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Admit it, you thought he'd be different this year...

You can't find the "off" button, eh?

Be nice if the standings were like this at the end of the season...

Didn't expect that...

That's good coming from a woman!!!

Yes. See one of my previous comments. Americans think that the Dutch come from Denmark. Google it, and you'll see what I mean!

It is a strange one, but officially, it is the Netherlands. I think the Dutch may just not be as strict about it, knowing that foreigners are easily confused! "Holland" is more regarded as an informal name.

Yep, sounds about right!

How about this? On another TV game show... Can't remember the exact question, but it was summat about a "man-made" landmark in England, beginning with "S". Of course, it was Stonehenge, but in all seriousness, the guy answered "Scotland?" Yep, you can't make this sh!t up...

Yeah, there are a lot of those videos on YouTube. Another one... When I lived in St. Louis, there was a thriving Trivia Night scene; one or two every weekend with 10-30 teams of 8-10 players. We had a good team of regulars, and we usually won money. One night, a round asked us to identify 10 flags. One was the cross of St. George! Like three of the team blurted out, "Oh that's easy - it's Switzerland!" I said, "No, that's England!" "Don't be stupid! That's Switzerland. England is the Union Jack!" We argued for a couple of minutes before I was able to convince them...

Bloody autocorrect!!! Yep, you're probably not aware of the problems we have over here; Americans think that the Dutch come from Denmark! At best, they think "Danish" and "Dutch" are the same thing... There was a game show over here, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?", and there was a celebrity episode with the singer Kellie Pickler. The question was"Budapest is the capital of what European country? She said, "Europe? They speak French there, don't they?" When they gave the answer, she had never heard of Hungary... On a YouTube video of stupid people, they asked a college student, "What language do they speak in Great Britain?" She said, "Great British?" Americans really have no clue when it comes to anything European...

Oh, I get it! As I said, uneducated westerners would often be unaware of the differences (and don't even get me started on the American confusion regarding the Netherlands and Denmark), and of course, even dear old Dave Lanning would refer to them as "Russkies".

That wouldn't surprise me at all! Then there was the term "Soviet Russia"...

I don't disagree at all, and honestly, progs never were the most accurate source of information! Of course, back then, western Europeans really didn't know the difference - particularly speedway fans - and the two terms were often interchangeable

Yep. It was 10th July at Meadowbank. The programme says Scotland vs "Russia", but it's listed on the international speedway website as "Soviet Union".

Wow! That makes no sense whatsoever! Is that really representative of logic and intelligence north of the border? Might just have well have had a "Spot the Ball" on a speedway photo...

I'd wondered if it was summat to do wi' spelling... Thought about that.... More than that, the vast majority were British!

NOW you tell us!!!

And they obviously expect at least three correct answers!

Unless we're all missing something!

There's obviously some kind of code - but nobody has a clue how to decipher it!

Not strictly true. He rode in three tests against England in 1964, and against the Soviet Union the following year.

I had no idea he was still with us! I never saw him ride (I am too young) but I've known of him my whole life. Remember, he was at Plough Lane in 1949 and 50, so my mum was very familiar with him.

Absolutely!!!

That was wonderful! Again - as some of us have stated on here - the racing really was no better back then. However, it was more of a spectacle because of dirt on the tracks, individual styles, black leathers, chrome machinery, and fans on the terraces. Nearly every male you saw wore a tie, mostly with a jacket! Real speedway...