TonyMac 720 Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) In issue 39, out later this month, John Berry will be naming his TOP 20 BRITISH RIDERS of the 1970s era. We wondered what you thought and the riders you would include in your top 20 from this 10-year period . . . and in which order? But remember, in making your choices, you must discount what riders achieved BEFORE 1970 and AFTER 1979. (Perhaps we should run a smilar feature for the 1960s, or even 1950-70 period, in Classic Speedway?) We could have some fun with this. Please let me know what you think...and let's see how close you are to JB's selection! Cheers, Tony Mac Edited July 6, 2010 by tmc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
salty 2,200 Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) Ok, I'll have a pop at this 1. Peter Collins 2. Michael Lee 3. John Louis 4. Malcolm Simmons 5. Kenny Carter 6. Ray Wilson 7. Dave Jessup 8. Simon Wigg 9. Kelvin Tatum 10.Jeremy Doncaster 11. Chris Morton 12. John Davis 13. Les Collins 14. Terry Betts 15. Gordon Kennett 16. Martin Ashby 17. Eric Boocock 18. Phil Collins 19. Nigel Boocock 20. Simon Cross Though I wouldn't be at all surprised to see JB got Tony Davey in his top 20. Edited July 6, 2010 by salty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMac 720 Posted July 6, 2010 Ok, I'll have a pop at this 1. Peter Collins 2. Michael Lee 3. John Louis 4. Malcolm Simmons 5. Kenny Carter 6. Ray Wilson 7. Dave Jessup 8. Simon Wigg 9. Kelvin Tatum 10.Jeremy Doncaster 11. Chris Morton 12. John Davis 13. Les Collins 14. Terry Betts 15. Gordon Kennett 16. Martin Ashby 17. Eric Boocock 18. Phil Collins 19. Nigel Boocock 20. Simon Cross Though I wouldn't be at all surprised to see JB got Tony Davey in his top 20. Sorry Salty, I misinformed you! It's the 1970s period ONLY that JB is covering (as per my now amended original posting above). Please have another go based on riders' efforts and achievements from 1970-79 inclusive. Looks like Kenny will have to go! Cheers, Tony Mac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
salty 2,200 Posted July 6, 2010 Ok. I'll have another go then. 1. P.Collins 2. J.Louis 3. M.Simmons 4. Ray Wilson 5. D.Jessup 6. M.Lee 7. C.Morton 8. T.Betts 9. G.Kennett 10.E.Boocock 11. M.Ashby 12. J.Davis 13. N.Boocock 14. D.Wyer 15. J.McMillan 16. T.Davey 17. Reg Wilson 18. C.Pusey 19. B.Kilby 20. T.Hedge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,918 Posted July 6, 2010 Mine in no particular order would be the following; (1)Peter Collins (2) Malcolm Simmons (3) Dave Jessup (4)Michael Lee (5)John Louis (6) Ray Wilson (7) Gordon Kennett (8) Chris Morton (9) Martin Ashby (10) Bob Kilby (11) Doug Wyer (12) Eric Boocock (13) Reg Wilson (14) Terry Betts (15) Steve Bastable (16)Chris Pusey (17)John Davis (18) Jim McMillan (19) Dave Morton. (20) Nigel Boocock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briggo 29 Posted July 9, 2010 My thoughts, in order : 1. Peter Collins 2. Malcolm Simmons 3. John Louis 4. Michael Lee 5. Dave Jessup 6. Ray Wilson 7. Chris Morton 8. Martin Ashby 9. Terry Betts 10. Gordon Kennett 11. John Davis 12. Tony Davey 13. Doug Wyer 14. Dave Morton 15. Eric Boocock 16. Jim McMillan 17. Reg Wilson 18. Nigel Boocock 19. Bob Kilby 20. George Hunter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted July 15, 2010 1. Ivan Mauger 2. Peter Collins 3. John Louis 4. Michael Lee 5. Malcolm Simmons 6. Ray Wilson 7. Dave Jessup 8. Barry Briggs 9. Gordon Kennett 10. Jim Airey 11. Terry Betts 12. Martin Ashby 13. Eric Boocock 14. Chris Morton 15. John Davis 16. Doug Wyer 17. Nigel Boocock 18. Jim McMillan 19. Ronnie Moore 