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  1. Sad news. When I went down to a press day at Plough Lane in the early 2000's, I had a nice little chat with Dennis. Nice guy...
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    Dave Hemus

    Dammit, another one gone... I used to like Dave; a very underrated rider.
  3. Not actual "pairs" (it was the three person team/pairs event), but Patrick and Roy Verbrugge rode for the Netherlands in the qualification group in 1994. Before anyone says it, we know about brothers-in-law (Niemi/Koponen and Loram/Louis)...
  4. Yes, Ted was team manager, but you asked how many "rode" for Wimbledon.
  5. Another one from my childhood... Very sad.
  6. Is there a problem with that?
  7. For a start... Roger, Peter, and Alan Johns Jamie and Jeremy Luckhurst Tommy and Bo Jansson Bob and Eric Dugard Kelvin and Neville Tatum
  8. For years growing up, I obviously knew about Ray, but it was difficult to find much info about him. I'm really loving the fact that it's becoming so much more accessible.
  9. Not sure why you think nothing has been built on it. Once the place was closed, housing went up pretty quickly.
  10. I'd like to see what is going to happen in darts; the Russians are totally dominating the Youth game. In the boys' world rankings, they fill 2nd through 6th, and have another five in the Top 20. In the girls', they have eight out of the Top 10 (including 1st through 4th), and a further seven in the Top 20.
  11. There is a reason why he hasn't, hint, hint...
  12. Before you come on here and ask a question, always Google it first. You may well get your answers there...
  13. http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/ronwalton.html
  14. Of course; they need their hydration breaks. And gloves when there's a slight chill in the air...
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    Mexico

    I noticed that too. It's unlikely that there would be two riders of that name at the same time. Edit: I haven't found anything concrete on Cec himself, but I found an article that states Cec's son Ty rode at Tijuana.
  16. Dammit! I kept thinking of him, but I forgot last year!
  17. But that was a "cool" name! Look at all the youngsters that it attracted to the sport!
  18. Yeah, but that's not why football was better back then. It's the quality of the footage and extra camera angles that makes watching modern sport (particularly speedway) so wonderful. The reason football was better back then is because it was played by men. No playing for penalties, diving, playing balls back to the keeper, reluctance to attack and take on defenders, and general niggly crap... I watch old matches on YouTube regularly.
  19. It certainly seems that Oxford are back this year! There are a lot of rumours - mostly negative - about what us happening at Swindon, but apparently, they are planning on 2023.
  20. Ah, another one just sprang to mind! Wiggy, 1983 (Cradley), 1985, 86, and 89 (Oxford).
  21. I liked the way that Steve was thinking, but the way you worded it, i figured it was as a rider. There are several names that immediately sprang to mind, but they all had 3!
  22. Not so much with the TV, but I watch a lot of stuff on YouTube; either with no sound, or music playing.
  23. I was going to say that (play with trains, actually!) but I thought better of it!
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