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Chris has qualified on MERIT and i am a AJ fan also but he is the only Swede who has a right to be in the series Chris Qualfied tonight Lindback/Lindgren failed.

If Emil,/ Laguta, were included not a chance of course, this line up for the GPS would be terrific.Without Darcy of course that will be a massive void in reality with the two Russians in it this is nearly the best line up you could ever wish for.

If so why is Lindback in the meeting ? the system is FLAWED Covatti was eliminated in an early round yet he was aloud to qualify for tonights meeting.For me Lindback is not a top ten rider tonight he proved that well done to Chris great stuff chuffed for him young Pawlicki through he will be great for the series a real player in years to come.

No way on earth Lindback SHOULD get a wildcard and if Lindgren qualifies i will be gutted do we want to see the BEST in the Series?.

Olsen/Briggs/Mauger/ (ex) and in recent times Holder have all made huge SACRIFICES missing out on family life.To be top of the tree you have to do this in the tough world of sport what i don't understand is when Emil retires surely he will be a wealthy man?.When he is older and looks back,i believe he will have huge regrets for me he is the best rider in the world but Tai is grasping his chance and fair play to him.

Time is slipping him by,who knows Tai will more and likely of won three/four titles by then also the likes of Pawlicki/Dudek(ect) will be stronger.Also can he ride that much better than he is at the moment in three/four years time? he will do well to keep at the same level.

Such a shame i think all the effort in the world should be made to get him in the series.But I can understand his reasons though,if he entered for me he is a certain winner it would be CRIMINAL if he never won a world title GREAT rider.

TMC i actually did not even see the thread until now,i have not been on the forum this week much.Louis (snr ) was a terrific rider was not a favourite of mine but he must of been one of the best visiting No 1s stat wise over a period to ride at the Abbey.He beat Briggs,Ashby,Kilby (ect) and as a visitor he would be up there with Olsen,Mauger,Michanek, Wilson, as one the best to visit Swindon.These threads i love as a rule where you can learn from others,and it is great to hear others people's memories.I like WK won't be cancelling Backtrack a great read,i have every one of them and all i would say is keep up the good work TMC.

Chuffed for Lewis got a well earned point from the back in heat two, later on had a great heat win a huge effort after being out for weeks.Fricke was the difference tonight he has always impressed me.

Thanks "DAVEA"

Thanks again "Dave.

I dont i am with you on this one Terry, one mistake in 26 years can't be bad eh.!!

Any chance of putting the years 81/82/83/84 on at some stage Dave?if you have done it?real great stuff 1976 i have at least 300 programmes to fill in.By the way what made you want to do your research and year results and have you stopped at 1984.?

I like your opinions some of em anyway,but just saying you seem to be rather harsh on Mr Hancock just saying like.!!

The list when you think about it is quite scary really, just forgot how many gave there lives to entertain us.Also the years i have been going i have seen some real bad crashes that luckily have turned out well.The worst one i recall was Steen Mastrup at the Abbey,he went over the safety fence on the pits bend he got away with just wrist or collarbone injuries i think.I really thought that was going to be a dreadfull evening but it turned out well in the end.

I don't understand what your problem is with Hancock? you are like a dog with a bone if you don't like watching him turn over simple really.

Did i hear Shawn say basically overnight he just lost his nerve,?not to worry what a great rider he was great value everywhere he went. Nigel Wasley, Chris Prime.RIP others, never forgotten though.

Should be a decent meeting, Cook,Kurtz( can he handle the occasion?) and Masters against the field for me.

You are right it used to be a broken leg /arm and regular broken collarbones but now the injuries seem regularly worse a worrying trend.And when you see Tai at the weekend belting around you can see why,the bikes now are faster than ever.

I rate the rider i liked him at Swindon,but Zagar in the EL now is poor value for money our league is a after thought for him.

Emotion maybe does that.?

Correct and everybody Is different,what puzzles me eaces1" is Hancock shows that other side the other week in the incident with Pedersen.He gets killed for that, he also gets branded a boring personality and a gating tart the bloke can't seem to win with some of us not me of course.

Why would someone acting politely be a P.... SCB? a very strange statement.Also last year Tai,s reaction to losing his crown was brilliant the best in my opinion Greg's reaction will be exactly the same everyone has a different character.

A real good night terrific racing,Tai awesome tonight a great track (puts our tracks and facilities to shame)and a great crowd.Iversen,Zmarzlik,Kildemand,Zagar all rode well at times tonight speedway was the winner.

Bugger forgot Doyley, the Aussies still have a promising future as hard as it will be without Darcy.