Falubaz 66 Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Terry said: I can't imagine anybody would disagree with that. The guy was a genius on a bike. My bias would always put Zenon Plech 2nd! Pedersen and Hancock imho are on the podium of greatest speedway rider. Plech wasn't in the era of when speedway was really a sport. I mean those weren't the times when we could say speedway riders were professionals as sportsmen Edited July 4, 2020 by Falubaz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,820 Posted July 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Terry said: I can't imagine anybody would disagree with that. The guy was a genius on a bike. My bias would always put Zenon Plech 2nd! Plech I hardly saw but don’t think many would argue with that! Id put Zmarzlik 2nd right now tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, Falubaz said: Pedersen and Hancock imho are on the podium of greatest speedway rider. Plech wasn't in the era of when speedway was really a sport. you mean when there were 120,000 spectators at Katowice in the 70's!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falubaz 66 Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Terry said: you mean when there were 120,000 spectators at Katowice in the 70's!! Edited to clear out what i meant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted July 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Falubaz said: Pedersen and Hancock imho are on the podium of greatest speedway rider. Plech wasn't in the era of when speedway was really a sport. I mean those weren't the times when we could say speedway riders were professionals as sportsmen Have you heard of Ivan Mauger? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
full-throttle 182 Posted July 4, 2020 this could be some final race, hard to call, I'd like Nicki to nick it, he looks hungry this year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,050 Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, full-throttle said: this could be some final race, hard to call, I'd like Nicki to nick it, he looks hungry this year Off the best gate so its his to lose IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r8gdp 461 Posted July 4, 2020 Watch Madsen win this 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,050 Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, r8gdp said: Watch Madsen win this Your crystal ball is certainly working today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
full-throttle 182 Posted July 4, 2020 flippin eck, I don't believe it, Good meeting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted July 4, 2020 Good 2nd for Robert Lambert. Great to see him becoming world class. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falubaz 66 Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Terry said: Good 2nd for Robert Lambert. Great to see him becoming world class. Yes. He can be a strong second line in Ekstraliga and probably a monster in 1. PLŻ Edited July 4, 2020 by Falubaz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted July 4, 2020 3 hours ago, screm said: Personally speaking I have never had Lambert and Bewley in the same level. Neither have I. In fact I have yet to see anyone suggest they are. Robert has years on Dan. In the future however, there is every chance he may and that is great news for British speedway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PolskiZuzel 329 Posted July 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Falubaz said: Yup. He's nowhere close to the best speedway rider in history Tomasz Gollob. Gollob dominated whole world speedway even when he didn't win SGP Best speedway rider in history ???...it looks that you were born too late to appreciate the earlier speedway masters . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWitcher 12,453 Posted July 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Falubaz said: Yup. He's nowhere close to the best speedway rider in history Tomasz Gollob. Gollob dominated whole world speedway even when he didn't win SGP So he was the biggest bottler in the history of the sport then if what you say is true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites