Bryn

Some years now, alas, since I've been to Ice Racing - mind you last six years winters I've spent time in Oz (wish I was there now!). Certainly enjoyed my jaunts, especially in the days of the HL1 squad and will NEVER forget seeing Cribby cry which he did the night he finally qualified for a World Final!

I'm given to understand that the legendary Split Waterman is currently in the UK at the tender age of 84 - sheesh how time marches on!

Oops - my mistake! Unlike Travis (and others in the past!) I haven't got as close as he did to it!

Glad to hear that Trav's injuries aren't as serious as they might possibly have been and hopefully he'll be back to full fitness soon. Having been at Gillman several times, just to clarify, it is NOT a solid wall but a wooden fence. Bryn

Every minute of it Colin! I fell in love with the sport from the very first race I saw at Custom House (will always be grateful to that girl I was dating at the time) and Speedway has enabled me to travel the length and breadth of the UK, Europe, and Australia and meet so many superb people. Good to hear you're still skidding!

None of us at Waterden Road that night will ever forget it Colin. Bryn

Same from me - guess Lunchy will now be off to legendary The Blue Room - well he will be if he's got any sense!

Firstly I am hoping, as I'm sure everybody on here is as well, that Travis's injuries turn out to be superficial and that he's back in action soon. As to your comment Sandie, what does time matter when you're having fun?

Steady on now CS prancing around the kitchen at the crack of dawn - what next one wonders?

Er Dons fans can probably blame ME for that! I walked up the passage from the pits to the track with a certain Andy Galvin as the riders started to get ready for that last heat and I said, "We need a 5-1 to draw Andy or better still a 5-0 to win!" He simply replied "Right oh!" The rest is history! Obviously I felt a tad guilty about that in my subsequent time as Wimbledon's P.R.O. and another interesting angle is that, on one of my trips to Oz myself and Todd were reminiscing over "the good old days" aided by a few tinnies. Todd confessed that Galvini was one rider he always had lots of trouble beating, and he said to me he didn't seem to succeed much in doing that back then! WON'T quote exactly what Todd said as I didn't think he was capable of using such lingo!

Just to add my own thanks to Lunchy, Sir Ronald et al for the updates and to echo my very best wishes to young Taylor Poole who's a great little kid. Let's all hope that his injuries turn out to be considerably less severe than initially feared.

He learnt well on the IOW (Shovvy take note of that too please!) Seriously though, I've had the pleasure of watching Chris in action since before he came over to the UK and the first time I saw him out in Oz I got the instinctive feeling that here was a young rider who could (barring injuries of course) develop into something special in the years ahead.

Ah well Laurence - maybe next year!

Fog's gone - still ruddy wet though!

You can be SO cruel BFD - I might just have to set Lunchy on ya!

YOU? "Average" BFD???? I don't think so!!!

A quick edit!

Looks like SCB's maths are about as good as the Ex-wife's when she used to tell me how much she'd spent whilst out shopping!

Will you PLEASE stop rubbing it in Big Man!

Ut oh! Looks like a classic case of the Rockin Berries "Poor Man's Son" doesn't it eh? To use that well known first line from their big hit, "Up, up each day at the crack of dawn!"

Mmmm........... only to be expected alas at your age wwtbp!

See Rita! I DID warn ya!

Oh yes I remember that! Alas though, as this is a family forum I can't relate the tale of the time he shinned up a roadside tree - and a police car pulled up!

That's it! Make me feel even worse than I do now as I can't make my annual trek Down Under! Seriously though you'll have a ball BUT one notable word of caution - beware of BFD!!!! You HAVE been warned! Bryn P.S. Er..... Don't suppose there's any chance of you bringing back a duty-free bottle of Bundy for a poor unfortunate soul who is really suffering is there?

HOPE to be there .... er IF I can get a lift! BRYN