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It was just a hunch...
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chunky replied to james1234's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
You WOULD say that, wouldn't you? Well, speedway was supposedly "rotten to the core", wasn't it? -
I freely admit that I'm a bit of an anorak, and I love weird stats - particularly when it comes to speedway! I like doing a lot of my own research, but I don't always have the records available that others may have, so I will be asking for some assistance with some stuff in the coming months. Firstly, I like points-scoring records and anomalies, so I will start with this: On July 27, 1976, Oxford lost an NNL match at Weymouth by a score of 41-36. Top scorers for the Cheetahs were Carl Askew, Brian Leonard, and Mick Handley - all with 6 points. Roy Sizmore and Kevin Young both scored 5, and Phil Bass and Jim Wells were the low men - with 4 apiece. So, only two points between the highest and lowest scorers, which is pretty amazing. Are there any other instances of this happening (certainly with a full team of seven)? More to the point, has there even been only ONE point difference between high and low scorers? Or maybe everyone scored the same number of points - although that does seem very far-fetched... Anyone?
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You know, that rings a bell...
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chunky replied to james1234's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
Some people need to remember that for this year... -
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chunky replied to james1234's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
There is no normality when it comes to speedway! -
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chunky replied to james1234's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
I agree 100%, and I was referring specifically to the incident with Loram when I mentioned "luck". It seems that a lot of people have forgotten about it - maybe because it was Mark - but that was one of the worst decisions I have ever seen at that level. It has really stuck with me, probably because of the impact it had on me. People tend to think of the last-minute incidents that can cost titles, but that was every bit as crucial. The other incident that bugs me is when Ermolenko wasn't excluded from the rerun in 1993, as he clearly wasn't under power at the time of the stoppage. -
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chunky replied to james1234's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
I don't think anyone has been an "undeserving" champion. Sure, several riders who weren't actually the "best" rider in the world won, and there have been some who had a large slice of luck, but that doesn't mean they didn't deserve it. In the old days, it was all about getting it right on World Final night, which mean that it was more unpredictable. There are those who claim that Loram didn't deserve it because he didn't win a single GP, but that wasn't the goal. The goal was to score more points over the series than anybody else. He did that, therefore he deserved it. -
I think you mentioned that once before, John...
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Of course, but as you heard on the interview, they still hadn't been able to get the set-up right. These days, with all the advances in machinery and technology, it is such a delicate balance, and if you don't get EVERYTHING right, it can be very difficult. Again there, Tai just didn't seem to have the speed...