Paul Johnson 285 Posted December 19, 2017 44 minutes ago, Lewis said: Think SCB is correct, sure the Worrals came from Moto-X there’s also been Craig Cook, Kyle Howarth, the Worrall twins, Lewis Kerr, Ashley Birks and Lewis Rose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,253 Posted December 19, 2017 Rich Lawson too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted December 19, 2017 4 hours ago, Lewis said: Think SCB is correct, sure the Worrals came from Moto-X The Worrals were Moto X riders and then tried speedway at Scunny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thebaron 434 Posted December 20, 2017 Not too soon is it to wish all fellow Scorpions; the Management; and Riders across the world a Merry Christmas & A Happy & Prosperous 2018 ! Santa already delivered the presents early ! . Boy have we got a lot to look forward to in 2018; literally as excited about it as I was as kid on Christmas Eve ! Have a good one all ! Wont be long now; less than 100 sleeps ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenga 2,998 Posted December 20, 2017 less than 100 sleeps eh , is that includung power knaps during the day @ work ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
montie 1,273 Posted December 20, 2017 21 hours ago, Tsunami said: The Worrals were Moto X riders and then tried speedway at Scunny. it is interesting how the flow of Moto X riders seems to have come to a stop,the name mentioned previously all came through quite quickly i really thought Moto X would then continue to produce us some rider but now seems not the case Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted December 20, 2017 The other thing I've noticed with riders that come from motorcross is they can usual gate well! I guess leaving the start with 30 other focuses the mind a little more to get out in front and avoid a melee than it does leaving the start with only 3 others! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, SCB said: The other thing I've noticed with riders that come from motorcross is they can usual gate well! I guess leaving the start with 30 other focuses the mind a little more to get out in front and avoid a melee than it does leaving the start with only 3 others! A good example of that is Matt Williamson, as well as Lewis Kerr and the Worrals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparks123 147 Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, montie said: it is interesting how the flow of Moto X riders seems to have come to a stop,the name mentioned previously all came through quite quickly i really thought Moto X would then continue to produce us some rider but now seems not the case Could be wrong but did they not all come through when foot and mouth disease was going on. Think it stopped them from being in the fields on their bikes so they tried speedway instead? Think Berwick were on about getting some of the motocross riders to have a go on their new training track also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, sparks123 said: Could be wrong but did they not all come through when foot and mouth disease was going on. Think it stopped them from being in the fields on their bikes so they tried speedway instead? Think Berwick were on about getting some of the motocross riders to have a go on their new training track also. Foot and mouth was 16 years ago! Yes I believe it made Lee Complin take up speedway but not any of those mentioned in this thread. I would imagine the lure was that they paid £50 each weekend to race a motocross bike or got paid £20 a point in the NL to ride a bike! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
montie 1,273 Posted December 20, 2017 24 minutes ago, SCB said: Foot and mouth was 16 years ago! Yes I believe it made Lee Complin take up speedway but not any of those mentioned in this thread. I would imagine the lure was that they paid £50 each weekend to race a motocross bike or got paid £20 a point in the NL to ride a bike! Yes,the ones i spoke to said exactly that,they had a change to make a living racing speedway rather than pay pay pay out to ride 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparks123 147 Posted December 20, 2017 9 hours ago, SCB said: Foot and mouth was 16 years ago! Yes I believe it made Lee Complin take up speedway but not any of those mentioned in this thread. I would imagine the lure was that they paid £50 each weekend to race a motocross bike or got paid £20 a point in the NL to ride a bike! It must have been Lee that I was thinking off. I remember reading about it in the speedway star so it was maybe Ricky and Lee when they went to Sheffield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdsalBoy 181 Posted December 21, 2017 23 hours ago, sparks123 said: It must have been Lee that I was thinking off. I remember reading about it in the speedway star so it was maybe Ricky and Lee when they went to Sheffield. Lee Complin's grasstrack career fell victim to the foot and mouth epidemic late 2001. He signed a deal with Nu Trak to ride speedway, joined Sheffield and the rest is history... Lee Complin was jaw dropping around Owlerton, leg trailing but riding the boards on many occasions (Garry Stead's benefit meeting mainly!). Was gutted when Lee vanished from the sport, even more so when he returned some years later and signed for Stoke ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scaramanga 902 Posted December 21, 2017 a good example of a motocross rider switching codes due to foot and mouth is jonathan rae only switched to road racing from motocross then now a milionaire and 3 times world superbike champion 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenga 2,998 Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, scaramanga said: a good example of a motocross rider switching codes due to foot and mouth is jonathan rae only switched to road racing from motocross then now a milionaire and 3 times world superbike champion lets not forget Carl Fogarty, youth motocrosser and we all know the rest . had the pleasure of seeing Carl on the youth moto x scene . words cant describe just how good he was . Edited December 22, 2017 by jenga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites