Leigh Adams Interview

[IainB]

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[Waspman]

Thanks for posting this good video

[The White Knight]

Terrific watch. Very moving. Most inspiring.

Thanks for posting IainB.

[ch958]

  21 hours ago, The White Knight said:

Terrific watch. Very moving. Most inspiring.

Thanks for posting IainB.

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I would argue he was the best rider never to be World Champ, along with maybe Jessup

[IainB]

  20 hours ago, ch958 said:

I would argue he was the best rider never to be World Champ, along with maybe Jessup

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Add in Emil and TK... it's a long standing debate. 

You could argue (and I am) that Leigh Adams was a better ambassador for Speedway than the current 5 x World Champion!

[The White Knight]

  20 hours ago, IainB said:

Add in Emil and TK... it's a long standing debate. 

You could argue (and I am) that Leigh Adams was a better ambassador for Speedway than the current 5 x World Champion!

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I wouldn't argue with that. Bartosz Zmarzlik is a great rider, but crucially, does little to help Speedway outside of Poland. Publicity, Marketing etc.

[GiveusaB]

  20 hours ago, ch958 said:

I would argue he was the best rider never to be World Champ, along with maybe Jessup

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That would be an interesting topic! I'll add Kenny Carter to that list!

Loved watching Leigh Adams!

[GiveusaB]

  18 hours ago, The White Knight said:

I wouldn't argue with that. Bartosz Zmarzlik is a great rider, but crucially, does little to help Speedway outside of Poland. Publicity, Marketing etc.

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Probably why he's so good ! just focusses on what he does best and doesn't get involved with outside influences/distractions....rightly/wrongly....

I have no opinion/judgement on that.

 

[IainB]

  6 hours ago, GiveusaB said:

Probably why he's so good ! just focusses on what he does best and doesn't get involved with outside influences/distractions....rightly/wrongly....

I have no opinion/judgement on that.

 

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Nobody is doubting his ability on a Speedway bike... it's just as a 5 x World Champion he must be one of the worst ambassador's for Speedway ever, generally won't leave Poland, doesn't have the greatest command of the English (world) language etc.

You have to wonder how many titles Adams could have won if he was in the same circumstances as Zmarzlik i.e. not having to do 100+ meetings a year to make it pay, no Tony Rickardsson, Jason Crump & Nicki Pedersen at the top of their games, a high proportion of GP's run in his home country.

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Having said that if you look at Adams GP record it's not exactly littered with medals, a single Silver (2007) and one Bronze (2005)... it took him 6 years and 42 GP's until he finally won a GP. During his peak years 2000-2008 (?) he was headed by Tony Rickardsson, Nicki Pedersen, Jason Crump, Greg Hancock, Andreas Jonsson, Tomasz Gollob, Hans Andersen, Marl Loram, Billy Hamill & Ryan Sullivan... a mere 19 World Championships between them!!

Pick the bones out of that!

Edited 4 hours ago by IainB