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So Harris knows better than Chris Louis as to who owns Ipswich Speedway???

Well I heard it from Chris Louis at the dinner dance.

To be fair it’s a good job you guys don’t need to use your toes to count as the webs in between them must make it difficult

And those in Norfolk stop at 6 once they've used up the fingers on their left hand

Yeah, tie yourself to the biggest rocket you can find

Chris Holder to Peterborough, a club owned by Buster, I'm sure that will not happen

Well someone will have the no1 jacket because there has to be one but it's just a mix of were once but never will be again, along with the never will be anyway and the usual wouldn't put any money of any of them to win a race that mattered.

I knew I had something that proved there were two of them......

The shovels have arrived for digging up the track

Yes indeed. We often discuss greatest riders ever, greatest Britons and so on. Now whether Tom Farndon could be reckoned the greatest ever is, of course, open to speculation and there are many rivals for both accolades (greatest ever and greatest Briton), but what I think is not in doubt is the legendary reputation Farndon left behind him due to his personality and, to use a word that probably wasn't around in his time, sheer charisma. He was idolised in his day in a way that no other rider before or since has been. I think that has much to do with why his memory lives on.

Seems odd to think that he would be 109 years old now....yet still remembered with reverence

Take no notice of Dick (head) Barrie and his suggestions of Keleher being a better prospect than Kennedy. He isnt.

In my opinion it has been shown time and again that one season proves nothing. Riders can take one season or five seasons to make the grade and move up the leagues.

Depends who is speaking at the time. If it's British Speedway legend Chris 'Bomber' Harris then yes. If it's some random Ippo fan then no.

Where is the proof of the sale falling through. Harris should know who the owner is and who paid Bomber his wages last year. If he say's it's Buster and all the evidence online say's Buster then I will take Bomber's word over a couple of Ippo clowns on the BSF until they've shown me proof of the sale falling through. You send me an article link and I'll say no more. Until then I'll go with Bomber's opinion. Chris Harris' words not mine. You've tried to get a reaction all over the festive period. Word of advice. Wouldn't waste your time. It's got you nowhere so far and that trend will just continue. Happy New Year to you and your family. Have a good one.

Technically Blu is correct. There was no year 0 AD. It went from 1 BC to 1 AD. This calendar wasn't worked out till the 6th century mind you - folks in the BC era didn't know when/if Jesus was going to be born!!

After reading all the various predictions that have been posted I would like to draw your attention to a score from last year when Glasgow suffered the heaviest defeat at home to Scunthorpe ( Scuni won 53 to 37 ) At the start of the 2019 season no one would have predict a home loss like this, so its all ifs and buts again for 2020. All i want to see is some good racing,all riders leaving meetings in the same transport they arrive in and that Scuni make the play offs and the go on to be the league champions AGAIN.

Hi All, Can't believe it is 7 yrs since I reminded about the websites. They are still there and going from strength to strength. happy new year everyone

Happy new decade witches fans, hope we are in for another good season whatever the team in 2020

How is Bachelor not an out and out No 1, and how are B Kurtz and J Holder journeymen. Also how is D Bewley not a future No 1. Poole's decision to drop into the CL IMHO is for financial reasons, and the owner unable to sell his club.

Like Alan Grahame who, if my memory serves, set an unofficial track record at Cradley Heath for going the wrong way round. He used to remove the footrest for this particular party piece. Not sure if he was left handed though.

Don't think there's a big enough barge pole available...

Just long enough for the cloning process to come to fruition.

nothing on YouTube, but there is a book about him

Surely one below the Kent Kings is the Kent Queens.

No relation

Think it was after this tour that Hoskins and Frank Arthur formed a company to run speedway and cars at the Sydney Royale. Jack Ormston took 1933 off to run the family butchers business, returning to Halls Green the next season. Ray Tauser was recovering from a bad injury I think.

