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OK, here's my list: Kelvin Tatum, Jan Andersson, Daz Sumner, Mikael Teurnberg and Edward Kennett. All the best Rob

BCD, since you're on here, please could you advise when the Peterborough v Scunthorpe KOC fixture will take place. I realise you've probably known since Tuesday. Ta! All the best Rob

TEAM NEWS: Sadly MPT is absent due to a sickness bug today, but we're delighted to have secured the services of Kyle Howarth as a guest.

Always tricky to judge riders who had a full career against those with an interrupted one, so it comes down to judgement. Crump senior and Adams were consistently great riders, but never quite got to World Champion. On the other hand, I feel Wiltshire would have been one of the outstanding riders of the mid 90s period, without his injury. It's not out of the question to imagine him winning one or two or even more World titles. He had an edge on the world stage that Crump snr and Adams lacked - he could raise his game on the big stage. He demonstrated that when he was the best rider on show in the 1990 World Pairs (Leigh Adams had a decent meeting, but nowhere as good as Todd's) and then finished third in the World Final at Bradford. Just imagine if he'd been in a position to build on that. All the best Rob

How about: 1. Vic Duggan 2. Jason Crump 3. Jack Young 4. Bluey Wilkinson 5. Graham Warren 6. Vic Huxley 7. Billy Sanders 8. Todd Wiltshire 9. Phil Crump 10. Leigh Adams Chris Holder is still just bubbling under for me, until he has another good year in the GP. I also thought about including Lionel Van Praag and Aub Lawson - maybe Van Praag should replace Leigh Adams at No 10? All the best Rob

Wiltshire? Wash out your mouth Sid, and expect grief from both Reading and Oxford fans. Great rider, and far more than just a gater. Tremendous track craft. All the best Rob

SCORPIONS SEEK TO RETURN TO WINNING WAYS SCUNTHORPE owner Rob Godfrey is hoping for a change in the fortunes of the club – starting with the clash between Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions and Ipswich Witches at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Sunday (5.30pm), when club asset Tero Aarnio is set to make his first appearance in Scorpions’ colours since 2012. Finnish star Aarnio, aged 33, is initially a temporary replacement for Stefan Nielsen, who is due to be out for around four-to-six weeks with the broken collarbone he sustained at Ipswich last week. “We’ve had plenty of luck this season”, comments Godfrey, “but unfortunately it’s all been bad! “We lost Fritz Wallner early in the season, and then the moment we replace him with Stefan and get back to full strength, both Carl Wilkinson and Ryan Douglas pick up knocks, and Stefan does his collarbone. “I couldn’t believe it when we had riders going down like flies at Ipswich with Stefan getting injured in his just his second meeting for us. I really don’t know what we’ve done to deserve such bad luck, I really don’t. But all we can do is rise above it, dust ourselves down and go again. “I didn’t waste any time getting hold of our old friend Tero Aarnio and agreeing a deal for him to re-join us. “I was surprised he was still on the sidelines looking for a club, since he’s a quality rider. We know he can do the business for us – and he certainly knows the best way around the Eddie Wright Raceway. “He’s a club asset, a fans’ favourite and slots straight into the team at reserve at No 6 in place of Stefan, so I’m really pleased we’ve managed to solve that problem so quickly.” Ryan Douglas returns to action on Sunday - after an enforced spell out due to concussion due to a crash at Ipswich - and Scorpions are set to track seven riders of their own for only the fourth time in 13 meetings this season. Nielsen is definitely part of Scorpions’ plans for the rest of the season and will return once fit, while Aarnio has a chance to stake his claim for a team place for the remainder of the year. Godfrey was as disappointed as anyone with the 40-50 home reverse to Sheffield last week and wants to see a reaction against Witches. Witches’ line-up is led by British Champion Danny King and Australian international Rory Schlein. “We need to get back to winning matches very quickly and that starts with this meeting”, he stresses. “We need to get the team spirit back and we need to get people working as a team, not as individuals. I think that is a key ingredient that can be worked on. “I hope it’s a cracking meeting with the usual top class racing we have grown accustomed to around the Eddie Wright Raceway. But more than anything I want the three points and no more injures, please”, he concludes. There are 21 heats of action in total on Sunday, including a six-heat second half Midland Development League match between Scunthorpe Stags and Milton Keynes Knights. Admission prices for Sunday: Adult: £15.00 Student/OAP: £13.00 Child (10 – 17): £5.00 Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17) Match Programme: £1.00 Expected teams for Sunday: Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Michael Palm Toft (captain), 2. Carl Wilkinson, 3. Lewis Kerr, 4. Ryan Douglas, 5. Josh Auty, 6. Tero Aarnio, 7. Josh Bailey. Ipswich Witches: 1. Danny King, 2. Cameron Heeps, 3. Justin Sedgmen, 4. Kyle Newman, 5. Rory Schlein, 6. Connor Mountain, 7. Nathan Greaves. Midland Development League teams: Scunthorpe Stags: 1. Chris Bambury, 2. Lloyd Ditchburn, 3. Luke Whitehead, 4. Sam Chapman. Milton Keynes Knights: 1. Rob Watts, 2. Lewis Austen, 3. Chris Watts, 4. Connor King.

