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top 10 Antipodean riders
« on: August 06, 2010, 11:14:14 pm »
In no special order and apologies for missing heaps and just list for the fun of it/ ;D

Aussie
1. Mick Doohan
2. wayne Gardner
3. Chad Reed
4. Stephen Gall
5. Chad Reed
6. Kevin Magee
7. Anthony Gobert
8. Jeff Liesk
9. Rob Phillis
10. Shane Watts

Kiwi

1. Shayne King
2. Daryl King
3. Ben Townley
4. Ivan Mauger
5. Graeme Crosby
6. Rod Coleman
7. Stephen Merriman
8. Robert Holden
9. Roger Freeth
10. Bert Monroe
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2010, 11:28:47 pm »
In no special order and apologies for missing heaps and just list for the fun of it/ ;D

Aussie
1. Mick Doohan
2. wayne Gardner
3. Chad Reed
4. Stephen Gall
5. Chad Reed
6. Kevin Magee
7. Anthony Gobert
8. Jeff Liesk
9. Rob Phillis
10. Shane Watts

Kiwi

1. Shayne King
2. Daryl King
3. Ben Townley
4. Ivan Mauger
5. Graeme Crosby
6. Rod Coleman
7. Stephen Merriman
8. Robert Holden
9. Roger Freeth
10. Bert Monroe


Hey Marc, I seem to remember some where(and that is surprising at the moment) Shane king in recent years doing well in Aussie MX. Darryl King doing well in Enduro’s ?

Are they Related?   
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2010, 12:44:35 am »
One of my best friends was Peter Bay Neigbourg, from Invercargill, NZ.

He is Dead now. He lived in my home with my children. We always had bikes. His favourite was his YZ 465 G(as well as other roadies). We worked together in many jobs, a couple of hotels for a while, on Friday and Saturday nights. He always had me covered. We worked all the time and dreamt we would race all the time.

He used to tell me about Bert Munroe, "BEFORE THE MOVIE", super achiever, a man of total conviction to going fast on motorcycles.  “Fastest man about”   “done Nz Proud”….I used say “Shiiitt  Kiwi”, and he used to arch right up. God he was proud. Old mate Pete “moved on” right before the movie.

Naturally, I love that movie, I hold it close, just like “On any Sunday” and “Naturally Free”.

A Man, that just kept wanting to improve his machine, he had a great adventurer, gave a women a smile, when he was on the way to smoke em all, at the Bonneville salt flats. Well what do you know Pete? You weren’t bullshitting me after all Brother.

Well, carton is all gone now Pete, so I think I will climb in to bed. And pass out while I watching Bert, again, goodnight Mate.
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2010, 08:15:06 am »


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Hey Marc, I seem to remember some where(and that is surprising at the moment) Shane king in recent years doing well in Aussie MX. Darryl King doing well in Enduro’s ?

Are they Related?   

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Darryl is the older brother, can't remember if he's pushing or over 40 yet. Theres a heap of very fast vets riders over here now with either of the 3 king brothers able to run with the young guys. Wasn't Darryl still racing the aussie mx titles a couple of years ago?

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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2010, 02:59:58 pm »
What about Kiwi  Chris birch or barry briggs
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2010, 03:16:18 pm »
In no special order and apologies for missing heaps and just list for the fun of it/ ;D

Aussie
1. Mick Doohan
2. wayne Gardner
3. Chad Reed
4. Stephen Gall
5. Chad Reed
6. Kevin Magee
7. Anthony Gobert
8. Jeff Liesk
9. Rob Phillis
10. Shane Watts

Kiwi

1. Shayne King
2. Daryl King
3. Ben Townley
4. Ivan Mauger
5. Graeme Crosby
6. Rod Coleman
7. Stephen Merriman
8. Robert Holden
9. Roger Freeth
10. Bert Monroe




What, Hugh Anderson couldn't get a gig ? Four GP world titles and 25 Grand Prix wins.....tough room.... ::)

Good to see Chad Reed made it at #3 and #5, he must be REALLY good....
« Last Edit: August 07, 2010, 03:20:47 pm by GD66 »
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2010, 03:18:43 pm »
What about Kim Newcombe? Did he stick it up the Euro's or what? Jerry

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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2010, 05:48:34 pm »
What about Kim Newcombe? Did he stick it up the Euro's or what? Jerry

Beat me to that Jerry, Kim Newcombe deserves a place up there with the greats. Kim and his self tuned(with Rod Tingate's guidance) Koenig beat the MV Augusta's with Ago and Phil Read fair and square. Here's why.

HANS DE WIT'S KOENIG

 
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2010, 06:15:02 pm »
HANS DE WIT'S KOENIG
oh, thank you Lawrence. What a cracker bike, ride and circuit!

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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2010, 07:13:16 pm »
others I can think of Aus; Willing, Handsford, Crumps (both), Stoner, Mladin, Baylis  NZ; Avant, Ivan Miller,
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2010, 07:30:31 pm »
Excuse my ignorance about NZ racers, but on longevity and record alone Ivan Mauger has to be number 1 Kiwi.
Mick Doohan is definitely top Oz, if he hadn't mauled his leg he would have won 7 in a row I reckon.

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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2010, 08:17:25 pm »
I  vote for Shane Watts to be moved closer to the top.
Did heaps here but in Amerika he was not appreciated.
By his competition that is. :)
Didn,t they start to get upset with him winning everything he entered ? :)
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2010, 09:27:58 pm »
Excuse my ignorance about NZ racers, but on longevity and record alone Ivan Mauger has to be number 1 Kiwi.
Mick Doohan is definitely top Oz, if he hadn't mauled his leg he would have won 7 in a row I reckon.

I always thought his name was Ivan Miller. Of course I could be mistaken again(obviously same bloke Curly) Probably.
The chap I am thinking of  used to ride a 400 husky cross(early 70’s), that left everyone behind, as he was in a class of his own, full stop. In those days I think they used 3 foot thick trees trunks to plot out a course. And he could dance the arse or the rear end of a husky on the back wheel through them. Yes he should be moved up to #1, he was so far ahead of the rest of the band, he couldn’t hear the music.

But don't forget, they made a movie about Bert and he pulled a root on the way.
« Last Edit: August 08, 2010, 09:33:03 pm by MICK-DE »
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2010, 09:35:06 pm »
Mauger was multiple world speedway champ......Miller was a top MXer in Aussie and NZ.
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Re: top 10 Antipodean riders
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2010, 09:38:20 pm »
Mauger was multiple world speedway champ......Miller was a top MXer in Aussie and NZ.

Thanks for that Davey Crocket. I am definitely an Ivan Miller admirer. Mind boggling.

Did he do well at trials as well? 
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