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I'm not getting confused. 1) Regardless of what you may think, the first 20 heats of a GP are now the equivalent of qualifying rounds. 2) in the World Final itself, it was possible to win a World Championship on 10 points. More than that, it was possible to become World Champion without winning a single race during the season 3) Just a reminder, using the GP system from last year, it was possible for a rider to win EVERY GP, yet not finish in the Top 8 standings at the end of the year. No system is perfect, and just because something CAN happen doesn't mean it will...

It's not just the rain; tracks often take a few races to get into decent condition. As I've said many times, put some juniors out for half an hour before the meeting, and the tracks will be so much better from the start.

Again, the old World Final system was just as flawed. You could go the whole Championship without dropping a point, and one ride in the final could cost you everything...

Now, you're just being cynical!!!

Can't argue with that...

Absolutely. He was never going to come in and clean up, but he's been quietly impressive most of the season. Before tonight, I felt that he deserved another crack, and that fantastic performance proved it.

What a star! I really appreciate the effort! I honestly never thought there would be that many, but obviously, it is easier with some race formats than it is with others. Thank you so much!

Because norbold called me a fraud...

Hey, it gives you something to do - rather than aggravating other BSF members! That's MY job, apparently...

People didn't complain when Bomber did that! Wait, yes they did...

That's why I love Speedway Researcher! Still, as we've seen previously, BL65 and Dave Allan seem to have this stuff in their heads!

Here's the next in my series of odd queries; what is the greatest number of different race winners during a match? Have we ever had a situation where no rider won more than one heat?

Exactly... It's not quite the financial suicide that the doom merchants seem to believe.

Well, I used to pay money to travel all over the country to watch matches as a neutral, and there were plenty of us that used to do the same. So, why wouldn't people pay money to watch online? Obviously, there are those who wouldn't, but people like you and I would.

Sadly, the BSF members you are talking about don't care. "This is the way we've always done it, and I'll be buggered if I'm going to change..." Honestly, I don't know what these people want. They reckon they are "speedway fans", yet they complain about everything. They wonder why crowds are so poor, yet they are quite happy to state that they wouldn't go, even if it was free. They say that modern speedway is crap. How would they know when they refuse to even watch it on TV? Every major professional sport welcomes TV, but no, speedway doesn't need it... There are a lot of older fans who still follow the sport, but they are criticised by the younger brigade who tell us we are "keeping new fans away". Live streaming is a valuable tool, but no, that's another thing that we don't need, as it will kill tracks. It's like they really want to keep speedway to themselves, even though they aren't interested enough to go themselves. Weird...

That was the point I made earlier when I suggested deals for away fixtures; 90% of fans wouldn't even consider making a 400 mile round trip to follow their team, but a good few of them would be happy to pay for a live stream.

Sadly, that's always been the case (particularly with speedway fans), but the pandemic has really brought it out into the open. I see no reason why they couldn't do some kind of deal; maybe even for a club's away fixtures? That way, the club could at least be making money from away fixtures where they wouldn't normally...

That's the way people SHOULD be using it...

But I wasn't even thinking of you, as nobody had mentioned Mr Farndon!

I know Rickardsson had twice Crump's final total, but I wouldn't separate them by too much. However, it's hard to argue with that order. Of course, there are those on here who will...

That's the thing; we all hated Mauger (and Olsen, for that matter), but we did have a grudging admiration for them. You really can't dispute the effect they had on their teams and team-mates.

You don't have to be "a fan" of someone to fully appreciate their ability. Most of us were never Mauger fans!!!

Back in the day, they were called "1,000 metre" tracks, but I don't know if that was a minimum size or not...

i think that's a little harsh on PC. I know he only ended with the one World Title, but he could/should have had one of Mauger's titles in 77, and one of Olsen's in 75.

I thought it was Sweden???