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How is it odd to choose a rider who scored a FULL maximum last time he rode for Mildenhall?

But without somewhere to stage speedway the name is worth the square root of sweet FA

It depends on how many stewards they get. With it being Easter I'd guess that it will only be the home straight. Be warned Berwick may turn up with half a team. Three riders withdrew at Belle Vue after falls yesterday and Greg Blair barely finished a race at full steam.

Probably not, but it was undoubtedly up on last season, and the speedy conclusion should ensure that the trend remains positive.

The main source appears to be this thread!!!

As an away fan I quite like Roy Clarke. But I think he may be best appreciated in small doses.

Roynon would have had paid 5 if he hadn't fallen in heat 2. That would be a pretty decent contribution from the weaker reserve away from home.

Maybe this UNSOURCED article? https://speedwaynews.pl/zuzel/pedersen-wrocil-ale-na-krotko-co-teraz/?fbclid=IwAR38xYqvgd2eKc3FB6IIASfXNZFD60ya4EqkK5Fn3ShTMvEqlpWsilnBeF0

So is that confirmation that the mystery interval at Alwalton last Monday was due to riders expressing concerns about tyres?

98 was the non knock- out year. Reading Racers won despite being tanked by Peterborough in the group matches. Champ Shield - yes And 1999 National Trophy

Almost every year since 1997. It just keeps changing its name.

And who was the only rider with a 12 point average in last year's competition?

None of the forecasts suggest heavy rain. However they do suggest pretty much 12 hours solid of intermittent light rain. Looking at the rainfall radar I'd say this is still in the balance.

5% uplift only applies to top 5, so Alfie wouldn't fit.

I asked ChatGPT where the first speedway meeting in the UK was and it said: The first speedway meeting in Great Britain was held on February 19, 1928, at the New Cross Stadium in London I blame norbold

I thought the most notable take-away from the meeting was that the match took well under 2 hours and there were only two fallers - a big improvement on 2022's offerings

But Regulations refer to "initial declaration" so I don't think your interpretation is supportable. New season, new regulations clean slate.

But there has been no redeclaration so questionable relevance.

From Oxford programme 17.08.22 under my name: The arrival of the Edinburgh Monarchs at Sandy Lane reminds me of one of my most epic journeys in search of speedway action. The year 1983, my destination Powderhall greyhound stadium, one of my all time favourite speedway venues. Our great adventure took us to Edinburgh by train. Leaving Leicester at 8am, five of us travelled via Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley. Unfortunately as the journey progressed it became increasingly obvious that we were in for a wet day. On arriving in Scotland's capital we stopped at a 'greasy spoon'; Bob got a tin lid in his portion of baked beans - slightly disturbing! Having established that the meeting was indeed off we decided to trudge through the rain to Powderhall. On the way we bumped into a car of Leicester fans, and briefly retired to a pub. Continuing on to Powderhall we were rewarded with the sight of a back-straight under water and an invitation to the Monarchs Supporters Club post-match disco (which had been brought forward in the absence of a meeting). I remember being told by Brett Saunders that we were mad to travel all the way to Scotland for a challenge match. When a speedway rider says you are mad it's time to doubt your sanity! The overnight return trip was a noisy one as we shared the train with hordes of Scottish rugby fans heading towards Cardiff Arms Park for a five nations match (note: not the Principality Stadium for a six nations match). After spending the early hours of the morning on New Street station we finally arrived back in Leicester at 8am on Saturday. So at a cost of £14 (£28 for Tony who was too old for a young persons railcard) we had 'enjoyed' the pleasures of a Monarchs disco, an eventful journey and the camaraderie created by our shared experience It originally appeared on speedwayplus website over a decade ago.

Because speedway evolved, just like most sports. Can you say when baseball was invented? [Answer - it certainly wasn't at Cooperstown] Personally in the absence of doing the primary research it is largely a matter of evaluating the evidence and it's sources. For example people tend to under estimate how unreliable personal memory is, and over rely on something if it is printed in a nicely bound book with high production values. I go with 7 April 1928 because I trust Norman to have made these fine judgements.

Six rain-offs in a row!

Josh Auty was the last genuine 10 year man

But walks back to pits

Surely the 1968 expansion principally came about because speedway was then profitable and existing promoters wanted to open more tracks and make more money. Anything else was a coincidental by-product.

The one's that stopped Norway's Rune Holta riding for Poland