Mimmo

To answer my own question about father/son partnerships, I've just discovered that in August 1964, Wilf Jay aged 51 rode for Sheffield against Long Eaton with sons Alan and Derek both in the Tigers septet, now that must be a record!!!

KING'S LYNN v IPSWICH (AJL) - 5th September 2012 Following an evening of disappointment at the Norfolk Arena as all and sundry watched the clubs chances of reaching the play-off's at senior level more or less evaporate, the 'Lightening' were on hand to bring some smiles back on their faces. Following the presentation of the league championship trophy to the Norfolk club, they set about about trying to defend their unbeaten run of meetings by making it eight our of eight against local rivals Ipswich. The Suffolk outfit provided the sternest test of the campaign, and played a huge part in what was a highly entertaining meeting, enjoyed by a sizeable crowd that had stayed on. But the champions were in no mood to be beaten by their local rivals, and fully deserved their 22-14 victory. No end of people asked me why there was not a race sheet available for this meeting, and in fact at previous AJL meetings, but I'm afraid you are asking the wrong person, and I take offence at the one gentleman (and you know who you are) who verbally abused me over the matter. Please direct your questions to the promotion, I'm just a face in the crowd like everyone else. Finally, somebody said to me that they thought having father and son (Andy & Connor Mountain) take to the track together, was a first in British Speedway. It wasn't, because Reg & Eddie Reeves did so many years ago, but can anybody remember if there were others? I know it's happened with the Southern Track Riders. KING'S LYNN 22 1. Andy Mountain (3-FD-3) = 9 2. Connor Mountain (FD-1-N) = 1 3. Tom Stokes (3-3-3) = 9 4. Lewis Rose (2*-3-1) = 6+1 (Team manager: - Wayne Dunworth) IPSWICH 14 1. Joe Graver (2-2-2) = 6 2. Josh Bailey (1*-2-1*) = 4+2 3. Adam Portwood (1-1*-2) = 4+1 4. Sean Phillips (0-0-0) = 0 (Team manager: - Kevin Jolly) 1. Mountain (A), Graver, Bailey, Mountain © - FD 3-3, 3-3 Race Awarded 2. Stokes, Rose, Portwood, Phillips 5-1, 8-4 64.29 3. Rose, Bailey, Portwood, Mountain (A) - FD 3-3, 11-7 64.93 4. Stokes, Graver, Mountain ©, Phillips 4-2, 15-9 63.83 5. Mountain (A), Portwood, Bailey, Mountain © - NS 3-3, 18-12 64.63 6. Stokes, Graver, Rose, Phillips 4-2, 22-14 64.41 That just leaves one home fixture remaining against Rye House, which I presume will probably take place on the 10th October following the National League match between the two clubs. However, it's understood that there might be a challenge match next Wednesday with visitors possibly being Milton Keynes.

Think you're spot on there Phil, King's Lynn will put on a better show than what many may think, and I'd go along with about a 10-point victory to the Fen Tigers. Incidentally, does anybody know if the A1101 is now open from Littleport through to Mildenhall, following the works at the Shippea Railway Crossing?

Has anybody tried to buy tickets over the phone yet, and been successful. I've dialled the 0844 number and listetened to music for 20-minutes before giving up. The website only seems to have limited seats available, with nothing for sale on the 1st/2nd bend middle tier. Any idea anyone please? I looked at the Premier Inn & Travelodge sites at 8.30pm last night, and apart from one, everything seems to be full already!!! Once again, has anyone else had the same problem?

Following last years terrific staging of this event, I must say that I'm looking forward to this more than any other speedway meeting I've seen in 2012. Lets hope the public gives it the support it deserves, and that we are blessed with a nice sunny day, cos the wind and rain doesn't half blow across the Thames there.

Adam Sheppard's score should read 3+1

There was no AJL meeting at King's Lynn tonight.

2/5 v Mildenhall (H) 7+1 30/5 v Lakeside (H) 9 31/5 v Peterborough (A) 6 2/6 v Rye House (A) 9 4/7 v Peterborough (H) 11+1 19/8 v Mildenhall (A) 9 Andy Mountain 6 18 51 2 53 11.78 As far as I'm aware, we've still got to ride at Ipswich (Home & Away) plus a home meeting against Rye House, and I think one of those is happening after the Stars v Belle Vue meeting tonight.

Although I've got my tickets, and have had for a couple of months now, I must confess that generally speaking I find 'Ticketmaster' a nightmare to deal with. I've had countless problems over a period of time when buying concert tickets. When you could just phone the venue concerned, order and pay for your tickets through their box office by either card or cheque, life was so simple and reliable. But now you have to do these things through 'Ticketmaster' and get ripped off with a substantial booking fee, life just hasn't been the same.

