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Here are my 10 favourite (not best) New Zealand riders:

Ronnie Moore, Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger, Geoff Mardon, Trevor Redmond, Bob Andrews, Ron Johnston, Roger Wright, Charlie New (aka Steve Storm), Bryce Subritzky.

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These lists are very difficult...ask me tomorrow and I'd probably come up with a different list. Based on riders I have seen:

Mauger, Moore, Briggs, Timmo, Millen, Cribb, Ross, Stapleton, Wells, Brown.

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2 hours ago, gustix said:

Here are my 10 favourite (not best) New Zealand riders:

Ronnie Moore, Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger, Geoff Mardon, Trevor Redmond, Bob Andrews, Ron Johnston, Roger Wright, Charlie New (aka Steve Storm), Bryce Subritzky.

 I take it they don't have to be native New Zealanders to make the list, John?

Steve

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6 hours ago, gustix said:

Here are my 10 favourite (not best) New Zealand riders:

Ronnie Moore, Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger, Geoff Mardon, Trevor Redmond, Bob Andrews, Ron Johnston, Roger Wright, Charlie New (aka Steve Storm), Bryce Subritzky.

...and a great reserve for my list is Bruce Abernethy.

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Ivan Mauger 

Wayne Brown 

Bruce Cribb

Dave Gifford 

Mike Fullerton 

Jack Millen 

Roy Williams ( Bernie LaGrosse) 

Dave Bargh 

Barry Briggs 

Gary Allen

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On 1/30/2019 at 1:35 PM, Wessex Wanderer said:

Ronnie Moore, Bruce Cribb, Bill Andrew, Bob Andrews, Wayne Brown, Larry Ross, Trevor Redmond, Gary Peterson, Graham Coombes (see - I got him in Steve :) ), Barry Briggs.

:)

You even got the best New Zealand team riding pair - Bill and Drew!!! :rofl:

Steve

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2 hours ago, auntie doris said:

Ronnie Moore was Tasmanian

Doesn't count, as there is no such country as Tasmania...

Seriously though, while he did represent Australia for a short while, he did represent New Zealand - legitimately and legally - for the vast majority of his career, and can - and should - be considered a New Zealander.

Steve

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On 2/1/2019 at 12:10 AM, chunky said:

Doesn't count, as there is no such country as Tasmania...

Seriously though, while he did represent Australia for a short while, he did represent New Zealand - legitimately and legally - for the vast majority of his career, and can - and should - be considered a New Zealander.

Steve

It's the Republic of Tassie, New 10 Favourite Tasmanian riders thread!

 

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On 1/29/2019 at 10:49 AM, gustix said:

Here are my 10 favourite (not best) New Zealand riders:

Ronnie Moore, Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger, Geoff Mardon, Trevor Redmond, Bob Andrews, Ron Johnston, Roger Wright, Charlie New (aka Steve Storm), Bryce Subritzky.

Just to clarify why Charlie New was also aka Steve Storm. This happening was in the late1950s when speedway riders were supposed to be banned from driving stock cars. Many just adopted an alias and raced under that name. So for Charlie New when he raced on four wheels it was as Steve Storm.

The amusing thing is that much of New's doubling up was at his parent track Coventry where the stadium was involved in promoting both the bike and car racing.

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