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No, he never rode in a competitive race.

You've just got me wondering now; I wonder when John Hyam's first meeting was???

How dare you!!! The clue was in the 's' in "CentenarianS" - I figured there would be more than one!

You posted on here a few months ago that he was going to be 100 in April, so I guess he is!

Seems he passed away last year, at the age of 102.

He was the only other one I knew!

Remember, he'd already won the Master of Speedway in 1979, and in 1980, he scored a maximum in the WTC Final (defeating both Lee and Jessup), and was R/U (to Les Collins) in the BLRC, and R/U (to Mort) in the Inter-Continental Final. Plus, in the England-USA Test Series, he outscored them both again. It might have been a lot closer than you think!

Seeing Guy Allott's 100th being celebrated on here made we wonder; how many former speedway riders have reached that milestone?

What about Penhall?

That's right, he rode in five World Finals in 1977!

He was World Ice Speedway Champ in 1974, but never reached a speedway World Final. Best he managed was the European Final in 1972, and the Continental Final in 1980 and 81. He did ride in the World Longtrack Final in 1973, though.

Who's this"smarzlik" fella you keep going on about?

it was the first time you'd answered - since the last time...

Still trying to figure out Lambert; tapes were nowhere near ready to go up!

Oh well, so much for me saying Bewley will win... All on Lambert now.

It's not like it's unusual there, is it?

Okay, that's two of my predictions that have come true - crap racing and Shov whining! All I need now is rain, and Bewley winning...

I think the official term is "oops"... Could prove costly.

https://vk.com/video-81427162_456239447?fbclid=IwAR1OWZqEFDm1CXhoG6mwqxLMEDO1tPkQW9ReRlZbk_vK92QgWGFyZfDrqrg Not English commentary, but...

5-1!!!

It may not have been another Plough Lane, but have certainly been to other tracks that are far more "basic"...

Since the last GP, it has been mentioned several times how nice it is to see three British riders in the Top 8, and it would be nice to see them stay there. Taking mid-September as a good time (usually around the time of the World Final), let's look at how many times that has happened in the final standings. For a start, it hasn't happened since 1993! You will also notice that there was a lengthy period between 1956 and 1975 where we couldn't manage three in the Top 8. The most we've had in the Top 8 was six (in 1949), although to be fair, no fewer than TEN of the World Finalists were British! There were also ten home riders in 1937, 1938, 1950, 1951, and 1952, and we achieved the feat of at least three on each of those occasions. Jack Parker and Split Waterman were involved in this feat four times, while Bill Kitchen, Freddie Williams, Peter Collins, and Dave Jessup have three each 1993 - Chris Louis (3), Andy Smith (5), Gary Havelock (6) 1989 - Simon Wigg (2), Jeremy Doncaster (3), Kelvin Tatum (5), Andy Smith (8) 1982 - Les Collins (2), Kenny Carter (5), Dave Jessup (6) 1980 - Michael Lee (1), Dave Jessup (2), John Davis (6), Peter Collins (7) 1978 - Gordon Kennett (2), Dave Jessup (4), Malcolm Simmons (6), Michael Lee (7) 1976 - Peter Collins (1), Malcolm Simmons (2), John Louis (6), Doug Wyer (7) 1975 - John Louis (3), Peter Collins (5), Malcolm Simmons (7) 1956 - Arthur Forrest (3), Peter Craven (4), Ken McKinlay (5), Brian Crutcher (8) 1954 - Brian Crutcher (2), Split Waterman (5), Eddie Rigg (7), Fred Brand (8) 1953 - Freddie Williams (1), Split Waterman (2), Jeff Lloyd (7), Arthur Forrest (8) 1952 - Freddie Williams (2), Bob Oakley (3), Dick Bradley (7), Jeff Lloyd (8) 1951 - Split Waterman (2), Jack Parker (4), Louis Lawson (6), Eddie Rigg (7) 1950 - Freddie Williams (1), Wally Green (2), Tommy Price (5), Jack Parker (6), Split Waterman (7) 1949 - Tommy Price (1), Jack Parker (2), Louis Lawson (3), Norman Parker (4), Bill Kitchen (6), Ron Clarke (7) 1938 - Bill Kitchen (5), Alec Statham (7), Eric Langton (8) 1937 - Jack Parker (4), Ginger Lees (5), Frank Charles (6), Bill Kitchen (8) 1936 - Eric Langton (2), Frank Charles (5), Jack Ormston (7)

Tell you what, if he does do it, and Zmarzlik doesn't make the final, i'm sure Bartek will be looking over his shoulder! It will certainly make things interesting...

My predictions for Saturday. 1) Rain 2) Crap racing 3) Steve Shovlar will come on here whining 4) Win for Bewley!

I really think that everyone is over-reacting with the "dwindling" Cardiff crowd. Yes, this year was low, but there were several major factors involved. Everything came together for the perfect storm.