I realised after I asked the question that it had a fairly simple answer: “When the Australians came over and did what they'd already been doing!”. As you say, this was High Beech meeting No 2 (April 1928). I guess some of the more off-the-beaten-track venues in 1928, without any 'names', still had meetings similar to the first High Beech meeting, with people just on standard road motorbikes and no broadsiding. All the best Rob

Norbold, out of interest, when did 'broadsiding' start in the UK? At what point in 1928? All the best Rob

Seems they deserved more than 2 points from last night given the professional foul that allegedly happened in Heat 13, eh? All the best Rob

Blobmeister, As a neutral observer, I have a question. If the track is so easy to ride, then how come Mr Wells was unable to stay on his bike in Heat 13? All the best Rob

But the rider behind (Danny King) ended up in front of Lewis Kerr, so why stop the race? It made no sense. And the rules aren't clear. Please show me where the word 'impair' is in the rulebook? Just who is the 'primary cause' in such a case? The rider who locks up? Or the rider who clatters into the back of another? It made absolutely no difference to the result of the meeting, but the ref ruined what was shaping up to be a cracking race. All the best Rob

Sid, I think I would disagree. PC had one hell of a 1980 season. Top of the BL averages; carried (along with Chris Morton) a two-man BV team to third in the BL table; also to KOC final, where they surely would have won but for his shoulder injury; World Pairs Champion (barely dropping a point); World Team Cup Champion; one of the favourites at Gothenburg, and fell away only after the interval. It seems to me that he was still a major force to be reckoned with, prior to the aforementioned shoulder injury at Cradley, which led to his absence from British Speedway for the majority of 1981. That's where he started to slip. Meanwhile, I'm not convinced Autrey would have been World Champion at Katowice in 1979. No-one was going to stop Mauger winning the title that day. All the best Rob

TSO certainly isn't me He's my special BSF stalker, after I upset him a few years ago All the best Rob

How could anyone be afraid of the Massif with their cowbells and various confectionery treats? All the best Rob

Then why stop the race at all? Lewis Kerr was last. The ref completely killed the race as a spectacle. As for the incident, I would say 50/50. Lewis Kerr because he locked up; Danny King because he was the one who made contact and hit Kerr. Difficult to say who's at fault in that sort of situation, so the ref should have just let it continue. All the best Rob

HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions have booked high-flying New Zealander Bradley Wilson-Dean in place of the injured Stefan Nielsen for Sunday's home meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway against Sheffield (5.30pm). Scorpions will also operate rider replacement for Ryan Douglas.

Likewise. Maybe I'll have some Lincolnshire Sausages for the B match. Meanwhile, I might have to find my own cowbell and a drumkit. I wasn't very talkative when Presenter came around (I was in something of a depression by that point despite the sparking company!!), plus didn't have anything that makes a noise! All the best Rob

Incidentally, what on earth was the referee up to in Heat 10? The decision to exclude Lewis Kerr was completely bizarre to say the least. If he judged Lewis at fault, why didn't he simply let the race continue. After being bumped by Danny King, Lewis was at the back in any case... All the best Rob

Yeah, releasing the preview for Sunday’s meeting on the Wednesday is really ‘last-minute’ But hey ho, if you want to go around criticising the work of others, then that’s up to you. As I said before, I’m just surprised it’s come from someone involved with a club, but whatever floats your boat Getting back to the meeting, it’s certainly tougher for Scunny now, and I’m glad the Sheffield team doesn’t quite as many EWR track specialists as last year’s – we’d have already been sunk if we were racing those pesky 2016 Tigers! As it is, the match is still very much up for grabs, and the guest could tip the balance. All the best Rob

My thoughts on the new track layout is that there’s no doubt it was causing a few issues last night for the Scunny lads – it was ‘tricky’ for them to say the least. But then again it was like having to re-learn a new track again. I can see that the wider track does allow more of a chance for racing – this was evident in the enthralling Auty/Newman duel. I think once everyone’s been there a couple of times and adjusted to it and also the new materials have had time to bed in a little more, it will be fine. All the best Rob

Wilko back, R/R for Ryan and a guest for Stefan Nielsen, yet to finalised, although there are two main targets. But maybe we should ask BigCatDiary, since he's probably known since Tuesday. All the best Rob

Oh, shoot!!! That went a little wrong. Ryan's OK, but best wishes to Stefan, who does have a broken collarbone. Good to meet the members of the Massif again, and I hope you enjoyed the Lincolnshire Wine Gums. As for Auty, how did he do anything than repeat the dive-bomb move than Newman had already performed on him some two laps earlier? Both looked very similiar to me. Best race of the evening. All the best Rob

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who's going to join in with my S-C-O-R-P-I-O-N-S Massif war cry now?? Hopefully you're feeling better soon, Scotsman. All the best Rob

Two different riders. All the best Rob