spin king

Seeds based on last years World Team Cup finishing places.

Really sad news.

My thought was they could run it over a fornight.

No nothing to do with Middlo so everyone calm down, just a thought that maybe itis time to change the format of the World Team Cup. I would like to see rather than team of four racing with four teams in a meeting, why not have teams of seven racing one team against one team, like they do in league racing. I would have eight nations competing, and put them into 2 groups of 4, and then have a draw, where by we would have four seeded teams, and they would be the teams that made the the final last year so the seed teams would be; Poland Denmark Australia G.B. Two would go into Group A, and two would go into group B. I would then have a draw for the unseeded teams, these would be teams made up from the following; Swedan Russia Germany Czech Republic Again draw two out for each group, I then have all teams racing each other, the two top teams go into the semi finals, again drawn out of the hat. The teams that finish last in the group would have to next season race off against other nation's to qualify. You could have the draws live on Sky TV, and teams would not know who they were going to face. If the it is based in this Country you could have the following tracks used; Poole Wolvehampton Coventry Eastbourne Peterborough Kings Lynn Birmingham Sheffield I think that having teams riding with 7 riders who show us who is the true World's best team, and after all in the football world cup they don't play 5 a side.

I am sure that I have read somewhere, I think that it might have been in the Backtrack mag, that Eric was the track record holder at the close of the track. Not sure but were not the Hornets the orginal Belle Vue Colts or the Hornets became the Colts.

Are you basing that on last seasons final if so Tai is a very quick learner, and I would not put it past him to surpass your expectation's.

Always like the Baby Faced Assasin, he was always a rider that I would have love to seen in Sheffield colours.

Would have to agree the guy had such a long career I am sure he would plenty of interesting stories.

It does make you wonder how far Electric Erik would have gone in his career as it was cut off in his prime, I reckon another two World titles could have been there for the taking.

Would be nice to read about both these riders, what about an interview with John Dvis would be nice to see what he has to say.

You are probably right about Frank, I did know that there was a story about the Argies calling him the Red Devil, but I could not quite remember how the nickname came about.

Was not Frank Varey the first to where no black leathers, sure his nickname was the red devil.

I remember attending the last match of the season at Sheffield I think that it was 76, and seem to remember three of the Belle Vue riders were wearing leathers that were all silver , onde was Peter Collins, but I cannot remember who the other two were.

I remember Eric Broadbelt wearing a pair of bottle green leathers when riding for Sheffield, anf have terrible luck while wearing them.

Still makes you think that the Russian authorities would think that a rider would risk life and limb to get political asylum. Things might not be great now but at least we don't see this sort of thing happening now.

Really shows you how things were then, and how far we have come now, I find it hard to believe that they made him go home for treatrment, due to the political situation.

Not forgetting Doug Flyer Wyer with his white leathers with the tassles on the arms.

Seem to remember reading some where that they had some kind of feud going on between them.

As well as Olle Nygren wearing white boots there was also Bert Harkins who also wore white boots.

No problem my friend.

Thanks that has answered that one for me .

Tell me what.

And very different, I remember reading his profile in the speedway star and it was totally different from others that I had seen. Certainly got him plenty of publicity and people talkming about him even though he never reach past the novice stage.

Thanks Merv would be nice to see what he is doing now and his thoughts on speedway today.

I wonder if it is about rider that I am not sure what his name was, but I seem to remember was called Jon Jon White, never really made it as rider, but was very much a character, renowned for wearing black leathers in the 80's and a black bike.