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To be honest I have heard a rumour from within Germany,from an "insider"(who wasn't there and probably because of the Berlin Wall never saw Egon much, if at all,)that Egon did cheat that day in Norden.It wasn't though anything to do with his engine being bigger or smaller or whatever.It was something to do with his exhaust.Who knows.I kinda think that most people cheated or would have with the know-how and confidence or determination.Look around at the sporting world and even people wh I thought would be above cheating like Beckenbauer are now being accused or dirty dealings.Nothing surprises me any more

Had a check and they both take pride of place(!!!!) in my photo collection.Crang in the BV 1985 team pic and Barrett in Arena Essex team.I wouldn't recognise him from the rider who was doing a bit of ice racing

Having seen the poster for next weeks meeting at Ufa it does seem the Night Wolves are sponsors of the club now.Their emblem is there alongside the likes of Motul

No.Either read it again and have a long think or bugger off with your idiotic posts

What is worse are the umpteen books/theories about who Jack the Ripper might have been.A whole range of books and tv programmes have been made.That is talking ill of the dead about someone who can't answer any of the accusations brought against them and could stigmatise any of their living relatives.Calling someone names who was known to have done a dreadful thing doesn't really come onto the scale of things to worry about in this world...........

This was in the book.Not sure if the same quotes were used in the mag or if they are different quotes that have upset Dave I'd generally say a book can be more hard hitting than a magazine that people have a subscription to,imo

I know I do.If that had meant saving the life of an innocent mother,then so be it

Let's hope it has a happy end.We despearately need a track that is willing to host ice speedway in western Europe to go along with Berlin and Inzell or the sport will disappear.It seems the weather just doesn't allow for many natural tracks these days.Alarmingly warm again so far this winter.We have blossom on trees and flowers still blooming!!!!!

Exactly.Untried riders!!! And how do you choose them?If you put 16 untried riders together from Australia,NZ and Argentina.....they might be 16 who want to have a go at PL or worse.They might also be the 16 worse riders available.Someone is going to win and someone is going to come second,no matter how bad they are.........Why would the authorities grant visas to those guys or girls?

You are talking Pl standard or worse!!! That is hardly "the very top Riders" Make your mind up.The Australian championship does the job without trying to make some other competition up that probably the authorities wouldn't even recognise,the public wouldn't flock to and you might find it hard for a promoter to host .It just doesn't make sense

You can be a bit stupid at times. Just look at scb's post.....and anyway,why would we want to hold meetings for riders who are "of PL standard or worse" ??????? Beyond belief from someone who is always moaning about immigrants to be honest

That is probably the reason.Unpalatable as it may seem a league football stadium brings more prestige to an area than a jumble sale.In by gone days a speedway stadium did the same thing.Sadly for our sport, those days are long long gone

You don't want to go too overboard.Maybe some will get taken in by Jimmy Tarbuck or a Bucks Fizz thing,but no-one is going to believe you aren't a wannabe wind-up merchant with stuff like this

Exactly.I haven't seen the article,but having read a number of Backtrack mags I can't see them as publishing comments that are too scandalous or unfounded

Quite an eventful year for you Rob.Getting under the binliner dress of a Bucks Fizz star and then having your hero booed.Sort of explains why yu grew up to be the person you are

Were they funding with any significance the sport beforehand? Must admit I don't know,but I do remember talking to a few fathers when their sons were competing in Denmark for the Youth Gold Cup and it didn't seem they were getting much help.I think maybe Darcy Wards dad,i know I talked quite a bit to Arthur Sissis' father and Mick Poole I seem to remember told me straight that riders should get on and sort themselves out without looking to MA for support

Problems with the plans for the new stadium in Assen?If I understand correctly the council are asking for are detailed plans which cost €100,000 and the guys behind the project say they haven't got that kind of money to spend without a guarantee the project will be accepted by the council http://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/103298/Initiatiefnemer-ijsbaanplan-Assen-kritisch-op-handelen-provincie-Drenthe Sure Jesper will correct me if I am wrong on that

Hmmm clicked on 2 vids.The first were sidecars and the second was a two rider heat and the guy left the girl for dead before his bike packed up!!!!!

Well I wasn't wrong Polands first game is on sunday 12th June at 18:00.Then 16th + 21st of June and then if they get through......haven't looked if there are any big games involving other speedway countries on the sundays though

Day 2 live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5sKS84W9k Results Moscow 32 (Koltakov 18pt max) Mega-Lada Togliatti 28 Kamensk 22 (strong performance from Harald Simon) Ufa 19+3 Sterlitamak 19+2

4 time speedway world finalist and 3 time European longtrack champ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Hofmeister_(Motorsportler) video of Josef winning a meeting on his home track in his last season https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqy1T_AsZTc But what really got me started was the great link to all the photos on the technische museum wiens website.There are some wonderful pics of Hofmeister,Kamper,Seidl etc on tracks.But if you look further there are also pics speedway from 1952-70s and of Sterling Moss and a female motorbike racer from the 30s Anny Dein and a lot more http://www.technischesmuseum.at/motorsport-in-oesterreich/person/articleid/1707 Of course when Hofmeister finished his career he didn't go on to race cars,but interestingly planes and was 3 time German champ

A good article with some interesting photos from Egons career http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/rennfahrer-egon-mueller-sie-nannten-ihn-raketen-mueller-a-951313.html

Coud be a point.But I would say those 3 Swedish world finals he wouldn't have made the spot as Fundin would have been favourite.Then as I mentioned before he failed to get through when a lot of relatively not so great East Europeans did.He also finished in other quali meetings behind the likes of Bob Valentine,John Boulger and Ray Wilson,who although decent riders were also not elite level.

Of course you do.You have plenty of time on your hands and don't attend speedway nor stock car any more.So why the fascination with both especially when you say your time involved with speedway were wasted years and you take some sort of delight in predicting its imminent demise.........you also seem fascinated in hula hoops,Russia and roller skate speedway amongst other things

I wasn't looking for your view on that.I asked you a different question.........twice