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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.

No, he was more speedy than me.

I've seen Ron Johnson ride. He started riding in 1927!

I remember the handicaps. Never stopped Fundin!

Is it really necessary for Kelvin to say that Leon Madsen has had his problems off the track EVERY meeting?

In a post back in 2011, our old friend, speedyguy, said that he, with the co-operation of Tiger Owl, had completed a list of all riders who rode for London teams in 1930 on his London Speedways site. Reg Kavanagh is shown as riding for West Ham. I have to say though, that, like you, I have not come across him as ever riding for West Ham.

Bring back John Postlethwaite. It's the only answer....

Guess everyone is hoping King's Lynn win now - apart from Leicester supporters of course. 😁

Yes.

The Polish seem to have lost their polish (The English language, eh!?)

Indeed they are. There's no doubt about that.

The five riders concerned, in order of finishing, were: George Hunter, Ross Gilbertson, Ray Cresp, Clive Featherby and Maurie Mattingley. Jimmy Squibb finished 12th with 6 points.

You're the only one creating ridiculous topics all over this Forum.

And speedway still won't get a mention on BBC's Sports Review of the Year.

What's wrong with deciding it on penalties? They could easily set up a goal on the centre green.

But that's what they used to do in the bad old days. Things are much better now……apparently.