PHILIPRISING

SO, not being swept under the carpet

YES

LEN Went later became Press Officer at Wembley Stadium for many years.

THINK it was 1954 ... before my time but not yours John

BETTER, in my opinion, to have three bites of the cherry and announce them one by one.

WE were approached by the producers of Grantchester some time ago about using the magazines and to ensure there were no copyright issues, which of course there were not.

Along with a terrific race track which, ultimately, is what really matters.

INTERESTING even for technical morons like me... thanks Ash

THAT was quite common ... remember seeing Briggo and Ivan off at an airport and their wives, June and Sarah, were carrying engines in special bags! They had all sorts of tricks, none that would work now of course. Placing the toe of a foot under the scales while checking in was a good one. Knowing someone at the airport could help too. Once traveled from Heathrow to Los Angeles to meet Barry, Ivan and their World Champions troupe in California with 69 (yes, 69) pieces of luggage of my own, including about 20 tyres. An old school chum was working for the airline in question.

THINK it was an SCB decision

HULTSFRED is a one-horse town when even getting a cup of coffee can be a problem ... Vimmerby a much better bet.

IN the old days many riders travelling out to Australia or New Zealand would often buy a decent second hand car and ship it Down Under full of engines, frames, spares parts, etc and then flog the lot. Times (and Custom regulations) have changed.

MUCH appreciated...

THANKS for your info ... nice to know that Twitter can work in our favour. A monthly, at any price, would be unsustainable. We require revenue 52 weeks of the year.

GOOD point... it has been suggested that some tracks consider their rider assets (which, in fact, are not really tangible assets in the first place) as their bond.

SOME good thoughts there. In my opinion one of the things that speedway needs to do to both attract and keep new fans especially is providing 'something to do' during the two hours when there isn't any actual racing. And proposals like those suggested above don't have to cost a fortune.

YES

NOT sure there is sufficient funding in Gillman

DEMAND for tickets could be enhanced by the fact that it will now be the final SGP of the season and where the World Champion is to be crowned.

NOT sure "speedway spends millions" is likely in this day and age

THERE has been a huge uplift in the use of social media by many of the tracks (especially Twitter) in the UK and to a lesser extent even the BSPA. But, as we at SS have discovered, it is probable that the vast majority of fans do not which suggest that it might not be quite so effective as one might hope.

WE could go on forever. But let's not. However you are a little naive about Polish speedway if you think the clubs will will be dictated to by riders.

WHAT makes you think there is an increased pay cheque. Tim is right, given a choice riders would not want to travel through the night for a SGP. You are quite entitled to stick to your view but any suggestion that it is something new that will prove beneficial for speedway as a whole is difficult to swallow.

THE Etihad stadium in Melbourne was only available in October. Hence finishing the series there but that doesn't apply to Ipswich (or other possible venues) so hopefully any Australian SGP will kick-off the season not finish it.