Yes there will be in its usual place as far as I'm aware.

Sunday 19 August 2012 - Mildenhall v King's Lynn (AJL) MILDENHALL 13 1. Joe Graver (2-1-2) = 5 2. Tyler Govier (0-1*-FD) = 1+1 3. Martin Knuckey (2-2-0) = 4 4. Niall Strudwick (1*-0-2) = 3+1 (Team manager: Kevin Jolly) KING'S LYNN 23 1. Andy Mountain (3-3-3) = 9 2. Adam Portwood (1-2*-1) = 4+1 3. Nick Laurence (3-3-3) = 9 4. Sam Woods (0-0-1) = 1 (Team manager: Wayne Dunworth) 1) Mountain, Graver, Portwood, Govier 55.5 2-4, 2-4 2) Laurence, Knuckey, Strudwick, Woods (F.Rm) 56.0 3-3, 5-7 3) Laurence, Portwood, Graver, Strudwick 56.3 1-5, 6-12 4) Mountain, Knuckey, Govier, Woods 55.6 3-3, 9-15 5) Laurence, Graver, Portwood, Govier (FD) 56.6 2-4, 11-19 6) Mountain, Strudwick, Woods, Knuckey (F.Rm) 55.6 2-4, 13-23

The club has now been able to release dates of their remaining home National League fixtures, which are as thus. Wednesday 19th September v Isle of Wight Wednesday 26th September v Stoke Wednesday 10th October v Rye House Wednesday 17th Octover v Buxton Hopefully with the fixtures being on what is a normal race day at King's Lynn, will encourage 'Stars' fans that don't normally come along to watch the youngsters to now do so. All four meetings have a 7.30pm start. Apart from the Four Team Finals to be held at Stoke on the 26th August (day after the British Grand Prix), the club just has two away fixtures to fullfil. We race at Mildenhall on Sunday 2nd September at 4.30pm, followed by a visit to the picturesque Buxton on a date to still be advised.

If you look at the Premier League Team Declarations issued today 15/8/2012 on the BSPA website, you won't find Simon listed as a Rye House rider, so it doesn't look as though he's a 'Silver Ski Rocket' as we speak.

No of course we won't, will hell ever freeze over, or will we ever have a worthy hosepipe ban?

