Midland Red

I'd add Chris Harris to that

Peter Craven has to be in the five

This should exclude Adam Ellis, then, who I believe is French

Wrong thread?????

Miloslav Verner Vaclav Verner Jiri Stancl Antonio Kasper Roman Matousek

Gary Snooks - Coventry Engaged for a Cardiff GP

That I've seen: Phil Crump Jason Crump Darcy Ward Billy Sanders Leigh Adams Not in any order Most entertaining other than above - Gary Guglielmi

The CO's utterings in Coventry programmes were always a good read

Plechanov Samorodov Gordeev Klementiev Kurilenko

Isn't that supposed to be home advantage, according to SS?

Cook could struggle to hold his own in Ole Olsen's Flying Circus - I hope not, I'd like to see him have a good spell at the top, but I wonder if lack of experience might tell against him Dan is certainly one to look out for, but much too early to predict where he'll get to - all one can say is he's started well on his career Brady and Jack, if they can keep out of trouble on their home track, have the potential to be very, very good - whether they can emulate Chris and Darcy, perhaps just fall short of that level, but should have lots of success

Sounds rather irresponsible for an experienced rider

Still living up to your REAL NAME, Mr S Shoveller

Top 5 seen Mauger Fundin Briggs Plechanov Craven

Sad news indeed - happy memories of Ila at Blackbird Road

Curb crawling? Or kerb crawling?

This'll bring the fans back in their hordes Just look at what they're missing by staying away Should this track be subject of an official inspection to decide whether it's fit for purpose? Nothing changes at Poole (apart from the team lineup) - not even Middlo's fancy dress outfit

Peter Prinsloo ..... ..... ..... ..... Help!

Of those I've seen, Penhall Autrey King K Moran S Moran Res : Hamill The ageing current Grand Prix champion excluded himself from selection with his Pedersen attack and his Melbourne antics Of course, all of my six selections were squeaky clean!!!!!

Childish habit? Is that something like starting every post in capital letters? You chose to dwell on the above, rather than respond to the points I raised about the state of UK speedway and how you might make your voice heard before the sport's final demise is confirmed - you have long had a standing in the speedway world, so why not put it to good use (and that doesn't mean complaining about Jason Bunyan's wildcards)

I may be wrong (I often am) but in days gone by - before Ole Olsen's Flying Circus - the British Championship was a bona fide qualifying round of the World Championship, so I suppose in some way it was then under (part) jurisdiction of the FIM Nowadays, it is a stand alone championship - the fact that BSPA decide that the winner shall be the wildcard for the British GP is immaterial as far as FIM are concerned Perhaps Philippe was still thinking the British Championship was part of the FIM World Championship - it clearly isn't anymore

I thought Ermolenko was commentating on the British Final? I'm sure I heard the word "straightaway" used. Oh, that was Kelvin, was it? Then they could have matching helmet colours for the riders, with a green one in place of white! What a novel idea!

No wonder UK speedway is in the state it is, when an Australian is allowed to wear flip flops in the pits (or is paddock nowadays)

I can understand the unrest, caused by the possibility that Rory might have achieved the British GP wildcard But as has been said, whilst it's not widespread, it has been happening for years, particularly riding on "foreign" licences Regarding passports, that's another argument, and if dual-nationality passport holders do ride, then they can surely choose Interesting that Philippe contacted Castagna, as I wondered what it had to do with the Italian But then I browsed the FIM site, and they do list riders' licences for their events - so, if Rory rides on an ACU licence, then it would appear to be ok with the governing body I recall Marvyn Cox riding on a foreign licence, more recently Rune Holta - did Andy Smith do likewise? Interestingly - if Rory was as seems 100% eligible to ride in the British Final, how many of those bemoaning the quality of the field because Lambert was "absent" were also calling for the removal of a rider of Rory's class?! In the scheme of things, as others have recorded, there are far more important things that need attending to with our wonderful sport, and it would be good to know just how much a person of Philippe's experience, knowledge and standing has emailed the BSPA, SCB, ACU, FIM, about getting some of these things put right If this was your first complaining email, Philippe, let's see plenty more from you - you'll get a lot of backing from the BSF if you can lead a campaign to get some deaf ears turned back, heads dug out of the sand, and some wrongs put to right You may need to become divorced from any involvement in Ole Olsen's Flying Circus - which has devastated UK speedway - and concentrate purely on the domestic scene

So he's the British under 21 Chimp?!!!