Terry

No Sam had definitely won after ht 16. He was unbeaten and the next highest scorer had 8 pts. I remember riders congratulating him before he came out for ht 20

Yes, but every gp round is the world championship and I've never agreed with seeding anybody to the final, except the reigning champion. Olsen and Mauger should have been allowed to ride in the 76 and 80 finals whether they qualified or not imo. I often wonder if England would've seeded a rider in 85 if Tatum hadn't qualified. Although knowing our sense of fair play probably not!

Briggo had to qualify to win his first title though. Tai didn't.

Exactly. The decibel level in my house was higher than anything Nige and Kelv could muster!

Much rather listen to Nige and Kelv and their comedy banter, than the guy who does the Swedish stuff.

There were some belters at Bydgoszcz with King Tomasz, but you could be right.

Best gp for years. Well done to the Bart-man.

Well done. I had my first one years ago..

I always imagine his voice breaking while being interviewed and sounding like Barry White!

Too late!

I don't ever want this meeting to end. Absolutely brilliant racing!

Wow Madsen! Who can stop him?

Yep, that and parallel parking.

The best thing about being a bloke is you can eat a banana in public, without feeling embarrassed.

Funnily enough so does my missus. Although she got neither with me!

Worthy winner, be good to see a new Brit at Cardiff. Danny Ayres should be first reserve!

Great ride from young Harris. Future world champion surely?

Schlein for me. I want to see an Aussie get the wildcard. Wouldn't that be wonderful.. I wonder what flag he'll wave in Cardiff.

After harmlessly sliding off Paul was terribly unlucky to have an inexperienced junior named Nick Floyd-who I believe retired soon after-following him. He seemed to panic and tried to ride around Paul, but there wasn't room and he hit him. I remember the very next week Barry Thomas instantly laying his bike down when someone fell inches in front of him, and everyone saying if only there had been a more experienced rider following Paul he would have been fine. RIP Paul.

I used to love the British finals of the 70's/80's. Great riders and brutal racing. It almost seems like a junior meeting now bar a few riders.

I think Chunky meant rounds like the Commonwealth and Inter-continental final where the top 11 qualified.

A pint? That's very nearly an armful!

I don't think Cook did too badly in the gp's last year, considering it was his first year. (Remember how much Woofy struggled in his first year.) He understandably struggled in the early rounds but he was fairly competitive later on, doing well at Cardiff and scoring on a par with Pawlicki, who is regarded as an international class rider..plus he was only a run-off away from qualifying again for this year, and I reckon he would be doing better than Lindback, who has been rubbish so far.

There is no way Peter Adams would be TM. He's been asked countless times down the years and says he's not interested.

Carter, up in the skies? Really? I'd say he's somewhere a bit warmer..