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I wasn't a Norwich fan. New Cross and West Ham were my teams, but I did have a soft spot for Norwich as the first match I ever saw was New Cross v. Norwich, with the great Ove Fundin scoring an 18 point maximum. I did hope to become a Norwich fan when, in 1964, I put down Norwich as my choice of Teacher Training College purely on the basis that I would be able to see Norwich every week. Sadly, between my application and my actually starting at college, Norwich closed! I only went to King's Lynn once. P.S. Not only did I not see Norwich while at college, I didn't become a teacher either. If it wasn't for the fact I had a really good time at college, it would have been a complete waste of time!

Tomorrow will see the 60th anniversary of the closure of The Firs. 😪

What, even wider than your hero's?

See thread under Speedway News and Discussion, BOBBATH: https://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/topic/95385-len-silver-rip/

Before the War there used to be all sorts of second half races. 1 lap, 2 lap, 3 lap, scratch starts, rolling starts, flying starts with 2,3 or 4 riders. Also there were track record attempts by a solo rider.

Thanks for posting. A good article apart from the first line. Aaaaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!!!!

If I remember correctly, the system used to be something like this but it was ended to stop Andy Smith qualifying every year!

It's why Sverre Harrfeldt and Bjorn Knutson were never in the team together!

You're forgetting, Arnie, that woke can mean anything the speaker or writer wants it to mean. Usually it just means anything you disagree with.

Have you forgotten the war of 1015-18 when Norway did invade Sweden?

That would be rather perverse to have three Aussies but leave out the best Aussie of them all.

Really!?

I'd say that's a quirk of Facebook not Karl. He is continually posting on many and various Facebook pages. He has put up 25 posts on his own page today, let alone his posts on other pages!

He's never off it!

Thanks Kev. 👍

When and where is the sale?

Doyle/Fricke qualified for next year in 6th place

At the time of his injury, Doyle was third with 47 points, only just behind Holder on 48 and Zmarzlik on 50. If you rule Doyle out, I guess that means ruling out everyone else below him. So 13 new riders needed.

Aha, I thought, I'll be able to answer this as I have the programme for the 1961 World Final.....but, sadly, the track length is not mentioned anywhere in it. Sorry.

No, I think it is a rule that Chris Harris has to ride in every televised match.

The main question now is which team will Chris Harris ride for in the final? Belle Vue or Leicester?

Has Kelvin ever mentioned that Masden has problems off the track?

F1 is not the same though is it? Each Grand Prix is just one race. How else would you score it? There are 23 races in each speedway Grand Prix and riders accumulate points in each race as they go along. I think most feel that riders should be rewarded for the points they actually score throughout the meeting. In theory (or maybe it has even happened) a rider can win every race up to and including the semi-final, giving him 18 points and then come last in the final, giving him a total of 14, whereas another rider can get to the final with 10 points, then come third and come away with 16 points. So that five second places beats six wins over the evening. Edit: Sorry, crossed with the last two comments, but I agree with IainB.

Kelvin's maths does it again!

Or John Holder for any former West Ham fans.