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I'm really keen to go to this GP - but need to go on a budget. Where can I get the cheapest flights from? I'll fly from anywhere in Britain.

I think that's a wise policy SJW. Individual GP bets can be more lucrative. I think I'm right in saying that even if you had been conservative and placed money on TR and RS at every GP last year, you would have shown a decent profit. The horses for course policy is also smart. I think Gollob was about 8/1 before the Polish GP last year - that's got to be one of the best bets ever.

As usual the bookies are right. Tony R is rightly a hot favourite. And whilst the odds on the likes of Karlsson, Loram, Adams seem tempting now, just wait until we're about 3 GPs down the line. 13/8 is not great odds though and if I was betting I'd go for Sullivan at 6/1.

Good on you Grachan for doing that for the Mail. But it does support the point. Nationally respected writers like Peter Oakes, Phil Rising and Dave Lanning have all written for the Star. Even now, I think I'm right in saying that even all the match reporters are full-time journos on their local rags too. Considering speedway is a relatively small sport in Britain, the quality of the Star is pretty impressive.

Yes, now you mention it I do remember that one too Dekker. Kenny nearly put Sigalos back in the pits there. Bit of revenge on the yanks after LA me thinks. As for Steve the heave, I'm sure the Louis Carr incident was one of many from that guy. He was a nutter. :twisted: Enjoyed watching/booing him though.

I think I've read something about this Gemini. But, like you I'm not sure who chased who. I do know it was Mike Lohmann who ended up in a bad way though. By all accounts he was lucky to pull through alive, let alone ride again. The only other time i've seen someone blatantly knock somebody else of was also at Hyde Road. Steve Gresham kicked Louis Carr off as he was going round him. It was absolute madness! Must admit, we all enjoyed the aggro it caused though.

I did get the Mail, but I always thought the Star was superior. 1. Colour photos, 2. Proper journalists Also remember Speedway Now. It seemed to be aimed at a teenage sort of market with posters of Andy Silver and Gary Havelock in skateboard gear. Nice idea, didn't work though.

OD is right - it could have been a League Cup/Northern Trophy type of match though. It wasn't really a classic though. Only notably for Kenny Carter and PC having a ding-dong on and off the track in the second-half. Can't say I really think of many Belle Vue-Halifax matches as classics. But having said that, Kenny Carter against Chris Morton or Peter Collins was always worth paying to see.