Hamish McRaker 601 Posted December 1, 2016 Is it time for speedway to follow snooker, and for riders to all have nicknames used in the pre-match introductions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Little Thumper 528 Posted December 1, 2016 Is it time for speedway to follow snooker, and for riders to all have nicknames used in the pre-match introductions? Probably not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted December 1, 2016 Is it time for speedway to follow snooker, and for riders to all have nicknames used in the pre-match introductions? They do - or did - when I went to Newcastle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,780 Posted December 2, 2016 Used to have them at Peterborough too. Not really my cup of tea but may well appeal to kids etc. Seems to work quite well with darts so perhaps would in the SGP in future? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) Of course the Americans of the 80s & 90s always seemed to have Nicknames...some quite bizarre! There was 'Boogolo' Schwartz, 'Jellyman' Moran, 'Miracle Worker' Moran, 'Rocket' Ron, 'Cowboy' Cook, 'Bullet' Hamill etc etc (did Penhall ever have a nickname?) And of course the best of the lot...'Five Flavours' Pfetzing! Edited December 2, 2016 by steve roberts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,298 Posted December 2, 2016 Joonas Cup of Coffee or if you're slighty more up market Timo Lahti did Penhall ever have a nickname? Announcer Larry Huffman (Costa Mesa) nicknamed him Bruce (The Fox) Penhall and "Juicy Brucey." Miracle Worker' MoranOr the greatest miracle worker, of course, "Mirac" Ronnie Moore 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martin_t 219 Posted December 2, 2016 Is it time for speedway to follow snooker, and for riders to all have nicknames used in the pre-match introductions?No.I hate that sort of thing.Same goes for each player(also in darts) having their own tunes playing as they walk on. Mind you I might change my mind if a certain Chinese player entered the hall to The Pipkins "Gimme dat ding" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midland Red 2,383 Posted December 2, 2016 No no no. You'd only be encouraging more Peter York time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish McRaker 601 Posted December 2, 2016 Of course the Americans of the 80s & 90s always seemed to have Nicknames...some quite bizarre! There was 'Boogolo' Schwartz, 'Jellyman' Moran, 'Miracle Worker' Moran, 'Rocket' Ron, 'Cowboy' Cook, 'Bullet' Hamill etc etc (did Penhall ever have a nickname?) And of course the best of the lot...'Five Flavours' Pfetzing! Bring it on I say. Robert "Five Flavours" Pfetzing is hard to beat! The sport's got to do something to broaden its appeal. Maybe the BSPA can hire Rob Walker to give things a much-needed makeover. I'm just wondering which rider would have the nickname "Interesting". Joonas Cup of Coffee or if you're slighty more up market Timo Lahti Announcer Larry Huffman (Costa Mesa) nicknamed him Bruce (The Fox) Penhall and "Juicy Brucey." Or the greatest miracle worker, of course, "Mirac" Ronnie Moore Timo "Skinny" Lahti? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybikespeedway 75 Posted December 2, 2016 Justin "more letters than Numbers " Elkins , e/f e/f e/f 2 +2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish McRaker 601 Posted December 2, 2016 Justin "more letters than Numbers " Elkins , e/f e/f e/f 2 +2 That's the stuff! It all just needs a bit more imagination and thinking outside the box. Nicknames have got so boring and predicatable. For example - rather than Scott "Scotty" Nicholls - make it Scott "The Suffolk Punch" Nicholls And how about Adam "Meccano" Roynon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike.Butler 601 Posted December 2, 2016 TAI ME DOWN WOFFINDEN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish McRaker 601 Posted December 2, 2016 TAI ME DOWN WOFFINDEN Or Tai Me Kangaroo Down Woffinden 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted December 2, 2016 'Sudden' Sam. Or Tai Me Kangaroo Down Woffinden :o Not really. :shock: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Leslie 3,213 Posted December 2, 2016 TAI ME DOWN WOFFINDEN Slow me down Hancock 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
