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You mean countback doesn't change that?

You know; tonight could be the start of a turnover. Obviously, Batsh!t Smarslick looks good for another title, but it depends on how Tia Wolfinden is able to bounce back from injury. Still the future of British speedway looks promising in the hands of Den Bowley and Rod Limpet. The Danes have not replaced Nikki Peterson, and Len Madman is struggling at the moment. The Aussies look well served by Mick Fruck and Jock Hellfire. We just need some new riders whose names are easier for speedway fans to spell. Not that spelling seems to be important these days...

Well, crap...

Ask Bewley...

Why is he going the opposite way to the other three???

They do the same with other sports too; I know they have done it with darts many times.

Doyle on form, racing, warning, falling...

He died 23rd November, 2020.

That was the main reason he initially retired. Jimmy was killed on 23rd January, 1970, at Rowley Park, and Dennis never reappeared for that season.

He spent a few years as Halifax team manager before heading back to Adelaide in 1986.

Oh yeah, we all know about Clem, one of the most famous involved in a war...

Ah, that's interesting! That's the thing, so many riders rode under assumed names back in the day, and I never knew that Paddy Mills wasn't his real name. Thanks for that! Can't imagine a speedway rider called "Horace Burke"...

You know, I sort of expected that response from you!

Not sure we've had this before, but since I learned about Newcastle's George Pepper, it is something that has intrigued me. I know there were a lot of riders who saw action during WWII, but how many were decorated for their deeds? I know of at least three. The aforementioned George Pepper became an RAF pilot, and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar of shooting down six enemy aircraft. Sadly, he wasn't to survive the conflict, and perished in a flying accident in 1942. Hackney's Morian Hansen was too old to be accepted as an RAF pilot, and became a gunner in Wellington bombers. For his actions, he received both the Distinguished Flying Cross and George Medal for bravery (as a Dane, he was not eligible for the George Cross). 1936 World Champion Lionel Van Praag also received the George Medal. As a second pilot in a Royal Australian Air Force DC-2 that was shot down, he rescued two colleagues, and got them safely to shore. So, anyone else that we know of? Norbold?

SHORT??? It consisted of one meeting, two rides, and a point. At Newcastle on 18th May, 1981.

And Teo was also British...

But he then added...

Good call; rode there from 1959 to 1964.

Already mentioned. However, I'm embarrassed that I didn't think of him - or Rudy!

Yes...

People say that those two matches "don't count", and that he was a one-club rider...

Yeah, that is still something that people argue about. Even though it was a very temporary stint, it should actually disqualify him as a "one-club" rider.

He doesn't qualify because of several outings for Hull.

Sorry, Bob doesn't qualify; he also rode for Exeter.

Yeah, as soon as you said Aussie, it had to be Trevor, as Kerry Gray wasn't around that long.