Robbie B

The joker rule is aptly named I think. Just get rid of the thing. And, if riders are not at racing speed and are not riding to win points, then exclude them, that would put a stop to any tactical riding.

Here are my selections for the final. Sweden (37) Andreas Jonsson 13 Fredrik Lindgren 11 Thomas H Jonasson 8 Peter Ljung 5 Denmark (35) Nicki Pedersen 12 Michael Jepsen Jensen 11 Niels-Kristain Iversen 10 Leon Madsen 2 Australia (31) Chris Holder 12 Jason Crump 7 Troy Batchelor 6 Davey Watt 6 Russia (22) Emil Sayfutdinov 15 Grigory Laguta 5 Artem Laguta 1 Roman Povazhny 1 Thanks for the game T.N.T.

Not literally as that would be daft - but it's a something that Sky might saying in promoting it. I would also like to see test matches against Australia, Poland, Sweden and Denmark. Playing each nation on a rota basis. Different nation each year. It could really help, our young riders.

Should be a great meeting. I was thinking about a test match between Great Britain and Australia only this morning, before I saw this. In 2013 the Aussies are in England playing for the ashes, in cricket. It would be brilliant to have a full five match test series against them around the dates of these cricket test games. After all that was the idea of the very first test matches, in 1930. I'm sure that if the BSPA started organising this soon and also got Sky involved (with TV coverage) they could help in the promotion of them. Such talk as taking on the Aussies with 'Bat & Bike' or 'Ball & Bike' etc I think it would be a terific success especially after we pushed them so hard, on Monday night.

My Race-Off Team Is 8 Krzysztof Buczkowski 10 Neils K Iversen 10 Nicki Pedersen 9 Michael Jepsen Jensen Great Britain will score 35 points

The Danes may be favourites for the Race-Off. But I remember Australia in 1976, Denmark in 1978 and New Zealand in 1979 so why shouldn't we believe that we could make it to the final, and hopefully win it. We pushed the so-called favourites for the competition on Monday night. And if we had just a little bit of luck on Monday we would be in the final now.

I have said on this forum for many years, that the joker should be either scrapped or all teams to have a joker, which (nowadays) to be used between heats 5-16. Why can't all teams have a reserve that could be used just like in the old World Team Cup and numerous four team tournaments, in the past. Allowing the reserve to ride at any time. This would stop a team getting a rider to feign an injury.

Hi TNT Just to point this out to you. I will do my team later on. DENMARK Peter Ljung Peter Ljung is Swedish

Nice race jackets. I would like too see all teams in the SWC and Grand Prix's to have a sizeable national flag, on the front, of their jackets, just like in the old days. But whether this would happen I doubt, which is a great shame. Riders national flags on race jackets have got so small nowadays that it not worth having them. I know that sponsors names are important, but so is your national flag. Plus it looks so much better, I think. Quite simply the top nine riders from the Grand Prix Challenge Final should race against the bottom seven riders from the GPs. With the top seven or eight going into the following years Grand Prix series. Every rider, should earn their right to be in the GPs. If this means no British rider in the GP's then so be it. Maybe then the people in control of British speedway might finally get round to sorting the problem out, with our riders. They are capable of beating the world's best which they do in the various European leagues, but something is wrong when they ride in GPs or the SWC (hopefully not year's SWC). Maybe one of best riders of the past can offer them some advise in how to achieve this. And if any country has a very strong list of current riders then why so they be denied their opportunity, of becoming World Champion. The best riders should be racing in the GPs regarldess of their Nationality otherwise the GPs will become nothing more then a 'Mickey Mouse' World Championship.

I think that the new format is very good. Especially now all teams in each block of four heats have red, blue, white and yellow once only. Far better then the old format when you had either had the inside or outside gates, in the block of five heats. But a reserve should be allowed. Just like in the old WTC with them being able to take rides any time they wish. Upto a maximum of six rides. Also the joker should be scrapped, or give all teams a joker to use between heats 5-16.

