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Same with darts. It doesn't make you more "accurate", but once you get that supreme confidence, and removes EVERY doubt in your head, it does - as you say - lead to an accelerated level of performance.

It's certainly not the kind of photo that would encourage a kid to become a speedway rider!

Yeah, I've never seen anything like that! Still shocked that they would publish something like that in a programme!

That was the one where they printed the photo of the crash on a later programme, wasn't it? Where he was laying on the track with his leg doubled underneath him?

Now, that IS fascinating!

Now, THAT is cool...

Thanks, I wasn't sure...

You would probably know off the top of your head; did Charlie Dugard ever ride with any of his boys?

Yep, forgot about them!

True, but how many fathers and sons HAVE ridden together? Other than these two, we have the Coles', the Barclays, and Les and Ronnie Moore (at Shelbourne). Anyone else?

You quite sure about that? Think about it for a few minutes!!!

Think it was 76...

And one of the best!

That's a little harsh, John, considering the amount of spelling mistakes you made on your speedway books thread. Have you found the question here, yet?

I believe he was.

I don't really know where the idea of the captain being the No. 1 came from, but obviously, a rider with more knowledge and experience does make sense. Bob Paulson was the first one that I thought of! Tommy Roper was captain at Hyde Rd, when Mauger and Sjosten were the top two.

And that surprises you?

It is there in black and white, John...

Why are we here? What's life all about? Is God really real? Or is there some doubt?

Can you buy Topic bars in "Hamburg"? I believe this thread is trying to determine if one actually does get "a hazelnut in every bite".

All my life! Well, all but the first three weeks. I actually showed up the week before I was born, so I don't know if that counts? It's around 58 years, three months, and a week...

Does he know who he is? Will it be linked to the museum?

Ah, that's more like it! Looking at his performances, I figured there was more to it than I initially thought. Makes a lot of sense picking up additional injuries...

I get what you are saying, but was that actually because of the injury? Looking at the details of his scoring, it seems a little strange. It wasn't like he was generally down on his scoring; he had a lot of really good nights - but also a few really poor ones. His first meeting back was a WCQR, and he scored 11 from four completed rides, plus a fall. Then he scored 9 from three, plus a fall, followed by 11 from four, and ten from five. Then he hit a really bad spell, which included quite a few DNF's. Was that spell the result of the injury? Did he aggravate the injury? Obviously, I'm not in a position to shed any light on that, but he did appear okay on his initial return from injury.

I don't know the circumstances surrounding the accident, but it was on 16th April. Heat 5, and the others in the race were Pete Jarman, Gordon Guasco, and Goog Allan. Judging by his scoring when he came back, I don't think it affected his form that much, just that it put him out of action for two months. Remember, Bob, you can always check yourself for stuff like this on Speedway Researcher. It may not give you everything you are looking for, but it's a great place to start.