I was Six when Ivan came to Belle Vue and I can remember what a winning machine he was, almost unbeatable especially if he got out first, which he did most of the time. I used to look at the opposition and wonder who could give him a race tonight. I used to spend half an hour glaring at the pics of Ivan and all the other Wright Wood pictures in the photo booth then I used to make my way to the stand. You could look down on the Aces riders pit from the broken glass windows, There was Ivan's bikes with all the others but my how they stood out. No disrespect to the other riders but his bikes were gleaming, those great looking sparkling blue guards, the shining chrome, awesome to look at. Ivan Mauger brought professionalism to speedway, there were maybe two or three lads that went to speedway at my school but if you asked a non speedway follower who Ivan Mauger was they knew of him and you can't say that today!! R.I.P. to a true legend at a time when that word is well over used.