View Full Version : Top 5 racers now & of all time
Staggered by the lack of star quality in BSB this year , we've launched a competition - see sig - what are your top 5 lists of racers with star quality, both riding now in BSB, in the support classes, and then riding anywhere in 08, and of all time...
new Ghostrider dvd to be won among others, which is outrageous:smt077
Troy Bayliss for BSB. All time for me is a toughie. Barry Sheene was awesome as was Freddie Spencer in his day and who can ignore Rossi. Just leaves the 69 year old guy I saw win a classic race at le mans the other week, Phil Reed, who still rides superbly well.
kwak zzr
29-05-08, 05:31 PM
rossi, doohan, bayliss, mat maladin, ben spies, i can only vouch for the last 15 years.
Id probs say Shakey, Tommy Sykes, Guy Martin, Crutchlow & Karl Harris for BSB although thats from a fairly run of the mill bunch.
Biker Biggles
29-05-08, 06:29 PM
Rossi (The Goat)
Doohan
Agostini
Reed
Hailwood
Phil Reed was the only man to have won 125,250 and 500 World Championships until Rossi did that and more.
Rainey
Doohan
Rossi
Edwards
Bayliss
kwak zzr
29-05-08, 06:51 PM
i was gonna say Edwards but thought ppl would laff? he was a god SBK rider! on the sp1.
I only mentioned people I've seen win when I was trackside ;)
kwak zzr
29-05-08, 06:58 PM
dont know whats up with Edwards? hes a good qualifier but cant seem to fight in a race like Rossi does.
Sid Squid
29-05-08, 07:20 PM
Agostini
Hailwood
Hislop
Spencer
Woods
And too, too many others.
kwak zzr
29-05-08, 07:57 PM
+1 with Hislop he was unstoppable on the monster mob ducati.
Treacle
29-05-08, 08:05 PM
Joey Dunlop
Ago
Rossi
Foggy
O and Woods (thanks for reminding me ian lol)
Biker Biggles
29-05-08, 08:54 PM
Ive thought of some more.
Foggy(Yes I know,but he was unstopable in WSB for years)
Kenny Roberts(Senior)
Dave Jeffries
John Surtees(winning 25 GPs on the trot)
Sheene
Gene genie
29-05-08, 09:37 PM
1. james toseland, all round pollished entertainer and keeps his feet on the ground, except when they're on the pegs.
2. foggy. showman.
3. rossi. just gottaz admire the man.
4. randy mamola. never forget his save from a highside, amazing skill.
5. barry sheene. a one off. R.I.P
theres so many. i now feel giulty that i've left so many out.:confused:
There are so many top racers, both past and present, it's hard to pick 5.
Rossi is a legend, back to back GP title, on 2 different bikes.
Dave Jeffries pushed the limits of the TT.
Then there are past master like Foggy, Sheene, Rainey, Gardener, Doohan.
But BSB has lots of star quality, and great riders. But I think it's all about the bike - unless your name is Haslam!
For example, Ellison has 2 years GP riding under his belt, and his talent showed in qualifying when it rained. He was up there for alot of the race.
Shakey has been nowhere the past few years, but no he is on a great bike, and he's kicking sand in everyones face.
Leon was on a great bike the last two years, but didn't get the title. He's Now gone to Honda, and is struggling, in the extent that he' still learning the bike. Maybe next year he'll come good on the Honda.
So I think if you are a good rider, and get a good bike, you will come through.
Guy Martin is amazing, watch him at the NW200. He's fearless. Michael Rutter is another superb rider.
I think BSB has a lot to offer, and it is the race series I enjoy watching the most by a country mile!
Rossi
Eddie Lawson
Wayne Rainey
Sheene
Ago
I guess those are the guys that I've admired most anyway.
For those who have never seen the Mamola save.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vzHO9Evb1g
Anyone in their 30's or above might remember that save being used as a template for a tv advert - for Toshiba if I remember correctly.
For those who have never seen the Mamola save.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vzHO9Evb1g
Thats totally amazing!! :D:D:D:D
BanannaMan
30-05-08, 01:39 AM
Spencer
Schwantz
Rainey
Maladin
Rossi
Agostini
Doohan
Bailess
Foggy
Joey Dunlop
Hailwood
OK that's way more than 5 but all are great riders.
