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Have fun lads --amazing last year when I was over there was only two meetings I got to at Gosford -the NSW title meeting and the Sidecars Eng v Aus plus support speedway events. This year ---just my luck as i sit here planning Xmas dinner etc. Oh well !!!

Well done to the Hardings .

Good luck to Adam Allott.

Good luck to Team Harding -- Trev & Daniel.

good luck to Adam Allott --an adopted Aussie for the winter!!

Lee bought Kelvin Tatum's Long Track bikes last year and they were fast so he has some good tackle to mount as challenge.

Not completely sure but I think it is Nick Simmons dad --will ask him if you so wish??

As far as I know Edgar is now living in Ireland. Had him over the other year to do a few races at Somerset on the pre-Grand Prix night --and he was the same old Edgar --super guy !!

congratulations to Joshua --so he will go on to take part in the Under 18 Championship at Wolverhampton plus one other --will that be Simon Lambert or Shane Waldron ???

Good luck to Simon Lambert and Shane Waldron. Would have liked to have been at Mildenhall but family commitments prevent me from getting there.

Looking forward to my copy in my postbox this week then Tony Mac !!!

From the testimonial poster Cunny has e-mailed me : Jason ( & Phil!!) Crump, Leigh Adams, Shane Parker. Mark Lemon, Craig Boyce, Craig Watson, Brent Werner, Phil Morris, Leigh Lanham --so far Plus Sunday Sport glamour model Vikki Thomas. £10 adults, £6 concessions, £3.50 children. Friday September 24th @ 7.30 @ Oak Tree Arena, Highbridge.

He'll kill me for it but what about Glenn "Dai Bach" Cunningham whose mum is from Newport and although he won't admit he's Welsh he got a 12 pt max for Wales at Carmarthen in 2002 in the Inter Nation Fours . Just to make it up to my old mate --don't forget his testimonial at Somerset on Friday September 25th!!

other way round it was Neil not Paul.

May I add my condolences along with my brother Gareth of the passing of Alby --memories of Somerton Park and the Wasps led by Alby (remember the words of the Wasps song "Were led by Alby Golden and he's backed by six good boys" --Glory, Glory to the Black and Amber Boys etc!!. As said in previous postings --a true gent who always had the time for a chat when we met. RIP Alby.

It was SWAPA (Speedway Writers and Photographers Association) who played a few matches for charity including this one at Oldbury. Came across the programme recently and had a chuckle or two at the pen-pics!! I had played in the morning for my Sandwell League side then borrowed a set of the club kit and headed for Oldbury to play in this one alongside Pat Foley, Rob Bishop, Phil Rising, Mike Partick etc against the riders. Also remember playing in a match at Port Vale's ground played in a blizzard at one stage with the former West Brom keeper John Osborne in goals --remember turning round to see the goals empty and Ossie sitting in the stand puffing on his pipe!! Happy memory though of getting a hat-trick in this game --my claim to football fortune scoring one on a Football Laegue ground!!

Spoke to Skippy last year and was hoping to meet up with when I was over in Auss last winter for a beer and a chat but never managed to fit in to my busy trip. Bill & Frances Hancock, the landlords at the Oak Tree Arena, keep in contact with him --in fact one of the bedrooms at the farmhouse still has "Adrian's" room on the door!! He has his own little business and speedway is now I think a thing of the past for him --certainly on better equipment he could have been a good litle rider.

Right GreyhoundP , I was there. did some commercial work for the event. Big crowd --although quite a few found their way in by other means than the turnstiles!! Can't remember who won it --must have the prog somewhere though, will try to look it out. Until I spoke to GreyhoundP recently I hadn't realised the trotting track was still there --remember the old big stand being knocked down (before it fell down). Remember talking to the then stadiun owner Maurice (Menagood --or something like that) as he was looking to either sell it or renovate it but lost contact. Pity that no one ever tried it again after that one off meeting.

I can't believe it!! Last year when I was down under there was just 2 meetings at Gosford (enjoyed both!!) but this year at the same time there are all those Aussie title meetings.!! Wonder how nice I'd have to be to the missus to let me go again !!!

Australian there will be Trevor Harding.

NO one out there got any old cine film ???

Alan Scott, who was with me in the box at Chesterton, when the Potters opened in 1973 as the timekeeper is producing a Stoke video going back to the original days and is looking for any footage anyone might have of Stoke riding to include. Leave any details here and I'll pass them on to Alan. Thanks

It is the "responsibility of the Team manager to let the referee know " which rider is on a TR.

It is 2 x TR --nominated before the heat with a TR board displayed --from the gate and points count double. Only one ride per rider. 1 x TS off 15 metres is allowed but a rider cannot have a Tr and a Ts and neither can be used in ht 15 and you can't have a TR and a TS in same race. For both team has to be 8 down after ht 4 and once nominated by a TM it cannot be changed. That's it in a nutshell !! (Thought you might have bought a rule book at Stoneleigh SCB--they were on sale on the refs stand???)

super guy --stayed with the Herne family when in Aus. Lovely people --no wonder he's top of the polls.