Shadders

That's the fella, been driving me mad all evening ..... cheers for putting me out of my misery

Nah, I stopped going to Arsenal away matches in the early 80's when you could just turn up and pay on the gate.

I don't know how long ago this was taken, but here is the former Long Eaton Stadium from the air on Google Earth Long Eaton Stadium I only went there once, back in 1988 ..... The Rockets won 60-36 that night on a rain sodden track, their only away win all season!!! ..... I stood on the banking with the trains running behind, may have been the 3rd/4th bends, I'm not sure ..... I recall the stadium being in a rather dilapidated state ..... The only Invaders riders I can recall without digging out the programme are Gary O'Hare and the captain who used to ride for Hackney and Milton Keynes who's surname was White, but his first name escapes me!!

I've been watching some of the greyhound racing from Wimbledon tonight and noticed that the base of the speedway track is still in situ, now used by bangers and stocks presumably. Memories drifted back to Wednesday evenings down at Plough Lane during the late 1980's when I'd travel down on the tube from North London to Wimbledon Park, then walk the mile or so to the stadium to see the Rockets get hammered ... That was a scary walk back at 10pm at night I can tell you!! It seems such a waste when you have a facility like that without speedway.

Not a stunning line up, but not a bad one either ..... Some people have paid £65 for next years Cardiff GP tickets, without the guarantee that the racing will be any good. GP Challenge Line Up

B4e was positively ecstatic when the Rye House meeting was called off early, so we could sit in with our Chinese take away to watch the GP ..... The Chinese was great, but the GP was terrible ..... I lost interest half way through (the GP, NOT the Chinese)

I could be home just after midnight after the GP if I drove back, but would have to stay off the booze all day Saturday ..... For me half the fun of GP weekend is the socializing before and after the meeting ..... It's a bit of a rush to get back for the Sunday afternoon meeting at Rye though

The 5pm start time has obviously had little or no effect on hotel bookings then

I thought the whole team did well to keep the programme flowing during the extended break during the rain.

Oh dear, that's gonna upset a few people ..... Not me though, I much preferred the accessibility of the museum site.

A good friend of mine owns and runs this ..... John Frost Newspapers

I'll never forget the World U21 at Rye a couple of years ago Bryn, the one that was almost rained off ..... Your attempt at pronouncing Sayfutdinov had us in stitches!!! Not half as funny as that beard you were sporting at the time though!!!

Bitchin? ..... It's a town around five miles north west of Stevenage, Herts

Revenge at last for that smack in the chops Gollob got from Boyce

Now THAT'S something worth celebrating

Don't get rid of the Joker rule, make it 8 or 10 points behind before using it.

You saved me the trouble of posting that, and on a borrowed bike too!!! Poles got lucky with the inside gates after the rain break too

BO***CKS

Unlike Hans Andersen, Lindback owes no favours to anyone and went out to win the race

Is there only one speedway track in the US? I admit I've not watched every programme, but every one I've seen seems to come from Costa Mesa!!

Does this need it's own thread? Polish supporters are very fickle ..... they deserve nothing

I'm supporting the Aussies today as there is an ex Rocket in the side (albeit the weakest link so far) The Polish fans don't like Gollob do they Why didn't the Poles use the tactical during Hampel's last ride?

Poles proving they're just a bunch of homers ..... It's between them and Sweden ..... The Russians are pants and the Aussies are a couple of riders short on the form so far today

Tai wearing an Aussie team shirt? boooooooo

On last nights performance I'd say neither