If I had to pick only 5.... :-k
(in no paticular order)
1. Spencer
2. Hailwood
3. Agostini
4. Doohan
5. Rossi
Some pics I took of a few of those listed above are here:
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=104938&highlight=Superbike
timwilky
30-05-08, 09:15 AM
OK, somebody has to do it. What no Edgar Jessop? The TT legend;)
Biker Biggles
30-05-08, 10:15 AM
Talking of the Jessups,whatever happened to Camilla?:smt102
Not heard from her for a while;)
somehow i gets the feeling no-one has looked at the actual article this is based on ....(click the sig below if interested ):cool:
The point is - there were 9000 people at Donington last w/e - thats unheard of ...why ? Is it cos theres no personalities in BSB anymore ???
Heres my top 5 racer personalities ...
Sheene
Rossi
Biaggi
Fogarty
Kocinski
The last 3 are people many love to hate , but thats just as good re crowd draw...thats the theory anyway:cool:
Biker Biggles
30-05-08, 10:27 AM
There was a lot more than 9000 at the previous round at Brands.And it was a great days racing (characters or not)made better value for money by having a few Bemsee club races thrown in.Could it be that most BSB rounds are seen as expensive to get in to considering the number of races on?
Also the weather forecast predicted a washout at Donny,wrong as it turned out.
Talking of the Jessups,whatever happened to Camilla?:smt102
Not heard from her for a while;)
She sent me a lovely book. Autographed and everything. Claimed it had her beloved Edger within the pages, but never found him.
Truly lovely errr.......lady. :wink:
wheelnut
30-05-08, 10:42 AM
Im going to put John Cooper in the pot.
Cal Raybourn, he deserves it to win anything on a Harley Davidson.
Rocket Ron Haslam.
Derek Minter
John Surtees
Geoff Duke,
The point is - there were 9000 people at Donington last w/e - thats unheard of ...why ?
I know of several people (including me) who would have gone if the weather had been juneish rather than januaryish. On the day it didn't look too bad (well it wasn't raining anyway) but when the TV coverage is so good it is more tempting to stay in, get a few jobs done then watch it in the warmth with a couple of beers.
Well, it was for me anyway!
I love going to racetracks in the sun, but when it's not a nice day (particularly given how open Donington is) it doesn't seem so tempting.
I love BSB and plan to go to a couple of rounds this year but I guess we're spoilt in that there's so many within a few hours ride you can just pick the ones held on a sunny day.
Geoff Duke
Agostini
mike Hailwood
Angel Nieto
and the german side car racer, Rolf Biland ?
And George Formby and his shuttleworth snap :D
punyXpress
30-05-08, 12:41 PM
Geoff Duke
Agostini
mike Hailwood
Angel Nieto
and the german side car racer, Rolf Biland ?
Who was the sidecar racer ( Florian Camathias ? ) whose transporter broke down on the way to the Island.
So he put everything onto his outfit & rode that - including through the Mersey Tunnel.
Ace.
somehow i gets the feeling no-one has looked at the actual article this is based on ....(click the sig below if interested ):cool:
The point is - there were 9000 people at Donington last w/e - thats unheard of ...why ? Is it cos theres no personalities in BSB anymore ???
Heres my top 5 racer personalities ...
Sheene
Rossi
Biaggi
Fogarty
Kocinski
The last 3 are people many love to hate , but thats just as good re crowd draw...thats the theory anyway:cool:
Nah, I think its cos BSB its so boring we're all harping back to proper racers thats all :)
sv-robo
30-05-08, 01:24 PM
Sheene
Rossi
fogarty
Shwantz
Me:)
The main factory men in BSB this year are - for the most part - tragic !
Look back 10 yrs - when Foggy was at his pomp - is it fair to say he put 50,000 on the gate when WSB came to Brands ? You cant imagine this years bunch putting 5 on !:cool:
What about Y2K - a classic year granted - but Walker vs Hodgson was brilliant wasnt it ? Hizzy was a big draw too...i think the organisers have to work hard at keeping the Stalkers of the world in the series....
What about Pedrosa ...anyone ???;)
vBulletin® , Copyright ©2000-2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.