Baille Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Does anyone have or know where I can get hold of past rider averages? I'm working on an All-Time greats version of my speedway management software and need averages for as many riders as possible and the teams they rode for. Only after riders who rode for teams for at least one whole season so can then narrow this down to the best 30 riders per team. Thanks Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Peter Jackson has produced averages for 1933 - 1957. I'll send you his address so you can contact him. And then, of course, there is Peter Oakes's "Complete History of the British League" for 1965 - 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinuteWarning Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) and Alan Robertson's "British Speedway Leagues 1991-2006" (in same format as the excellent Peter Oakes tome) Also worth checking the Speedway Researcher website for pre-war details Edited January 8, 2008 by TwoMinuteWarning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baille Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Thanks for the inforamation. Will try and track down the books and speak to Peter Jackson. If all goes well then this will be a separate release from the 5-1 Speedway management game which will contain the best from each team throughout history. Idea is that you have a list of riders per team which you then get to pick your starting 7 and take them up against the best of the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons67 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thanks for the inforamation. Will try and track down the books and speak to Peter Jackson. If all goes well then this will be a separate release from the 5-1 Speedway management game which will contain the best from each team throughout history. Idea is that you have a list of riders per team which you then get to pick your starting 7 and take them up against the best of the rest. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> When or where can we get game(s), sounds as if this could be a cracker!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baille Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 When or where can we get game(s), sounds as if this could be a cracker!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> First version is being worked on at the moment. Had a few hiccups along the way but hopefully that has been sorted. The All-time greats version is being run as a side project so once first version is finished I will be able to put more time into it. The hard part is not going to be getting the rider data but more trying to narrow it down to fit the software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Good project-are you doing just league games , or league+ cup. or all including challenge matches.Are you including bonus points and are you doing the CMA like Bryan Seery used to do in Speedway Star in the late sixties and seventies.Sorry for all the questions but it sounds fascinating-good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baille Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Good project-are you doing just league games , or league+ cup. or all including challenge matches.Are you including bonus points and are you doing the CMA like Bryan Seery used to do in Speedway Star in the late sixties and seventies.Sorry for all the questions but it sounds fascinating-good luck. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not sure how the All-time greats version will run as yet. Need to come up with a way of runnning a league with quite a few teams. May split them into a few mini leagues (i.e. North and South) but still working this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baille Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 The forum for 5-1 and the All-Time greats version is now open at http://5-1speedway.easyfreeforum.com/ Please register on the forum and add riders to the All-time greats list for each team. if the team is not on the list then feel free to add it. The more names I can get added on the list the more chance I have of pleasing more people when it gets released. Imagine being able to have your all-time favourite riders all riding on the same team. How about Olsen, Boocock, Knudsen, Jonsson, Hancock and Hamill all riding together? With this game you will be able to do so. If interested the register and show your interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 When you ask for all-time greats for each team, are you talking about how good they were when they were actually riding for the team? For example, Ivan Mauger rode for Rye House in the 50s but was so poor he was dropped! But, of course, he is an all-time great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyP Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 and Alan Robertson's "British Speedway Leagues 1991-2006" (in same format as the excellent Peter Oakes tome) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can't believe I missed this one - where can I get a copy of this book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baille Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 When you ask for all-time greats for each team, are you talking about how good they were when they were actually riding for the team? For example, Ivan Mauger rode for Rye House in the 50s but was so poor he was dropped! But, of course, he is an all-time great. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm not neccessarily looking for the best team by average. The riders available for each team will hopefully include local heroes too. This includes riders like Billy Janniro at Coventry, not the best rider by average but definately a fan favourite. The idea is in the game itself you will have approx 30 riders to choose from per team and choose 10 for your squad. The extra 3 riders are there to cover injuries or to add when wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) and Alan Robertson's "British Speedway Leagues 1991-2006" (in same format as the excellent Peter Oakes tome) Can't believe I missed this one - where can I get a copy of this book? email Alan for details: adr13263@hotmail.com Edited January 15, 2008 by moxey63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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