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At least it's not p*ssing down! Still, looking at the last few races, you'd never have guessed it...

Two Brits in the semis again. Can we get at least ONE finalist?

The armature?

I was waiting for ya...

One of my absolute favourite books!

How often does Dan do this?

That, my friend, is the "Infinite Reality"...

Like what Kelvin just said... I was thinking that instead of SGP, this should be renamed "Last Man Standing"...

Government's what?

Nope!!!

Couldn't have put it better myself...

As I said, most sport today is controlled by TV and sponsors. It is a rule, an UNDERSTANDABLE rule, and all the riders know of the rule.

I was watching his line, and you could see it coming. Just surprised he didn't, and didn't try to take evasive action.

Perhaps a lot of people on here would prefer them to ignore the rules as posted, whenever they feel like it...

Doyle getting in on the action early tonight. Warning first ride, and falling second time out...

Exactly. It's the TV and the sponsors who dictate the rules these days. It's not just speedway. As you say, every rider would have been aware of the rules.

Thanks, Bob. Yeah, it would be interesting to know - particularly if they were Type 1. Physical activity is one of the main causes of the drops.

Yeah, as others have said, Barney is VERY active still. He posts a helluva lot of new pics on Facebook, of himself with other old riders.

I knew he was a diabetic, but I just checked, and he was Type 1. Type 2 is far more common, is much easier to control, and even cure (by diet). Type 1 is far more serious, and infinitely more unpredictable. That is what my wife has, and it's an absolute nightmare. It's also known as "brittle diabetes", and the big problem is the sudden - and very extreme - drops in blood sugar. That's why they need to have chocolate/high sugar sweets, and fruit juice or regular coke at the ready.

Just elaborating on this... So too are the Top 3 from 1963. This is scary, but these two years are the ONLY years with a surviving Top 3 - PRIOR TO 1975! 1975 still seems so recent to me, but...

I'm sure he knows who the speedy fella is...

Valid point. Now, I just wonder how many people still alive saw speedway in 1928?

You noticed that too?

So, just like the old World Finals, then? That everybody loved! What about 1981? There were TWO good races... Sometimes events are more about the occasion than the racing ..

No MUST about... It's at Cardiff next year