The White Knight

WOW!!! ............and I thought I was bad.

Very sad to hear this news. I saw Ken ride for Workington and met him a while ago at a Long Eaton Reunion. A really nice man and a Gentleman too. R.I.P. + Ken.

I'm sorry folks - I have to go out. Be back tomorrow PM. :)

Do you play Tennis to Wimbledon standard - no - I doubt it. I am talking about Speedway Riders in a Speedway Competition - THAT is what I meant by your being silly - unless of course you ARE of Wimbledon standard in which case I will apologise. If not - you were being silly.

Too much of a voice from what I hear and observe on the Television.

Now you are being silly. I thought you were better than that.

Bollocks!! So you are saying that these Rider would NOT Qualify under my System. They CAN'T be the BEST Riders in the World then can they? I have already admitted this on a previous Post BeWitcher - PLEASE keep up. :)

THAT is your opinion, which I respect. I don't agree with you and that is my right. I argue for FAIRNESS for ALL and get pilloried for doing so. It is a VERY odd World.

Basically the Qualification Rules for the GP Series are rubbish in my opinion - so I think the answer to your question is - YES!!!

Re: No.6 Are they retaining the B****Y Joker does anyone know? :mad:

(Sigh) ........................... and the criteria is what I am arguing against.

I apologise - I did read it - but - on re-reading your Post I picked it up the wrong way. I'm sorry. Note to self - don't get wound up and do things in a hurry - you will end up with egg on your face.

Exactly oldace. Top eight places allocated from previous year. Fair - I don't think so. They should ALL have to qualify, even the World Champion. Mauger, 'Briggo' all had to - what makes today's Champion so special.

Read what I Posted above. The answer to your question is to run Qualifying Rounds for all Riders who wish to take part. If Riders, as sidney says, don't wish to ride, for whatever reason - they should not be forced to do so. Those who WOULD like to ride in the GP Series SHOULD be given the chance to Qualify............... Are you following me about BeWitcher?

Very true sidney. Gary was a super Rider. I'm sure he would have gone far had he carried on racing. I don't know what happened to him - it would be interesting to know. They had some great Riders in those days did Crewe. Phil Crump, Dai Evans, Colin Tucker, John Jackson, and of course the great Sunderland 'Stars' legend Jack Millen. :approve:

Jolly good question Dave. :approve:

I agree with most of what you say SC. Whilst I DID prefer the 'One Off' World Final - I realise that not everyone agrees with me - Fair enough. I have recently had my views on that shown to be wrong in one sense. My problem is, and always has been, the Qualifying method to get in to the GPs. I just believe that everyone should get a chance. Some Riders will NEVER get a chance to test themselves against the very BEST Riders in the World - if they did, you never know, we might discover a new World Champion.. I am not arguing my case for the sake of argument - I am arguing my case because I believe passionately in Fair Play.

That's a laugh!!! :rofl: :rofl:

Yes - 'It's a Knockout' - that's the way the Sport is going these days. :angry: More Ole nonsense. :rolleyes:

No.

I have tried my best to answer each of your points in a reasonable manner. I am not in the habit of arguing with myself - I have my beliefs and I am true to them.

Right - Mark Loram SHOULD have won the World Championship because under the System and Rules employed then, and now, that is the way the scoring works. My contention is that under the old 'One Off' System you had a Winner who finished FIRST ie WON the Meeting. You did not have a Winner who had a multitude of Second Places in GPs who actually won nothing apart from the Championship.. I hope that clarifies my position. I can't make it any plainer.

Crumbs. :blink: Who would want Sitera?

Are you going to answer my question from a couple of weeks ago. Are you ashamed of your Country? I would very much like to know, and so, I suspect would some others.

I was alluding to the fact that Mark Loram was World Champion without winning a Round. I feel I must state that I am a big Mark Loram Fan - I thought he was GREAT!! In the context of this discussion though, the evidence is incontrovertable.