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He was offered a place at Leicester a couple of months ago but turned it down due to work commitments at the time.

Yeah I bet Simon never realised that. Perhaps you should advise him next time?

Edinburgh and Glasgow fans would love having 2 compulsory ENGLISH riders in their teams.

I had a similar view to you and tend to agree.

A disparaging term used by spineless terrace dwellers. It's a term that is on an equally low level as gating tart.

Only those that didn't read your post properly.

There's the foam fences that Berwick and Kings Lynn use.

It wasn't that obvious to everyone rushing in the pits though.

He'll be riding a 23 year old Godden soon and getting podiums at International events.

No. The wheel base is the same just the rear of the diamond is slightly shorter in the vertical plane. It was done probably to mount the countershaft further back to allow for a longer primary chain.

As Norman Hunter told me, when he was riding there wasn't the professionalism that there is now. He used to service his JAPs after almost every meeting if there was time.

The main difference is the position of the mounting holes at the back of the diamond where it bolts to the engine plates. On a number 1 diamond they are about 20mm closer to the mounting lugs for the back end.

My understanding is that promoters in this country have known for four years that airfences were going to be introduced from 2014.

Good point about the tyres. A rider suggested to me that a tyre that provided more grip might be the way to go. If the tyre was designed like that then riders would have to back off the throttle more going into corners which would reduce the amount of time per heat that the engine is on 100% throttle.

Make sure the guy doing the engines is not out to fleece you. There is some charlatans out there.

OK a brief reply.Just because an engine is mounted with the cylinder vertical and only has a 2 valve head does not make it cheaper to run. 2 heavy valves are more difficult to control than smaller lightweight ones thus valve bounce occurs more easily resulting in engine damage. Bikes with engines mounted horizontally were developed as they handle better than upright ones so better handling generally results in a safer bike to ride. Lots of equipment instantly made obsolete would mean that riders wouldn't have anything to sell to enable them to invest in the new bikes. The JRM 2 valve ice racing engine costs almost the same as the 4 valve engine to buy.

Please explain in detail how and why this statement would be true.

Yes we get it. You don't like speedway. Football to me is one of the most boring 'sports' ever invented. All it is is a kids park game.

How did you come up with that theory? ALL tracks in EL, PL & NL next season have to have air/foam fences.

I don't think he upset British Cycling. In fact he may have been the architect involved in their velodrome project in Derby.

Maybe Kylmakorpi as wild card and Toni in charge of the bar?

Complete bike used in EL this season. GM engine, Mk2 Blixt. Jawa diamond and back end with Stuha forks. Blue Talon GP wheels. NEB clutch and countershaft. Very nice bike, ready to go. 2600 ono. PM for more details.

Well lets hope you're correct then you can feel the 'big man'. Your predictions of its demise are strange though as crowds are good but as you say you don't even go then you must be a total expert on the place.

Would Lubos Tomicek fit in place of Alex?

To be honest I couldn't give a rodents rectum.