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there are plenty of arguments of course especially for the likes of Denmark (what about Jan O and Gundersen), USA (Ermolenko, Moran bros), Czecho (Jiri Stancl, Ales Dryml snr, Vaclav Verner) Australia (Phil Crump, Billy Sanders) Poland (the late Edward Jancarz, Zenon Plech) Russia (Gordeev brothers..even if one did cheat in a World Final) Sweden (Per Jonsson, Tommy J, Soren Sjosten)

didn't see the GP as at Rye House... what happened...did Rickardsson not get his inside gate for the semi??

i didn't make a note of all the scorers etc at my first meeting i'm afraid... was at Wimbledon in 1967 season... i was 6 weeks old mind you, looking at some of the riders involved in your first meeting, Shazzybird will be able to tell you about one or two of them won't you Shazz

couple spring to mind from Canterbury... Alan Mogridge Paul Evitts don't know why but they struck me as being nutters if required they were both good blokes though think moggo is a top geezer

think the answer is that whoever has the higher riding number goes through i.e if TR had a dead heat with Crump, it would go to TR as he is #1 sure someone will correct me... one of these anoraks you are talking about perhaps...

so are we talking about British riders that were consistent and good team men or are we talking about riders with that 'x-factor' that could realise their potential??

have you missed out on what riders actually do these days? how do you suppose the 'promoters' will get the top riders together for an individual meeting? too much money being made in sweden and poland to worry about an extra meeting in england. and then the longtrack commitments on top of that..... i think it's hard enough trying to get some riders to ride in a league match without throwing those extras in. i see your point though... i was brought up going to wimbledon and enjoyed all the big individuals they used to have...internationale, spring classic, laurels etc, but i just think with gp's taking up so much time, effort and money, the riders won't be interested. we are at the time where riders can pick and choose if they even want to ride in their national championships. i also remember the international league they had in the 70's... what was it... England, Sweden, Rest of the World... who else was in it?

dropped my cigar outside Battersea Dogs Home once... tried re-lighting half a dozen or so before i found my one....

he said, as he lit up a nice big fat Cuban cigar to celebrate...

well i'm back from my hols Gem.... and your memories can stay intact. Autrey was one of best Americans i have seen ride, and was a good 'clean' rider if you know what i mean Happy 50th Scott Autrey p.s... how long did he hold the Exeter track record??

the very reason i added the 'on a bike' bit. i've had enough of people slating him, but i am talking speedway talent

King Kenny Carter.... class talent on a bike and a great character

Shazz should get out a bit more.....

so can we see the photos?

i don't blame Gollob having that attitude, after all we used to say about the ref's that they don't have that benefit of replays.... well now they do so there is not really the excuses. I thought Gollob was harshly excluded, but even more clear cut was Andreas Jonsson being excluded. He was in front of Rickardsson and therefore had the race, TR just tried cutting back and came unstuck. A lot of points won and lost in those two decisions alone.

hmmm...we done things like that as kids

but no more worthy than Szczakiel perhaps.... the Pole also had a good record...world pairs for one. Egon Muller also probably made more World Finals and he has been classed as the worst also...

Shazz's dad would have got on just fine..... just fine sorry Dick, only joking...

and made an impressive impact on the jet-ski world also

Szczakiel was abit of a late entry to the VSRA meal, but it was no excuse to more or less ignore him. One of my party gave up their room so he could stay at the Hilton as it was a last minute thing.

i do.... so do you reckon that's it then???

Ivan Mauger style Renthals to be precise...

that would be due to his age...

yes!!!!

it's called 'Live Television' i'm afraid. if there is a punch-up at football, it's not good but the cameras will roll. Sandman, you better offer some more Red Stripes around