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Erm, like the way he's QUALIFIED for both 2014 and 2015? All the best Rob

Yes, F1 cars used to be coloured by the nationality of the team: British = Green Italian = Red French = Blue German = Silver F1 was dominated by Italian and German teams to begin with, but then the late 50s saw the rise of the British teams. Vanwall, Cooper, BRM, Lotus, Brabham (Jack Brabham was Australian, but the team was British), etc. I think nearly all, if not all, of these had green liveries. I think the progressive Colin Chapman at Lotus was the first owner in F1 to land a big sponsor and change the colour of the car. Late 60s I think. But the green cars dominated F1 for a decade. All the best Rob

He wouldn't get anywhere near SCB in the Olympic Moaning though All the best Rob

No I've been banned for 10 months. So sadly no-one will remember me. All the best Rob

Well quite.... who's Gretel Bergmann? I do know now, but only after clicking on the link (I hadn't seen the film). All the best Rob

Arguably 1972 was even tougher, 5 places from the British Final to Wembley, INCLUDING New Zealnders and Aussies. Yes, we did lose out sometimes due to not seeding our best men. PC was always a force around Wembley and he would have been a real contender in the '78 final. All the best Rob

Back onto topic, and I miss Smallmead. Yes, the place was a complete tip, but I have some good memories of meetings there, especially when stood on the back straight (before it was comdemned). In fact, I think had it remained open, it's the local track where I would have ended up the most, because the Oxford vs Reading rivalry was never quite as intense as with Swindon or Coventry. It's also such a shame that committed fans walk away from the sport, because their track has gone. I wish dear old Racer X was still on here. All the best Rob

Well no, but I'll give you my opinion, anway. And how about the procedure of directly seeding riders from the home nation to the final, which lasted throughout the sixties and seventies. Britain always qualifiers. But how about the Poles? They tended to seed their representatives. Are you saying the World Finals of 1970, 1973, 1976 and 1979 were not proper World Finals? All the best Rob

But the World Champion was directly seeded to the following year's final for a while in the 1950s and 60s. Nowt wrong with that, if you ask me. All the best Rob

The toilets at Dudley Wood were an "experience" Actually, I liked really liked Cradley Speedway - the place had a unique atmosphere. It felt a little like walking into the Lion's den, especially when things got heated, but it was still fantastic getting out of there (a) alive and (b ) with a win. All the best Rob

Actually, it made his story. It would have been much duller had he simply continued winning everything for a decade. His fight back in his 'second career' is what made his worthy of being called The Greatest. All the best Rob Indeed. And what about 1949? Tommy Price, Jack Parker and Louis Lawson created their own slice of history with an England 1-2-3. That's what's in the record books. Not that Vic Duggan, the best rider in the world in 1947-48-49 was missing though injury. All the best Rob

Yeah OK, Cradley as well. You can be in the PL as a feeder team for EL Oxford Not sure about Wimbledon, though. Even 150 million might not be enough to set up a stadium within London. All the best Rob

Indeed. In fact, the 1984 games is considered one of the most succesful ever, despite the absence of the USSR and rest of the communist bloc. Whoever wins the Grand Prix is World Champion. History remembers the winners. No one remember the losers who opted out or couldn't take part. Harsh but true. All the best Rob

Very sad. If I ever win 150 million on EuroMillions, sorting out Reading is No 2 on the list behind Oxford, and just ahead of Exeter and Newport. All the best Rob

Hey, don't drag me into your argument. All the best Rob

Simon Wigg was hugely successful wearing green leathers, including 5 World Longtrack Championships. All the best Rob

The model rider was Jason Crump. He didn't use to wait for his invite - he would contact Paul Ackroyd to offer his services. Shame more don't have his attitude. That's as good as going to the meeting All the best Rob

Just counting rides in that meeting, isn't Jensen 4-2? All the best Rob

Oxford, sometime in 1973, although can’t remember too much about it!! I was born the same day as an Oxford vs Belle Vue KOC match, which my dad had to miss! I do remember the Oxford Cheetahs team of 1979, I was six at the time, and remember George Hunter and Les Rumsey riding for Oxford. To begin with, I thought Les Rumsey was a woman, because one of my mum’s friends was called Leslie. Very vividly remember the Pip Lamb Benefit Meeting at the end of that season, two pairs meetings, a BL one and a NL one, and Bruce Penhall became a hero after that. I filled in my first programme for the IL4TT round at Oxford in June 1980. Former Oxford rider Gordon Kennett rode for Eastbourne and scored a maximum and celebrated with a wheelie, while the NL Cheetahs finished third (largely thanks to Dave Perks and Derek Harrison), beating BL Wimbledon into fourth place. All the best Rob

SCB, don't you think, after the kerfuffle of this winter (and last), that maybe just maybe that the BSPA might work been working in conjunction with UKVI, and been listening to their advice on which riders are eligible for a visa application and which aren't. All the best Rob

I think everyone has grasped it, bar SCB and Najjer. All the best Rob

SCB, are you the government then? Because they are the ones who decide. You don't. All the best Rob

Yes they do. The UK government are the ones who have set the rules, and the clubs have followed them. All the best Rob

It's not handing out dodgy visas. If a rider could not compete in the UK last season, then their previous season's average is the one taken into account. Or do you think you know better than the UK government, who have set the rules in the first place? All the best Rob

And surely the week's big news story, and therefore the automatic choice for front cover this week? It's not as if they are praising him: the headline is about his 10-month ban. If the Speedway Star hadn't have covered it sufficiently, you'd be criticising them for sweeping the news under the carpet. All the best Rob