20. Joe Owen Mauger, Briggs, Airey and Moore were all part of teams that won the World Team Cup for Great Britain in the 1970s. All the best Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMac 720 Posted July 15, 2010 Mauger, Briggs, Airey and Moore were all part of teams that won the World Team Cup for Great Britain in the 1970s. All the best Rob Sorry Rob, you're absolutely right, but I should have made it clear that we're talking English and Scots here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted July 15, 2010 Sorry Rob, you're absolutely right, but I should have made it clear that we're talking English and Scots here! Tony, oh well, I'll have to find another 4 names. Interesting when watching the "World Finals of the 70s" DVD that the likes of Mauger and Briggs were considered to be British riders right up until around 1976 (Mauger rode in the British Final until 1974). Dave Lanning definitely gives the impression that Mauger was "our" man in the 1972/1973 World Finals. All the best Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted July 15, 2010 OK, this is my revised list: 1. Peter Collins 2. John Louis 3. Michael Lee 4. Malcolm Simmons 5. Ray Wilson 6. Dave Jessup 7. Gordon Kennett 8. Terry Betts 9. Martin Ashby 10. Eric Boocock 11. Chris Morton 12. John Davis 13. Doug Wyer 14. Nigel Boocock 15. Jim McMillan 16. Bob Kilby 17. Chris Pusey 18. Tony Davey 19. Roy Trigg 20. Joe Owen All the best Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liverpool chad 2 Posted July 16, 2010 1, Peter Collins 2, Michael Lee 3, Dave Jessup 4, John Louis 5, Terry Betts 6, Martin Ashby 7, Ray Wilson 8, Malcolm Simmons 9, Nigal Boocock 10, Eric Boocock 11, Chris Pusey 12, Gordon Kennett 13, Alan Wilkinson 14, Jim McMillan 15, Eric Broadbelt 16, George Hunter 17, Bob Kilby 18, Bert Harkins 19, Steve Bastable 20, Arnold Haley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke 0 Posted August 18, 2010 my list would be: 1. Peter Collins 2. John Louis 3. Michael Lee 4. Malcolm Simmons 5. Dave Jessup 6. Ray Wilson 7. Gordon Kennett 8. Terry Betts 9. Nigel Boocock 10. Eric Boocock 11. Marin Ashby 12. Jim McMillan 13. Doug Wyer 14. Chris Morton 15. John Davis 16. Tony Davey 17. Chris Pusey 18. Steve Bastable 19. Reg Wilson 20. Joe Owen Who did john Berry go with? Also, i'd be interested to know people's thoughts on the top 20 of the 80s - i'll start a new thread on it in "years gone by". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMac 720 Posted August 31, 2010 Any reaction to John Berry's Top 20 choice? Don't all write at once! Guess he must have got it spot on, then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted September 2, 2010 Any reaction to John Berry's Top 20 choice? Don't all write at once! Guess he must have got it spot on, then? Tony, I think the lack of reaction is maybe down to the fact that John Berry's selection was an uncontroversial one. Not quite sure how he managed to get Gordon Kennett as low as 13th though, he achieved more in the 1970s than the four riders above him (McMillan, Morton, and the Boococks), all of whom peaked outside the 1970s. I can't recall any of those riders finishing second in a World Final, as Gordon did in 1978. All the best Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parsloes 1928 nearly 495 Posted September 2, 2010 Sorry Rob, you're absolutely right, but I should have made it clear that we're talking English and Scots here! Hang on Tony. what have you got against the Welsh...!? Hmm, come to think of it as I know you know Bryn well, I've just answered my own question!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites