Sidney the robin Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 hours ago, auntie doris said: 1969..Swindon v Exeter..Briggs v Ashby neck and neck for 4 laps, Ashby won by a tyre width. 2007..Coventry v Swindon..Swindon needed a 5-1 in last heat to win. Adams was away and gone, Chrzanowski spent 4 laps holding off Schlein and Nicholls, as I leapt around amongst the Bees fans. Incredible speedway. Swindon v Belle Vue 2008 Adams 2. Crumpie 1 three great races i remember Jason taking Adams from the back in heat 1.Then later on Leigh getting his revenge one of the races Crump was all over him but Leigh stood firm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) Not a star rider, but Bob Paulson at Halifax in 68, riding round the boards in heat 13 to beat Boothroyd and Boocock to get a 39-39 draw for Sheffield and Arnie Haley coming from the back in, 69 in think, to beat Mauger in the silver sash match race at Belle Vue Andre Compton team riding Benji at Sheffield, he has to just about stop the bike on numerous occasions to get a 5-1, maybe against Stancl, cant remember the year. best team riding I have ever seen Edited February 18, 2019 by The Third Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 6 hours ago, norbold said: And Stan Stevens beating Barry Briggs at West Ham. Two ex-New Cross riders battling it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Sidney the robin said: Swindon v Belle Vue 2008 Adams 2. Crumpie 1 three great races i remember Jason taking Adams from the back in heat 1.Then later on Leigh getting his revenge one of the races Crump was all over him but Leigh stood firm. I remember that, and Adams winning his own Farewell meeting..with a second bend swoop from last to first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 57 minutes ago, Split said: Two ex-New Cross riders battling it out. I can remember Stan being the last rider to cross the finishing line at the Pan 1963. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, The Third Man said: Andre Compton team riding Benji at Sheffield, he has to just about stop the bike on numerous occasions to get a 5-1, maybe against Stancl, cant remember the year. best team riding I have ever seen 2006 v Rye House and it was Chris Neath,who was so annoyed by the slow moving Compton rolling roadblock that he chucked his bike down on the infield ! Andre and George Stancl wielding their bikes as weapons and trying to knock each other off. 1985 Golden Helmet match race,Shawn v Hans Nielsen who had set a new track record of 61.4 (it was 63.2 at the start of the meeting).Shawn just gets the drop into the first turn and for the next four laps Hans tries inside and outside to get by,only for Shawn to block (fairly as you would expect) his every move. Edited February 19, 2019 by Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 1973 and a couple of memorable races between PC and Michanek Here is one of them https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QWbsJ6bd8K8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Damn, if it were one race, I too would have gone for the Stevens v Briggs race....but I'll "cheat" a little and say any one of Malcolm Simmons rides at Wimbledon in the KO Replay for West Ham in 1965......just unbelievable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Marvyn Cox passing World Champion Erik Gundersen from the back in a Golden Helmet match-race at Oxford in 1986. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 I finally found the match I was looking for - September 1978... A couple of weeks earlier, Roger Johns had inflicted the only defeat on PC at the Tommy Jansson Memorial. This time it was a league clash against the Aces at Plough Lane. After a couple of impressive wins against Mort and Les Collins, Johnsy then racked up two brilliant wins over PC to complete an incredible maximum. One of them saw passing and repassing, and no matter what PC tried, he just couldn't stop him. We lost 40-38, but seeing a couple of races like that, with Roger coming up trumps both times, it really didn't matter to us! Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 6 hours ago, chunky said: I finally found the match I was looking for - September 1978... A couple of weeks earlier, Roger Johns had inflicted the only defeat on PC at the Tommy Jansson Memorial. This time it was a league clash against the Aces at Plough Lane. After a couple of impressive wins against Mort and Les Collins, Johnsy then racked up two brilliant wins over PC to complete an incredible maximum. One of them saw passing and repassing, and no matter what PC tried, he just couldn't stop him. We lost 40-38, but seeing a couple of races like that, with Roger coming up trumps both times, it really didn't matter to us! Steve Happiness is 40-38...Though normally that was meant to apply the other way round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 For me I think it would have been Eastbourne about 1977 and strangely it wasn't much of a race but the runaway winner was Gordon Kennett. The reason I remember it especially is it was the first time I'd ever seen a rider go four laps without shutting the throttle. I'd just got a Speedway bike and so was probably paying more attention than before and it really made me doubt my ability for the first time. Of course in later years I had no doubts about my ability, I became well aware I didn't have much of it! Other races I particularly remember are one with Christer Lofqvist passing Soren Sjosten (I think) third bend of the last lap after being a long way behind at Poole in the early 70's. Something Lofqvist was able to do often enough that it was widely assumed Mr Knott would put his hand in his pocket when it happened. Also Briggos crash at the Wembley World final when he lost his finger because the bike ended up a few feet from us. Hated Bernt Persson for years after but he turned out to be a really nice bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/18/2019 at 7:08 PM, The Third Man said: Not a star rider, but Bob Paulson at Halifax in 68, riding round the boards in heat 13 to beat Boothroyd and Boocock to get a 39-39 draw for Sheffield and Arnie Haley coming from the back in, 69 in think, to beat Mauger in the silver sash match race at Belle Vue Andre Compton team riding Benji at Sheffield, he has to just about stop the bike on numerous occasions to get a 5-1, maybe against Stancl, cant remember the year. best team riding I have ever seen Remember reading Paulson actually beating a peak Ivan in heat 1 once, at Hyde Rd that took some doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Just now, Sidney the robin said: Remember reading Paulson actually beating a peak Ivan in heat 1 once, at Hyde Rd that took some doing. Who, if I recall, commited suicide sometime after he retired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Vince said: For me I think it would have been Eastbourne about 1977 and strangely it wasn't much of a race but the runaway winner was Gordon Kennett. The reason I remember it especially is it was the first time I'd ever seen a rider go four laps without shutting the throttle. I'd just got a Speedway bike and so was probably paying more attention than before and it really made me doubt my ability for the first time. Of course in later years I had no doubts about my ability, I became well aware I didn't have much of it! Other races I particularly remember are one with Christer Lofqvist passing Soren Sjosten (I think) third bend of the last lap after being a long way behind at Poole in the early 70's. Something Lofqvist was able to do often enough that it was widely assumed Mr Knott would put his hand in his pocket when it happened. Also Briggos crash at the Wembley World final when he lost his finger because the bike ended up a few feet from us. Hated Bernt Persson for years after but he turned out to be a really nice bloke. Did Briggo leave a gap Vince ?? or was Bernie to hard?? and what does your gut feeling tell you would Briggo of gone on and been World champ in 1972.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, steve roberts said: Who, if I recall, commited suicide sometime after he retired? Died in 1982 Steve handy rider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 1999 Gollob v Nilsen what a race, how Gollob avoided going through the fence on the last two bends god knows. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) I think it was Heat 3 of the BLRC at the old Belle Vue. Three riders - Peter Collins, Chris Morton and Shawn Moran swapping positions in a real close scrap throughout. Unfortunately, it is somewhat misted in my memory after 34 years of time, I just remember it being brilliant to watch. That was a great race, unfortunately, the meeting not covered on TV or by a local video company. Edited February 22, 2019 by moxey63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severnsider Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 The world cup race at Peterborough between Crump, Zagar & Miedzinski. Was an excellent meeting with a number of good races Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 23 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: 1999 Gollob v Nilsen what a race, how Gollob avoided going through the fence on the last two bends god knows. Good choice. I think there was perhaps an even better race in 2001. Gollob v Hancock v Hamill v Adams, I think it was. All four lead the race at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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