Gavan 5,050 Posted August 8, 2016 bradley wilson deans at rye house only last year was a blood chiller especially to those on the back straight. lukas dryml in the grand prix series just after they brought in air fences but hadn't discovered how dangerous it was to have them on the straights and one of newports 2 swedes during their last year possibly anders mellgren , hit the first bend air fence , literally exploding 2 sections with the bike going straight up and over the fence. that was when they had the air fence down the straight. Watch it again because Mark Loram was behind, and Mark was far from fully fit, and see the speed that he lays the bike down HALFWAY down the straight, thats some serious throttle control Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Searcher 1,264 Posted August 9, 2016 that was when they had the air fence down the straight. Watch it again because Mark Loram was behind, and Mark was far from fully fit, and see the speed that he lays the bike down HALFWAY down the straight, thats some serious throttle control Don't think that is part of any UK training school, laying a bike down, and it should be.... I am led to believe that it WAS taught to new riders in Australia, not sure if it is taught there now though.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,248 Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) A horror crash in ht5 at Kent last night saw Jack Thomas thrown clear of the air fence and hard onto the grass behind. After a nervous wait Jack gingerly walked back to the pits & appeared for the rerun and finished the night scoring 10 points including a match winning heat 14. Reports this morning are suspected tibia & elbow fractures.........tough lads speedway riders. Edited August 9, 2016 by Sings4Kings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,247 Posted August 9, 2016 Don't think that is part of any UK training school, laying a bike down, and it should be.... I am led to believe that it WAS taught to new riders in Australia, not sure if it is taught there now though.... I know that when Len Silver used to run training sessions at Hackney he would insist that riders were taught how to lay down a bike before he was allowed out on the track with other riders. Not sure if it was a myth but I recall reading years ago that he once jumped out in front of an oncoming rider forcing him to drop the bike...not sure if that one's true however? When I attended an Olle Nygren school at Lynn we were not shown how to safely lay the bike down however it was a beginners course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveallan81 330 Posted August 9, 2016 steve roberts, on 09 Aug 2016 - 4:49 PM, said: I know that when Len Silver used to run training sessions at Hackney he would insist that riders were taught how to lay down a bike before he was allowed out on the track with other riders. Not sure if it was a myth but I recall reading years ago that he once jumped out in front of an oncoming rider forcing him to drop the bike...not sure if that one's true however? When I attended an Olle Nygren school at Lynn we were not shown how to safely lay the bike down however it was a beginners course. At Linlithgow, Alan Robertson used to chuck traffic cones out in front of you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CookieIpswich 249 Posted August 9, 2016 Thought my dad would be mentioned I wasn't born when he crashed at blackbird road. One I remember of his was at poole between 1988-1992 off gate 4 entering the 1st turn he got caught with tony langdon he hit the fence at the start of turn one ploughed through it and the impact took his crash helmet off and it went flying onto the centre green Remember the poole fan in front laughing saying "cookie has lost his head" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,859 Posted August 9, 2016 Kasprzak in the Polish league in 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjNiJcED3O4 Sure there was an airfence that took most of the energy but still. Also a non speedway one which really deserves to be mentioned, Katherine Legge crash at the 2006 champ car race at Road America. Her car hits the armco wall and basically disintegrates (except the monocoque) and she could walk away from it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__ByotKbusU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPEEDY69 1,274 Posted August 9, 2016 It's not actually that hard to do, turn bars to lock, wide throttle and lay down, pulling in clutch so back wheel stops driving once you're down. The thing you need to do is make that decision because sometimes missing the rider in front is possible as well and that's where indecision can cost you/the other rider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,247 Posted August 9, 2016 It's not actually that hard to do, turn bars to lock, wide throttle and lay down, pulling in clutch so back wheel stops driving once you're down. The thing you need to do is make that decision because sometimes missing the rider in front is possible as well and that's where indecision can cost you/the other rider. I remember being told to push the left handlebar down hard and the back wheel would just slip away from underneath you. Easier said than done however! Thought my dad would be mentioned I wasn't born when he crashed at blackbird road. One I remember of his was at poole between 1988-1992 off gate 4 entering the 1st turn he got caught with tony langdon he hit the fence at the start of turn one ploughed through it and the impact took his crash helmet off and it went flying onto the centre green Remember the poole fan in front laughing saying "cookie has lost his head" Remember your dad, Colin, riding for Scunthorpe! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george.m 3,063 Posted August 9, 2016 Check the one at 1:29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7HlrI1COSs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Searcher 1,264 Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Thought my dad would be mentioned I wasn't born when he crashed at blackbird road. One I remember of his was at poole between 1988-1992 off gate 4 entering the 1st turn he got caught with tony langdon he hit the fence at the start of turn one ploughed through it and the impact took his crash helmet off and it went flying onto the centre green Remember the poole fan in front laughing saying "cookie has lost his head" That crash is on one of the "crashes and cock ups" tapes that I have.... Colin Cook was an absolute racer, never gave in, and flourished at Leicester, I used to follow him up the A47 after meetings most Tuesdays when I lived in the posh end of Leicester!! He was also a rider I could talk to eye to eye as I am vertically challenged as well!! He was always a crowd pleaser, in a time when speedway in the UK had a proper season, mid March to the end of October.... Edited August 10, 2016 by Shale Searcher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CookieIpswich 249 Posted August 10, 2016 I am pretty sure it was 1989 as I think the Crashes and Cock Ups tape is in the house somewhere. I wasn't old enough to remember his Leicester days - I was only old enough to remember the Exeter days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 125 Posted August 10, 2016 I remember Tomasz Piscz going full pelt into the third turn at Owlerton and destroying the fence and his bike,Tomasz just got up and walked off back to the pits! Most spectacular one was back in 1991 Sheffield v Edinburgh late in the season.It was Peter and Louis Carr v Frede Schott and Johnny Jorgenson (not the Coventry JJ!)All four came out of the 1st and 2nd turn together but Jorgenson was squeezed up against the fence and somehow the bike 'rode up the fence' flinging Jorgenson in a majestic arc halfway down the backstraight,landing ankle and arse first on the track.Meanwhile his bike was now scything the fence down ripping out posts and tearing the wire mesh apart for about 30 yards.Peter Carr and Frede Schott were clear and unscathed but Louis Carr suffered a concussion as he flung his bike down to avoid the carnage.Johnny Jorgenson withdrew with ankle injuries and was shaken up and it took the best part of an hour to rebuild the fence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon Hammer 576 Posted August 10, 2016 Check the one at 1:29 Richard "Milky" Quayle, also IOM TT Love his comments about his spleen 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gresham 928 Posted August 10, 2016 If you want to see the worst Speedway crash ever, imo...then this is it. It's maddening and so dumb...you can't believe it could happen or be allowed. I'll warn you it's not pleasant.... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6bd_1465779302 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
