jenga 2,998 Posted January 28, 2014 that harris bloke could certainly draw the crowds , in todays modern era. . . . . . rolf and not chris.......loved his swagger on the ply board and didgerdoo.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
castrolargh 263 Posted January 28, 2014 Hans Nielsen had some great races with bo Petersen and crumpy at the abbey, loved to boo him. Per Jonsson prob one of my favourite "away team" stars, awesome. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted January 28, 2014 Andy Galvin used to defy gravity around Waterden road. I'll never forget the 5-1 he and Alan Mogridge (the legend) scored over Erik Gundersen in possibly the slowest race ever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george.m 3,063 Posted January 28, 2014 I only saw Rickardsson a few times but he was in a class of his own. Out with all the other obvious World Class riders I liked Per Jonsson. A rider I paid to see many times was Shane Parker. Many Sunday afternoon trips along the M8 were to see him at Ashfield. Will we ever see his like again at Glasgow? Even when he's avoiding a falling rider the Messiah is class! http://www.gillmanspeedway.com/news/how-did-shane-parker-do-this/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevtheRev 122 Posted January 29, 2014 Kenny Carter & Mark Loram 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColinMills 1,728 Posted January 31, 2014 shane parker? you must of been deprived up in Glasgow! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted January 31, 2014 Carter penhall sudden sam the morans lee pc and mort andy smith jan o declan eccles - the great entrrtainers of the 80s. Today id say darcy and emil . Also tai and gollob (still) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Potter 2 109 Posted January 31, 2014 Mark (Buzz) Burrows 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) BARRY THOMAS Never a superstar but everytime he came to the tapes you knew the next minute of your life was going to be good! Edited February 1, 2014 by Telboy68 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nw42 2,048 Posted February 1, 2014 shane parker? you must of been deprived up in Glasgow! I thought similar when you mentioned John Louis but each to their own. Don't get me wrong,I know Louis was a good rider but there were a few so-called lesser lights I'd have been more disappointed to have missed seeing, Tony Davey for one since we're on Ipswich, loved his style. I've seen Shane Parker have some fantastic meetings, very rarely fails to give value for money, definitely a crowd-puller. Good thread by the way. Soren SJosten was a rider i really enjoyed watching,so exciting to watch great balance i only see him once at the great Hyde Rd which was a shame.See him q uite a few times in international and individual events and at the Abbey and at his peak was one of the few riders that could beat a peak Mauger and Collins at Hyde Rd. Good call Sidney, Soren was my favourite rider when I first went to Hyde Rd, he looked so small on the bike that until I saw him in the pits I thought he was just a kid a bit older than me, I was about 8 at the time. Great rider and good Belle Vue man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarletrider 66 Posted February 1, 2014 Jack Millen.Spot on Ian, by far the greatest crowd puller of his time and place. Teesside's Ron Wilson would book him at every opportunity for extra crowd he pulled in, he was said to put hundreds on the gate. "The Mackem" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longlivefrankie 458 Posted February 1, 2014 unfortunately most of mine seem to be from the sixties/seventies/eighties barry briggs ronnie moore olle nygren soren sjosten ivan mauger nigel & eric boocock torbjorn harrysson martin ashby scott autrey bruce penhall hans nielsen per jonsson anders michanek peter collins chris morton phil crump gote nordin the visits of wimbledon, west ham & coventry in the sixties belle vue & exeter in the seventies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pandorum 1,259 Posted February 1, 2014 Mad Jack Millen just to see who would have the guts to punch him Emil Sayfutdinov certainly added to the crowd during his short stay with Coventry. Nowadays very few if any. Darcy maybe but thats all I can think of in todays PL+ league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoMinuteWarning 69 Posted February 1, 2014 Nicki P (mostly for the wrong reasons) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ommer Mon 381 Posted February 1, 2014 How about Christer Lofqvist? Spectacular rider who never knew when he was beaten. Legend has it he used to leave tyre marks on the fence at West Ham. One of my favourite riders and very sad that his career was cut short so tragically. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
