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Yes , but not a 'copter . John Richards (joint promoter with Wally Mawdsley) who had a car dealership in Bishops Lydeard let Ivan have use of his private plane. Not a modern day jet , but a decent turbo-prop which enabled Ivan to ride on the continent and be picked up at Exeter airport ready for Gulf BL racing on Monday nights.

He'll help keep you mid table where you belong

Others end up in Germany

Had the pleasure of watching Jimmy Mac a few times down here when i was a nipper , always good value and a gutsy bloke. Good ole fashioned rider who enjoyed his racing.

Another reason why track rakers were used pre airfences was to scape shale off the fence so riders actually knew where the fence was !

As in unfortunate for Poole , not Ward himself. Of course anyone with half a brain cell would have realised this. Apart from trolls/Poole haters .

Every home team has an advantage , that hasnt changed since 1928. Familiarity always gives riders an edge , but not a given against decent opposition. For home advantage think Exeter , some riders crapped themselves at the County Ground , others attacked it and mastered it. Same as most tracks i guess , none are the same.

And without TV ? Speedway wins.

Although i'm gutted to agree , how many people apart from the Olympics can say they have watched a serious swimming event ? I'd guess speedway worldwide pulls a greater number of spectators each year , many , many times over.

Its on the night. Look at Cov/ Poole yesterday. Anything can happen. I just hope the weather doesnt spoil the play offs and have tracks like ploughed fields.

Mostly of him jumping off the side like Batch did and kicking stuff in his pits. I dont call that passion , i call that losing your cool.

You do realise what happens when you shut off entering a corner presumably ? Or are you just playing devils advocate ?

Yep and Pedersen has made his name by doing exactly the same. You hear the same pitiful arguments like in this case , Batch turned left on him. What do you expect , he was approaching a corner , or would you prefer he went straight on into and probably over the airfence. Clear contact , and correct decision.

Due to laughing so much after the first few heats i missed the rest of the meeting ? Did the Wasps , sorry Bees win ?

But he got lapped before he did so. Clarification anyone ? I'm a fan not a stato........

How shockingly bad was Iversen ? I know a few has mentioned his busy schedule , and Woofy's , but i'm not buying it. When you jump on a bike , the adrenalin takes over. I'm thinking more that their best bikes are elsewhere in Europe where the money is better. It would hardly the first time riders have reorganised their equipment to where the real money is.

So ? Did a good job of it didnt he ? Who cares as long as he was impartial ?

Storm in a shot glass if you ask me. Just imagine the entertainment if they all turned up half p*ssed. I mean its only bike riding. Look at darts players , for decades they've been hammered whilst throwing missiles at a piece of sisal. And no-ones been killed by a darter yet.

Superb day and evening. Anyone that fancies a moan ought to be put in a padded cell for a while. Roll on 2015.

I take it you havent been to T20 cricket then ?

Talking about gearing , Mauger famously for a while had false stickers on his gearing cogs so as to outfox the opposition who might have fancied changing theirs at the same time as he did.........

I've come to the conclusion that several riders have their worst bikes in Sweden. Several races leads me to this conclusion. Best bikes are either in England , or Poland. Seems they use either for the GP's.

Congratulations to Tai on the win , but yes after the first lap was as big as borefest as your likely to see and a poor advert for the sport. Not sure more shale on its own is the answer , sometimes need a combination of more shale plus significant banking to create a track with several different lines.

Quelle surprise. Hands up those who work ? Sometimes you have good days , sometimes you have bad days. Speedway riders are no different. Yes you would like your machinery to be top notch all the time , but sometimes it just doesnt happen. Thats speedway .

Rarely ever saw the guy , he always used to bottle out of coming down to the county ground , always some pathetic excuse or other , nothing ever genuine. But i do wish him and his family well and hope he battles this and wins through.