fatface Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Not exactly a classic, but an intriguing battle from speedway legends from three different eras. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, nw42 said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4WPPzFhXt0 Deprivation is kicking in now, more and more I'm taking to youtube in search of another fix, it's a fantastic resource and I would be lost without it. Seeking out odd random heats for this thread has been interesting, seeing some meetings I'd never watched before and some I attended but had forgotten about. First Polish meeting I watched. I think 2011? The disparity between Gollob on a Sunday and a Tuesday was rather striking. However his consistency from 1996-2011 (in Poland) is unrivalled, certainly in modern times at least. Great thread btw. Edited April 29, 2020 by Robinh88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, falcace said: Not exactly a classic, but an intriguing battle from speedway legends from three different eras. Great effort by Phil Crump...Per Jonsson doing all the covering. Never particularly rated Rickardsson as the greatest exponent in the art of team riding but, then again, there were a lot who fell into that bracket. Edited April 29, 2020 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, falcace said: Not exactly a classic, but an intriguing battle from speedway legends from three different eras. Thought it was a great race, you couldn't predict the outcome and it was interesting in how it was filmed, I've always enjoyed that low down front on view of riders exiting the bend, gives a great perspective as they race towards the camera. probably as close to actually being stood right behind the back straight fence at somewhere like the Shay, what a thrill that was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Great racetrack Brisbane.. Another one of those more circular ones that always seem to deliver great racing.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 This one is a cracker, have seen it before but had forgotten all about it and couldn't remember the outcome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbTcoi3m4o 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 46 minutes ago, nw42 said: This one is a cracker, have seen it before but had forgotten all about it and couldn't remember the outcome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbTcoi3m4o Brilliant...one of many great nights spent at my beloved Cowley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Sidney the robin said: iainb i think it could of been a Peter York creation? i see alot of Hans from 1984/89 and went to Oxford weekly.Peter York for me was the only negative on going there weekly often commentating on the mike on some of the last laps in races bloody annoying.That meant often persuading us to have a few extra pints along the way a good night out though. And though i was never a fan of Hans appreciated just how great a rider he was he certainly is in the top 8 riders in History. Oh dear. Peter York. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 5 hours ago, steve roberts said: I don't think so Sid. Remember Dave Lanning in the early days followed by Tony Millard (SKY sports commentator) intoducing the action with a rendition of "Sussex by the Sea". We used to holiday just down the coast at Bognor and travel to Beachy Head and have a picnic before venturing onto Arlington in the afternoon and finishing the day with an ice cream walking the promenade at Eastbourne. Great days! Sorry that is who i meant Steve, Tony Millard a blast from the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Flag Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 6 hours ago, steve roberts said: It was that SKY presenter Keith whasthisname who gave him that title...never referred to by that in his Oxford days. I believe that Dick Barrie (whatever happened to him?) christened him "The Main Dane". Wolves late 70’s he was Hurricane Hans Nielsen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Red Flag said: Wolves late 70’s he was Hurricane Hans Nielsen If I recall Peter York picked up on that when Hans rode for Oxford also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Midland Red said: Oh dear. Peter York. Not a fan then I remember one time at BV (I think, must have been a BLRC) when he tried to give Sam Ermolenko the nickname "Emperor Sam"!!!! This was after about 10 years of him ALWAYS being referred to as "Sudden Sam"... still makes me laugh Edited April 29, 2020 by iainb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve roberts Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Blupanther said: Used to happen too often to Jessup in important meetings. Malcolm Simmons once suggested that Dave used to cut corners in his machinery preparation! Edited April 30, 2020 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 hours ago, steve roberts said: Used to happen too often to Jessup in important meetings. Malcolm Simmons once suggested that Dave used to cut corners in his machinery preparation! That's all I remember Jessup for, packing up... It's always explained away as luck which annoys me, it always happened too often for it to be luck... Another rider who I always felt suffered "bad luck" with his engines too often was Richard Hellsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, iainb said: That's all I remember Jessup for, packing up... It's always explained away as luck which annoys me, it always happened too often for it to be luck... Another rider who I always felt suffered "bad luck" with his engines too often was Richard Hellsen ...and Paul Thorp and Peter Carr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, steve roberts said: ...and Paul Thorp and Peter Carr. Didn't Jessup go on to run a engine tuning business? Not a great advert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, iainb said: Didn't Jessup go on to run a engine tuning business? Not a great advert I'm not sure...was it Shorespeed Spares or some such name? Used to have a van at some southern tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 35 minutes ago, steve roberts said: I'm not sure...was it Shorespeed Spares or some such name? Used to have a van at some southern tracks. That was it, Shorne Speed Racing... was it just spares? Maybe just selling "luck" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 5 hours ago, iainb said: That's all I remember Jessup for, packing up... It's always explained away as luck which annoys me, it always happened too often for it to be luck... Another rider who I always felt suffered "bad luck" with his engines too often was Richard Hellsen Read once he used to drill holes in the carb jet which would then break . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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