If you really want an answer...Batchelor had a great 2019. But he’s still not a number one, is he? Kurtz and Holder J didn’t really improve in UK in 2019 in what was a weaker league. BK put less than half a point on his average, Holder 0.1. Even Grajczonek improved by more. Holder had 16 home meetings, 10 riding at number 1, 6 at number 5. You need and expect your number one and number five to win their first outings or, if they’re up against a top opponent, at least get 2nd. JH had one win and one paid win out of 16, 7 2nds or paid seconds, 3 thirds and 4 lasts. That’s third heat leader performance at best. Journeyman position. As far as Dan Bewley is concerned, it would be great to see him continue to improve. He should certainly kick on from 2019, a season that started slowly after his bad accident. And he’s having a good winter in Australia. He’s got the ability to improve in 2020, and his target should certainly be to outscore BK and Kildemand. Will that make him a proper number one? As good as Jason Doyle? Robert Lambert? Craig Cook even? Time will tell

Quite right. We all celebrated the new millennium a year early. Each new decade ( and therefore century) starts on January 1st in the year ending in 1 e.g. 2001. Pedants rule, okay?

And to you taps

Only those born & bred in Norfolk, if you don't mind!!

Thanks Taps - and a Guid New Year to you all too. Doing as well as is possible in the bowels of Narf'k. No speedway at all for me this past year - we are close-ish to Saddlebow Rd but I won't give my pennies to Chapman. Enjoy the high life in the PL!!

Also holder has been sponsored for many years by guy Nicholls who is main team sponsor at Ipswich

From what I remmeber, 1933 was the year when speedway racing (Class C) really got going in the USA (East Coast and West Coast). That was the time when one of the local Mafia bosses in New York City got the idea that there was money to be made with this speedway thing. Hoskins had a meeting in one of the Skyscrapers in down town Manhattan with that man, and afterwards decided that this was not for him and got out of New York pretty quick.

And has close friends just can’t see it with buster at helm

I hope Danyon lands a champ place somewhere and is able to return and score big at Perry Barr. If he could get in at Poole and link up with his old mentor he would be able to make the step up with more confidence. In Jack Thomas Brum have a likeable lad who is well prepared but may be lacking a few HP and could definitely suffer confidence issues if he fails to get a NL ride.

He still done a good solid job in his 1st season in the National league and would've learned so much in readiness for next season ( lucky lad is soaking up the sun now on his jollys in Tenerife )

So are still trying to work it out from the 12th of December then !! You might get by the december 12th 2020 ?

What Pl teams will have Jason Doyle and Troy Batchelor as a top two for a start .

Perhaps the best solution is pay a set fee per position in the race so here is an incentive to push harder for the higher finishing positions? Or additionally compensate for he handicap so riders off 20m get an extra tenner, 10m get a fiver and off the line go from scratch?

& You know all about that !! When havvy was in charge but he kept the gates open ?

this must be Jawdee joke that people with a brain don`t get

So, in the two "normal" size speedway tracks, Tom Farndon is rated as top Briton!

Having watched him last season, he will improve and he is a great entertainer, could do worse

It is tough but that is how it works until somebody comes up with another way of team building from year to year.

It's easy to say that now

Some of you who follow the NDL content on here will know that the resident nerd (me) has produced an analysis of the amount of doubling up and down that existed at the end of the 2019 season. For those that missed it (why?) see the link below. Anyway, just for fun and being laid up I can't do much else, I thought I'd start a similar analysis of the 2020 line ups. As it turns out the figures are largely similar to the 2019 year end numbers. The notable team is my current adopted home, Leicester. Their Championship team are all doubling up/down. The 1-5 are all riding in the Premiership and the two reserves (the Thompsons) in the NDL . Hope we don't come to regret this fact through injuries etc. etc.

Which was a rediculous price for NL racing!

Sad to hear this. Doug was a major rider in the PL which remains easily my all time favourite league. So many huge personalities who seemed to appreciate the opportunity of riding after the near total demise of Speedway in this country. An all in it together time. Very different from the mid 80’s onwards when Speedway became very much a “me” environment by all concerned. RIP Doug.