Bruce Anstey

[wbks]

Has anyone noticed that Kiwi bike racer's tend to be nice people as a whole?

Think names like; Bruce, Shaun, Graeme Crosby, Richard Scott, Dr. Roger Freeth, Vicky, etc. Anyone know any "not-nice" racer's?

Come to think of it, only a few australian club level racers I have met... But that's a given...
Anyone know if Bruce is going to race for relentless in '09?

[Beemer]

I interviewed Bruce a few times and wrote articles about him for the local paper in Johnsonville (I think he was living in Newlands at the time) back in the late 1990s and found him very quietly spoken and genuinely nice. I remember one story was about how he held five or six national titles in one year, all on different bikes, not that you would ever hear of his achievements from him. He is a very talented rider who seems to be able to do well no matter what he races. It's just a shame you hear so little of him on the news in NZ.

Speaking of nice guys, a friend of ours was looking at Shaun Harris' bike at Wanganui on Boxing Day and said Shaun himself was really friendly. This guy walked away very impressed with how approachable and chatty he was. But then most are - many people never find out because they never think they will be approachable.

[Drew]

A photo of the man, just before going out to win the Superstock TT in 07...the same race that Shaun was injured.

Last time I saw him he looked like death, only slightly warmed at that. Crasher is telling the truth, he was happy to chew the fat and give tips even then.

[racerhead]

Anyone know if Bruce is going to race for relentless in '09?

Yep hes on the team for 09 again

Heres his profile from the Relentless TAS Suzuki website
http://www.relentless-suzuki.com/Rid...8/Default.aspx

[pritch]

On the 2003 TT DVD they refer to Anstey as "Smiler" which sort of speaks for itself...

BIKE made him one of their heroes of the year a year or two ago.

[Shaun]

Bruce is a top bloke, does not talk much, but always has a huge smile for ya. He is one of the most tlented bike racers this country has produced, he could have chased short circuit racing ery easy, but the road scene is where the wages are for him, and he is very very good at it!

[wbks]

You don't race in the same class as him in Ireland for '09 do you, Shaun?