Mike.Butler

definitely keep name Cradley as a carrot..

If they want more fans from the mainland they must think about their return journey as a priority...An earlier start is fine as loing as it doesnt mean an extended interval and tardy running of heats so that I arrive back home again at the same hour as now....

hey Gary, pure co-incidence i'm just looking at a Long Eaton v Mildenhall prog 17MAY89...It ended as a 48-48 draw but you'd have won if you hadn't lost to Preben Eriksen in heat 1! your only defeat...

i'd watch...especially if 13 heats and 2nd half...

if climate change in nthe UK continues as it is then cricket will struggleas well as speedway...footy goes on all year now then..June with the Scottish Juniors andJuly with the europ league qualifiers

Agreed, and then on to a Beiekeller where i got to dance with Andy Smith when he turned up....but then the coach journey from hell back to the UK.. And did you ever read such comical english translation of the rider profiles!.....Surely the foreign GP progs have moved on a notch...I haven't my Prague one to hand at the mo..

Ferry good

well i'd rather see leicester in the elite league than a club who only want to run 14 meetings in a whole season..this is going back to the 70's when new promoters had to pay a very substantial fee to join the top table......can't be right that a team who cannot complete fixtures has priority eihther just because they are already in...if this was Rugby League they would seriously be looking at revoking a licence I'd have thjought..maybe this is the prob..run a porr show and short change the fans but never mind....we'll still get the money and be here next year..

are they running? some announcement due on wed i read somewhere..

..and out of those riding in Britain they were 3 Reading Racers 3 Oxford Cheetahs 2 Coventry Bees 1 Bradford Duke 1 Cradley Heathen 0 Poole Pirates (lol)

world championship final line-up 1989 Munich: Doncaster, Smith, Tatum, Wigg Brhel, Matousek, Riss, Adorjan, Maier Correy, Olsson, Shirra, Tyrvainen, Butler Nielsen, Gundersen I would wager this was one of the least inspring world finals ever..Jan O was out injured and Neilsen cruised it after beating only reeal rival Gundesren in their 1st heat..talk about a meeting not reaching any sort of climax..we knew the winner after heat 4! Was that the best the continent could come up with! how times change...

I remember a Dr Foster was involved at the time but heard it rained too much there to consider it seriously..very wise in light of flooding affecting the city in recent years..

hope the new non-stand alone teams are prepared to accept the NL as a training league which is what Buxton need to be able to compete..If not, then why don't the Coventry or Leiceter promotions financially support the Hitmen (and maybe Stoke)and race there instead of at home? Seems to me Buxton./Stoke/IOW need to compete at MDL level and that means a 4 tier structure... Stand-Aloe teams could run 2 x dev lge matches on same night + rider of night semis and final to give 15 heats.. Or why can't all EL/PL teams introduce junior racing at that level and get PL teams to run 2nd halves to bring on youngsters? trying to think of alternate ways to include everyone who wants to ride and at a level they can afford...

Sport England list Speedway and under their 'What we do' section it says..."Work with national Governing bodies who will continue to play a pivotal role as the stewards of their sport' If they can be convinced the current governance model is not fit for purpose could we get a another 1965-type judicial review perhaps? Short sighted self-interest is destroying the sport in this country..the promoters do not seem to have anyone above them looking after the sports general well-being...what the heck are the FIM doing for instance? Couldn't they or someone put a long term plan in place that won't change every year? I lknow this sounds like desperation but i'm not sure I can stand another winterconference where the only change is that a double double T/S is allowed in heat 15 next season..

i was there last night and thought heat 14 was the best race involving all 4 riders I have seen live all season.. That is what woud bring some pounters back if repeated regularly.; four riders of equal ability and not knowing who would come where with passing on every lap.... Last October I saw the October KL DH vs Buxton and after 27 heats an end was called at 11.45 p.m. This year i was home in Sussex by that time!

Michael Lancaster.

Juts wanted to add that CityRebel and i both thoroughly enjoyed the 30 heats and the track preparation was excellent. well done to all concerned + those getting the meetings through in good time. Back home in Burgess Hill by 11.00.

sadly this will likely be ignored as much as the thread regarding olympic badminton players..surely something has to happen to stop it being an advantage to let opposition riders win races..or maybe we should get the badminton authorities in to sort our sport out

oh. thats weird..i need to re-check my db ...i have reached 1989 in my lifetime project now and can't see that i've logged him reffing a meeting i attended before this 4TT qualifier at Berrington Lough in Apri '89..hmm. i have a list of refs (seen) and he's not there! can't think whats happened if ive already had cause to ask'... anyway, thanx for this..i feel suitably reprimanded

first name anyone..thanx mike

i watched redcar vs edinburgh last thursday. the visitors won 15-9

Even more non-league riders required then to fill team places....Where are Milton keynes going to ride home matches out of interest?

hi, anyone confirm where Jason was born please? thanx in advance..mike

hi, can anyone tell me who might have the heat results from this meeting please?.... v. grateful...thx mike

i'd like confirmation of the spelling of the stoke junior from 1988 please..thanx mike