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Quite sick and tired of the same people arguing in every thread going, it's gone beyond friendly rivalry or banter, plus the numerous trolls who keep setting up different accounts and talking to themselves.

So let's introduce ourselves to each other and see who is behind the username.

- Real name (first name only if you wish)

- Age

- Location

- What do you do for a living

- Club you support

- what got you into speedway 

- best speedway moment

- worst speedway moment

- Favourite speedway rider and why

- most disliked speedway rider and why

- what do you enjoy other than speedway

- social media links (if you wish to connect with other members).

We might find those who go for each other might have more things in common

 

Who wants to go first lol 

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Ok Steve lol

- Real name (first name only if you wish)

Christopher

- Age

35

- Location

Colchester/Ipswich

- What do you do for a living

General Manager of an Internet company

- Club you support

None really but follow Ipswich & Leicester 

- what got you into speedway 

Father used to race so from birth was going to all the meetings

- best speedway moment

Meeting between Exeter vs Ipswich around 90/91 had everything crashes, fights the lot...

- worst speedway moment

Poole fan mocking my dad when he lost his crash helmet in a crash saying he'd lost his head, I was sat behind them at the time and was about 7yrs old

- Favourite speedway rider and why

Rob Woffinden, always used to give me £1 when I saw him as a kid, he had a gold tooth so always thought he was a millionaire 

- most disliked speedway rider and why

Mick Poole for his antics at the 89 thT deliberately slowing down to let Berwick get through and knock out Exeter, he even said he was cheating lol then in the final his engine blew up and they didnt win the meeting lol

- what do you enjoy other than speedway

football, motogp, I run a Sunday football league sidd

- social media links (if you wish to connect with other members).

I'm not all that interesting but can be found on fb my surname is easy to work out 

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Ah so Colin Cook's son!  hence the Ippo, Leicester and Exeter links.

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40 minutes ago, Skidder1 said:

Ah so Colin Cook's son!  hence the Ippo, Leicester and Exeter links.

Correct, and Chris is a really nice bloke. 

 

The only thing with this is the multi alias trolls wll just make up names, as they or more like he really is that sad. 

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3 hours ago, Falcon1983 said:

Quite sick and tired of the same people arguing in every thread going, it's gone beyond friendly rivalry or banter, plus the numerous trolls who keep setting up different accounts and talking to themselves.

So let's introduce ourselves to each other and see who is behind the username.

- Real name (first name only if you wish)

- Age

- Location

- What do you do for a living

- Club you support

- what got you into speedway 

- best speedway moment

- worst speedway moment

- Favourite speedway rider and why

- most disliked speedway rider and why

- what do you enjoy other than speedway

- social media links (if you wish to connect with other members).

We might find those who go for each other might have more things in common

 

Who wants to go first lol 

Me next as I have nothing to hide as I use my actual name!!

1. Lisa (my username is first and middle name)

2. 37 (yeah, I know I don't act like it!)

3. Ringwood, Hampshire ( half way between Southampton and Poole)

4. Nothing interesting just work in my local pub.

5. Poole

6. My dad went and I wanted to stay up late on a school night! Lol. Took me a full season to get into it though.

7. Has to be 2003 season, the comeback at Coventry in the KO Cup final was amazing. Even Swindon fans wanted us to win but prob cos Leigh was in our team!

8. Not many with Poole doing well in recent years, but if it's a speedway moment I've witnessed than 2010 playoff final or a moment I haven't seen is the Darcy Ward crash, still haven't watched that.

9. Darcy Ward on track, or Lars Gunnestad was a fave when was a school kid.

10. Craig Cook at the mo (I think I have mentioned why enough times!! Lol) Don't like Robert Lambert much either but that's cos he seems to like causing trouble at Poole when Lynn visit.

11. Happy to watch most other sports other than golf and darts.

12. bluepride32 on twitter, lisacolette82 on insta or Lisa Colette Greaves on FB. 

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- I think that is fairly self explanatory.
- 41
- Also in my profile.
- Telecoms Guru at large local institute of education.
- I was a Cradley fan when I was young, had a season ticket at Wolverhampton & Birmingham in the mid noughties but couldn't bring myself to support Wolves.  Have been to Perry Barr a few times this season but didn't during their years in the first & third tiers of British Speedway.  If I support a team these days it's Belle Vue.
- My Dad took me to Cradley when I was young. 
- Jan O Pedersen winning the World Title at Ullevi in 1991.
- I wasn't there but Eric Gundersen's crash at Odsal in 1989.
- Bruce Penhall was my first hero possibly eclipsed by Jan O Pedersen later, just because he was the best to watch.  Of the current crop of riders NKI, Danny King & Charles Wright are my favourites.  I hope Bartosz Zmarzlik wins the world title this year.  Until their recent detriments Simon Stead and very begrudgingly Peter Karlsson.
- When I was young, Kenny Carter.  Couldn't stand Graham Jones or Neil Collins.  Of current riders I don't like Adrian Miedzinski, Chris Holder, Rory Schlein & Nicki Pedersen.
- Rugby Union (Sale Sharks) & Football (West Bromwich Albion) are the other two sports I watch.  I play Badminton in the local county leagues in the area.
- I'm on all except Snapchat.  But I'm mostly anonymous & don't post much except on Instagram - sockdiva

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5 hours ago, Falcon1983 said:

So let's introduce ourselves to each other and see who is behind the username.

