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I think he had a brother, Punch...

Uunfortunately, talent and potential doesn't equal greatness. We have three supremely talented individuals there who mustered just a single world title between them.

Don't forget the "sugar-in-the-tank" episode at the 78 British Final... That could have been four on the bounce.

Actually, you can! Rough is "ruff" without the T, so pigs must eat from a "truff"...

I'm the same. Not so much worried about the scamming, i have better things to do than to waste time listening to some tw*t...

I also liked Hugh Johns. I know the Beeb had some good ones, but I always preferred ITV for sport, particularly footy. Of course, BBC had all the cricket...

Never could work out why the Internationale was the only thing they wanted. However, in later years Grandstand developed an interest in grass-track, which was surprising, and Murray Walker did those.

Bob Danvers-Walker did in a Pathe News clip, I know that.

Yeah, that's how I watched it too!

Well, the drama in 72 with Olsen and everybody baying for Persson's blood!!!

It has absolutely nothing to do with editing skills, John! You knew he was a grass-tracker (you had previously stated that), so why did you ask about it this time? If you want to ask for comments/memories, there is nothing wrong with that at all, but you don't do yourself any favours by posting things like that which either contradict what you said previously, or worse still, make you look like you can't remember what you've said.

Yeah, half a crown...

for Hackney...

Come on, John... In your latest post, you "wondered" if Al had been a grass-tracker before turning to speedway. Why would you ask that, when you had already stated it? It is perfectly okay to just dig up a subject and ask if anyone has any memories, or has anything to add, without posting strange comments like that. I am NOT anti-gustix, just anti-stupidity (whoever posts it).

There was an interesting thread on the BSF a while back. It may answer some of your questions...

Scammers always try to lure the old and mentally disadvantaged, so obviously BSF members are at risk from them..

I never said they WEREN'T special. Or at least, they COULD be special. Again, looking at it from an event point of view, we were spoiled by Wembley. It seems to be a case of fans looking for different things from speedway. Do you want to go to Wembley with 93,000 others, and experience a poor meeting with maybe one or two decent races, but a fantastic atmosphere. Or do you want to see an incredible GP with breathtaking racing at Wroclaw. Do you want to see a competitive meeting with AT LEAST 12 of the Top 15 riders in the world, or a meeting which was never designed (post-war, anyway) to field the world's best, and was usually missing one or two of the expected front-runners? Nothing is - or ever was - perfect. Yes, I miss the good ol' days. I miss the gleaming chrome and black leathers. I miss Wembley, Wimbledon, and Belle Vue. I miss Moore, Briggs, and Boocock. But you know, it wasn't ALL great. It never will be ALL great. Life changes, and we change. However, speedway can still be the most fantastic sport in the world - if you just sit down and watch the racing...

Oliver Langton, Clem Cort, Len Myerscough, Frank Varey, Bob Harrison, Eric Langton, Dusty Haigh. Belle Vue 1930.

So you DO have a couple of speedway books by the BSPA Chairman Mao?

I have as many NON-speedway books by Mr. Jacobs as I do speedway books!

Did they have cameras back then???

Why wouldn't they great pleasure from them? Wroclaw last year was perhaps the greatest speedway meeting ever. As others have said on here, it also depends on where they were. I enjoyed every World Final I attended, but without being disrespectful, places like Norden, Amsterdam, and Bradford can't be mentioned in same breath as Wembley, and maybe even Katowice.

1977 stands out because of the poxy weather, I'm sure!!! I did : Wembley (69, 78, 81), Bradford (85), Los Angeles (82), Norden (83), and Amsterdam (87).

Of course, my fave is Tom Stenner's "Thrilling the Million"...

That was fantastic!