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Although he rode for West Ham and was undoubtedly a great rider, for some reason the rider I never really took to was Bengt Jansson. He always seemed such a boring rider to me. There! I've said it!

Yes, I think it was probably the second meeting at High Beech. The ACU had revoked its ruling that bikes had to have brakes by then and, as you say, Rob, the Aussies had turned up, in particular A J Hunting who wxplained how it should be done!

There's no answer to that!

In the same vein, of course, although it was more palpable with Cordy Milne, the War also put paid to a number of other deserving riders chances of winning the World Title, most notably Vic Duggan, but also maybe Jack Parker, Eric Langton, Wilbur Lamoreaux, Bill Kitchen and Eric Chitty.

Arguably the unluckiest rider never to win the World Championship was Cordy Milne. Hot favourite to win the 1939 championship and leading on bonus points, the final was cancelled just four days before it was due to take place owing to the outbreak of War.

Graham Warren certainly had the potential and may well have been World Champion eventually but for his serious injury. I think all through the different eras you can find riders who could have been World Champion but for injury, e/f, sheer unluck and so on or others who were good enough but just didn't make it, riders like Split Waterman for example. Though this is probably not so true in eras when there were outstanding riders who had a stranglehold on the title, e.g 1954-1967 when the Big Five ruled.

Thanks cr. I was interested because that second badge is not a true representation of how it was at High Beech. There was no broadsiding and the riders did just use their road bikes, so I'm wondering why they changed it. Perhaps to fit in with how people saw speedway by the time I was issued?

When was the later badge issued, cr?

When he rode for West Ham, Dave Lanning always prefixed his name with "Droll leathery faced slick gating Aussie...." whenever he wrote about him in the programme.

My guess would be it was bought by Allen Trump. Though I really don't know.

Eastbourne (1956) Wembley (1956) Oxford (1957) Ipswich (1958, 1960-1962) Poole (1959) Norwich (1962) St Austell (1963) West Ham (1964) Long Eaton (1965, 1966)

Now you're both going off subject and talking about Speedway Magazines Over The Years!

Well I couldn't do it. I could have explained in old English though. Yes, I think there are many Norwich riders who would agree with the young Jessup!

Fundin didn't know the meaning of the phrase team riding!

Indeed, Sidney. We should also add Fred Williams to the early 50s. Two World Championship wins plus one runner-up spot. Can't be bad!

Mid to late 50s. Jack Young was the man of the early 50s.

The literal translation is "The problem is TWK that if language didn't change and progress we'd still all be speaking like this."

May I just say that the many fundamental mistakes and large chunks of irrelevant material you mention in the Fay Taylour book are also symptomatic of Hammerin' Round. That's before we start on the plagiarism.......

You wouldn't want to read my review of "Hammerin' Round"!

Yes, I always find that best....

Dôð TWK ðêah ð¯ær duguð spr¯æc pron ðe ic hwæðere cûðe hlêoðorcwide angelic ðætte.... [The problem is TWK that if language didn't change and progress we'd all still be speaking like this.]

Could I add to that list: Speedway in East Anglia Speedway in London Speedway in the South East Two Wimbledon Legends Wembley Speedway - The Pre-War Years Speedway's Classic Meetings 75 Years of Eastbourne Speedway Norwich Speedway All jolly good books.

He was Australian.

What about Nigel Boocock, Sidney?