Primarily, I'm a King's Lynn supporter of both the 'Stars' and 'Young Stars', but enjoy going to watch most clubs ride, and do favour National League racing if I'm to be honest. I don't consider myself to be a biased supporter, and if my team gets beaten then so be it, although I'd obviously like them to win, but there are more important things in life than the result of a sports event.......well unless Spurs beat Chelsea . If my wife and I wake up one Sunday morning for instance, and it's a nice day, then it's quite normal for us to make the drive to Derbyshire to watch Buxton v IOW, or whoever they might be riding. Alternatively we might fancy say Scunthorpe v Stoke, or Rye House v Dudley, so go there. At the moment, Mildenhall v Dudley sounds quite appealing this weekend, but there again I could finish up at the Buxton v Stoke match, or maybe Leicester v Workington (PL). I've been a regular since (oh my god!!) 1958 (quickly, somebody tell me I don't look that old ) and started life as Bryn has hinted, supporting Wimbledon. When I moved to Norfolk in 1986, King's Lynn were my nearest club, so they became the obvious team to follow, and when I see what Buster and Family have achieved at the Norfolk Arena both in terms of entertaining teams and stadia upgrades, I couldn't be more proud to be linked with the club. I/We used to travel to the majority of the King's Lynn away fixtures, but midweek isn't easy for us due to health issues, and as there is nearly always National League meetings on offer at weekends, especially if they're in the afternoon, we can get back home at a sensible hour. I know I'm probably in the minority, but I much prefer the 3.00pm or in the case of Mildenhall 4.30pm meetings as apposed to 7.30pm. So as you said fentigers79, I'm a true speedway fan. I've enjoyed watching some of the British Youth Champions these past few years, and can't praise highly enough the job that Neil Vatcher and Phil Morris are doing there. The meeting at Mildenhall back in May was of the highest quality, and your promotion did the series proud in the way everything was presented, and what a healthy sized crowd attended. Last month Scunthorpe put on a good show for the fifth round of the competition, and now I'm eagerly awaiting the final round at Sittingbourne next month. A great little club, and it's such a shame that they are no longer part of our regular racing scene, other than Amateur Meetings. Talking of Amateur Meetings, what fantastic racing some of the Dragons and Southern Track Riders meetings have produced these past few years, not forgetting also the Summer & Winter Series that Richard Hollingsworth organises at Scunthorpe. I like to get along to as many of those as possible too, although I am mainly restricted to the Norfolk Arena with those. Of course there are a fair number of poor races in those meetings, but that applies to racing at any level, just look at last weekends Grand Prix! Going back to the National League scene, when I see youngsters like (and apologies for the many that I won't think of) Chris Widman, Tim Webster, James White-Williams, Darryl Ritchings, Daniel Greenwood, Kyle Hughes, Ben Hopwood, Paul Starke, Mark Baseby, Danny Warwick, Aaron Baseby, Danny Stoneman, Gary Cottham, Marc Owen, Lewis Kerr, Adam Lowe, Brendan Johnson, Jake Knight, Scott Campos, Tom Stokes, Lewis Rose, Daniel Halsey, Stefan Nielsen, Joe Jacobs, Josh Bates, Joe Graver, Nathan Stoneman, Ryan Terry-Daley, Ben Morley, James Sarjeant, Shane Hazelden, Richard Franklin, Luke Chessell, Tom Braddock, Tom Young, Oliver Greenwood, Daniel Phillips, Tommy Fenwick, Max Clegg, Adam Wrathall, Liam Carr, Ben Reade, Liam Rumsey, Jaimie Pickard, Daniel Berwick & Jack Kingston, I worry for their future. Each and everyone of those I've named are I believe BRITISH but because of the amount of overseas riders that are allowed to compete in the Premier League, the majority of them will eventually be lost to the sport, because there is nowhere for them to go, yet given the chance to perform on that higher platform, a number of them would blossom rather than stagnate. I'm British, and that's why I particular care about the league that gives my fellow countrymen the chance to do what they were born to do. That probably sounds if I'm knocking the overseas riders, but I'm not, because many of them are a sheer joy to watch, and worthy of gracing our raceways, but some aren't. My personal opinion is that the Elite League should have both reserve berths filled by British riders that are also riding Premier League. The Premier League should then use two riders that are also competing in the National League in the No 6 and 7 jackets, and the reserves in the National League should be virtual newcomers such as Tyler Govier, Lewis Rose, Robert Lambert (when old enough) etc., etc. Of course many of you will disagree with those thoughts and have your own opinions, but that's what makes the world go around, and we're all entitled to those opinions. Sadly as I'm typing this out, the man in the house opposite is mowing his lawn, his wife is fannying around with a rose bush, and the King's Lynn v Belle Vue meeting, followed by an Anglia Junior League match against Ipswich in the 2nd Half has been rained-off just down the road. Oh well, I'll have to watch the England v Italy footie instead, whilst Jaybea will no doubt be engrossed in Celebrity Big Brother. I wonder what that saucy lady in the mask will be up to :P

Sean Mason rode in the Southern Track Riders meeting at King's Lynn on Sunday, scoring 3-points. If it should read Jamie Moohan, which is what I thought when I read your original posting, then like Sean Mason, he also rode in the STR meeting on Sunday and like Mason, scored 3-points.

It was printed in house MrMungo, and as the necessary people were on site throughout the day, we were able to make those last minute changes.

Phew, two additional riders included in the Open Class made chaos of trying to adjust the programme, but we got there in the end. What we witnessed was a meeting with lots of passing and at times neck to neck racing, and these Southern Track Riders certainly know how to put on a show. With it being such a hot afternoon, dust started to rise quite early on, but trackman Mick Daw did a great job in keeping the situation under control, which was a blessing for both the riders and the supporters. The results were as follows: - YOUTH 125cc CLASS Macauley Leek (3-3-3-3-3) = 15 YOUTH 250cc CLASS Lewis Whitmore (3-3-3-3-3) = 15 Mitchell Beckett (2-2-2-2-2) = 10 NOVICE CLASS Neal Richmond (2-F-2-3-2) = 9 Shaun Smith (R-2-3-F-3) = 8 Dave Smith (3-3-1-1-FN) = 8 Rich Pearce (F-R-0-2-FD) = 2 INTERMEDIATE CLASS Ricky Davison (3-3-3-3) = 12 John Markham (1-3-2-3) = 9 Mick Skinner (3-2-3-F) = 8 Rod Woodhouse (2-2-3-1) = 8 Andrew Leech (3-0-2-2) = 7 Tom Rowlett (2-1-2-2) = 7 Paul Robinson (0-3-F-2) = 5 Sean Greenfield (0-1-0-3) = 4 Nathan Clare (2-0-1-F) = 3 Dave Patten (0-2-1-F) = 3 Sid Higgins (1-1-1-R) = 3 Ian Leverington (1-0-N-N) = 1 C Final: 1st Sid Higgins 2nd Dave Patten B Final: 1st Tom Rowlett 2nd Sean Greenfield 3rd Paul Robinson 4th Nathan Clare - Fell A Final: 1st Ricky Davison 2nd Andrew Leech 3rd Rod Woodhouse 4th Mick Skinner - EF OPEN CLASS Brendan Johnson (3-3-3-3) = 12 Rob Hollingworth (1-3-2-3) = 9 Andy Mountain (1-R-3-2) = 6 Nick Laurence (0-2-2-2) = 6 James Cockle (3-1-N-N) = 4 Sean Mason (2-R-1-N) = 3 Jamie Moohan (0-2-1-N) = 3 Adam Kirby (2-F-0-1) = 3 B Final: 1st Adam Kirby A Final: 1st Andy Mountain 2nd Brendan Johnson 3rd Rob Hollingworth 4th Nick Laurence If you happen to be on holiday at the Isle of Sheppy over the August Bank Holiday, then there is a meeting at Sittingbourne on the 26th with a midday start. Next STR meeting at the Norfolk Arena is on Sunday 2nd September at midday, which leaves enough time to get to Mildenhall afterwards to see their league match against the Young Stars.

