Come on the Skipper

Made me laugh!

Ok, so I've had a go at working out what the teambuilding average would be for each rider who rode in this seasons Elite League, and they are shown below. They are based on the most recent green sheet averages (EL 31 and PL 33). It's quite possible that I've made some mistakes so if you do notice any please let me know. Name EL Avg PL Avg Teambuilding Jason Doyle 9.58 0.00 13.41 Niels Kristian Iversen 9.04 0.00 12.66 Chris Holder 8.95 0.00 12.53 Andreas Jonsson 8.45 0.00 11.83 Krzysztof Kasprzak 7.91 0.00 11.07 Matej Zagar 7.48 0.00 10.47 Freddie Lindgren 7.21 0.00 10.09 Hans Andersen 7.15 0.00 10.01 Craig Cook 7.37 9.88 9.88 Jacob Thorssell 7.06 0.00 9.88 Tai Woffinden 7.03 0.00 9.84 Antonio Lindback 7.00 0.00 9.80 Max Fricke 7.08 0.00 9.91 Bjarne Pedersen 6.91 0.00 9.67 Nick Morris 6.41 0.00 8.97 Kim Nilsson 6.88 0.00 9.63 Edward Kennett 7.16 9.27 9.27 Danny King 7.22 9.57 9.57 Joonas Kylmakorpi 6.68 0.00 9.35 Chris Harris 6.58 0.00 9.21 Sebastian Ulamek 6.60 0.00 9.24 Josh Grajczonek 5.95 8.90 8.90 Brady Kurtz 6.44 9.22 9.22 Scott Nicholls 6.59 0.00 9.23 Steve Worrall 5.95 8.51 8.51 Sam Masters 7.18 8.88 8.88 Rohan Tungate 6.05 9.03 9.03 Mikkel Bech Jensen 6.26 0.00 8.76 Patrick Hougaard 6.22 0.00 8.71 Richard Lawson 5.83 8.17 8.17 Richie Worrall 5.82 8.33 8.33 Krzysztof Buczkowski 6.02 0.00 8.43 Mads Korneliussen 6.04 0.00 8.46 Jason Garrity 6.00 8.55 8.55 Lewis Bridger 6.09 0.00 8.53 Robert Lambert 7.08 8.76 8.76 Peter Karlsson 5.91 0.00 8.27 Szymon Wozniak 5.91 0.00 8.27 Rory Schlein 5.12 0.00 7.17 Aaron Summers 4.69 8.13 8.13 Justin Sedgmen 5.43 0.00 7.60 Adam Ellis 5.60 0.00 7.84 Ben Barker 4.54 7.70 7.70 Grzegorz Walasek 5.45 0.00 7.63 Dave Watt 5.40 0.00 7.56 Ludvig Lindgren 4.34 7.65 7.65 Piotr Swiderski 5.20 0.00 7.28 Paul Starke 4.94 6.62 6.62 Charles Wright 4.84 6.59 6.59 Josh Auty 4.90 7.10 7.10 Kyle Howarth 5.13 7.18 7.18 Troy Batchelor 5.26 0.00 7.36 Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 4.15 6.98 6.98 Kyle Newman 5.52 6.31 6.31 Lewis Kerr 4.80 6.59 6.59 Nikolas Porsing 4.99 6.58 6.58 Kacper Woryna 4.65 0.00 6.51 Dennis Jonsson 4.00 0.00 5.60 Carl Wilkinson 3.74 6.12 6.12 Josh Bates 4.76 5.02 5.02 James Sarjeant 3.81 5.80 5.80 Nicolai Klindt 6.36 5.42 5.42 Stefan Nielsen 3.67 5.53 5.53 Lewis Rose 5.00 5.86 5.86 Kai Huckenbeck 3.67 0.00 5.14 Rob Mear 3.65 0.00 5.11 Simon Lambert 5.47 5.25 5.25 Adam Roynon 4.80 5.05 5.05 Joe Jacobs 5.14 5.36 5.36 Ben Morley 3.00 3.85 3.85 Ashley Morris 3.00 4.83 4.83 Max Clegg 4.15 4.04 4.04 Robert Branford 3.00 4.60 4.60

Deleted, wrong base values used. I'll be back

Well done to Wolves and hard luck to the Pirates but what chance did the Pirates have when half of their team didn't perform on the night. I thought the ref got the PK/Ellis decision wrong but I'm not sure why some people are suggesting that he got the heat 15 decision wrong. In the usual "first bend bunching" scenario it's riders from each side involved but here Tungate had to turn the bike really hard to avoid taking out his team mate and this what caused him to fall. How can the referee call all four back for an incident that didn't involve one team? Anyway, looking forward to the final next week with what should be two cracking meetings.

Starman, the gift that keeps on giving............

Perhaps if Swindon hadn't lost so many home matches then he wouldn't have had to worry about the Lakeside track.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36936354

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/how-many-complaints-bbc-receive-8296843 Literally thousands of complaints.......

Ordered, just for the Barry Thomas article. My favourite rider EVER!

Hi there The red button is available on Virgin. It has been available for a few weeks, I'm watching the GP on it now!

My memory may not be entirely accurate with regard to the year, it was either 1984 or 1985. Hackney vs Poole and the Silver Helmet was between Neil Middleditch, the holder, and Alan Mogridge,the challenger.I was seated in the back straight grandstand near the 3rd bend which was where Moggo fell as Middlo went under him. Now, from where I was sitting there appeared to be no contact but Moggo wasn't happy and was on the mike complaining about the ref but not Middlo's riding. This is the one incident that sticks in my mind relating to the silver helmet.

You should worry, me and the Mrs had to wait in the rain for nearly an hour to get the last train back to Newport!

This one seems to be working http://www.justin.tv/sjip/popout

Has Barry Thomas been interviewed?

Steve Lomas used to wear green leathers when riding for Hackney in the mid 70's

Well I shall be buying the book solely to relive my memories of the Halifax Hackney meeting in 1980..........What a fantastic weekend that was for us Hawks fans having defeated Wolves away on the Friday night and then beating Halifax on the Saturday night. Excellent stuff!!!

Scorpio, Avenger Thanks very much for your replies, I'm still undecided about what to do. I'll probably make a decision tomorrow afternoon. Gary

Hi all I'm after help again, I'm staying at the Premier Lodge in Caerphilly on Saturday night. I've checked on the National Rail website and there's a train back from Cardiff Central to Caerphilly at 23.10. Can somebody with local knowledge let me know whether it would be sensible for me to come from and go back to Caerphilly by train, bearing in mind I'll have the boss and my two sons with me (8 and 5). Or should I just drive to the park and ride like I did last year?? Thanks very much Gary

Anybody remember Red Ott from the mid 70's, if memory serves me right Crayford and Hackney.

Not entirely sure but I think my first meeting was Hackney vs Leicester towards the end of June 1975..............2 things stick in my mind the first was Len Silver's programme notes about Begnt Jansson having gone awol and secondly was the report in the following weeks Newham Recorder that Tony Lomas had a 'mare as his new leathers were too tight........... If anybody can remember that and confirm mind isn't complete mush I'd be very pleased

Good evening from a newbie to the forum, I 've been delving through the YGB forum and reminiscing about the riders I used to watch but I certainly remember this match and what a fantastic comeback it was. If I remember rightly we rode, and won, at Wolverhampton the evening before. The good old days