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Oct 8 @ Leicester Team USA 20 Russell Green 3-2-2 7 Chris Thomas 0-0-2-0 2 Rocco Scopellite 3-3-3 9 Tuff Mc Bride 2-R 2 Long Eaton 16 Chris Widman 2-2-3 7 Liam Rumsey 1-1-1 3 Jamie Dixon 0-1-0 1 Lee Geary 1-3-1 5

Correct - it has now been officially acknowledged that Graversen's time was pure fiction. Record holder is now Kauko Nieminen 61.50 20 August v Glasgow Incidentally Ryan Fisher set the fastest time recorded by a visitor tonight at 61.59

Let's see Mildenhall fans think Lambert was out of order and the prime cause of the mayhem Stoke fans say Mildenhall fans out of order As a neutral I'd say the all four back decision was correct. Heeps and Lambert collided entering the second bend and that is what sent Lambert across the track not some perverse desire to spear Hargreaves. Had Christina been tougher with previous first bend decisions then an exclusion for Lambert would probably have been fair. When a rider limps back to the pits after medical treatment I do expect a round of applause from the fans not the cry's of 'Cheat, Cheat, Cheat' And how did the Mildenhall fan who was 5 metres behind me during the race end up fighting in the pits two minutes later?

He looked on the pace at Birmingham last Thursday in Phil's farewell. I'd certainly consider him worth a punt in the PL (assuming a 5pt GSA)

Grigori Laguta is the highest ranked non-GP rider in the Swedish Elitiserien averages and second highest (to Ryan Sullivan) in the Polish Extraleague. The obvious picks for next year would appear to be (the riders currently 9th and 10th in the GP standings (currently Lindgren and Nikki Pedersen) plus Grigory Laguta and Darcy Ward (whose international performances, as well as his Swedish and British league averages justify selection)

Speedway Star shows a run-off for the bonus in which Adams (Swin) beat Cox (Poole)

born in Southampton, he made his debut in 1962 as an 18-year-old for Swindon. Rode for Southampton in 1963 and retired the following year. 1968 Racers record: M 20 R 78 Pts 103 BP 18 TP 121 CMA 6.21 For more recent news: http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=39739

cough cough - don't think we need to bother with the lottery tickets Looks like a long afternoon

A tremendous advert for NL speedway (except for those nervous minutes while Stefan Nielsen was on the track being treated). One of the pleasures of watching Mildenhall at the moment is you can never be sure who is going to score the points All 13 riders looked determined and produced plenty of exciting racing. PhilK has pretty much summed it up, although I'd add that Adam Wrathall would have scored more had he been sharper at the gate - he looked very competitive after the first two bends. A good crowd, and a warm sunny afternoon. I thought Dan Holt had a difficult afternoon - and while I doubt if anyone will agree 100% with his decisions I don't think he got anything manifestly wrong.

There were a lot: Liverpool, Stoke, Middlesbough, Bradford (Odsal & Greenfields), Newport, Nelson, Wolves (to 80 - his longest association), Hackney, Crayford, Edinburgh (his last as promoter - 1977-81), Newcastle, Sunderland, Doncaster, Leicester (and also bangers at many tracks) But are there any others? Did he promote the 1959 Cradley meeting? Did he have an interest in Halifax in 1965 (I thought that this was solely a Reg Fearman track, as it opened long after their falling out in 1963 - but Eric Boothroyd suggests otherwise in a Star article [10 Jan 2009]) I believe his last involvement in the sport was as 'advisor' to Chris Roynon;s 1984 Barrow venture

Now have a look at Wolves' race points: 1963 Provincial League M W D L F A Pts Wolverhampton 24 15 1 8 906 954 31 Stoke 24 14 1 9 971.5 895.5 29 POOLE 24 14 0 10 1004 867 28 Sheffield 24 14 0 10 986 802 28 St. Austell 24 13 2 9 967 898 28 Newcastle 24 13 1 10 890 889 27 Exeter 24 12 1 11 985 882 25 Edinburgh 24 12 1 11 969.5 896.5 25 Cradley Heath 24 11 1 12 94 927 23 Hackney 24 10 1 13 875 990 21 Middlesbrough 24 9 2 13 881 980 20 Long Eaton 24 7 2 15 848 1009 16 Rayleigh 24 5 1 18 815 1045 11

Long Eaton - 7 spells beats that 1929-30 1950-52 1954 1963-67 1969-74 1979-80 (as Nottingham) 1982-1997

