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Really? I don't hear Martin Tyler spouting on about league points every time a goal is scored, I don't hear Cornelius Lysaght harping on about A P McCoy's lead in the race for champion jockey after every race.. Nigel has been relaying total GP points for weeks now after every race featuring Tai or Greg, it's tiresome imo.

Not quite the same, the Ryder cup is run over 3 days, this is months. Fair enough it it were the last meeting and the title could be decided but Nige does it every other week.

He does it all the time, does my head in with it.

http://speedway.manchesterpaul.net/racecards.html Thanks Paul.

I can but it was in 1973.

Definitely making me think of Hyde Road, fantastic track, he who dares wins, lovin it' I've enjoyed the GP this year but they need to look at where they hold the rounds next year, I don't care what country they race in as long as they are on good tracks like this one.

Speedway riders, journalists, other forum members, you're having a pop at everyone this week aren't you.. What's up, got no man around to nag at? I like the fact that Philip Rising posts on here, he gives a different interesting perspective to most threads on current affairs, if it helps him sell a few more magazines then fair play.

Didn't know that, he was quite diminutive but a little battler as I recall.

Big difference between booting a toolbox/table and squaring up to a woman, a woman who is part of your own crew. You're a woman aren't you, surely you must have felt for her when he did that, it was clear that she felt the need to recoil, not nice at all.

Some great posts in this thread, good memories evoked while reading it. I'm not sure what year I started going with my old man but I was his ticket out on a Saturday night so it was probably around 67/8. My earliest memories are of Soren Sjosten, used to love watching him ride, the fact that he could hardly touch the ground with his feet gave me the impression he was just a youngster like me, at least until I saw him in the pits after a meeting. Like Hells Granny I think my most revisited memory is the Leicester match when it all kicked off on the track, Alan Cowland had stuffed Wilkie on the pit bend, he was never going to get away with that, mayhem ensued. I don't recall Anthony Jones but I do remember some of the 2nd halfers, the Meridiths, Paul Callaghan (his mum had a pub in Mersey Square, the Touchstone I think), Taffy Owen, Steve Waplington. I can remember Lee Edwards poodling round on his little bike for a good few years.. used to go to the training schools as well, I wonder what Ingy is doing these days, he loved having a spin. For me the Reading Cup Final 2nd leg was the best, most exciting occasion I experienced, never seen a race like that run off since, it was pure magic, the celebrations at the end will live with me forever, over 40 years on and I can picture it now, PC the legend. The BLRC was a magical night, every top league club represented both on and off the track, the Scots came in big numbers whether they had a rider to cheer or not, truly great memories, I too feel privileged to have attended Hyde Road on all those big nights. I hope to attend the new place when it's open but I doubt I'll become a regular, love to proved wrong though.

He was a hair's breadth from giving that woman a dig, that's the lasting impression I have from his antics on Saturday. I've no problem with him booting inanimate objects round the pits, it makes for good tv, I don't even have a problem with 2 riders exchanging blows if they're both up for it. The expression on his face as he squared up to her was there for all to see what he is in real life, a bully. They all know the cameras are there, he lost the plot momentarily and showed his true colours, went down in my estimation. I'll still look forward to seeing him ride, there's very rarely a dull moment when he's around, just wish he hadn't done that..

Single?

His reaction toward that member of his support team was way over the top, the fact that it was a woman makes him a despicable character imo..

Agreed, but I don't think he did anything wrong, he was going round Zagar so it's not as though he should have been obliged to leave room. It was good to see Pedersen seeming to acknowledge that it wasn't unfair riding. Good GP so far, hope it continues in the same way.

As for Ward, whatever ban he receives matters not to me, I just hope he is hit hard in the pocket by being fined and, more importantly losing some sponsorship. I believe this would deliver better results in encouraging him to give up on the laddish behaviour and concentrate on maximising the huge talent he is so lucky to have been gifted with.

http://speedway.manchesterpaul.net/racecards.html Cheers Paul

Chris Harris, one tough cookie, didn't think he'd be up from that so soon.

More importantly its not good for Speedway, what a ridiculous thing to do. Absolutely no excuses for that, shame on him.

According to the schedule the programme starts @ 12.45, so yes it would seem they are showing it live.

I feel for you mate, genuinely... I just rely on the tv for my GP's but too have spent money like you have must be absolutely galling, I hope you get satisfactory replies when you do eventually locate the contact details for the people responsible.

http://speedway.manchesterpaul.net/2014/MiniMax_2014_SGP_Latvian.pdf thanks again to Paul for the race card.

Kelvin - Barwick Bendits. Brilliant

On seeing that replay I think the airfence did do a bit of a job in softening the blow, although whatever damage was done over the other side of the fence, who knows, really hope he's ok.

Hope Wethers gets up from over that fence, awful to see, good luck lad.

Would love to have seen Peter Collins ride that track, it's as though it was made for him, just a few years too late though, great racetrack.