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It is an objective factual response to someone who requested Information. I don't really understand why your reply is so defensive.

I think you are right.

Showground make more money putting marquees on centre green than letting out to speedway. Hence no meetings for the best part of two months and no centre green.

My recollection too. But I clearly never pinned down anything definite as it is not in a certain book. I seem to remember Foxall was also cited as a template for Vojens. Both opened in 1975, Smallmead in April and Vojens in September.

From 'Tears & Glory' Five existing promoters formed a consortium named Allied Presentations. The objective was to open tracks in the new second division and pool profits ... and losses. The five were Len Silver (Hackney), Danny Dunton (Oxford), Maury Littlechild (King's Lynn), Ron Wilson (Long Eaton), and Reg Fearman (Halifax and Long Eaton). They opened three tracks in 1968. Wilson fronted Middlesbrough, Silver for Rayleigh and Fearman for Reading. A further two tracks were added to the stable in 1969: Crewe and Long Eaton

California Queries 17/4 was a team challenge: East 47 West 52 (Wokingham Times 22/4) followed by a 5 race second half (4 heats with winners to final). The May 1 programme notes Peck 15 points (Sims 12, Harrison 12, Nailor 12, Leonard 11) as the top point scorers on 17 April - this includes second half races making it likely (but not 100% certain) that Peck won the second half 19/6 CT was held over three rounds. Th filled in programme I have shows no evidence of a run-off and the prog for round 2 says: "top point scorers from round 1: Jackson and Newell 12, runners-up..." 25/9 Previous two programmes advertised future dates as 25/9 and 16/10. 2 Oct: CT Champ R3 (prog dated 2 Oct) so it looks as if this was simply rescheduled for a week later than originally planned. Incidentally overall result: Newell 41, Sims 33, Jackson 32, Peck 30, Harrison 29, Davies 23 (2 rnds), Leonard 21 (2 rnds)

I saw her at Gustrow on Sunday and was very impressed. Very aggressive into the turns with plenty of speed. Scored six points, none of them gifts.

Can I place on record my thanks to the Birmingham promoters for their quick and positive response.

I trust you will remove this fatuous comment given that Birmingham speedway website specifically states parking is available at One Stop (and I think you'll find that it was part of the original planning consent for Birmingham speedway)

Just received a parking ticket for parking in the One Stop (21 Aug Brum v Leicester). Advice please.

You have a funny map . Manchester is more central (remember there are teams in Scotland). But the most central is probably Stoke - the perfect venue for major shared events????

Dave is his uncle. Dave's brother and Ellis' father is former ref Robbie Perks Edit - correction Dave is ELLIS' great uncle.

He still is. On track he was a great "friend" of Neil Evitts.

All the Championship promoters who benefit from the shared events.

No I mean promoters.

Because it works. It is popular which means people paying to attend and that means money that keeps promoters solvent.

My info comes from Speedwayresearcher - Workington 1970 file.

Not true in general. I travel widely and there are very few places where I have problems. I took a tuna fish sandwich, fruit & tomatoes (both home grown), a cereal bar and fizzy pop into Sheffield without problems for the NL pairs. The only place where I get a regular thorough bag check is Kent and they allow food in. The only places I see a problem with are Birminghan (although they don't do bag searches and I have never been challenged sitting in the grandstand eating my subway branded sarnie.) and Belle Vue (even that is improving, fruit and a bottle of pop usually pass thru security without comment). [I believe King's Lynn is also problematical, but I don't go there often enough to pass comment on their practices.]

5 April 1970 Chris Blythe and Malcolm Mackay for Workington at Rochdale ( coincidentally Worky's first ever away meeting)

2005 European Junior Championship Final [which begs the question how did he manage to ride in the semi final?] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Individual_Speedway_Junior_European_Championship

There is another example (from 1956) at California where dead heat was scored inconsistently - both second place riders getting 2 points. I think this is what might have happened here.

Me too - first really serious accident I saw

Except you've conveniently overlooked Berntzon's 2018 stat of 1.753. Overall these stats demonstrate that there is little in it between any of THJ, Thorrsell, Berntzon, Sundstrom and Nilsson, and that none of them has exactly made a sustained major impact ( and of course these figures do not take Into account performances outside Sweden.)