jim the whipper 231 Posted September 25, 2013 Adam Kirby ,, never his fault either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skthecat 90 Posted September 25, 2013 Adam Roynon seems to be a crash magnet, cannot believe the number of crashes that poor lad has been involved in.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedcarRacer 228 Posted September 25, 2013 Wilkinson. End of topic. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skodaman 192 Posted September 25, 2013 Auty and or Birks? Certainly at Leicester!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted September 25, 2013 Wilkinson. End of topic. Absolutely right! For a rider of his experience it's a bit strange. When he dropped to reserve a lot of people said he would be just as big a scorer as Dyer, but he throws away loads of points through falls and sub-standard equipment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted September 25, 2013 Wilkinson. End of topic. Beat me to it. He is a 100% effort Rider though - and I like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted September 25, 2013 Adam Roynon seems to be a crash magnet, cannot believe the number of crashes that poor lad has been involved in.... He doesn't fall any more than average. He just gets injured when he does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillipsr 2,057 Posted September 25, 2013 He doesn't fall any more than average. He just gets injured when he does. He allways seems to in the wrong place wrong time. Unluckiest definately 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ommer Mon 381 Posted September 25, 2013 Adam Roynon stands out as one of the unluckiest riders the sport has ever seen. He is an excellent rider with a smooth, safe style but he really does have an unfortunate habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and every time he goes down he seems to get a really serious injury. He had the last bad injury of last season at Kings Lynn and the first one of this year at Coventry. We love him at Dudley - an excellent No1 and skipper. If it hadn't been for all the injuries I firmly believe he would be a GB international by now and possibly in the shake up for a Grand Prix place. That's how good he could have been if he had been luckier. There is still time to get there of course and the very best of luck to him. The Heathens would support him all the way and he knows it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parsloes 1928 nearly 495 Posted September 25, 2013 Luke Bowen has had some massive crashes too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzac 1,015 Posted September 26, 2013 I think upper body strength may also have something to do with it also, have seen Cameron Woodward come close to ' mishaps ' at Eastbourne on a number of times this year, but seems to have a natural strength to avoid the air fence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) Most crashes? As I have said before - and gave two names - pre- and post-war mainly West Ham favoruites Phil 'King of Crash' Bishop and Jack 'Crash A Day' Cooley. So far as Bishop was concerned, he started riding in 1928 and was still active in Europe (and falling off - in the main overslides I think because of his legtrail style) into the mid-1960s. Few riders have been active for some 35 years as he was. And he was a wonderful guy as well. Edited September 26, 2013 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,995 Posted September 26, 2013 Going back a bit,Martin Ashby's nickname was "Crashby" i think i am right in saying.He had already acquired the name by the time i really noticed him so i am not sure if it was because he crashed a lot or it just was an easy tag for someone as i don't recall him crashing that much if at all.Didn't Briggo also have a reputation of crashing fairly often when he first came over.Guess it was just over trying as he certainly didn't lack skill on a bike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratton 1,491 Posted September 26, 2013 Going back a bit,Martin Ashby's nickname was "Crashby" i think i am right in saying.He had already acquired the name by the time i really noticed him so i am not sure if it was because he crashed a lot or it just was an easy tag for someone as i don't recall him crashing that much if at all.Didn't Briggo also have a reputation of crashing fairly often when he first came over.Guess it was just over trying as he certainly didn't lack skill on a bike Funny that Iris, didnt Martin get that reputation nicknamed Crash when he first started out 61/63 in scratch events.?You would think it was a different bloke always in control a great style great team man and person and a great rider. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted September 26, 2013 Funny that Iris, didnt Martin get that reputation nicknamed Crash when he first started out 61/63 in scratch events.?You would think it was a different bloke always in control a great style great team man and person and a great rider. Hear, hear!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
