IainB Posted Friday at 08:09 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 08:09 PM 1 hour ago, E I Addio said: Fair comment. He was one of speedways great stylists, a great team rider as team riders go in the modern era, totally focussed, and machines were always immaculate. In fact one could say he had all. That is all except possibly the most important quality of all and that is the killer instinct. Perhaps he was just a little too much of a fair rider, too much of a sportsman, to have the absolute hunger and will to win. Maybe he would have won the top prize if he had been a little more of a hard man, but if he had been harder he probably wouldn’t have been held in the high esteem we all seem to hold him in. I only saw Adams riding angry once and it was one of the most memorable rides I've seen in all of my years watching Speedway, it was at Coventry and I think the Start Marshal had upset him, Adams missed the start but rode about a foot away from the rider in the lead for the whole 4 laps, from memory he didn't get by, which probably says it all really. If he'd ridden more often with that intensity he may have achieved more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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