The White Knight

We have to be patient. I expect one or two mistakes to occur early in the Season as Eurosport get used to a different style of Motorcycle Racing. Very best of luck to them though - and I think that Thanks are due to them for picking up our wonderful Sport that is SPEEDWAY.

No!!

Yes Jacques it is. I've just watched it.

Sorry to hear about this Arson. May he Rest in Peace +

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No - Visa problems.

I must admit - I am looking forward to seeing how Eurosport handle the GPs. :approve: Roll on Saturday.

Sad news this - I really rated Ryan as a class act. Best wishes to him for the future and I hope he isn't lost to Speedway altogether.

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sidney has as much right to his opinion as you do BW. I think most of the TOP Riders of yesteryear would have found a way to be top of the tree today. I can't prove it - but - I am allowed to think/believe it - I hope. I errrm THINK I understand what you are trying to say here - but - I am not certain. Perhaps some clarification is due. :blink:

Part of the reason for the 'long' Interval is so that the Promoter can make sure that plenty of Cash is taken in the various Bars or Bar. It is not conducive to good Customer Relations though. You are standing there, freezing cold, waiting for the next Race. It's only the diehards like us 'old gits' who are prepared to put up with it. Far too many cases of Riders returning to the Pits after a false start - everything seems geared to delaying things. Speedway Meetings should be FAST AND FURIOUS - like the Racing. Sadly - it isn't. :sad:

Two definitely - Zenon Plech and Edward Jancarz, possibly Andrzej Wyglenda, not too sure about him though. Any others?..............................................................................

Back in the '70's and 80's that's what most Riders did. They found ways of fitting Speedway Meetings around their working schedule. I actually know a Rider at Newcastle who had to ride at Exeter - he took the afternoon off as a holiday and then drove down to Exeter, rode in the Match, and his wife drove him home again whilst he slept in the car. He arrived home at about five o'clock in the morning in time for a cup of tea and then off to work. The Roads weren't like they are these days either, not near so many Motorways as there are nowadays. They did it for their Sport.

EXACTLY!! - but - when will Promoters realise this. Does the 'Gospel' according to St. Ole actually HAVE to be stuck to so rigidly? :sad:

YUP!!! :rofl:

You can have a smashing evening in with the Piano and Oboe Deano. :D

Sadly, at the Price, you do have a point - especially in these times of financial hardship.

An Australian way of saying 99 for 2 in Cricket.

I find Virgin and their Customer Service excellent. SKY was OK until it snowed outside, then all I could see was ............................................... SNOW on the Television.

Yes - I'm quite surprised that nobody has signed Claus over here. I am sure he could have done a job for someone.

I know I don't like the GP System - but - I'm glad it is going to be shown live in the UK. I am looking forward to it. :approve: .............. aren't I a hypocrite.

Let's hope it is good then.

Good idea - but - it will never work. Too many vested interests would be prepared to bung plain brown envelopes in to people's hands.

I know nothing about this Card Game and I am not a Gamer (?). This Game would be of NO interest to me. That said, there are those who DO like this sort of thing and that is up to them. :approve: It really would be a very sad thing if we ALL liked and disliked the same things - wouldn't it? Live and let live I say.

You don't need matching kevlars - all you need are Team Race Jackets as they used to be. The days when you could identify a Rider by his style are just about gone (they're all more or less the same these days). The Team Bibs as used from the 'fifties' onward made a clear statement as to which Team you rode for - didn't matter about the colour of Leathers you had the Club Logo writ large on the front of the Rider. Nowadays identifying Riders is not always that easy. Take the GPs for example - the Riders carry their National Emblems in about TWO INCHES of space on their shoulder - how can children, or anyone else for that matter, identify with that - you can't even see it from a distance. A Rider SHOULD be very proud to carry his Country's Colours - I know I would be. You look at old photographs of Freddie Williams, Ivan Mauger, Barry Briggs etc.. There was no doubting who they rode for - the flag was there for all to see. Children DO like to identify with things, so do adults - perhaps one of the reasons crowds are dropping is because, apart from the Helmet Colour, you can hardly identify the Riders, never mind identify with them. Matching Riders may LOOK more professional (do we really have to judge everything by appearances) - but - it does away with the individualism which was once a part of our great Sport. The Red Devil, The White Ghost, and yes, even The White Knight - things like this kids can relate to - not a bunch of automatons all dressed the same. They are NOT Models, they are Speedway Riders and should be seen as such. I have no doubt that there are those who will try to shoot me down in flames - but - just a thought - when things were as I have indicated years ago, Crowds WERE better - not doing so well now, are we? I'm am not daft enough to claim that this is all that is wrong - but it is, I believe, a contributory factor among many others......