ouch Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 PC, with his check, spark, flame, Aces leathers etc were great in the ‘70’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 I do miss the days where riders had their own personally designed kevlars, but also appreciate the matching team kevlars look smart. The flashiest has to be Joe Screen’s old ones, IMO. Arm tassels and a big Union Jack covering his entire back. Anders Thomsen is also worth a mention when we’re talking. His white and gold is like drug dealer sheikh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMX Events Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 How times have changed. In my first years of watching speedway, ALL the riders wore black leathers with the exception of Nigel Boocock (blue) Mike Broadbank and Greg Kentwell (red) and Alan Cowland (white). It seems amazing to me now that, when any of those riders were in town, it raised the excitement level and was an added attraction in itself! Like others have said, I enjoyed seeing the spread of individual designs and it made riders instantly identifiable but, when the Pirates opted out of team suits in 2018, I realised how much I now prefer the matching strip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 Before team racesuits became a thing I think it was Henka Gustafsson in 92 or 93 who had the Kings Lynn Zetor race bib as part of his leathers design so he didn't have to wear a race bib. I though that was a design innovation and ahead of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trotter65 Posted Tuesday at 05:14 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:14 PM I liked Erik Gundersen’s yellow design in one of his world title years…that stood out Anders Thomsen’s old black and gold was good and Laguta’s yellow when he won the world title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted Wednesday at 02:19 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:19 PM Back in the 90s I could name every rider just by looking at a race pic in the speedway star, now I would struggle, as they all look the same. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted Wednesday at 04:25 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:25 PM 1 hour ago, marko said: Back in the 90s I could name every rider just by looking at a race pic in the speedway star, now I would struggle, as they all look the same. Bring back proper race jackets, same as in the 50's, 60's and 70's. They looked good and made for a far better look than the flashy boring suits they wear today. As Marko says, "they all look the same". They have removed all sense of individuality from Speedway. Sad, I think, as that was part of the attraction of the Sport. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedwaysliders Posted Wednesday at 07:44 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:44 PM You always knew when Todd Wiltshire was on track!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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