Midland Red

Let no one challenge Chris Harris's commitment to riding his Speedway bike either for himself or his teams, club and country!

That's exactly what UK speedway needs - riders prepared to commit to giving priority to the UK Bring on the 'British League', teams to ride on the nights of their own choice and every week

. . . by hook or by crook

Indeed I am - I have a bath every Christmas, whether I need it or not

Simply the best for me over 55 years of following the sport Will never forget watching Ivan triumph in Wroclaw in 1970 when the Eastern Europeans threw everything they could at him - it was a wonderful afternoon and a great achievement Set new standards in the sport RIP Ivan - now you're free from the terrible illness

Regarding the suggestion that riders should be allowed to "test ride" the track before the meeting - on many occasions in televised meetings one hears the comment "the track will come to the riders later in the meeting" Therefore, wouldn't everyone - riders, mechanics and spectators - benefit from there being a practice session immediately prior to every meeting? The bikes would be correctly set up, track conditions and (to the visiting riders) size and shape would be experienced, and the track itself would "come to the riders" earlier in the meeting - all this would improve the spectators' experience

Welcome everyone to the 2018 s**t shovelling season from Mr S**t Shoveller himself

Goodbye to "Team GB" - result!

Today! http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16124434.BOOST__Oxford_return_for_Speedway_and_Greyhound_racing_on_the_table/

This report is definitely from today http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16121977.Report_finds_reopening_Oxford_Stadium_is__commercially_viable_/

On this day in 1959 Coventry and former Birmingham junior Alan Pearce (23) succumbed to head injuries sustained in a crash at Banister Court, during a Junior Challenge match between Saints and Bees the previous evening - part of the second half of the Southampton v The Rest meeting He had ridden for Bees Juniors earlier in the day (Good Friday) at Oxford in another Junior Challenge Match, which followed the Oxford v Coventry challenge match which saw the first ever appearance for Bees of Nigel Boocock

RIP Alan

Don't know why this appeared on the OM site the other day!

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/11083116.___You_have_got_plenty_of_leisure_facilities_in_Leys____say_dog_track_developers/

DON'T BUY THE SUN JFT96 YNWA

Happy memories of Bank Holiday visits for the FIM Internationale RIP Plough Lane

Pay the riders what they're owed, maybe they can then pay their suppliers

So? Needs sorting, houses put in order, miscreants dealt with, victims satisfied

Shouldn't there be a proper, official, investigation into Kim's claims Surely the SCB and/or the ACU should get involved It needs stamping out Would be interested to know whether Philip Rising's magazine would care to take the lead on this It is, after all, speedway news, and that's what Speedway Star is there to report

Sad news about Henryk, so soon after Buzz Are Bentke, Pajari, Soederman still with us?

So, what trouble has the group caused?

Steve Shoveller locked out of school

Perhaps they'll get rid of that stupid title "Team GB" and call it "Great Britain"

I take it from your previous comments that you actually know each of them and everything about their nature Will you accept that the increased amount of televised speedway in recent years has actually caused attendances at league meetings in the UK to fall? I'm not saying it's the only cause

I'm not talking about those who drifted away prior to the vast increase in televised speedway It's those who have gone since - indeed there may be many reasons, but it is the televising that causes them to stay away For example, there are financial savings to be gained by watching on tv compared with regular track attendance Televising therefore offers that incentive, being the cause of staying away, not the reason Your knowledge of human nature does not seem to recognise that some patrons actually enjoy the sport itself, with no tribal instinct to support only one team - therefore "skipping it to watch another team on tv" doesn't actually enter their equation