lucifer sam

If you recall, I said, during the 2008-2009 winter, that I felt that Hampel had to be in the series, because he was amongst the best 6-8 riders in the world. But I think not getting that 2009 nomination actually did him the world of good. He has come back such a better rider. Although I think he still has slightly too much respect for Gollob, he should have slammed the door shut on Gollob in Heat 10 in last weekend's GP. If he wants to compete against and beat Gollob, he's got to be tougher on him. All the best Rob

This should be Lindgren's last year in the GP, unless he can turn things around before the end of the season. Just how many chances does he expect to be given? All the best Rob

Old Team: 1 Jason CRUMP £50,000 6 Nicki PEDERSEN £45,000 9 Fredrik LINDGREN £35,000 10 Hans ANDERSEN £35,000 13 Jaroslaw HAMPEL £25,000 Out: 1 Jason CRUMP £50,000 6 Nicki PEDERSEN £45,000 9 Fredrik LINDGREN £35,000 In: 2 Tomasz GOLLOB £50,000 4 Greg HANCOCK £25,000 8 Kenneth BJERRE £50,000 Gollob as captain for Torun please.

Great. You're persuading people to take money out of the pockets of Weymouth Speedway, which needs every penny it can get. All the best Rob

Nicki P as my Prague captain, thanks. All the best Rob

Come on mods, sort this out, it's a pretty poor show after the effort put in by Ballinger to run the compeitition. All the best Rob

Pete, Can I switch my captain to Jason Crump. Thanks. All the best Rob

My guess would be that Nicola's English is probably a lot better than your Italian, though. All the best Rob

And the inevtiable Heat 15 from Gollob & Pedersen clinches the match... Pretty dull, part from Vaculik's third to first in Heat 14. All the best Rob

HenryW, cheers got it now - I had a general problem with sopcast, but it's OK now. Not that I've seen any racing yet. All the best Rob

Are the matches on sopcast? I can't access them. All the best Rob

Given the huge success of the 1973 tournament (apparently sponsors Daily Mirror gave it back page coverage for the two weeks), why wasn't it repeated? And, no, I'm not counting the rather half-hearted 1975 competition consisting of just 6 meetings and with no final. Was it another sign of the rather blase attitude of the 1970s promoters, who thought that speedway's popularity would stay no matter what? All the best Rob

There will be an Oxford Speedway reunion at the Plough Inn, Wheatley on Sunday, July 25, 2010. It is a free to attend the event, which will take place from 11.00am until late. There will be a raffle, etc and any profits will go to the Speedway Riders' Benevolent Fund. The driving force behind the event is Ann Booker (nee Cross), a very well-known figure at Oxford Speedway in the 1980s. More details to follow. All the best Rob

My team is: 1. Jason CRUMP £50,000 6. Nicki PEDERSEN £45,000 (captain) 9. Fredrik LINDGREN £35,000 10. Hans ANDERSEN £35,000 13. Jaroslaw HAMPEL £25,000 All the best Rob

What's the draw for Saturday's GP? I assume the ridiculous idea from last year of doing the draw on the Friday has been scrapped. All the best Rob

F1 is rather different that speedway in terms of the amount of "gear". The riders all have equipment on the continent, and should be able to get it by road to Poland without too much fuss. All the best Rob

I think it's the 1973 World Final at Katowice (won by Jerzy Szczakiel) that holds the attendance record. All the best Rob

Oh come on, there was nothing wrong with the tactical sub. Obviously you're a fan of landslide wins, but I prefer a close-fought meeting. All the best Rob

Norbold, all you can do is to educate people to the way things actually began. This Darrell Mason chap is remarkably uninformed for someone writing such an article. I think we need an article for a certain Norman Jacobs in that magazine to put the record straight. All the best Rob

If Johnnie Hoskins is God, then Norbold is heading for hell, after daring to question West Maitland's claim to be the first speedway meeting. All the best Rob

ML - I don't want to be a mod, it's too much hassle. All the best Rob

Yep, but given his association with Speedway in Years Gone By, this is a more appropriate place for a thread. A great shame that Harry Carpenter has gone. A real professional. All the best Rob

Bobbath, I think it was yours, mine, Norbold's & ArnieG's opinions that I previously summarised - Cardrew had just quoted it. Interesting that this thread has kicked back into life. Of course, in the meantime, Backtrack have played this game themselves in regards to the 70s & 80s. All the best Rob