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In recent years, we have had a glut of silly names like Jye, Keynan, and Rohan, but what of years go by? There were some unusual names, but were they actually unique in speedway? Some I can think of are: Gus (Gustave) Kuhn Wilbur Lamoreaux Triss (Tristram) Sharp Cordy (Corydon) Milne Val (Valentine) Morton Bryce Subritzky Derick Close Byrd McKinney Hillary Buchanan Miny (Minard) Waln Leo McAulliffe DeWayne Keeter Does anyone know; are these unique in speedway? Have there been any other riders with these first names? Can you think of any other names that may be unique? And yes, I'm concentrating on those from English-speaking nations.

Exactly. That's why I don't get people's thinking today. "It should be like the good old days", when things were unpredictable, and luck played a much greater role. Yet they would whine when a "lucky" or "unworthy" rider would win! Thinking about it, Muller perhaps would be a contender... He did put in some good World Final performances, but it would all depend on how much he wanted to win.

That's interesting! I figured it had something to do with being a training track, but I had no idea the original track was that big! So, some extra information; the Rye House Open Trophy (basically a series of smaller individual events) on 23rd June, 1946, has most races run over three laps. It was only some of the event finals that were held over four laps. Most of the other meetings that season were run over three laps, but it looks like the Rye House-Norwich Juniors match on 21st July was a four-lap event. Strangely enough, the 'Consolation Scurry' held after that meeting featured TWO lap races... Pre-war, it appears that four laps was the standard.

Of course, it's terrible when someone uses their knowledge to make a post, as opposed to just blurting out nonsense...

Never heard that before after a GP...

I will say this again; at least this system guarantees that the GP winner gets the most points! I HATE when people do this, but here's how it WOULD have looked under the old system (with comparison in brackets)... 18 - Holder (-2) 14 - Zmarzlik (=) 12 - Lambert (=) 12 - Doyle (-6) 11 - Huckenbeck (=) 11 - Lindgren (-5) 9 - Madsen (-1) 8 - Kubera (-1) 7 - Michelsen (-1) 6 - Vaculik (-1) 6 - Wozniak (=) 6 - Kvech (+1) 5 - Lebedevs (+1) 5 - Bewley (+2) 4 - Zagar (+2) 3 - Woffinden (+2)

He was also out wide looking for grip when there wasn't any...

That's fine. Get rid of Zmarzlik, Holder, Bewley etc...

Gate 4's coming good, eh?

Doesn't help when you get class riders off gate 4, and they move out to the dirt - and go backwards...

He changed his mind...

Three races into the season...

Who won the bloody war anyway?

Yes you did! You invaded Poland!

You started it...

I think he mentioned it once...

NEXT!!!

Doyle? Well I never...

Okay, that makes more sense... As far as the GP's, the Wild Card and track reserves are nominated by the hosting national association. With other events, such as the British Final, NLRC etc, it was usual (but didn't always follow) for the hosting track to nominate the track reserves. For example, the track reserves for the 1974 British Final were Coventry riders Frank Smith and Roger Hill. The NLRC was another example. In 1974, Bob Hughes, Brian Havelock, and Willie Templeton all "qualified" as their track's No.1, and all rode as reserve on the night. Same with Ian Clark and Graham Jones in 1977. However, Wimbledon juniors Ian Williams and Dave Brewer rode as reserve in 1976 and 1979, and Keith Yorke and Graham Knowler did the same in 1980.

"MADE IT to the Cardiff GP lineup"? He was named as "track reserve", which is hardly the same thing. You could say that Keith Yorke made it to the NLRC, and at least he actually rode! Yes, Iris123, why are you slagging him off for being a heartless violent thug and criminal?

Do you mean a "wig"?

I understand. I'll get me coat...

In 1965, West Ham also won the KO Cup, and the London Cup

Pete Wigley used to do that too!

Oh, trust me, Freddie Williams really is the prime example! And people today complain about having multiple events in Poland...