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15 competitive heats over 13 everytime for me. If clubs want to run junior matches as a 2nd half, like Brum and other clubs did in 2007-8, then great.

Speedway is an extreme sport. Kids like extreme sports. So market it as such.

You're right, there are loads of stories of riders complaining that they're bikes were crap, giving them to tuners/mechanics to fettle and all they'd do was polish the cases, then when they got them back, they'd be a different rider.

I'm sure that someone from Birmingham could help any prospective promotion with noise readings/advice.

Seeing as he cost the club £18/24 million then I'd say that they'd be wise to ask for a transfer fee, yes.

Actually it wasn't that good, they're still using rider replacement for Seth Armstrong.

I think you typed that in a temper, mate!! Bloody typical, off nightshift for the first time in weeks and the EL home fixtures have finished!! And now one of the teams in tonight's meaningless challenge is using the bane of modern speedway, the dreaded RR. Mmm, Emmerdale looks good tonight.

Nail hit firmly on head.

Probably not I'd say.

Sandback refers to the Tamworth pig, a rare breed with, well, a sandy coloured back.

Looking at the IOW team, I reckon only 4 of them have ridden Perry Barr before whereas all of the Heathens have, so it shouldn't really be a problem, IMO.

If the rules are so wrong, change 'em. But as there are so many promoters willing to take a chance on young Aussie talent, I guess that will never happen. They're the only people who can do anything about it either way.

In 1972, the then Brummies speedway rider and motorcycle all-rounder, Arthur Browning, performed the off road stunts for a classic Milk Tray advert, "......and all because the lady loves.......". I've tried for ages to find the ad on the net, but as yet to no avail, anyone out there have anything? Arthur is quoted (though with the odd word deleted for the sake of a family forum such as this ) that he filmed it in one take as he downright refused to do it again.

Remember Joe's terrible crash at Bordesley, still the worst crash I've seen at a meeting. As I recall he clipped Reg Wilson's back wheel and was flipped up into the air a fair old way, landing awkwardly on his back. A think a lot of people were relieved that it wasn't worse that it was, obviously though still a big big shame that the poor guy ended up paralysed.

That's cleared that one up! I managed to name, Stancl, Kudrna, Spinka, Jan Verner, Vaclav V, Ondrasik and Hradecky (kneeling).