bruno Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Ivan Mauger not even Olsen or Collins got my attention compared to Ivan , of the modern era id have to say Crump or Nikki. Of the current crop there's really no one cause no one rides over here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castrolargh Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Phil Crump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Soren Sjosten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tele52 Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Ronnie Moore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dornier Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Eric Boocock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Like has already been said, hard to choose between Ronnie Moore & Tommy Jansson. My favourite non Wimbledon rider was West Ham's pocket dynamo, Christer Lofqvist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurRudge Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 I quite liked Roman Matousek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Loved the style of "martin ashby and paul thorp" could watch them on there own all day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 25 minutes ago, ArthurRudge said: I quite liked Roman Matousek Bit of a 'brat' apparently when an ex-rider cum trainer (can't recall his name) was interviewed in an edtion of 'Backtrack' some years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Pyszny Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Martin Dixon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Martins Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Anders Michanek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Leigh Adams 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler42 Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Peter Collins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Very difficult choice but Reider Eide just edges it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRackBandit Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Michal Makovsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 With 56 seasons of Speedway... not easy Peter Collins for me.... also he has to be the most talented racer that I have ever seen... pure genius... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, steve roberts said: Bit of a 'brat' apparently when an ex-rider cum trainer (can't recall his name) was interviewed in an edtion of 'Backtrack' some years ago. Oh yes Roman! I remember an evening at Brandon when he was riding a new " all singing & dancing" GM. I'm sure it was Bees v Reading and Roman was " lined up" & passed by Jan Andersson on his dilapidated looking old Jawa. Roman wasn't impressed, after the race finished he rode up alongside Jan & gesticulated towards the engine. I thought WW3 was about to start, Andersson took offence , believing that Roman was accusing him of having a "large engine" and there were ructions in the pits area. I think Andersson insisted that the engine was examined there & then and if my memory serves me Tommy Knudsen took the top off the engine and measured its capacity. Everything checked out fine and we all moved on. Edited August 23, 2019 by Dave Jones spelling 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: Oh yes Roman! I remember an evening at Brandon when he was riding a new " all singing & dancing" GM. I'm sure it was Bees v Reading and Roman was " lined up" & passed by Jan Andersson on his dilapidated looking old Jawa. Roman wasn't impressed, after the race finished he rode up alongside Jan & gesticulated towards the engine. I thought WW3 was about to start, Andersson took offence , believing that Roman was accusing him of having a "large engine" and there were ructions in the pits area. I think Andersson insisted that the engine was examined there & then and if my memory serves me Tommy Knudsen took the top off the engine and measured its capacity. Everything checked out fine and we all moved on. That is exactly how i remember the incident- Jan was fuming and insisted on the engine being checked there and then !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, racers and royals said: That is exactly how i remember the incident- Jan was fuming and insisted on the engine being checked there and then !! I amaze myself sometimes, I can't remember what I did 10 minutes ago, but 30 years ago is clear in my mind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Back on topic, my favourite has to be the O O . I first saw him ride in a world title qualifier at Owlerton in 1966 , his first official outings in UK I think. He won the first heat of the night against three other Scandinavians and created an immediate impression. I followed his progress firstly at Newcastle, and then got to watch him on a regular basis when he moved to the Midlands. Had some great moments watching & supporting Ole, and always liked listening to what he had to say He had then & still has a wonderful personality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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