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Although it's true he was past his best when rode for the Dons, but I would state that being a 4-time World Team Cup winner 3 World Pairs titles (with different partners) and a large collection of individual titles and what he achieved for his various teams as a rider and manager makes him a legend in my eyes. Post racing his excellent column in Backtrack magazine was always something worth reading - plus he gave his autograph many years ago as a child without any issue also made hi a top bloke to me.

Super Simmo had an unusual start to the first time I ever saw him race live in the Wimbledon V Poole (Spring Gold Cup) match at Wimbledon in 1976 as he bike stopped I'm at the starting gate and thus retired from the race. But all of other memories of him regardless of which team he was riding for are one of his sheer excellence and skill as a rider and a rider I always looked forward to watching even in opposition against my Wimbledon team. His victory on a wet track and with the meeting not finishing until past midnight was superb. It was a shame that he never was an individual World Champion as this accolade would have been right for his skills but Wrld no. 2 isn't so bad. A true legend of the sport and this is a term that I don't use often except for riders who genuinely deserve it.

Fantastic performance by Smederna on Tuesday night it proves once again that their riders have a never-say-die to disappointing results.

1970s pop group Mud were Wimbledon fans back in the day. They even sponsored a second half at Wimbledon in 1976 a picture take at the meeting appeared on the back cover of 22 May 1976 edition of the Speedway Star. They are seen sitting on bikes whilst in the background are Martin Ashby, Tommy Jansson and Peter Collins. The picture was taken at the Wimbledon Vs Belle Vue (Speedway Star KO Cup) (35-43) match on 8 April 1976. The Mud Challenge Final result was Peter Collins, Martin Ashby, Tommy Jansson with Chris Morton (retiring). Martin Ashby was at Wimbledon due to his Golden Helmet challenge match against Tommy Jansson which Tommy won 2-0. Sadly, the Speedway Star was printed and published with a date 2 days after Tommy's tragic fatal accident in Sweden and was his last image printed on a cover of the Speedway Star magazine.

This is such sad news to hear of Ronnie Moore's passing. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and many friends who will miss him dearly. Such a very sad day for his family, his many friends and speedway Although I never got to see Ronnie ride with my own eyes, but what I have seen of him riding on film showed me that he was a true legend of speedway not just for New Zealand, Australia and of course my own team Wimbledon. The memories of those who witnessed him riding I'm sure will last forever.

As Arnie says "I will be back" next time with no mistakes by me. Thanks for the game I do enjoy these games on the BSF

Sorry I thought it was Lambert scored 1 so 1 minus 4 equaled me losing £600. But I would never ever want to win anything by cheating so if I have no money left then so be it as it's only fair on the rest of the players in the game. It was entirely my mistake. My philosophy in live as always been win with honesty and not at all otherwise it doesn't mean anything if you win.

Sorry R&R and everyone that I didn't make my bet precisely correct. It was meant to be Lambert £200 more. It was a genuine mistake on my part that won't happen again. R&R can you please readjust my total money left to £400 as I do feel that this is the correct that I should have. And many thanks for letting me remain in the game.

Lambert £200 please R&R

Lindback £600 more please R&R

R&R my bet is Laguta 9 - 11 £200 less

Zagar £200 more please R&R

Many thanks for this information Ghostwalker. Hopefully it won't be long before he's riding again.

Some really cleaver odds by R&R here, so time to pick one of my teams rider. Michelsen 5 - 7 £200 more please R&R R&R if Michelsen does not ride on Saturday can you please replace him with Lebedevs at £200 more

Just seen this There was a programme on BBC Radio 4xtra on Friday 15 June and was about speedway and featured Michael Lee. For anyone that missed the programme it's now available for next few days on the BBC iPlayer Radio app or online at their website. The programme is from 2012 and was recorded at a King's Lynn meeting in 2011.

The TV meeting is live on Freesports on Tuesday

As usual when riders wear their nations body colours they always seem to put in extra effort. The racing was superb in the finals and they were also some excellent races on occasions in the qualifiers. Shame about the end format though. Tai and Artem were the stars of the tournament for me. And hopefully we will see the event again.

Even though I know that all points count towards a World Title. I feel that to determine the victory in an SGP meeting the rider coring the most points after 20 heats should be champion unless of course if a run-off is required. Why should a rider who worked hard all night lose the right to be crowned champion of a GP for one bad performance in a final heat decider, so that a lesser scoring rider on the night can become declared the winner. Scrapping the GP semis and final would also make the World Title more closely contested, as the extra points scored by riders in the semis and final wouldn't exist.

Really proud of the British riders and they do deserve to be champions. It's nice to have speedway on TV but at the expense of the sports credibility. As far as I'm concerned the team or rider who scores the most points in a meeting deserves the plaudits for their efforts, and not suffer the consequences of stupid rules such as having an one-off final to determine the victory. If TV requires this sort of method to determine champions. If the SWC does return next season maybe there should be a nominated final heat with one rider from each nation competing with the winner of the race making his team World Champions. These one-off final heats including in the SGP for me spoil the event and make a mockery of a riders achievement during the nights entertainment. Just let the rider or team scoring the most points become the champion. In the SGP on two occasion a rider has qualified for the semi finals after scoring only 6 points and might go on to win a GP with a grand total of 11 points. Yet in the same meeting another rider might score 20 points and finish second. This scenario might happen in time and it doesn't make any sense to me.

£200 more please for me R&R on Niels-Kristian Iversen

Laguta 5 - 7 £200 more please r&r

Very sad to hear the news about Ivan Mauger's passing, and many condolences to his family and friends. Ivan, turned himself into the greatest speedway rider the sport has ever known - starting from an unsuccessful beginning at Wimbledon in the late 1950s through sheer determination and a level of professionalism unknown in our sport at the time. His legacy in the sport is vast and second to none. He will always be fondly remembered by all supporters who witnessed him racing during a exceptional racing career. Ivan, created so many great memories for enormous numbers of speedway supporters worldwide that will live on forever. RIP Ivan Mauger OBE

I think that Rye House have a real chance this season. They got a excellent team of riders that are more than capable of scoring well away from home. And they do have a home track that provides them with a clear advantage against their opposition, if their riders are on top form.

Brilliant issue of the magazine as always. And many thanks to all concerned in making this colossal magazine with so much read.

Going through some Wimbledon stuff I came across a Wimbledon speedway meeting from 1978 the Levis For Feet Southern International recorded by Steve Brown from the centre green, I know that Wimbledon did record every home meeting for a few seasons, and available and sold, but sadly, this is the only Wimbledon meeting I have. But nevertheless I have now digitised the meeting onto CD prior to remastering it in due course. I was wondering how many other tracks meetings from the 1970s and 80s were recorded onto cassette tape?