I will have Event One Artem Laguta Mikkel B Jensen Greg Hancock Michael Jepsen Jensen Event Two Kevin Wolbert Ales Dryml Danny King Davey Watt N.B. I have replaced Janusz Kolodziej with Mikkel B Jensen as Janusz won't be riding,

This is what is on the SGP website Sorry I didn't realise someone had already mentioned it

The Dansih team for Event One o the SWC has been confirmed with no Nicki Pedersen riding. The team is Niels-Kristian Iversen Leon Madsen Michael Jesper-Jensen Mikkael B Jensen

I read it somewhere that he could ride for the Czech Republic, as their don't an International team. Plus their were part of Czechoslovakia. He also holds a Polish licence since 2008.

I have deleted my post now that all teams have been confirmed. They are on the SGP website

My box is now showing this time. Don;t know why it didn't before. I have now changed my manual recording for the match. Hopefully Ghostwalker they may get the weather forecast wrong, but I doubt they will. Rain Rain Go Away Come Back Another Day

11.25pm - 2.25am This is the time showing on my Sky HD box. I have set-up a manual recording.

Speedway not live again next week on Premier Sports.:-( It's being transmitted later that evening - wait for it at 11.25pm until 2.25 am What a joke

Rudy Muts, rode in some second half events, at Plough Lane, in 1976 before making the team the following season.

Chris Morton (Belle Vue) also had a ten point average of 10.11

There's a copy of the 1979 speedway year book on eBay right now for £9.99 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EXCELLENT-CONDITION-DAILY-MIRROR-1979-SPEEDWAY-YEARBOOK-PETER-OAKES-/280889448572?pt=UK_Sports_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item416650d87c#ht_800wt_1139

In their finishing order Gulf British League Coventry 54pts (Ole Olsen 10.57) Belle Vue 52pts (Peter Collins 10.41) Hull 46pts (Ivan Mauger 9.77) Wimbledon 45pts (Larry Ross 9.29) Cradley Heath 43pts (Steve Bastable 9.52) Ipswich 43pts (Billy Sanders 9.94) Exeter 41pts (Scott Autrey 10.40) Sheffield 40pts (Doug Wyer 9.35) Bristol 38pts (Phil Crump 9.92) Poole 37pts (malcolm Simmons 10.77) Leicester 34pts (John Titman 8.94) Halifax 31pts (Ian Cartwright 8.35) King's Lynn 30pts (Michael Lee 10.23) Reading 29pts (Dave Jessup 10.20) White City 27pts (Gordon Kennett 9.52) Swindon 27pts (Bob Kilby 8.44) Wolverhampton 23pts (Hans Nielsen 8.96) Birmingham 21pts (Phil Herne 8.56) Hackney 19pts (Finn Thomsen 7.70) National League Canterbury 60pts (Les Rumsey 9.81) Newcastle 60pts (Tom Owen 10.82) Rye House 54pts (Ted Hubbard 9.32) Eatsbourne 51pts (Mike Sampson 9.74) Ellesmere Port 48pts (John Jackson 10.36) Peterborough 5pts (Dave Gooderham 8.36) Oxford 44pts (George Hunter 9.53) Stoke 43pts (Tony Lomas 9.07) Glasgow 39pts (Steve Lawson 7.93) Crayford 34pts (Laurie Etheridge 9.34) Berwick 34pts (Graham Jones 8.79) Mildenhall 33pts (Ray Bales 9.12) Weymouth 32pts (Danny Kennedy 9.16) Workington 32pts (Arthur Price 8.63) Edinburgh 31pts (Rob Hollingsworth 7.39) Milton Keynes 30pts (Bob Humphreys 10.59) Boston 28pts (Gary Guglielmi 8.38) Teeside 24pts (Steve Wilcock 7.94) Scunthorpe 20pts (Nicky Allott 9.03) Barrow 18pts (Charlie Monk 8.21) Hope this helps. some great teams names from the past here.

Steve Brooker, if memory serves my right also had second half races, at Wimbledon.

We shall see when they met on May 20. Great ride by Dudek I won't be surprised if he's in Poland world cup team. He's on fire at the moment

Stal Gorzow will beat them