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Year after year the World Cup produced some of the best racing and some of speedway's most dramatic moments. Sure it wasn't perfect, but the quest to 'improve' it has left us with a half hearted pile of rubbish.

Some interesting comparisons to be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/gallery/2015/feb/17/football-ticket-prices-old-ticket-stubs

Pretty sure Casper Henriksson is son of Anders Henriksson (and grandson of Terje) The 85cc version of this championship was recently won by a youngster with an even more impressive pedigree: Bastian Pedersen His father is Ronnie and uncle our dear friend multi world champion Nicki

Just to hold my hands up and apologise. That quote describes the Leicester v Berwick match, not the Berwick v Leicester match. Oops

Only one bonafide pass in the meeting - Nicholls on NBJ in ht 13.

On the California items: 18/4 Best Pairs S Star describes Goldfinch and Mitchell as the winners without any explanation as to how the tie was broken. I have a filled in programme which shows the two pairs level with no sign of a run-off or any other hint as to how the winner was decided. 27/6 Cal v Ebne I don't believe this match took place. It appears in the Calif fixture list but the two SAL matches took place later in the season. The weather on 27 June was warm and dry in the Southern half of England (dust was reported at a meeting at Brafield on the same day). None of the four California historians seem to have a copy of the programme which makes me suspect the fixture was pulled. But this is just supposition.

No it is still the practice. I recently went to a Danish League 2 match where the meeting was abandonned after 11 heats. All four teams had an additional 14 race points for the 9 unraced heats.

re California supporters trophy S Star shows Goody on 13 and Sharp on 11 implying ht 19 result is wrongly recorded on Sp Researcher. nb Scores for Sweetman, Dolling and Guttridge also disagree between the two sources

Hmm! http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/9481/glasgow-pl-20th-august-2011

I wouldn't get too excited https://dt-speedway.dmusport.dk/ranglister?classID=782&divisionID=14 Jacob Bukhave 7.58 Tobias Thomsen 5.83 Nick Agertoft 4.80

The official result of ht 8 was a 5-2! How do I know? Because I have the refs certified copy. Presumably it was corrected AFTER the meeting.

Clement Freud (I saw him at more than one track outside his constituency).

I concur with the analysis above on the three California related queries. As a matter of interest what do you record for the 1 July cup meeting between California and Rye House?

Another excellent night's racing with some stand out entertainment from Danny Verge and Robert Ledwith in particular. Scores were VERY tight for the first 12 heats. The meeting could have been run quicker, we missed last 3 heats of the junior match. Lack of a tactical substitute in heat 14 still puzzles me.

But it does make it more attractive for me, as it would be easy to combine with the World Under 21 at Belle Vue on Friday night.

I was there - see if you can spot me in the crowd! Three tac subs and a tactical joker ride used!

Check the green sheets. Ellis is now 3rd heatleader

I thought there was contact as Shanes went under Kennedy. However Kennedy was rebounding off the fence which he had clipped coming out of bend 4. And that in my view makes him the one who was less in command of his riding line and I therefore conclude the decision was correct. In fact all round I think Chris Durno had a pretty good night ( how many people spotted the lack of gloves?)

I can picture the scene: Knock, knock [Door opens] Caller: Good afternoon, I'm calling on behalf of your local Labour party Resident: And what's your party's policy on Brexit, the single most important issue in politics today? Caller: [silence, face turns red with embarrassment]

Typo on my part, it was ten. Not the only poor performer, I notice Dudek and Iversen had a very poor Tuesday evenings too.

Did you notice which nationalities scored Lejonen's points: Poland 38, Australia 12, and Sweden just 1. (and that came from former GP rider THJ riding at reserve!)

You forgot alien spaceship landing on the centre green

This is nonsense on stilts. The UK Government and ONLY the UK govt determines immigration policy (outwith the EU) - and there is no reason whatsoever to think the current restrictive policy with regard to speedway riders will be relaxed regardless of whether or not we do finally manage to leave the EU. Only a General Election resulting in the election of a more pro- immigration party will do that and I can't see that happening.

"But whenever Monday comes you find me cryin' all of the time"

Ah yes I forgot he was double booked. Shame makes a pick for Becker even less likely.