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And now no Rune Sormander.......

Got it today......Thank You. Started reading it a BIG glaring error popped out at me.....Peter Craven (My boyhood hero) was NOT a reigning World Champion when he was killed, he died after the 1963 World Final where he finished sixth.

Great, hopefully it will be here before Christmas.....Thanks

Thank You salty......

Can someone tell me when this issue will be coming out......supposed to be November 10?

None because its not possible.....Sam Ermolenko won outright with a score of 12.....

Yes yes you know that is my error....4-3-2-0

My error....sorry! 4-3-2-0

Good catch...I read right over that....my guess is they mean 2020......And yes they do seem to change the scoring every year 'cos they just can't get it right, I think last year you could have drawn heats as the scoring was the conventional 3-2-1-0 now its 4-3-2-1 so you can never have a drawn heat.

Surprisingly there are quite a few of the first Speedway programme.....over the years a couple have come up on eBay and a few more on other auctions.....I have only ever seen three of the Autodrome programme......I mentioned the Celtic Park earlier and I have only seen one of those. Post war, one of the rarest is the Poole, England v Australasia of 1958....the meeting was canceled and the programmes never released and pulped......EXCEPT for those who were subscribers, I know of only six in existence, every one of those six programmes has a crease down the middle given they were folded and mailed.

The draw for the 2020 Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations Final in Lublin on October 16 and 17 has been confirmed. Champions Russia launch their title defence on day one in heat three against Great Britain – the side they defeated to clinch their first world title in the Grand Final in Wroclaw in 2018. Hosts Poland get their weekend underway against last year’s bronze medallists Australia in race two, with Denmark opening the meeting in heat one against the Czech Republic, who make their SON Final debut. Sweden’s first race comes against the Czechs in heat four. Last year’s top two Russia and Poland collide in heat 13 with some big battles to finish day one. Scandinavian rivals Sweden and Denmark meet in race 19. GB face off with Poland in heat 20 and Russia conclude their heats against Australia in race 21. Poland start day two with another battle with the Brits in heat one, with Russia opening their Saturday against the Czechs in race two. Sweden and Australia clash in heat three and Denmark get day two started against Poland in race four, before Britain continue a tough start to their night when they renew rivalries with Russia in heat five. Poland and Russia clash in race eight. All seven sides meet each other over 21 heats on both day one and day two, with the highest-scoring side over 42 races seeded straight through to the Grand Final at the end of day two. The second and third-placed nations on the score chart battle it out in the Grand Final Qualifier, with the winner facing the top-scoring country in the Grand Final for the SON world title. In a change to the scoring system for 2021, there will be four points for a heat win, with three for second, two for third and zero points for last place, a disqualification or failing to finish. As a result, there will be no drawn heats this year, with second and third place scoring a total of five points, giving the team that avoids last place a 5-4 heat win over a country taking first and fourth. This means second and third place in the Grand Final would see a team crowned world champions. MONSTER ENERGY FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS FINAL DRAW: DAY 1: A: Czech Republic B: Denmark C: Poland D: Australia E: Great Britain F: Russia G: Sweden DAY 2: A: Poland B: Great Britain C: Russia D: Czech Republic E: Sweden F: Australia G: Denmark BSI

They are very rare....so any condition would qualify......still the record price paid is £5000 for the first High Beech...the second is just over a £1000 paid for a Celtic Park.....at least my memory tells me that. Oh yes the High Beech needed restoration!

Not surprising at all......

Understood.....Sorry......that is impossible with what I have......I wish you luck.

There are more but I didn't include draws or 43-41 etc.....if you want them I can post all that too.

When Chug took out Polish Citizenship, he pledged to ride as a Pole and not a Russian.

I agree with you......was a little peed off at the beginning when I checked the BSPA website for conditions....nothing.....and when I pay and looked at the track I was not a happy boy. However, it all turned out pretty well, some good races especially from the young'uns and it was good to see live Speedway from the UK again. And the stream in Canada was perfect!

Think Fundin did 10 years on the bounce too!!

Absolutely correct.......I was one of the few that held that belief. I know the FIM does NOT recognize 68 & 69.

I know this probably a shot in the dark but if anyone has used tickets from this years GP Series I'd be happy to buy them from you......for my collection. And of course any other ticket of pass from previous years that I need would be welcomed. Just PM please if you can help.

So Poland wins.....at least the damn "Joker" didn't decide!

Nice "Joker" ride from Dan!

At least it looks like the Brits are going to come away with something.....it was obvious this was going to be between Poland and Denmark. Too bad the track is absolute crap.

All the riders anyone have mentioned on here are OK in my book.....yes I understand why some of the comments are made. It took many years, like about 60 years for me to dislike one rider and one rider only so much and that is Nicki (not my fault) Pedersen, up to his usual stuff again today. Yes I know I will get the NP lovers saying how nice a person he is and he probably is OFF the track and then they will say he is just a "Hard" rider, whatever that means......Personally I would not use that word! Having said that....he IS box office......I guess that is what Speedway is missing these days!

I know I have seen all three but I don't remember Bert very well....... You know my name BOBBATH......and those three are who I was named after!