Shale Searcher

Thanks....

At the end of the day, even if the racing is brilliant, only the people there will know.... How do we get that it was brilliant to all the rest of the world that don't go, or won't go because "first out the gate always wins" syndrome.. It's the people that don't go that need targeting..

Is there a meeting video anywhere on YouTube or anywhere else on the interweb for that British Final? The wet one!! I was at work and could not get to that one..... Cheers, Shale Searcher

Yea, a few grey cells have retired since that incident, who's gonna jog our memories on this one....?

Why? This will expose any riders that are in the wrong league, at least mainly.... We can always do that later, on a different thread.. That's a different question.

Ahh, so we need to pick the best of the best 1 - 7 from all UK Leagues season 2015. Qualifying: Must have ridden in any British League in 2015 (min 4 matches) that's all the qualifying criteria.... 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)

Nail on head, bang on, risky business with that new little cherry of a rule.....

It was a sort of "call my bluff" type round... Hope promoters don't watch it, it might encourage them to try it!!!!!!

It's also a cure for turning into a Werewolf "GINGER SNAPS" returns the person to homosapien status!!! When injected....!!

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Did anyone else watch tonights Question Of Sport? Santa Clause is a loan of rider/s from Sweden/Denmark (where the weather is craps) to GB teams in the poor weather!! True/False Can't believe that was deemed to be true by (not Phil Tufnells team) Crazy!!

Trust me, it was graded after every race (the norm) The meetings started at 7.30 and if league racing were 13 heats, then a 10 or so minutes interval and then a 7 / 8 race second half, which comprised of roughly a couple of reserve reserves races (home 6,7 away 6,7, a star of the night (3 heats, winners and fastest 2nd place to a final) and 2/3 junior races, the meeting was then closed, and the "Learners" came out for 15 minutes or so, or until they broke the fence or the lights were switched off!!! NB The gates were usually thrown open around heat 10/11 of the main meeting and people could then come in for free, which they did.. that may have grew the paying attendees long term!!

Ok, when I started going in 69/70 I didn't really know anything about the sport, it was when I hit double figures in 73/74 I really got into the racing, and in them "good old days" grading was done after every race!!! Rakers dragging back dirt onto the inside, and tractor with grader doing 2/3 laps spreading, levelling the shale, taking off any berm that builds up 3/4 way up the bends.... Now, it's officially only done after heats 3,7 10 and 14 ish. So there's less grading now, technically....

I'm afraid I have to concur with stevebrum on this, the difference in quality between EL and PL is still to massive, any result over 2 legs would always be an EL win by 25/35 points aggregate....

He was with Belle Vue last season and doubled with Sheffield until his horror crash with David Bellego at Rye House in the summer, busted his femur and a few other bones..... So, a lot depends how he has recovered mentally as well as physically... It was a pretty nasty smash by all accounts. Also, with being a Sheffield rider, he would miss a fair few Saturday premier league fixtures unless the premier league teams give GP weekend meetings a miss (doubtful) otherwise he would be an ideal 3rd heatleader.

So, who would Lions fans like to see fill the remaining slots available? (They must be available at the moment and fit within points remaining) otherwise it's not realistic.. Do we need an out and out points for team building muncher, or strength in depth..?

What a great thread!! Actually worth reading for a change..

So, let's have a catch-up.... Lions so far: 1) ________ 2) ________ 3) Walasek 4)_________ 5) Wozniak 6) Auty 7) Starke Riders mentioned so far (feel free to add to this list) Tomasz Gollob, Simon Stead, Ben Barker, Kevin Doolan, Sajfudinov, Predpelski, Antonio Lindback.. Where would Ben Barker fit? No 2? No 4? Any more names connected that don't have EL teams yet?

Tomasz Gollob.

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I think he must of PM'd someone and told them, or the fact he's gone from 37.647 posts per day to zero, with no notification by him of an impending holiday to the north pole (no internet) that's what I reckon is the reasoning behind the idea he's picked up a red card...

Well next year, if you don't play tennis, snooker, or are a gymnast or athlete, you won't win it... Diabolical!! How can you have the title "Sports Personality Of The Year" when you only cover around 4% of professional sports???

A ridiculous ban.. There are multiple posts on this site that deserve a ban every day, and then an honest poster, who has spoken his mind, about another statement (not initially made in this forum) then gets banned!!! A sad day for speaking your mind. This forum is now becoming a joke with what you can/cannot say. Either have a set of rules and stick by them, or have no rules. At the moment it's like a football match and players trying to get other players sent off/ booked, very childlike.

My comment was "tongue in cheek" (tic) of course it was to stay/improve fitness, blimey, they can't cotton ball themselves over winter, and motocross must be a good analogue to test/strengthen the arms, wrists, shoulders and legs, in fact, pretty much all the modern speedway riders body parts... Just one of those things. As long as it's not a complex break, 6 weeks and he'll be back on a bike....

Plenty of time to heal before speedway starts, what on earth possessed him to take part in a dangerous sport like Motocross? (tic)