World class "named known" ex racers living in NZ from modern times?

[Shaun Harris]

Not being disrespectfull to the Hugh Andersons etc, but people like Aaron slight

I will start

Graham Crosby
Aaron slight
Andrew Stroud

Please add on and sorry to any I have missed

[trustme]

Freddie Merkel

[scott411]

Josh Coppins
Ben Townley
Katherine Prumm
Shayne King
Darryl King

[tri boy]

Richard Scott
Ginger Ninja

[IkieBikie]

Levi Sherwood (Not an ex racer but a famous NZ rider)

[jellywrestler]

Graeme Crosby

[nodrog]

Max Biaggi

[malcy25]

Dennis Ireland
John Boote
Trevor Discombe

What about mechanics and enginners?
Mike Sinclair
Bob Toomey

[steveyb]

Paul Tracey (Engineer)
Does Big Brian B count?

[scrivy]

Mike Pero?

Gordon McKeown

[ElCoyote]

Keith Turner

[scrivy]

Graeme Crosby

Is there two?

[Shaun Harris]

Is there two?




you know what they say about what makes people blind

[scrivy]

you know what they say about what makes people blind

I guess..... Spyda does do alot of that....... :rolleyes::bleh:

[jellywrestler]

Is there two?

no, just one correct spelling.

[Shaun Harris]

no, just one correct spelling.




fuk you can hardly speak audiable engreesh to be correcting my bad man, go and find the missing parts from ya mrs hand bag and take care of yourself Forceably

[quickbuck]

fuk you can hardly speak audiable engreesh to be correcting my bad man, go and find the missing parts from ya mrs hand bag and take care of yourself Forceably




Actually most people are pretty pedantic when it comes to the spelling of their name. Some even get quite offended when people spell it wrong Sean ;)





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[Shaun Harris]

Actually most people are pretty pedantic when it comes to the spelling of their name. Some even get quite offended when people spell it wrong Sean ;)





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Barsteward biatch

[avgas]

What happened to Motoracer the little nepalese dude? (I'm useless with real names)

[suzuki21]

Fred Merkel. He was sorta ok.

[jellywrestler]

What happened to Motoracer the little nepalese dude? (I'm useless with real names)

precious mckenzie?

[BigAl]

Fred Merkel. He was sorta ok.

Didn't win two World Superbike titles by simply being ok :weird:

[suzuki21]

Didn't win two World Superbike titles by simply being ok :weird:

I was taking the piss. I was surprised no one mentioned him earlier.

[bistard]

Ginger Molloy
Hugh Anderson
Rod Coleman
Barry Briggs
Ivan Mauger
How about Tim Gibbes

[McWild]

Bruce Anstey's always struck me as fairly talented.

[ellipsis]

Ginger Molloy
Hugh Anderson
Rod Coleman
Barry Briggs
Ivan Mauger
How about Tim Gibbes

...what's modern mean...post 89?..if you are adding Briggsy and Mauger it would be a major sin not to have Ronnie in that group...dont'cha think...

[Kornholio]

I was taking the piss. I was surprised no one mentioned him earlier.

2nd post mate :)

[BigAl]

...what's modern mean...post 89?..if you are adding Briggsy and Mauger it would be a major sin not to have Ronnie in that group...dont'cha think...

Just reading Briggsys autobiography now, it's a real good read and he got up to heaps inc;
Diamond mining in Liberia
$43 million lost in 24 hrs!
Teaching Steve McQueen how to slide a speedway bike
Helping Burt Munro
4 world speedway championships, riding in front of 70k fans
Etc

Recommended read.

[sugilite]

Dennis Ireland
What about mechanics and enginners?
Mike Sinclair
Bob Toomey
Bob Toomey won the NZ superbike title as a rider too :yes:

[husaberg]

John Boote.

Phil Payne.

No one mentioned Crafer WTF.............
oh where does he live anyway no idea.......

that living in europe also rules out Des Barry
Never heard of him?

Des Barry 70hp RD350

British F2 1985 1st Des Barry Yamaha 350

Wiki gives the results for the world F1 and F2.
1984 F2 9th=
1985 F1 10th & F2 12th.
1986 F2 7th,

[mr bucketracer]

what about Shaun harris :first:

[scrivy]

Chris and Richie Lawrance - IOM & Aussie
Colin Buckley - IOM & Aussie

[jellywrestler]

Bob Toomey won the NZ superbike title as a rider too :yes: what year?

[scrivy]

what year?

Did he win it in 87 or 88?

[scrivy]

what year?

Do I win the chocolate fish??

[GD66]

Bruce Cribb, world's fastest Maori. Rode speedway in the UK from 1965-1988, NZ speedway champ 1972 and rode in three world ice speedway finals...:niceone:

[jasonu]

Bruce Cribb, world's fastest Maori. Rode speedway in the UK from 1965-1988, NZ speedway champ 1972 and rode in three world ice speedway finals...:niceone:

[QUOTE=jasonu;1130710074]Marty Rostenburg was the (self professed) worlds fastest Maori. He raced in the Holden HQ class and did OK as a privateer in Rally car racing with Tim ? from Colemans Suzuki parts dept as co driver. Not sure about world class though.
The thieving prick used to nick beers from my chillybin at race meetings when he thought no one was watching.

[Rcktfsh]

Bruce Cribb, world's fastest Maori. Rode speedway in the UK from 1965-1988, NZ speedway champ 1972 and rode in three world ice speedway finals...:niceone:

Not to forget World Champion in the 70 teams final along with Larry Ross, Ivan Mauger & Mitch Shirra, beating the Ole Olsen led Danes in one of the biggest upsets in speedway.

[haydes55]

Larry Ross is still in NZ (his son John Ross is doing bloody well in the 600's around NZ).

But Ivan Mauger moved to Aussie so long ago, I don't know if he's lived in NZ at all since he moved to Europe to fight for the world title. He was surprised when he came to NZ to coach us young kids how to ride speedway faster, and we drunk our beer out of the bottle, not out of a glass! So that tells you how long he's been living in Aussie.

[roogazza]

John Boote.
that living in europe also rules out Des Barry

Never heard of him?

Yep remember Des Barry, think he went to England late 70's and did OK in club racing.
(Big battle with him at 'Gracefield' one year.Kicked my arse.)

[GD66]

Yes, he was good, when that field was very strong. He won the British TTF2 title in 1985.

[husaberg]

Yes, he was good, when that field was very strong. He won the British TTF2 title in 1985.

lol...........................

John Boote.

Phil Payne.

No one mentioned Crafer WTF.............
oh where does he live anyway no idea.......

that living in europe also rules out Des Barry
Never heard of him?
From my same post..........

British F2 1985 1st Des Barry Yamaha 350

Wiki gives the results for the world F1 and F2.
1984 F2 9th=
1985 F1 10th & F2 12th.
1986 F2 7th,

[Crasherfromwayback]

Bruce Anstey's always struck me as fairly talented.

A true weapon. Cept he doesn't live in NZ and hasn't for many years.

[Shaun Harris]

A true weapon. Cept he doesn't live in NZ and hasn't for many years.






good reading dude haha