suspect is in reality the oldest active rider in the true sense of the word and still very much at the top of the tree ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) On 1/19/2019 at 10:58 AM, iris123 said: Remember seeing this and thinking what an amazing guy he is to control a bike on ice,which I imagine to be no easy task with those ruts!!! What a pity that the older (?) Duke of Edinburgh cannot do so well on the roads. Edited January 24, 2019 by waytogo28 correction 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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