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Rob B, Last year's British Final at Oxford had 31 passes (after the second bend) in 21 races... and the track was in superb nick despite a sweltering hot day. Maybe the British Final should return to Cowley next year... was there any attempt by Ian Thomas to give anything but the bog-standard presentation today? This meeting needs to go to a younger promoter, less stuck in his ways and more likely to actually PROMOTE what should be one of the biggest meetings of the British Speedway calendar. All the best Rob

Could someone please confirm the World Championship qualifiers. Thanks. All the best Rob

Steve T, Yep, Cradley's toilets were the pits!! 1990 World Final? Great racing, although Bradford lacked the atmosphere of Wembley in 1981 or Munich in 1989, both of which were breathtaking nights (even though the racing at Munich was non-existent, barring Roman Matousek's hitch it over the white line ride!!) Brilliant trip to Blackpool for the 1990 final. A fantastic four days, including paddling on the beach at 3.00am on the night of the final, and a rounders game on the beach in heavy wind using a softball!! All the best Rob

Does anyone seriously expect Mr. Shovlar expect to come onto this thread? I'm started to get a bit worried about some of the people on this forum. They seem to be taking some of the mickey taking on the forum rather too seriously, and then becoming obessed with other forum members. Shovvy's a wind-up merchant, par excellence. I can only remember him really losing it once, and that was at the height of the Oxford v Poole arguments over Lukas Dryml's absences in 2001, which was pre-Speedway Forum on the old discussion lists. Now Shovvy just receives personal insult after personal insult. Sometimes I wonder why he still comes on here. It seems people are more interested in him than in the actual results of the Speedway meetings. I've noticed the number of personal insults increasing on this forum. Just this evening I've been called various names such as "Rob Peahead", because people couldn't take me taking the mickey out of their team losing a match. Not that it really bothers me, but it's just getting harder to trawl through all the crap sometimes to find the actual results. Personally, I like Steve Shovlar. We argue like cat & dog on here, but I know that when I bump into him on Wednesday & Thursday, I can have an intellgient conversation about Speedway with him. He's dedicated to his club and has strong views on the sport. All the best Rob

No, the one we beat a certain team from Wiltshire to win on Wednesday. All the best Rob

Steve, As daft as the rules were, they were printed on the centre pages of the programme. Lindback clearly knew he needed to win Heat 25, the way he was desperate to pass Kylmakorpi, so he knew the score. I would doubt if the Poole promotion have much of a gripe - and it may be Mr. Ford who wrote the tie-break rules in the first place. So stop the sour grapes. You're going to have to get used to losing this week, as we're going to turn you over home and away!! All the best Rob

Frigbo, It's a consolidaton year - but next year we'll kick your asses :D And remind me, have many trophies super-ambitious Swindon have won this year. One less than Oxford I think you will find All the best Rob

Steve S, You bad loser!!!! The rules were CLEARLY printed in the programme (yes, the rules for a tie were daft, but they were also clear). Belle Vue qualified fair and square, and then were deserving winners of the final. So both of your teams, Poole and Swindon, were beaten today. A sour note was Ian Thomas when interviewed, telling the fans of ALL the other tracks "to get stuffed, because this is our day". Didn't he realise that most of the neutrals had been cheering on his team in the final, to prevent the home win all too prevalent in shared events. And Rosco was AGAIN the loser, for the second time in four days - what a crying shame (also means I don't have to change my sig) So a great result. Swindon didn't win, and Oxford didn't finish last in Group B. All the best Rob Peasley

Can't be bothered with Bonnie Tyler. I'll stay in the Spoons until about 6.30pm. All the best Rob

Well, he's not too popular with some of the Ippo fans I've spoken to, so maybe that's why!!! And the Lynn fans don't seem to like him either - seems Mr. Rickardsson is only loved at Poole, where the fans have turned a blind eye to his selfish, individual ways. All the best Rob Peasley