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On the other hand i remember going to a meeting in March/April that was badly affected by snow. And also an Ice Speedway meeting in Dresden that was badly affected by unseasonal warm weather making the ice soft

I just recall my first test match of the new Millenium A Denmark U21 v Sweden U21 at Esbjerg I made the mistake of thinking it was a meeting between bitter rivals and turned up well before the start time. And to my utter surprise i was about the only preson, maybe a couple of others apart from riders family and track staff that was there And Denmark included Madsen, Klindt and Hougaard among others, although they were just starting out on 500cc

No, and i think the reason mentioned every year when Bavarian starts one of these threads is......they weren't popular. That is why they stopped. If they made money, then you can be sure a promoter or two would have put something on. But hope spring eternal. I do remember the Daily Mirror tournament. And England v USA etc at a fairly packed Plough Lane

Yes. But in those days most of the Swedish or Czech team were unknown or new to the UK public. Nowadays most teams are made up of riders that ride here anyway. An ever decreasing pool of riders. Think Michanek said back in his day there were 3,4 or 5 times as many riders. Same in Denmark etc It was something exotic. Something special. Now it is all too samey, with too many riding in different leagues

I am not so sure that is true. I mean the sport boomed when the British League was formed in 1965.It was on the slide previously during the period Peter Craven was one of the top riders. It took until i think 1972 before England won the SWC. Although you could say the NZ and Aussie riders being called 'British' because of the strange way speedway worked then was success. But did the public sitting at home watching tv really buy into that. I thought actually by the time the nation, or well , it was England and not the UK or Britain, were successful the crowds were again on the decline

Quite strange, that i used to travel to work here in Germany along the Oadby and Wigston Straße !!! I think there might be a town twinning or something involved. And this post i the first time i have ever heard anyone mention Oadby in my life https://www.norderstedt.de/Soziales-und-Familie/Sport/Sportstätten/Bolzplatz-Oadby-and-Wigston-Straße.php?object=tx,3223.1&ModID=9&FID=1087.922.1&NavID=1087.263&La=1&sfplz=1&sfort=1&kat=1087.114&kuo=1&TypSel=1087.317&startkat=1087.114&KatID=1087.317 But i also used to walk from Colliers Wood along Blackshaw Rd past St George's Hospital and the Cemetary to Wimbledon Stadium and back. Must be a few miles less than your jurney But in my defence i also used to cycle to Hackney, Arena Essex and sometimes rye House and Eastbourne Low carbon footprint in those days

Was a Danish girl signed to a Polish club over a decade back. That was certainly publicity, as I don't think she ever rode in a meeting I agree this will bring a good bit of publicity to the club. Certainly it seems a big thing within the FIM. So within wider motorsports circles as well. Could be used further in national newspapers, rather like Lindbâck getting national coverage. Like you, I hope it works out for all

As I said, she has been riding in leagues in Poland and Germany under contract as a team rider. I guess the solution is uncomplicated

Well she has been riding for years around Europe, in some I guess you can say anti woke countries like Poland for instance. She must have been able to cope so far. They must have come up with a solution . She has even rode in the UK....

Does the court decision today against EUFA running a monopoly have any ramifications for speedway ? Does it mean the BSPA or the FIM couldn't stop a rival set up in the UK etc Or does the lack of tracks and money mean there is alittle point in setting any rival up ?

Indeed. In 18th February 1928 The Register (Adelaide) had a piece on Sprouts Elder and mentioned "They will return to Adelaide and Elder expects to contest here in a fortnight's time, and he will thus only miss the speedway races at Smithfield next Saturday. After seven years of speedway riding Elder is just now coming into his own." For instance in the 18th February

The Teterow grass track is still going strong with its hills and both left and right turns. Simon Wigg used to love the place

There is of course, even if i say so myself, a lot of interesting stuff about the early days on this thread

I do remember various stars turning up to Plough Lane. Alvin Stardust, Mud and Sam Fox. But my memory is such that i can't recall if they did any more than parade on the centre green, as the interval was more for going to the loo and the bar.....

I see that Dennis went to work in a copper mine in Africa, also lived in New Zealand as well as working in the oil field at Wytch farm

It is an absolute interesting point. Wasn't it his years military service ? And did all speedway riders have to do it? Because I can't really recall others having to put their career on hold . Or was it because he hadn't reached a certain level before he was due ? Or maybe he was of such a mind that he actually wanted to do the year Of course I remember Tommy Janson having the break in his career for his military service in Sweden. But that was later and another nation

Talking Wimbledon. You could also add Dennis Gray, who retired both young and in the 50s. Bit of a sensation but injury curtailed his career. So maybe doesn't quite fit

I assume he means on the actual link, which i hadn't looked at But the link does stragely mention riders like Crutcher, Knutsson, Soderman, Kaiser and others who rode into,some well into the 60s But not Tommy Miller

Oxford Dons, or Blues or Punters r even Oxford Balls rather than Bulls

It had a number of top riders that had very short careers. If you include Crutcher who went jut into the 60s. Then Tommy Miller and Knutsson for example also had a career of around or under a decade This seems on a level found back in the early days when a lot of riders got in, made i guess a lot of money and got out quite early. Guess partly due to the sheer danger, seeing colleagues injured or worse, and having enough money to set them up in a more family friendly career

Someone should write a book about him

There was something on the international scene discussing that https://medium.com/soccer-stories/before-the-world-cup-who-were-footballs-earliest-world-champions-8aebac11429a Plus wasn't there an English club that won something called the world championship? Was it Bishop Stortford v Juventus or something....

The Paris meetings in contrast were billed as world championships. As were maybe one or two others ? There was even a world championship in the UK that Jack Parker won in 1931 was it ? All so confusing. And i d think it shuld be left as it is and not revise things As i posted elsewhere. If you look at my profile, there is an old poster advertising that World Champion Sprouts Elder was coming to Hamburg in 1930....

Yes, but to contrast how many rides did Briggo have to get the 1958 title ?