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"A bit"??? I was scared when I saw how many people were taking the comment seriously!

Yeah, I remember when we lost Alan, but that is sad to hear about Charlie...

I met Billy a few times, and he seemed a really nice guy. I tell you though, if you never saw him without a shirt, you have no idea just how muscular he is! I wouldn't want to upset him...

One of the biggest regrets of my life was that years ago (I was still a kid) my parents got rid of a load of speedway books, magazines, and programmes. I managed to acquire a fair amount of magazines and progs myself (but nowhere near what we had), but I was never able to replace the Stenner's and Astorias annuals. I so wish I still had them... The one thing I do treasure is my copy of Thrilling the Million. Steve

I said that hours ago.... In American sport, teams actually "retire" a number that was used by legends.

That does come into it, though. You, really think Drabik would fit the bill right now?

Unless you have a poll, there probably won't be enough to go on...

If Dudek had missed out, I would have gone for Drabik, but you really think we need another Pole?

People have posted their lists...

You've got friends??? Then what the hell are you doing on this forum???

Pish! It's EASY to win a GP series! One-off World Finals were far better, and really showed the better riders! The calibre of rider at this level today is crap! These riders wouldn't even have been good enough to get in a BL team in the 60's and 70's! (At least, that's what I read on the BSF...)

It was after Wroclaw. I had absolutely NO complaints there!

This is exactly what I mean, John... You don't need to explain why you mentioned Tai's book! I wasn't referring to Tai's book! I was referring to your comment about American boxers, and again, we didn't need any explanation as I wasn't actually "complaining".. You try to offer unnecessary explanations on parts of a comment that we weren't even referring to, and don't need explanations. Still, you don't understand why I objected to your negative comment about my profession, do you?

Absolutely. Plus a patchy surface could prove Zmarzlik's downfall with the way he rides.

I just don't understand the way it has been done tonight. We had a similar situation a couple of GP's back (I can't remember which one), and Phil made sure the graders went round for a few more laps to ensure a more even surface. As I said, I just didn't think this was a great idea if they wanted to help Zmarzlik...

We don't need a complete breakdown of things, John. It's just frustrating when you only see half the stuff that's posted, complain about people deviating when you are doing it yourself (and again, I didn't "complain"), and then don't realise what you have done...

I was wondering what would have happened had Doyle passed Kolodziej...

That's why I like being a miserable git, and hate everyone equally!

You know, I'm really not sure about this watering tonight. With a greasy and patchy surface, surely that isn't helping Zmarzlik, particularly with his style of riding.

Emil must be kicking himself right now...

And Emil just blew it there... With Zmarzlik dropping points so far, a win for Emil there, and with all the leaders making the semis, that could still have been interesting...

Amazing the speed he got when he really went wide...

What I do know that there was one particular incident (at Cardiff, I'm sure) when he was there as a spectator...

Hmmmm... How long have you got? Of course, I wasn't able to personally witness things, but I know a number of forum members have... Steve

The one I think could really have made an impact was Cordy Milne, as he really seemed to be approaching his peak. He could certainly have eclipsed the achievements of his brother. Yep, all conjecture now...