WembleyLion

Thanks for this but I was asking a different question and was looking for matches where there was no more than two points between the teams throughout the meeting which will not be that many I suspect. Your list shows all matches where the final result was no more than two points between the teams which will be plentiful as your list shows. If you could filter it to show those where the scores were never more than two points difference throughout the entire meeting that would be of great interest to me.

It was dirt in the jet.

Found a few more I have been to with never more than two points between the teams:- 16/05/75 Peterborough 38 v 40 Birmingham 27/04/76 Crayford 40 v 38 Newcastle 06/07/78 Ipswich 39 v 38 Reading 07/05/79 Ipswich 39 v 39 Birmingham 28/04/80 Reading 39 v 39 King’s Lynn

I have been looking through some programmes this year when I might otherwise have been out watching Speedway and I have been searching out the meetings where there were never more than two points either way throughout the meeting so obviously one can eliminate anything where the final score was more than two points difference. From memory in 50 years and over 3,000 meetings I have only seen this happen less than 10 times but I need to fully check. Anyway here is the first one:- 26/09/70 - Wembley 40 v 38 Newcastle

Hi Marcus I’m hearing good things about this young Pole and look forward to seeing him on track. As I have said before Michael was a brilliant rider at the age of 16 mixing it comfortably with the big names of the day!

Very well done to all at Plymouth Speedway for putting on another great show. I am really enjoying my 450 mile round trips down to Devon and back and judging by the number of other familiar faces, many of whom were also at Scunthorpe on Sunday, there are quite a few long distance travellers making the most of these socially distanced meetings. Let’s hope they can run next week also.

1 53.13 2 52.44 3 53.00 4 52.12 5 52.50 6 52.87 7 54.43 8 No time 9 52.84 10 53.81 11 53.75 12 52.86 13 52.50 14 53.75 15 52.93

I have to agree a lot of what is being said about Michael on this thread. He was brilliant at the age of 16 the like of which I have never seen in any other rider in 50 years. In my view even the extremely talented Darcy Ward was well short of the level Michael was at as a teenager.

Yes indeed had Michael won heat 18 in the 1977 World Final at the very least he would he been in a run off for the title!

I remember that evening at Ullevi very well and Michael was a deserving champion. I was also present at Ullevi for his first World Final in 1977 and he came quite close that night when just 18! Certainly had the ability to win more than one title but that’s another story!

Yes indeed Arnie

Scunthorpe twice and King’s Lynn so far. Plymouth on Tuesday is the next one for me! All Speedway of course as not really interested in any other sport.

I agree Tony it doesn’t really make a great deal of sense as to why it is not safe for a few hundred fans to be socially distanced on the terraces but it is for 30 odd riders, plus mechanics and officials to be crammed into the pits! Maybe it is just too much aggravation to cater for fans at the moment in which case I can understand the decision. The important thing though is the youngsters are getting some more competitive action.

Well done all involved - a very well run event. Great to attend a Speedway meeting once again! Hopefully there will be a few more rounds of the Championship at other tracks.

Scott Nicholls on 23 including foreign clubs.

Ben also rode in Sweden

I was fortunate enough to see Speedway racing in both Canada and South Africa in 2017 just before the demise in both. I also saw meetings in New Zealand at Rosebank and Oreti Park in March (just before the travel restrictions) and although solo Speedway there bears little resemblance to what it once was there is hopefully enough interest and younger riders coming through to sustain some form of solo activity for a few more years at least.

I did a 14 hour direct flight to Buenos Aires then hired a car and drove about 200 miles to Carlos Casares. A bit tiring but I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I would certainly be interested. I visited last November to watch Speedway at Carlos Casares (just under 200 miles from Buenos Aires) and really enjoyed my time there.

Interesting announcement in Speedway Total today! Speedway Grand Prix on centennial in 2022 From Patagonia Speedway confirm that the Speedway Grand Prix 2022 will run in the city of neuquén - centenary in October 2022 in the framework of the celebrations for the 100 years of the city. " we put again in knowledge of journalists, authorities, leaders, relatives and fans who will have specifically a speedway gp in Argentina for 2022 in neuquén-Centenary for October 2022 in the framework of the centenary of our city " Source: Patagonia Speedway Facebook #Speedway #GSP #SPEEDWAYGP @ Centennial, neuquén, Argentina https://m.facebook.com/SpeedwayTotal/

They were trying to get some Speedway races at Randfontein this year. When I went to Walkerville in 2017 and spoke to one of the SA riders, Neil Petitt, who informed me that from time to time he put in demonstration laps at a few other circuits. I’m not sure but Randfontein might have been one of them though.

Hi Tim In Norway I have done Mjosa, Oslo, Skien and Kristiansand so I just need Elgane for the full set. In Finland I'm sorry to say I have only done a GP at Tampere so I need to work on that a bit!

I did fly to Bucharest but then hired a car. The journey was about 145 miles each way about half of which was motorway. Overall it took just over 3 hours going mainly due to Friday ‘rush hour’ traffic. Coming back on a Sunday was a bit quicker!

Tresarrieu Bros - France

Hi Tim I went to Braila in July for rounds one and two of the Romanian Championships. Seven riders riding each other twice with 3 riders per race. Adrian Gheorge won on both days but the second day was curtailed from 14 heats to 7. I was made very welcome in Braila and thoroughly enjoyed the trip.