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But was he "Keen"?

There's nowt wrong wi" that!

"ROJO", not "Rouge"! Don't you know your languages???

I got Billy Bales' autograph at Plough Lane in 1969.

Was your first meeting in 1946? Oh sorry, wrong guy... 🤣

You mean I'm older than you? I thought you used to watch Frank Varey and Eric Langton!

Shut up! I remember the 60's! Not the handicap stuff, though...

By 75m!!!

In 62 years of watching speedway, I have NEVER seen anything quite like that!

For you cynical old gits, could it be another ploy to create a dramatic finale?

Certainly not cleaning up at the moment...

From his first ride tonight, I thought it could be Vaculik's night...

You mean, "Oh dear, how sad, never mind..."?

I just want to see Morris dancing...

He did go. He went down, just like everybody else...

I saw him at Plough Lane. Had two rides, with one DNF (after a fall), and a second half outing. Didnae score a point, so I can't say he left a real impression on me. Still, I'm sure he could have made an impact with another season or two in the UK. Kind of unusual for an American to struggle at Wimbledon...

That's the thing, as the riders finished their heats, they SHOULD have known exactly where each one stood in relation to the others. If they knew it was going to rankings (which they should have done), it should have been decided and announced within seconds.

If so, that's something new. Wembley was always packed, yet nobody went THERE for the racing...

Doesn't mean they're not English, though, and it doesn't mean we won't have an English 1-2-3...

Hey, you forgot Gote Nordin - and Leif Soderberg!

In 1976, Martin Ashby guested for Wimbledon - seven times.

As far as sporting events in the UK now, I don't know, but here in the US, many events do not have fixed prices. They fluctuate from day to day, probably according to demand.

I don't always agree with Shov, but he's right about this. You never know what airline prices are going to do, and the fluctuations are crazy. Part of my duty as an office manager is acting as travel agent, and I deal with this constantly.

Too many to narrow it down, but I'll start with these... 1981 World Final 1989 NL KOC Semi - Dons against Poole. We got a draw after losing the first four heats 5-1! 1976 Grand Prix Final at White City. My first visit to Wood Lane.

The 2002 SWC was held at different tracks. We went to every meeting, and from what I recall, the crowds were pretty healthy...