chunky

Pollestad looks handy...

I've seen dry tracks ride a lot worse!

A young Bernt Persson would not have been on a GR500...

Yep... Mackay 14, Cowland 13, and Graham 12. Lawson scored a point in his first ride after Bernie Hornby fell.

Keep your poxy Woodbine. I'll take TWO fish suppers...

You mean "most" still moan... Too much in Poland... Crap tracks... No opposition for Zmarzlik... Crap racing... Phil Morris show... Crap camera work... We need World Finals back... Blah, blah, blah...

A World Championship means - or SHOULD mean - that it's open to many different nations, and not a reference to where it is held. The World Darts Championship and World Snooker Championship are held in England every year. In particular, many, many different nations are represented in the darts, making it one of the truest World Championships

Tai was too ..

Like the "World" Championship at Wembley every year, eh?

Have to say I agree with you; he clearly picked up grip and whacked Tai. Thought that was weird with the bolts too...

Think about it... Everyone complains that Tai doesn't want to "mix it" these days. Over the last three or four years, nearly every time he has looked good, and nearly every time he has tried to mix it, he has been in the wrong place at the wrong time, and has ended up getting crocked.

I heard Ron Mountford was one of the worst...

That surprises me! Funny thing is, while we both used to be Thursday night tracks, I've actually been there a helluva lot. Wasn't always great racing, but I like the size and shape of the place. Saw Moggo have a bad one there (actually, seen him do that at most tracks) when he went through the fence on the home straight.

Sorry to hear about your hospital stay; was it painful having your sense of humour amputated? You do realize that a number of sports are appearing to move in that direction, don't you? If you claim to neither be male or female, then obviously, you can't compete as a male or female. As crazy as that sounds, it's going to happen...

And we would need an "Open" category for transgender and non-binary individuals...

If only that were true...

If I don't, somebody else will!

Ah, but if she was transgender, then...

That too, but his bike was literally held together by bits of string!

Sounds like Briggo's early days!

Years ago on here, there was a discussion on here about "the greatest of all-time", and it was amazing how many people just went for riders they'd seen. I made the point about Jack Young specifically. He retired before I was born, so no, I didn't get to see him, but I did state that it wouldn't prevent me from including him with the very best. Same with Farndon, Huxley, and Duggan...

I just did a comparison... In 1981, it cost me £10 for a seat at the Wembley World Final. A tenner then is the equivalent of £56 today - so yes, those ARE ridiculous prices...

Ooh, cynical, cynical...

Okay, just had a quick run-through of their clashes (only on their home tracks) from 1960 to 1964. This is what I found: 1960 Norwich - Fundin 9 - Knutson 1 1960 Soton - Fundin 3 - Knutson 1 1961 Norwich - Fundin 5 - Knutson 2 1961 Soton - Fundin 4 - Knutson 4 1962 Norwich - Fundin 5 - Knutson 1 1962 Soton - Fundin 6 - Knutson 8 1963 Norwich - Fundin 7 - Knutson 2 1963 Soton - Fundin 3 - Knutson 4 1964 Norwich - Fundin 4 - Knutson 3 1964 West Ham - Fundin 10 - Knutson 5 Overall - Fundin 56 - Knutson 31

But were either of them as good as your boy, Tom?