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I don't see them doing that week in week out though. Just for big events. Not knocking the club at all, it's one of, if not THE best run club in the country. And definitely the best track

Does bomber wear 7 race suits then takes one off after the team photo just in case he will be a guest in the future

When people talk about the "great" Americans, Hancock, Penhall, Autrey, Bast, the Milne Brothers, even Ray Tauser, are the names mentioned. Why not Wilbur Lamoreaux? When you look at his achievements, he certainly deserves to be considered as one of the best. Born in Roseville, IL, on February 26, 1907, he didn't start racing until he was well in his 20's. "Lammy" came to the UK in 1937 to ride for Wimbledon, and finished the year with a fine league average of 8.14, recording three maximums. The following year, he upped that to 10.93, (second only to Jack Milne), posting fourteen maximums. He further improved in 1938 with a brilliant 11.06 (second only to Cordy Milne), and improved his seasonal maximum count to fifteen. By the time he returned to Britain after the war, he was in his 40's. That didn't stop him from recording a 9.71 in 1948 (for Wembley), with eight maximums, which left him third behind Vic Duggan and Ron Johnson. He was even better the following season with a 9.86 (and twelve maximums) for Birmingham the following season. That left him a terrible fourth place behind Duggan, Graham Warren, and Jack Parker. Remarkable figures when you look at them, but what about the World Championship? Going into the 1937 final, only Jack Milne scored more bonus points than "Lammy", and on the big night, four wins wasn't enough as he was pipped to the title by his buddy Jack, Going into the 1938 final, only Bluey Wilkinson scored more bonus points, and on the night, he picked up four more wins, which left him third overall. Going into the 1939 final, only Cordy Milne scored more bonus points, and of course, Adolf got the final called off. Going into the 1949 final, he was only the sixth highest qualifier, but was just three points behind top qualifiers, Tommy Price and Graham Warren. On the night, "Lammy" scored 9 from four completed rides to finish fifth. Had his machine not given up the ghost in his fourth ride (against Louis Lawson), a third rostrum finish was likely. I knew Wilbur Lamoreaux was good, but until now, I wasn't quite sure HOW good. When you look at the above stats, you can see how he truly was one of the all-time greats of the sport.

Maybe not for the whole season but for a month it could work? Could get the Brummies off to a good start and get the crowds in too?

The council are hiding behind the "complex, technical difficulties around consent,"... Writing is on the wall.. All parties involved have known where this ends for a long, long time... And, given hardly a ripple of protest, they probably feel that now is the time to finalise everything.. It would be interesting to see what would happen if some promoter (or maybe all the BSP), came out and said that they would promote the sport there to see how it went... "Finish the stadium, as per the agreement for building the houses, and we will run Speedway there"...

It might be the case that a GP rider might be more tempted with a temporary stint for early season practice until Pawlicki is fit?

I was under the impression that they had six weeks to appeal on points of law relating to the inspectors decision.

Good grief ... do you think that Rogers went tp Poland and maimed him?

Unfortunately it feels like the beginning of the end before the season has even started . This has the hallmark of Rogers all over it ...

As predicted!

Begs the question why were the stadiums "packed full" then?

Hmmmmm was it really any better though? Not sure myself, probably seemed it as stadiums were packed full with great atmospheres but the actual action was no better IMO.

I would think the clubs priority is ‘developing’ rather than winning but I do hope the crowd sticks with it to make it worth while as even I can see a couple of large defeats coming.

PP won’t start season apparently. Injured in training

He is probably the best untried 3 pointer available. Looked quick and smooth at workington the other week.

I predict that Richard Lawson won't

7 teams and 49 riders invited to the big national press launch, I wonder how many riders will turn up, I will be very surprised if all 49 turn up, may require guest riders for the press day

See the Swindon Stadium thread for the latest! BSPL have taken back the Promotional licence from Terry Russell.

Good interview in this weeks edition with Phil Morris.. All 49 riders will be attending the launch of the ssason press day.. Hopefully more collective selling of the brand is the plan as we go forward.. About time, if so...

Yep, there seems to be a mindset that we never had all this stuff in the seventies when the sport was booming in the UK so why do we need it now? We are fifty years on now, the world, sport and speedway has moved on and anything that can be done to make speedway more presentable and professional needs to be put in place. It's not as if people are scratching their heads trying to think how, the template is there in Poland and has been for years. The attitude over here is too much about cutting ones cloth too neatly sometimes, sensible speculation will lead to better accumulation in the long run with people who are currently outside speedway.

Can confirm; defo not easy, much more difficult getting the technique right than you would imagine, a speedway bike is much, much more tham 'just a 500cc motorcycle without gears or brakes', needs to be tamed bit like riding a wild beast i.e. wild stallion or cheetah - not necessarily the Oxford version. Kudos to all those who can, and do....

Please don’t mock anyone who has a go at riding a speedway bike I ve tried and it’s bloody scary

Leave things alone.| Stop meddling.

Best ever quiz answer was: "In his ancient Greek epic poems, Homer described Nectar as the drink of the gods. What did he say was the food of the gods?" Answer: Well I know Homer likes doughnuts. So I'll say doughnuts.