Sotonian

A three-time winner of any motorcycle World Championship is a legend in my book.

http://www.fim-live.com/en/article/brits-claim-their-first-title

An abiding memory of Shazzybird was how proud she always was of her 'Uncle Ted'. RIP.

Well done Richard Hall, Glen Philips and Andrew Appleton and on German soil too!

Nowhere near. Nice guy, solid league scorer but lacking at the very highest level.

So that's 1 GP, 2 junior titles and an open meeting. Not my definition of great.

He's a good rider but won't be great until he wins something of note.

Well done to everyone involved in this. Looking forward to a brilliant GP now.

No need to, it's almost impossible to spot the flag on those poor excuses for race jackets.

This would also potentially cut costs since there would be 60 rather than 90 points per match to pay. In reality, the £/point would just rise to offset the fewer points actually scored. I like the idea though.

IMO, anyone who wishes a broken neck on any rider has no place on this forum.

From their extortionate subscribtion fees?

Les Rumsey.

All of which are due to fouls/transgressions etc by the opposition, whereas the joker is purely and simply a reward for not being very good. Aptly named and has no place in a professional sport.

Maybe that's why Darcy was there :-)

I do. Plenty of discussion about it at the time, circa 1977/78.

Yes, James Shanes to Peter Collins after that ride!

Who are 'we'? Putting that aside, there was never any chance of a permanent track at either of those venues. Don't forget that even Wembley was a temp. track after 1956.

In the event, it was a blessing in disguise that the Standard didn't cover that reopening meeting.

To be even more precise it's the SGP and SWC section ;-)

I can't recall ever hearing about it before though, what remarkable timing that it's been brought up now ;-) Also, much of the drama of the starting gate & tapes disappeared with the tape-touching rule. Four riders sat stock-still at a set of tapes or on a white line waiting for a green light is largely a case of a six or two threes.

If it was possible to double-like a post then it would be this one!

The opportunity should be grasped to implement green light starts and transponders asap. Starting gates and tapes are an aspect of the sport that makes it look too last century.

Good to see Peter Craven being honoured, both in the meeting and having a suite named after him. I know speedway is accused of living in the past, but in this case justifiably so.

They can always start on a blue light!