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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.

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.

Because they weren't allowed to bring their own food?

The dirt track is inside the car track, as a result there is no safety fence on the back straight. The riders are just told not to ride there opponents out onto the car track. Perris is the largest of the US tracks.

It's considerably smaller than that [I was there last June]

No it wasn't. The original limit was 50 including bonus.

Points limit came in in 1977 - so yes there was one.

No that's not how assessed averages work. The conversions are different - in this case 6.00.

He needs to concentrate on his speedway and stop wasting his time throwing money changers out of the temple and turning water into wine. PS maybe he should consider the catering franchise at Scunny. Feeding of the bedraggled 500 should present no challenge.

You seem to confusing prize with contractual obligation. Reading speedway won their bet and got their £50,000. £40,000 went to the riders and the owning promotion kept the rest. Dave Lanning [the 1980 managing promoter) then sued for the share of the bonus.

No and No The 'prize' goes to the club. [Footballers get nothing for winning the league except a medal. The prize goes to the club - £63 million in Man City's case]. Did the Poole promotion get a prize ? No. Did they decide to incentives their riders by offering them a win bonus in the form of a holiday - yes. The Reading prize was simply a bet at a bookies [called Lloyd's of London]. Had another team won the league the only winners would have been the Lloyd's underwriters bookies.

I've yet to see a TV quiz show where the prize is that you get to pay for your own holiday 🫢

They should have signed Lee Harrison too

Morley, Foord Ablitt and Charlie Wood don't. They'd probably get first dibs on Etherington and add Rhys Naylor and it would form the basis of a decent team

There are also some posters that applies to as well 😉

And it would be commercially astute to do it for the final weekend as it would increase the likelihood of the title being decided there rather than a fortnight earlier in Vojens [or similar]

It'll be worth waiting for 🙃

One of Reading Racers most underwhelming riders

There was never a ban, riders were sometimes 'discouraged' but that is as far as it went. There would be a lot of gaps in Champ/NDL teams if you banned all of the following: Scott Nicholls Joe Thompson William Cairns Alfie Bowtell Paul Starke Jacob Clouting Sonny Springer Dayle Wood Nathan Ablitt Jason Edwards Vinnie Foord Jason Garrad Tom Spencer Freddie Hodder Matt Marson Arran Butcher Jamie Etherington

If it was, the Trophy would have a lower points limit. It doesn't. So the answer to your question is no.

I have represented a speedway promoter in negotiating a tax settlement as a consequence of an Inland Revenue investigation. The HMRC selection criteria mean they are not likely to regard loss making businesses as a high priority. [Loss offset rules are far more restrictive than people believe and the commonly held belief that tax losses generated by speedway businesses have significant value is often misguided]

Smoli's form dropped thru the floor last season. I would advise against.

And if Worky went NDL who would they sign? Most of the northern based riders will be committed to Edinburgh, Belle Vue, M'brough and Scunfield. How many southern based riders of a reasonable standard could they persuade to travel all the way to Workington.

Spooner should be 5.07, he only did 2 matches this year.

It isn't (Cardiff according to google). And even if it had twice as much rain as (say) Leicester or King's Lynn I'd still rate their chances of getting a meeting on as better than almost anywhere else.