Just a reminder to local speedway fans that their is a FREE meeting at the Norfolk Arena this lunch time (12.00pm) as the Southern Track Riders hold another of their meetings. These meetings often contain riders such as Brendan Johnson, Andy Mountain, Robert Hollingworth, Lewis Rose and so on and so forth, and on top of that, are producing riders that have now progressed to the Anglia Junior and Midland Development leagues, so it's a more than worthy cause of competition. If you have a couple of hours or so to spare, do pop along, because as I say, it's not going to cost you a penny. The usual food outlets will be open, so you won't go hungry or thirsty either. Hope to see you at lunch time, and bring your sun cream.

Well done to both teams for another good nights racing, with Mildenhall being the deserved winners....Oh Dear!! Very impressed with Joe Jacobs and Josh Bates, and as for Stefan Nielsen (SHEER CLASS). After spending 6-years as our mascot, it's disappointing that he's slipped through our net. I also thought Ryan Terry-Daley looked very good despite his failure to score. As for my beloved 'Young Stars', they didn't shine quite so well this time round, but I'm sure they'll be back to their best on Wednesday week when Rye House come to town. Lewis Kerr, Lewis Rose and Tom Stokes I thought were very competitive. Scott Campos & James Cockle seem to be going backwards a bit, but for all I know, they maybe carrying and injury, not feeling well, or have machinery problems, so as I don't know the facts, I can't be to critical. Brendan Johnson is still new to the club with us having so few home meetings, and he's doing okay. Jake Knight can at times be brilliant, but then there are times when he appears to be nervous and shuts off his throttle. But like so many riders he's taken some bad knocks in the past 12-months, and it maybe a confidence problem. He wants to succeed, as can be seen by the miles to places like Sheffield and Berwick he travels, just for after meeting rides. So as I said at the start, we didn't deserve to win this particular meeting, but I'm still happy with our little lot, and long may that continue. Roll on Wednesday week.

Boooootiful day here in Noorfoolk. Due to the unfortunate injury to Cameron Heeps, this has probably made the prospect of the meeting being even more exciting than it would have been, because it brings both sides more onto a slightly more level playing field. Tom Young is an excellent replacement however, and I hope the absence of two of the Fen Tigers top riders doesn't deter their fans from still making the short journey. You've still got enough power there, especially in Stefan Nielsen, to show us the way home. On the flip side of the coin, Lewis Kerr is riding way above his limited experience, and if Jake Knight gets out of the gate......and keeps his throttle open......he's a tough cookie to crack. It all makes for a great night out at the speedway, no matter which team you support, where rival fans can stand/sit and enjoy each others company. Meeting starts at 7.30pm.

I'll pop up and give you a pat on the head Bryn, but won't be wearing my hearing aid, so I'll be able to save your lungs some work....how's your sign language?? Is Goldberg going to be there, or is he still competing in the athletics at the Olympic Games? Seriously though, it's always a fun few hours out for real speedway fans and something that as you say, is free. Yep a good weekend what with the Young Stars v Mildenhall tonight followed by the STR Meeting tomorrow lunch-time, and we'll stil be home in time to see Goldberg bopping away to the Spice Girls at the Closing Ceremony.

Record the GP and watch it when you get home.....ah another problem solved

He's still got some metal work in his leg, and won't consider riding again until such time it's removed, whenever that turns out to be.

Congratulations to 'Young Hammers' youngster Adam Ellis, who has now been handed the No 8 position with the Isle of Wight in the National League. What remarkable progress this young man from France is making in such short a space of time.