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

[@charliecherington2116]

Great video

[@dingdong289]

No mention of Ken Eyre or Eric Broadbelt 😂😂

[@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