The Greatest Seven riders ever

[wimbledonwomble 0]

Tonight we were discussing where Rossi sits in the scheme of things, when compared to Hailwood and Agostini.

In Speedway, who are the top seven greatest ever.

Here is my greatest ever top seven. If you like my dream team of all time.

 

1. Gundersen

2. Fundin

3. Craven

4. Moore

5. Briggs

6. Mauger

7. Rickardsson

 

What is your top seven.?

Edited May 25, 2004 by wimbledonwomble

[shazzybird 10]

1. Unc.

2. Mudlark

3. Cocker

4. Barney

5. Mark

6. Ashley

7. Banksy

 

Seriously in no particular order

 

1. Mark Loram

2. Michael Lee

3. Tony Rickardsson

4. Erik Gundersen

5. Hans Nielsen

6. Ivan Mauger

7. Barry Briggs

[norbold 7,098]

Every time I do this I think I finish up with something different. But here goes:

 

1. Ove Fundin

2. Ivan Mauger

3. Tom Farndon

4. Vic Duggan

5. Vic Huxley

6. Tony Rickardsson

7. Barry Briggs

[Guest mart W]

1. Ivan Mauger

2. Ove Fundin

3. Tony Rickardsson

4. Barry Briggs

5. Hans Neilsen

6. Peter Craven

7. Freddie Williams

[shazzybird 10]

The Greatest Seven riders ever, your top riders

 

Surely that is Hackney Hawks they were known as the "Magnificent Seven" close enough don't you think

[-DelBoyRodders- 0]

Best I've seen in my time:

 

1. Anders Michanek

2. Peter Collins

3. Erik Gundersen

4. Hans Nielsen

5. Per Jonsson

6. Tony Rickardsson

7. Phil Crump

[Wackie 938]

1. Per Jonsson

2. Tony Rickardsson

3. Hans Nielsen

4. Erik Gundersen

5. Simon Wigg

6. Jimmy Nilsen

7. Mark Loram

Edited May 27, 2004 by Wackie

[Dave the Mic 258]

The best I have actually seen:-

 

1 Mauger

2 Nielsen

3 Rickardsson

4 Gundersen

5 PC

6 Olsen

7 Lee

[Guest SwineTown]

Best 7 i've seen:

 

1. Jason Crump

2. Leigh Adams

3. Phil Crump

4. Jimmy Nilsen

5. Greg Hancock

6. Hans Neilsen

7. Erik Gundersen

 

edited after norbold's suggestion immediately below!

Edited June 10, 2004 by SwineTown

[norbold 7,098]

I think we need two categories here:

 

1. Best of all time

 

2. Best I've actually seen

 

Otherwise it sems to suggest that there were no top class riders before about 1980.....

[shazzybird 10]

huh? wasn't Ivan in the 70's and Ove and............

 

think you should change the date there Norbold to read 1970's

[norbold 7,098]

You know what I mean.....

[Shoddy 1]

Best I've ever seen...

 

1. Hans Nielsen

2. Erik Gundersen

3. Kenny Carter

4. Jan O Pedersen

5. Gary Havelock

6. Tommy Knudsen

7. Sam Ermolenko

 

The Danish WTC side at their best had Nielsen, Gundersen, Knudsen and Pedersen which has to be my best ever real team I've seen.

 

 

My stab at top 7 ever (in order of world titles won) ...

 

1. Ivan Mauger

2. Ove Fundin

3. Tony Rickardsson

4. Hans Nielsen

5. Barry Briggs

6. Ronnie Moore

7. Vic Huxley

 

Particularly tough on Gundersen, Olsen and Craven who would make my personal top 10.

 

Can't not mention Vic Duggan and Tom Farndon just to keep Norbold smiling!

 

Best rider never to win the world title - Jason Crump, so far!

Best rider never to finish higher than 5th - Kenny Carter (I admit I just put this one in to get a mention for my favourite rider)

 

Honourable mentions to a couple of riders who may get overlooked purely for being from an older generation - Bluey Wilkinson, Jack Parker, Jack Milne, Wilbur Lamoreaux and Bjorn Knutsson. I think these all have a decent claim to be top 7 when they were at the peak of their form.

[norbold 7,098]

My stab at top 7 ever (in order of world titles won) ...

 

1. Ivan Mauger

2. Ove Fundin

3. Tony Rickardsson

4. Hans Nielsen

5. Barry Briggs

6. Ronnie Moore

7. Vic Huxley

 

 

Can't not mention Vic Duggan and Tom Farndon just to keep Norbold smiling!

Thank you Shoddy. Have I convinced you about Vic Duggan yet!!!???

 

Top 7 ever in order of world titles won...Vic Huxley?

[iris123 20,935]

won less than Mirac ,so i see the reasoning

And i guess the Danish side would be during a period when they were all talking to each other,not threatening to take out a British license,not being dropped by the manager,etc.....

Edited June 1, 2004 by iris123