- Real name (first name only if you wish)

Chris 

- Age

65

- Location

Wandsworth 

- What do you do for a living

Retired. Worked for NatWest from 1972 until 1992. Skegness Stadium as Racing Manager from 1994 until 2000. London Underground from 2001to 2016.

- Club you support

Over the years I have been a regular at Wimbledon, Hackney, Crayford, Romford, Arena Essex & Rye House. I would count myself as a Wimbledon supporter. 

- what got you into speedway 

Parents. My father had been a fan since around 1935 and in the 1950's knew Peter Arnold and wrote historical articles in the 5Star Annuals. Peter also introduced us to Stock Car racing

- best speedway moment

Seeing Ronnie Moore win the 1959 World Finals at Wembley. 

- worst speedway moment

Seeing Ronnie Moore break his leg at Wimbledon and hearing that my mother's favourite, Peter Craven, had been killed. 

- Favourite speedway rider and why

Ronnie Moore 

- most disliked speedway rider and why

None. They all risk their lives for our entertainment. I may not want them to win a race but I don't dislike them. 

- what do you enjoy other than speedway

Superstox, BRISCA F1 & F2 Stock Cars, Baseball, Ice Hockey, Country music, Volunteer Guard on Mid Hants Railway. 

- social media links (if you wish to connect with other members).

We might find those who go for each other might have more things in common

 

Who wants to go first lol 

See the answers above. 

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Craig

42

Wigan

Cashier

Belle Vue-Also looks out for Kent

watched every Sport at some point. Liked what i saw.

All Belle Vues glory moments

Max Fricke. Normally our best rider

No disliked rider. THIS IS NOT FOOTBALL

Football, Rugby League, Rugby Union. Playing Golf. Music. Fave Goldfrapp and loads of metal bands.

Cannot contact me on owt else. Not up to date with all the technology. Never will be.

EDIT- Worst is seeing Clubs finish. Been far too many.

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Chris Abbs

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West Raynham, a village five miles from Fakenham deep in the Norfolk countryside

Self Employed Gardener

King’s Lynn

Parents taking me from a small child (earliest speedway memory around 1983 at Lynn)

Mark Loram winning the World Semi Final at Bradford in 1994

David Nix losing his life right in front of me at Lynn in 2002

Henka Gustafsson, unbelievably good and exciting in the early nineties, almost played with opponents at Lynn so he could purposely overtake them on the last bend. 

Nicki Pedersen, filth. 

Massive Morwich City fan, love football generally. Run for fitness and I’ve completed a marathon as well as numerous half marathons. 

On Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Gordon Bennett 77 and Chris Abbs 77 on the latter two. 

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Kieran

30

Mildenhall

'Consulting'

Peterborough Panthers

Lived close to Long Eaton.

Away and Home to Reading in 2006

Lewis Kerr at the Fours

Crump/Sullivan around the EOES

No one in particular

Golf/Socialising/F1/Football

 

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Name: The Fiend

Age: 32

Location: Firefly Funhouse

Living: Sports Entertainer 

Team: Don't have one. I'm here to heal you all and all you have to do is let me in.

What got me into Speedway: Methanol

Best Speedway moment: Looking at pictures of Brandon Stadium being demolished

Worst Speedway moment: Looking at pictures of Brandon Stadium being demolished HAHAHAHA!

Favourite Speedway Rider: Nicki Pedersen. Because he's dirty.

Most disliked Speedway Rider: Adam Ellis. Because of his Dad HAHAHA! 

What do I enjoy other than Speedway: Healing people that need to be healed. 

Social Media Links: British Speedway Forum - TheRealFiend

Image result for the fiend gif

 

 

 

 

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Theresa Carman

Not saying haha

Cawston near Norwich, Norfolk

Team Leader in Tesco

Kings Lynn

A family friend when I was 10

Stars KOC Cup and league wins in the Premier League, wonderful times X

Rider deaths at Lynn over the years, hearing Ashley Jones had died and hearing that Darcy Ward was paralysed :(

Simply too many to mention

Nicki Pedersen - calculating barsteward!

Family, music, craft

Just my own name lol

 

 

 

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