I found them here: http://www.holsted-speedway.dk/ JJ is the son of John J. Looks like a very good result for Glen Moi. I'm suprised at Lyager's position (I wonder if he withdrew?) 1. Jason Jorgensen - 15 2. Sam Jensen (HSK) -14 3. Glenn Moi (Norge) - 13 4. Patrick Josefsen (HSK) - 11 5. Fredrik Jakobsen - 9 6. Freddie Broms (Sverige) - 9 7. Johan Jensen (Sverige) - 9 8. Martin Steen Hansen (HSK) - 6 9. Alexander Johanson (Sverige) - 5 10. Niilo Vuolas (Finland) - 5 11. Henri Ahlbom (Finland) - 5 12. Simon Selch - 5 13. Patrick Haug - 4 14. Kacper Woryna (Polen) - 4 15. Kenny Wennerstam (Sverige) - 4 16. Andreas Lyager - 2 And Semi-finals (qualifyers only) Semifinale 1 1. Jason Jørgensen 15 point 2. Andreas Lyager 13+3 3. Martin Steen Hansen 13+2 HSK 4. Frederik Jakobsen 11 5. Glenn Moi 10 Norge 6. Patrick Lykke Nielsen 9 ikke videre pga. reglen om max 4 DKér 7. Jonas Jensen 8 ikke videre pga reglen om max 4 DKér 8. Kasper Koldsgaard 8 ikke videre pga reglen om max 4 DKér 9. Kenny Wennestam 7 Sverige 10. Niilo Vuolas 5 Finland 11. Henri Ahlbom 5 Finland Semifinale 2 1. Patrick Josefsen 14+3 HSK 2. Simon Selch 14+2 3. Alexander Johansson 12 Sverige 4. Freddie Broms 11 Sverige 5. Johan Jensen 9 Sverige 6. Patrcik Haug 8 7. Sam Jensen 8 8. Mikkel B. Andersen 8 ikke videre pga. reglen om max 4 DKér 9. Kacper Woryna 7 Polen

What - I was two out

There are other riders that could have been picked (or I suspect more to the point willing to ride) - such as Garrity, Howarth and the Worralls, but they are not markedly better than the riders who did ride. Had they been there the result would have been just the same. It is notable that the one British rider who looked competitive was Brendan Johnson. On current form he would not be most people's pick for the team, but his past experience on the continent has clearly left him better prepared than his team mates. There are three basic problems: 1) speedway is now such a niche sport that the supply of youngsters wanting to try the sport is negligible 2) not enough access to tracks to practice on 3) cost As for solutions it is going to be require lots of effort (and money) over a long time. I fear we may be competing with Germany and the Ukraine in the World Cup qualifying rounds in a few years time.

Ht 9 Franklin replaced Perry Ht 13 Perry replaced Jacobs (TS) Ht 16 Franklin replaced Morris Although it appears that a Brit never beat a Swede or Dane unless there was a fall or engine failure Brendan was ahead of Palovaraa when he pulled up (ht11) and second ahead of Nissen in ht 8 before the race was stopped. Very nice stadium Crowd around 300 Had`a brief chat with Per Jonsson who was managing Swedish team

I can post the scores when I get back from the meeting, but result will probably be on here by then: http://www.aktuellspeedway.se/

Those dates should read Apr 28 and May 5 in my reply

There were no meetings Apr 25: attempts to book an NL team for a challenge fell through and the promoters didn't fancy a meaningless open meeting May 2: team away at Middlesbrough on Thursday and Edinburgh Saturday, making a trip back to Plymouth on Friday an unreasonable undertaking (Source: Plymouth programme for May 12)

I agree here - and I have seen it happen before without the slowing rider being excluded (Suchanek for Reading at Isle of Wight) 15 April 2008 - extract from match report: That was Tim Sugar’s cue to nominate Ostergaard for a tactical ride and the Dane seemed well set to collect 6 points until his bike slowed on the back straight of the final lap, allowing Phillips through for the win. The quick-thinking Suchanek then did brilliantly to almost stop, so allowing Ostergaard to finish ahead of him and at least reduce Reading’s deficit by collecting 4 points. Referee Graham Reeve

And of course it is not unique to Britain. It has spread from here to Denmark, Czech Republic and Russia. It has also been used in the Polish league.

Disagree - I can immediately think of at least 6 better meetings (Poole v Cov play-off final, Bydgoszcz GP [not sure of year], and four other World Cup rounds) Year in year out the World Cup provides brilliant speedway - season after season it is the highlight of the speedway calender. Changing it (joker apart) seems like a very low priority. PS 2001 Race-off, 2004 Final, 2009 semi-final at Vojens and 2009 semi-final at Peterboro', and there are plenty of other really good events in the last 11 years

Sorry to hear that

Basically you have to fly from one place to another as the distances are huge. For example Perth to Mildura is further than Ipswich to Daugavpils. Adelaide (where Gilman is) to Mildura is just about driveable at 250 miles (we did it). Keep an eye out for Australian Championship dates which are usually in early January. Gilman usually has the most comprehensive schedule, infact next season's is already up: http://www.gillmanspeedway.com/calendar.asp

Were there really two rides off 15m in heat 14? If so ..... oh dear! 18.9.2 For a Starting Offence (SR 15.3.4) the Team Manager may order the disqualified Rider to be replaced by a Reserve (starting in the original position) or allow the disqualified Rider, handicapped by 15 metres on the outside gate (4) in the re-run except: * If as a result of a 2nd or subsequent re-instatement it prevents the above being complied with, the Team Manager foregoes the ability to make a choice – a Reserve Replacement being the only option. * For a second offence it is a mandatory disqualification with no replacement permitted.