MARK246

For stating facts, they wouldn't do that would they hahaha

44 pages and still no reason to class Woffinden as the best ever. To come on here and be critical about past riders achievements doesn't prove that he is the best. He rides for the team that controls 25% of the GP line up, why shouldn't he win. I still find him boring and nothing in the last 44 pages would encourage me to cross the road to watch him

But paying fans still keep going, as long as they do nothing will change. The AGM with throw up the usual minor changes, some rules will be amended to stop certain promoters, others will be dropped to help the old boys club. Then on to March, as long as people pay, they got it right again.

To have the mental strength to overcome that first ride and win shows why he is a truly great rider. In the one off there was no meeting in two weeks time.

The GP championship can be won with out winning a single race 70 races x2 pts is 140 pts Woffindens total this year 139 pts

I don't have the stats for the first question, sorry. You couldn't win a one off final on 10 points with out winning a run off. So under the old system you needed to win a race unlike the GPs

1951 Jack Young 12 points 55 Peter Craven 13 pts 56 Ove Fundin 13 pts 72 Ivan May get 13 pts 73 Jerzy Szczakiel 13 pts 78 Ole Olsen 13 pts 85 Erik Gundersen 13 pts 90 Per Jonsson 13 pts 93 Sam Ermolenko 12 pts 94 Tony Rickardsson 12 pts

Strange way to put it, but injuries happen the timing was bad though.

There were one off finals won on 12 and 13 points it was never over after race 8

When you have a world championship which can be won without winning a race ( second is good enough) it will always have it's detractors. The fact that to qualify for the system, you use a 5 ride meeting which requires a totally different approach (win at all cost) makes it all seem a total farce.

Why fortunate ? You still need to score in your other four rides to win.

But in 5 rides one mistake is crucial over 70 races it is what it is

And the backing of the series main sponsor just in case.

So Woffinden had 3 serious rivals one possible rival, ten chances instead of one, the backing of three team mates and when he wins he is the best ever. How stupid am I, to not understand how great a rider he is, in fact the best ever hahaha

You put 3 and Emil as an after thought, after two GPs it was obvious Doyle wasn't a threat

You can eliminate Dudek and Hancock as they are team monster riders

So less than at a one off final. Plus the benefit of ten meetings to do it, .....yawn ... no wonder it was boring to watch this year

So who where the main rivals to Woffinden this year ? The only real challenge early in the season was Lindgren, and a late push from Zmarzlik. You knew the other monster riders won't challenge so that's 3 out of the 14 gone. Who was there in the GPs to beat

You can add Germany to that list according to a previous poster

What I would say is I'm glad I watched speedway when I did from 1967, there is little to excite anyone now in the sport. The Word Champion rides at my home club next season, another reason not to go. 30 pages and I still wouldnt cross the road to watch him.

Has Polish Ekstraliga dropped its three league ruling, with Robert Lambert already signed in Sweden and Poland, he can only choose the UK or Germany as his home league if the rule is still in place.

I was watching the 82 world final, they had right arm covers to match helmet colours at the meeting. It was in the era when colours came off quite regularly. I wonder what today's riders would do, organisers covering their sponsors logos, mass walkout

Malc Holloway had a set black and gold with tassels

So is the new owner already in place or is Matt Ford staying

And Hancock