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Really? KO Cup have NEVER featured in the averages of any of the British Leagues. Only League matches count in all three Leagues this year! ATB Dave

A frustrating start to the meeting with so many re-starts but the race between Jacobs and Boxall in heat 15 was really 'top drawer' stuff and I doubt you would see a better duel at any other level of the sport. Well done boys! ATB Dave

The two KanDysoft versions are now available from: http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads.htm Just one click needed on the 'Traditional' or 'Combi' button to download your preferred version. ATB Dave

The two KanDysoft versions are now also available from the Downloads page. http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads.htm Just one click on the button of your choice takes you straight to the download of your favourite version. ATB Dave

Colin has asked me to correct the above. He was there purely to pass on a parcel to Mark Lemon, and was not there in any other capacity whatsoever. ATB Dave

After millions of requests, (well two actually) KanDysoft are once again providing the TRULY innovative (once described as 'laughably innovative') Combination GP Scorecard as well as the Traditional layout. Both can easily be found on the KanDysoft Downloads page. http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads.htm. ATB Dave

Neil Webster(?) took over from Alex. Sadly, Neil passed away shortly after the Speedway Mail ceased publication. ATB Dave

Ahhh..Happy Days as the Coventry correspondent for 'The Mail'. I got 'volunteered' for the job by my mother who had complained to Tony Mac about the lack of Coventry coverage. I think a lot of us preferred the Mail to the Star as it seemed to have a stronger editorial package, particularly when Alex Alexander took over. So much that it was banned from sale for a while at a couple of tracks. Working for The Mail gave me the chance at photography from the centre green. My first opportunity coming at the World Cup Final at Bradford, marred by the horrific crash which resulted in the injuries that sadly ended Erik Gundersen's career. There I had my first lessons in positioning myself for Speedway photography from none other than Alf Weedon. I will always remember his very first words to me.... "Oy mate! Get outa my f***ing shot!" It was only after seeing the blurred print-outs of my efforts that I realised how good the photographers were in those days! I can recall my pride in seeing my name in print for the first time in The Mail as a 'by-line' and also my first ever face-to-face rider interview, with Gary Guglielmi. Along with that, I fondly remember interviews that I did with Nigel Boocock, Charles Ochiltree, Ole Olsen and Hans Nielsen, who I visited in his British home. Hans and Suzanne were so welcoming and I was shown around Hans' Trophy Room. That one room seemed bigger than my house! Rick Miller and John Jorgensen were always happy to give up their time for interviews too. Ahhh...Happy days indeed.

The two KanDysoft versions are now available from:- http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads.htm ATB Dave

Ivan got a lot of stick from the British fans at Wembley in the 1969 World Final. Having already secured the title with 12 points from his four outings, he was 'beaten' by Soren Sjosten (his Belle Vue team-mate) in his last ride. Nigel Boocock had 10 points, and had Mauger relegated Sjosten to second place, Boocock and Sjosten would have had a run-off for third place along with Hasse Holmqvist. My mum wrote to Ivan after the event to remonstrate with him and Ivan went up in our estimation when he took the time, despite his busy schedule, to reply to her. (Wish we had kept the letter! ) And when he pointed out that Nigel would have probably done the same thing if it had been Booey and Rick France in that situation, we had to grudgingly agree. Although she doesn't go to Speedway much now, my wife's proudest memory is from Booey's Testimaonial, when she looked after Ivan's gold Speedway bike which was on display at Brandon. Have a long and happy retirement, Ivan. ATB Dave

Bringing the PL Averages broadly into line with the EL Averages, the PL Green Sheets (Rolling Averages) will only have 2013 PL Matches added to them. The number of effective RA Matches (Currently 38) will gradually be reduced throughout the season, so that by September the majority of riders’ averages will consist of PL Matches only. Issues from the BSPA, effective from the 1st of the month, will be reduced to:- May: 35 meetings June: 32 meetings July: 29 meetings August: 26 meetings September: 24 meetings. ATB Dave

There are at least a couple of companies that I know of currently active in investigating the costing and production of covers for tracks. The main problem being that there is no standard shape/size/width to a Speedway track, so each track would have to have it's own unique set of covers manufactured. But at least it shows that the option for covers has not been discounted by promoters. Maybe a Covers Benefit meeting at tracks would help the finances. (similar to the Air Fence funding) ATB Dave

