The White Knight

Another System which is of questionable benefit to Speedway as a whole. The Jury is still out on that one as far as I am concerned. Not anywhere near the amount there are today.

Never liked him. This one is not for me.

I just knew someone would come back with that question - I thought it would be one of two people - I was right. You didn't let me down BW. I was exaggerating, using sarcasm if you will. It doesn't alter the fact that there are far more Substitute Riders drafted in these days than ever there were in the Seventies.

ONE!!! In a decade. It's just about every other bloody week these days.

Bring back Rider Control. :shock: :D

I hope you are taking the Pee NYB. :shock:

Speedway these days seems very Mickey Mouse for all the reasons stated in previous Posts, not just mine, if it does not do something radical soon the Sport, as we know it, will be finished. I know that I don't go any more but I still love Speedway itself - but those who administrate the Sport seem as if they are prepared to allow it to drift in to oblivion.... Another point - attacking Tony Mac for pointing out, to me, the bleeding obvious is way out of line. Why am I not surprised though. "The Truth, you can't handle the Truth". Colonel Nathan R. Jessep. (Fictional Character). From the Film - A Few Good Men.

The Bikes in this Country are too powerful and fast for the Tracks that they are expected to race on. Poland has big Tracks - maybe that is the difference. Perhaps the smaller Tracks over here are not suited to modern day Bikes. I don't know - but in response to your Post it is possibly worth a thought.

That irritates me Tony - but it is the Double Points Tactical Ride that really does my head in.

Top Post BW.

Clever.

Actually - I think your suggestions regarding the Speedway World Cup and the GPs is are excellent - the reason I 'Liked' your Post. In the interim years between World Cups perhaps an World Best Pairs Championship could be organised. Every four years a World Cup and every four years a World Best Pairs with a two year interval between both. That would also increase the speciality factor. As regards the GPs - that will never change as long as BSI and to a lesser extent SKY have their grubby little fingers in our Sport.

Well said Tony. "There are none so blind as those who will not see". John Heywood circa: 1546.

Game, Set and Match to VB I think.

Well I'm afraid I won't be watching the accident. Every crash I have seen makes me feel physically sick until I know that the Rider is OK. I know it is News, but to be honest, I don't think they should show something like this in News Items.

Surely if you fill the new Supporters up with, as you say, BS then when they find out the truth of how our Sport works - they will probably leave anyway. :sad: You need credibility - there is precious little of that in Speedway nowadays. :sad: Here we go again.

Superb News. I sincerely hope that this is a sucessful venture.

Goodness no apology need HD. I only pointed it out to avoid confusion for anyone starting from that Page. Typos happen all the time. I only hope that I did not upset you by Posting the correction. All the best. Ian.

That's one way out.

I think the word you are looking for is 'until' old boy. :lol: I think the word you are looking for is 'I' - simple enough really. :lol: I think you might want to regard use of the words 'silly' and 'stupid' as regards to me after those two efforts. So - please don't be so crass as to lecture me on my mistakes. The only mistake I have made is trying to have a sensible discussion with you.

In your opinion I am wrong or silly. That's all it is, your opinion. Plenty of people feel the same as myself. I suggest you read the first sentence of the original Post by Tigerowl as regards the relevance/merit of my Post. (I trust you will be intelligent enough to work out the relevance of course - but then again - perhaps not). :sad: Anyway - there is no point in debating with you - you, sadly, seem unable to debate in a civil manner as I have discovered before. Perhaps I should learn from my experience....................................................

Ahhh!! You've noticed. :P

I don't want to lower the tone of what was an excellent Thread but you attack most of my Posts as silly. You have nothing constructive to say though. Funny that. I think quite a few people on here would, I hope, disagree with you.

More dreadful News. How much longer can this go on. There simply has to be something wrong with all of these injuries. My very best wishes go out to Lewis and his family. I pray that he has a full recovery.

But it is all symptomatic Tigerowl - all of the things you mention plus those I mentioned are dragging Speedway down - why will no-one in Authority do anything about it. Speedway needs root and Branch reorganization, most people seem to accept/recognize this - yet nothing happens. With the added stringent Austerity Cuts, which will obviously affect the pockets of some Supporters at least, by the Government Speedway will be finished if nothing happens - yet, as I say nothing has happened and in my opinion nothing will. I only hope that I am proved wrong.