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I thought Terry Mussett might have been one of your Top Five, John?

Exactly. When I was gowing up, British football was played by the British. Italian football was played by the Italians etc. Now, all leagues are populated by all nationalities. As far as black players, I remember the early ones like Bert Johanneson, Clyde Best, and Adi Coker. As ch958 says, diversity takes generations, which is why there are so many black English players now. Having said that, black people have NEVER really shown any great interest in motor sports in general, let alone speedway.

Well, seeing that that 3/4 of the players now are black...

Okay... I for one love a multi-cultural society; I welcome diversity. However, while there is a constant push for diversity these days, it shouldn't be expected, and it certainly shouldn't be forced. There are just some things that attract certain races/nationalities/cultures/genders, and some that don't. We have to accept that.

Yeah, I remember a photo of a young black kid with Bob Dugard; think his name was Paul, but I wouldn't guarantee it...

Yep. we've had black and Asian riders at Wimbledon, and black and Asian fans. KeirStarmerFan obviously never went to Plough Lane...

Where the world has gone crazy is that, not only can we not laugh at each other - WE HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO LAUGH AT OURSELVES! Part of being British is being able to take the piss out of each other - and ourselves.

As an Englishman living in the US, I get tired of being asked, "Are you Australian"?" Or Scottish? A few months ago, somebody said they'd met a Scot - and he sounded just like me! Then I have to explain that Wales is not a part of England. And that Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom and not Ireland.

Well, the info I have is that Ron finished on 13, so I assume that is a typo...

The reason I went for Hans is because both Ole and Sam were experienced British League riders when they joined Wolves. Hans was a raw 17-year who came straight to Monmore Green, and made an immediate impact.

Hans...

That is pretty much where I figured it would be; thanks!

This is from 1945. The quality isn't great - obviously - but judging by the information given, this would be about the location. You can see the outline of what could be a track...

It can actually take a lot of work... The first thing to do is Google the track, and you may find an article that states exact location. Then, you can either go to the maps website stated (some on here may know some shortcuts), and look from there, or (as I do first) check on Google Earth to see if I can find a pic. The problem is that with tracks that were only short-lived, you have to find something from that era... Regarding Sandford, this is what I have just found, and now I'm looking for maps and pics:: 'Apparently the track was at he end of the village on the left of the old road to Nuneham Courtenay about at the end of the mobile home park."

Do you have Google???

I've also seen it stated that it was on wasteland behind a cemetery, so I wonder if it was down by the crematorium?

Warched that earlier. I can't believe Ray can't get into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame...

She was married six times; almost enough for a speedway team...

Unfortunately, I have to draw the line somewhere, and Alan has been retired from speedway for many years...

What was first prize; a copy of Pie 'n' Mash and Prefabs?

Here is the link to the fabulous Speedway in Memoriam website: http://speedwayinmemoriam.yolasite.com/

Yep, iris123 and have often said on here how they breathed new life into us. What a great spell that was...

At least Brian Collins left his international web site up...

There have been some superb sites over the years that have just disappeared. That's why we need some kind of central stats site that is going to stay available...