Mega Stars of Belle Vue - Five Aces Champions

Belle Vue has seen many riders don their iconic race jacket over the years, but five such men did so at a time they were crowned Champions of the World... Let's take a look at these mega stars of the Aces in more detail...
Still images courtesy of the John Somerville Collection

[@dingdong289]

No mention of Ken Eyre or Eric Broadbelt 😂😂

[@charliecherington2116]

Great video

[@gregoryseers1222]

My freind Ray Cresp rode for Belle vue

[@MeBallerman]

Err you forgot the best driver of them all - Ole Olsen of Danmark. Ivan Mauger and Ole Olsen were one class above all others - Peter Collins and the other you mention were OK fine drivers - but not in Olsen's and Mauger's league. By the way - the English speedway league was for years a battle between Danish riders Ole Olsen, Tommy Knudsen and Erik Gundersen - the club with the best Danes would win. It was pure Danish business for a period.

[@stjohnrylance7844]

Ole Olsen didn't ride for Belle Vue so your comment is pointless.

[@MeBallerman]

@@stjohnrylance7844 Well, OK you're right. It just caught me that the vid is about English speedway - and English speedway was totally dominated by Danish riders, starting with Ole Olsen from 1971 until 1983, and then of course Smiling Gunder and Tommy Knudsen and Jan O Pedersen and more - they were the best there was. But you're right - ignore me.

[@mtl-ss1538]

@@MeBallerman Ronny Moore,Barry Briggs,all Kiwis &;then - Ivan Mauger - OBE & MBE. World Champion: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979 - R/Up 1971, 1973, 1974 New Zealand Sportsperson of the Year (Halberg Award) 1977 and 1979. Long Track World Champion 1971, 1972, 1976 R/Up 1974, 1975 World Pairs Champion 1969, 1970 R/Up 1971, 1972, 1978, 1981 Speedway World Team Cup Champion 1968, 1971, 1972, 1979 European Champion 1966, 1970, 1971, 1975 British Champion 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 www.nzonscreen.com/title/circuits-of-gold-1987. 9 times World Speedway Champion got a gold-plated Jawa 500 bike, which was done for him by two American fans after winning his third consecutive title. New Zealand Champion 1974, 1981 New Zealand Long Track Champion 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986. World long track speed record. His bike reached 144.666km/h 1986 Auckland NZ New Zealand South Island Champion 1977, 1981, 1983 Australasian Champion 1977, 1981 Australasian Grand Prix winner 1970, 1971, 1972 Sunday Times King of Claremont winner 1973, 1980, 1981, 1983 British-Nordic Champion 1968, 1971 British League Riders Champion 1971, 1973 Embassy Internationale Winner 1970, 1971, 1972 Northern Riders Champion 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1980 Provincial League Riders Champion 1963, 1964 Lubos Tomicek Memorial Trophy Winner 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979 Silver Sash Match Race Champion 1968, 1969 Golden Helmet Match Race Champion 1970 Scottish Open Champion 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Scotianapolis Winner 1969, 1970 Welsh Open Champion 1964, 1973 Westernapolis Winner 1968, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 Leningrad Cup (USSR) Winner 1969 Lokeren Memorial Trophy Winner 1970 Golden Key of Bremen 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Australian Long Track Champion 1962 Victorian State Champion (Australia) 1962, 1963 Queensland State Champion (Australia) 1962 Western Australian State Champion 1973 Yorkshire Television Trophy 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 Lada Indoor International 1979 British Long Track Champion 1980 World Champion of Champions Match Race Series 1989 South Australian 150 Jubilee Trophy 1986 www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/ivan-mauger-speedway-champs-collection-to-be-auctioned-by-bonhams-20170915-gyihwt.htm

[@joehatton9790]

@@MeBallermanthe video was actually about the 5 riders who became world speedway champion whilst riding for Belle Vue.