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Ah, right. I know who you are now!

That doesn't seem likely at the moment.

I agree in principle with everything you say, Gavan. Just one thing though, if Zagar maintains his place in the top 8, Anders Thomsen will be in next year.

6 June A Flack's Team v. S Clark's Team. A Flack's team won 28-26 (nine heat match).

The meeting was the Rye House Best Pairs. The Novice Knock-Out Championship took place before the main event. I do have the filled in programme for the meeting but it is very messy with lots of alterations and almost illegible! The winning pair were A. Briggs and Stan Clark, both replacements for the programmed pair of Frank Bettis and Reg Craven.

Great shout, Mick!

So Zagar is now in the top 8. So is that good news for Thomsen?

You're right, but just as a genuine question, I wonder how many people watching have never seen speedway before. Very few I should think.

Guess you were right after all, Starman, and I was miles out! Have you got up off the floor yet?

Ove was booed at most tracks because he always beat local heroes. Ivan Mauger suffered in the same way. I would think the most unpopular rider has been Nicki Pedersen.

Three people with a single thought.

Shame that Zagar and Iversen qualified for next year. It's obvious that neither of them are worthy of a Grand Prix place and will probably never make any finals.....oh, hang on a minute....

Not really. I was watching the telly and it looked obvious to me.

Yes, I know. I meant our two dear commentators, who seemed amazed that the race was stopped.

So how come neither of them saw Iversen's obvious rolling start?

On the top page of the "Years Gone By" section of this Forum, there are no fewer than 10 new threads started by you.

Thanks, Bob. Good of you to mention me, but really this has been mostly down to Dave and BL65. But I certainly agree with your sentiments and I certainly applaud all the work those two have done and are doing to sort out all the anomalies so that we have an accurate history of our sport.

Just to add that the 1949 People Speedway Guide has Poole 1761.5 and Southampton 2113.5 as well.

The Stenner's 1949 annual shows Poole: 1761.5; Southampton 2113.5. A combination of both your figures!

Lest we forget. 84 years ago today.

Stan Stevens

Björn Knutson.

It's all very reminiscent of the debates about the Big Five in the old days. It was generally reckoned that the most gifted and most talented.rider was Ronnie Moore and the most spectacular to watch was Peter Craven, but for sheer determination and the most successful were Ove Fundin and Barry Briggs, both of whom would figure in most people's top riders of all times above Moore and Craven. It is all a matter of opinion and there are no right or wrong answers and depends on what it is that is regarded as the true mark of the "best".

I had no problem parking the last time I went there.....mind you that was in 1971!

I'm not sure that's quite true, Steve. The three you mention are still sort of within living memory. I've seen all three for example. Where would you place Vic Huxley, Tom Farndon, Bluey Wilkinson, Vic Duggan, Jack Parker, Jack Young.....for example? Only a matter of opinion of course. Oh, and what about Savalas Clouting?