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firko

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2009, 09:27:36 am »
Australia..Per klitland, Roy East, Steve Gall, John Berhens, Jeff Leisk.
Euro.......Bengt Aberg, Adolf Weil, Willi Bauer, Roger De Coster, Joel Robert , Harry Everts, Stefan Everts, J.M. Bayle, Joel Smets.
USA.......Gaylon Mosier, Steve Stackable, Bob Hannah, Jim Pomeroy,Billy Grossi.
UK.........Neil Hudson, Graeme Noyce, John Banks,Vic Eastwood
NZ........ Peter Ploen, Ivan Miller, The King Brothers.

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2009, 10:20:27 am »
Australia Jeff Leisk, Hans Appelgren,
UK, Rickman Brothers (Don and Derek) Dave Bickers, Bryan Wade
Euro, Joel Robert, Rolf Tibblin
US Dave Bailey, Jeff Ward
NZ Ivan Miller
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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2009, 10:56:48 am »
Marc only Shane won a world title, Darryl was runner up a couple of times.

I got over excited .....Jimmy Ellis
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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2009, 11:27:06 am »
Gunter, McLaughlin, Boyle, Rahier, Watanabe, Everts, Jobé, Geboers, Decoster, Wolsink, Robert and throw in a wildcard being Mark Pace.

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2009, 12:45:12 pm »
No other Rick Johnson fans here?

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2009, 03:01:01 pm »
Aus  Leisk, Gall
USA  Leisk, Johnson
EUR  Leisk, Decoster

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #21 on: October 12, 2009, 03:38:28 pm »
I must be strange ::) but Laurie Alderton was always a stand out for me and I enjoyed watching him; fast, smooth and undramatic.

In the modern era, Reedy, for pretty much the same reasons.

(Shane Watts with an honorable mention for that first lap at the Aust ISDE.)

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2009, 04:02:49 pm »
For me Back in the late 70, early  80s era  NZ : Terry Meeks , Craig Cloman, Greg Brink, Murry Anderson
                                                         OZ : Gunter and Gall
                                                         Euro : Rahair, De Coster
                                                         USA : MaryAnd Marty Smith, Kent Howerton , Mark Barnett     
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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2009, 04:20:07 pm »
 Oz  les fisher, roy east, airey&smutty, geoff curtis,the great herb jefferson, alrounder kel caruthers, Englands  les archer, Americas bud ekins.  and lots more i'll think of later!  cheers wally.               
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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2009, 04:28:29 pm »
For me Back in the late 70, early  80s era 
                                                         USA : Mary Smith, Kent Howerton , Mark Barnett     

Have to agree that 'Mary" Smith was damn quick!
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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #25 on: October 12, 2009, 04:44:42 pm »
I once had a close physical liason with a waitress called Mary Smith and she was indeed very, very fast. ;) (true story.)

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #26 on: October 12, 2009, 04:59:16 pm »
Speedway - Jim Airey, Geoff Curtis, Phill Crump, Ivan Mauger & Ole Olsen.
Short Circuit - Bill Macdonald, Kevin Fraser, Keith Davies & Geoff Curtis.
MX - Anthony Gunter ,Jeff leisk ,Joel Robert & Roger D.
Road - Ron Toombs, Brian Hindle, Bill Horseman & Ago.

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #27 on: October 12, 2009, 05:00:28 pm »
jim pomeroy
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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #28 on: October 12, 2009, 05:01:12 pm »
Can sidecars play??
Aust; Brian Stewart & Kim Demarte from Vic-first team to make the transition to lightweights
        Of course Murray Williams deserves a mention
Euro; Robert Grogg & Andy Busser
        Hansi Baechtold & Fritz Fuss (4 time champs on a Jumbo when everyone else went to lightweights)

Solos; Aust Gall
         Eng  Noyce/Thorpe
         Euro Decoster/Everts
         NZ Ploen/Miller
         US Lackey/Weinert/Marty Smith--ISDT MALCOLM SMITH NO QUESTION
         Best allrounder Gaston Rahier 125 world champ to Dakar on a BMW 800 TRY THAT!!

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Re: favourite rider
« Reply #29 on: October 12, 2009, 06:09:06 pm »
My era doesnt go back too far but:
Australia:Kim Ashcanazi.. Moss Brothers..Lee Ellis.. Shane Watts
Europe :Everts.. Ben Townley
America:Sebastian Tortelli.. Ricky Carmichael.. Jeremy Mcgrath :-\
« Last Edit: October 12, 2009, 06:37:04 pm by mxmaniac »
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