Saves me £25 per month as I get British Eurosport as part of my Virgin TV package. I used to have to subscribe to Sky Sports! Well done BSI-IMG-FIM From the FIM Press Release:- British Eurosport has signed a three year deal with BSI Speedway, an IMG company, to show live and exclusive high definition coverage of the FIM Speedway World Championships – FIM Speedway Grand Prix and Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup - in the UK and Ireland. BSI Speedway is part of the motorsports division of IMG Worldwide, the global sports fashion and media company. The season starts with live coverage of the Buckley Systems New Zealand FIM Speedway Grand Prix on Saturday 23rd March at 3.00am GMT with repeats and highlights throughout the weekend. British Eurosport will cover all rounds of the 12 race individual world championship including the 2013 British FIM Speedway Grand Prix from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 1st June. The deal also includes the right to broadcast the team world championship – the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup – that takes place from 13-20 July across Europe. British Eurosport is part of the Eurosport Group, Europe's leading sports entertainment group. The channel is available on Sky and Virgin Media in the UK and in Ireland through Sky and UPC. Later this month the channel will also be available on BT Vision in the UK. Viewers can also get access to the channel via the Eurosport Player, a subscription player service available on PC, iPhone, iPad and Android devices as well as some connected televisions. Managing Director of British Eurosport David Kerr said, “We are really excited to add the FIM Speedway World Championships to our existing 45 round coverage of MotoGP, World and British Superbikes. Speedway will add a brand new discipline to our year round motorbike coverage and strengthens our position as the Home of Bikes.” Commenting on the new deal, Paul Bellamy, Managing Director, BSI Speedway, said, “We are entering exciting times for both the FIM Speedway Grand Prix and the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup and we are thrilled they will sit alongside other world class motorcycling disciplines on British Eurosport. “We look forward to working alongside the British Eurosport team and welcoming them into the speedway family. I am sure the speedway fans, who have been waiting patiently for confirmation of the new UK broadcaster, will look forward to catching all the action on the channel that is now, undoubtedly, the home of bikes on TV.” British Eurosport’s television schedule can be accessed at tv.eurosport.co.uk and more details on the Eurosport Player can be found at www.eurosportplayer.co.uk Ends Notes to editors ABOUT EUROSPORT GROUP The Eurosport Group is Europe's leading sports entertainment group. Eurosport, the n°1 pan-European TV channel, broadcasts in 20 languages and reaches 130 million homes across 54 countries. Eurosport HD is the high definition simulcast of Eurosport. Eurosport 2 broadcasts to 62 million households in 18 languages across 51 countries. Eurosport 2 HD was launched in August 2009. Eurosport Asia-Pacific reaches 17 countries in the region and launched an HD channel in September 2011. Eurosportnews is the sports news channel transmitted worldwide. Eurosport.com, Europe's n°1 online sports destination, has up to 23 million unique users per month (comScore) across an international network of sports websites in 11 languages, including Yahoo! co-branded sites in Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK. The Eurosport.com free mobile applications are available in 10 languages. Eurosport Player, Eurosport's web TV service, provides LIVE and on-demand sports to fans' PCs in 52 countries and the Player mobile application is available in up to 34 countries. Eurosport Events is the group's expert division in the management and promotion of international sporting events. HOW TO GET BRITISH EUROSPORT British Eurosport and British Eurosport 2 are available on Sky channels 410 and 411 and on Virgin Media on channels 521 (HD 522) and 525 (HD 526). The channel will also be available on BT Vision later this month. Viewers can also subscribe directly to the Eurosport player. Subscriptions range from £2.99 to £4.99 per month, depending on the length of contract. Full details at www.eurosportplayer.co.uk

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Oh really?? YET another swipe at other providers.Check you facts before denigrating others! ATB Dave

Pardon my technical ignorance, but wasn't one of the benefits of titanium supposed to be that, although more expensive to buy, the titanium parts lasted longer. Giving a financial saving over a season. Is this true or just a bit of 'spin' put about by those that wanted to use titanium? ATB Dave

Anyone can buy the licence to use the logo/artwork. There are plenty of teams in the sports world using exactly the same Logo (with or without edited team names). Have they all stolen copyright or just bought the licence? ATB Dave

BSPA Press Release URGENT SPEEDWAY POSTPONEMENT FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 CHRISTMAS CRACKER, Somerset - OFF Re-arranged Friday January 18, 7.30pm ATB Dave

The two KanDysoft versions (Standard Heat by Heat and the innovative Combo) are now available from:- http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads.htm ATB Dave

The KanDysoft Traditional layout and the innovative Combination layout are both available from: http://www.kandysoft.com Click on the ' Free Downloads' button ATB Dave

The two KanDysoft versions are now available:- Standard 20 heat layout:- http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads/GP_10_Malilla.pdf The unique Combination Layout (20 Heat + Grid style scorechart) for the best of both worlds all-in-one :- http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads/GP_10_Malilla_Combo.pdf ATB Dave

Press Release received at 3:10 pm. TONIGHT'S World Under-21 Speedway Final at Coventry's Brandon Stadium will start on-time at 7.45pm. Early afternoon rain has now cleared the stadium, and the track is in good condition after the scheduled midday practice session was cancelled as a precautionary measure. British Speedway chairman Alex Harkess said: “We’ve had rain, but that has now stopped and the track had been prepared with that in mind. “We have a better weather forecast for the rest of the day, so the meeting goes ahead and we look forward to seeing everyone at the stadium to support these talented youngsters.” ATB Dave

I'm believe that Nicklas Porsing is riding (at No.1) in place of Loktaev, who has Visa problems. ATB Dave

KanDysoft traditional Racecard:- http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads/GP_08_Terenzano.pdf Or the innovative Combination Racecard.....Heat by Heat layout with a Grid style scorechart.......The Best of both worlds! http://www.kandysoft...nzano_Combo.pdf ATB Dave

The KanDysoft version is now available from:- http://www.kandysoft.com/Downloads.htm ATB Dave