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I would go with that. Proper entertainment where every single place in every race was vital.

The Speedway Star of the time(19th May 1956) has a report which states that Sidlo was involved in the crash. Bishop and Kapala were out front when Sidlo fell in front of Raniszewski. Initially the Poles had refused to ride owing to the safety and surface of the track, but eventually agreed primarily because a World Championship Round was scheduled for the same track later in the year. The following week has a two page article on the first Polish Tourist team to the UK and describes how Raniszewski was due to have been part of the squad.

http://wwosbackup.proboards.com/index.cgi?...amp;thread=1280 Top score was 7+1 in the KOC V Sheffield

Yes, I have some Brummies' programmes with the elusive Mr Svoboda declared in the Birmingham team.

Good old Batchy Watchy - he never fails to deliver!

Svoboda was supposed to join your lot in '83 - one of those Eastern Europeans who simply never got here!

That picture is from an earlier tour (74 or 78), Hnidak toured in 80 in a poor side which included hardly any of the riders in the pic - I would suggest it is either Jindrich Dominic (if 74) or Jiri Svoboda (if 78). With a bit more digging about - I can confirm it's Jiri Svoboda in the 1978 tour.

It's whoosh o'clock!

Absolutely gutted that Batchelor missed out. In his head he know he's the real Champ!

Galvin was never the brightest bulb in the box!

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Schoolboy error!!!!! http://wwosbackup.proboards.com/index.cgi?...amp;thread=1141

Once again I shake my head at the numpties who run Speedway at both a domestic and international level! Lindgren and Andersen are fair enough picks Woffy - Very debatable Harris - An absolute joke!

Ken Alick - 1949 Phil Day - 1947 Ken Kirby - 1949 Peter Lloyd - 1947 and 1948 Len Nicholson - 1951 Harwood Pike - 1946 Ray Ridley - No idea Fred Rogers - 1948 Vic Sage - 1951 Ken Thompson - 1949 Walter Thompson - 1946

Never rode for a British club.

.....called Edward!

Not even close!

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Indeed, I haven't got round to populating the pre '65 part of the database yet...could be a while!

Bengt rode for Newport and Wolves. His son Pierre rode for Reading, as well as King's Lynn. http://wwosbackup.proboards.com/index.cgi?...=233&page=1 http://wwosbackup.proboards.com/index.cgi?...=425&page=1

No - thankfully!

Best rider by far over the season, thoroughly deserved. Mind that back Darcy!

Crump needs 8 points if Gollob gets a max.

This is Howard's 'modern era' record http://wwosbackup.proboards.com/index.cgi?...=430&page=1

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