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Everything posted by arnieg
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Not the case. As this report shows the casino operators were tired of CO prevarication and simply found another site. https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/13396818.speedway-plans-collapse/
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2.30pm would be better - just that little extra time to get to Berwick
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Have sent 2004 (not 05 as previously posted)
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I have 2005 and can send you them
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There fixed it
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A contestant on 'Britain's Biggest Fraudster'
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Longest Stay Norwegian riders (reverse of previous post)!!
arnieg replied to BOBBATH's topic in Years Gone By
Norwegian born riders Most Seasons in the UK Reidar Eide 15 Lars Gunnestad 10 Edgar Stangeland 10 Sverre Harrfeldt 8 Oyvind Berg 7 Odd Fossengen 7 Dag Lovaas 7 -
Certainly a factor, although that may be more of the reason bookies were not rushing to get involved. I think historically it is more to do with the 'gentleman's club' environment of speedway's administrators [The ACU was set up by the Royal Automobile Club to administer motorcycle sports]. There were a series of unlicensed meetings at Lea Bridge in 1932 where betting was allowed but it didn't catch on. See: https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/leabridge.html
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We've had on course betting at Oxford Speedway (at the Championship Pairs). Don't think it wax a great sucess as they don't seem to have returned. I think the betting industry's problem with Speedway is they don't like events that can be easily fixed.
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Looked brilliant as an under 19 rider [6th in world under 21 aged 18 in 2021], but hasn't progressed as fast as some of his contemporaries (Pollestad, Parnitsky). Not Oxfords first Latvian - anyone remember Kjasts Puodzouks?
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Not unless 10.2.2 is rewritten. Otherwise is absolutely certain he will be 8.00 "Any rider who has been a GP rider for two consecutive seasons within the last five" => 8.00.
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Gb speedway shows 3.64 home and 4.62 away. [Prem all matches 2024]
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Also people tend to judge riders on their home average [it is where people see them most] and MPT's away average was a point higher than his home average last season.
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Assuming Kildemand is 6.00 [the inference to be drawn from the Berwick announcement], then 7.40.
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I'd expect MJJ to average more than Zagar. Firstly because MJJ was in excellent form last year, but also because Zagar only rode one meeting last season.
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James Sarjeant, Kyle Bickley, Willie Lawson and Nathan Greaves would appear to fall into that category.
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Didn't Isle of Wight use a similar model 10-15 years ago?
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But, but, I thought everything was to do with Poole, the British speedway world revolves around them, and other teams exist only to ride against Poole. 🤪😉
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Tedious waste of time, the only council meetings I ever missed. Main purpose is so Peter Soulsby (or local equivalent) can get photographed with Gary Lineker or David Attenborough.
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Sorry, I'll try not to do it again.
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In the considerably higher profile Formula 1 twelve Brits have become world champion. Of those only four have been knighted, and with one exception [Lewis Hamilton] they have all been after retirement. So why would anyone think a competitor who once finished sixth in the world in a considerably lower profile sport is beyond me.
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Except that's only half the story. Proch actually replaced Glynn Taylor - which brought the Reading team's average down. Add Silver's spurious claim that Reading should only have one work permit rider and the latitude allowed Bristol and White City then I will continue to assert we were stiched up.
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Because they weren't allowed to bring their own food?