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That's right - I've got that somewhere too. Didn't he draw a mouse within it? Phil Collins was another to draw a smiley face. I don't recall a mouse, but there is connection I think with the family furniture business where the company logo is a mouse.

One of the nicest autographs that I got int the seventies was Ian Cartwright father of Berwick's Simon, he used to put a smiley face by the side of his name.

I am going to have one last say on the Carter/ Pedersen debate, as I don't think I explained what I actually mean't properly. They both have the seem to have drive and determination to win, yes Pedersen uses dubious tactics and I am coming round to the idea now the guy is a bully, Kenny was just as determined but never did it by dubious tactics depending on which rider you supported at the time, Mr Penhall always reckon that Kenny used to go for him. As for the World Final in LA it is my opinion that Penhall put Kenny into the fence, and the Referee bottled it, you can probably guess whose side I am on in the Penhall/ Carter debate. The other way I compare Pedersen to Carter is there riding styles for me are very similar.

Dont even go there!! there will only be one King Kenny. Couldn't have put it better. Carter might have been controversial in terms of his public pronouncements, but he wasn't what I would class a dirty rider. Pedersen is. Issue 2 is another fascinating read, I thought the article on Vic Harding was excellent. I did not say that they were alike, but that the nearest we have to him that I could think of Mr Pedersen, they seem to have the same drive to win and not afraid to put there bodies on the line. Kenny was a hard rider who feared nobody who had his admirers like myself grudgingly being a supporter of the old enemy, but I appreciate what everybody is saying.

Again, this magazine, and I recommend that anybody who has being going to speedway for over 25 years buys it because it reminds you of what speedway was like. The articles are brill, and the tribute to Vic Harding was very touching, this issue there was also an excellent article about Kenny Carter, who was an controversial and tragic character, the nearest we have to him today is Nicki Pedersen who reminds me of him a little. He was a rider who was totally fearless, who was dogged by tragedy all his life right up until the end, but boy could he ride a speedway, and if they made a film about his life it would be a blockbuster. To the editor of this magazine keep the memories coming, and I look forward to my next copy.

I think you are getting your Green twins mixed up, it was Simon that had a bad crash at Sheffield.

I can't wait the memories are flooding back already.

Stoney only mentioned once thats a surprise the guy is flying, I would have had him and but for his injury our own Sean Wilson who was flying at the time.

Does anybody know when the next edition will be out.

Tony Steele, is suppose to be the top speedway referee, but he bottled it with Rickardson, the guy should have been excluded twice, he clearly took out both riders in both racer as did Gollob with Jensen.

Know exactly what you mean when you say for those of a certain age, I got quite nostalgic after reading it.

This mag was a cracking read, I will definately be getting the next issue, even passed it onto my Dad to read.

It is amazing it was not so long ago that if you were in your mid thirties you were a vetern, now you only pup at that age.

I always got the impression that Mike was bored with the sport,the problem was he did not have anything to go to when he finished with it.

Yes it would be a good read, not sure that we would be able to understand it all, I come to the conclusion that Michael had everything to early in his career, like alot sportsmen/ women who are talented from an early age they soon finish up throwing it away. But like I say Michael was probably the most talented British Speedway rider wew have ever had.

I think we all know that Michael was possibly the most talented British rider of his generation or ever,but the guy threw it away pressing not just the speedway self destruction button, but it also seems in life general, which I find sad. I was really looking forward to reading the interview in the Star, but after reading it three or four times over I still have trouble understanding it, and I wonder whether or not mentally he is okay. In say this if he can get his life back on track and his head in gear surely he could employed to give advice to younger rider on how not do things, but I am afraid that he might not be capable of this.

While glancing through this week's Speedway Star, I noticed that there was a rider riding for Zielona Gora, called Andrzej Huszcza. Is this the same rider that rode for Leicester in the 80's if so the guy must pushing up for 50.

Yes Sheffield is where my Dad use to watch him along with Clive Featherby, who at the time was my Dads favourite rider.

I never got to see Billy Bales myself (to young), but my Dad, by all accounts he was quite spectacular a bit like Peter Craven another rider I never got the chance to see who I would have love to have seen. I believe that Billy's son Ray rode as well not as good but I did see him ride for Leicester in the seventies.

Surely has to be Crumpie, mind you anybody other than other than Mr Charisma, Tony Rickardsson.

Sheffield (1) Shawn Moran (2) Kelly Moran (3) Chris Morton (4) Jan Pedersen (5) Bernt Persson (6) Doug Wyer (7) Reg Wilson If I can't have Jan Pedersen, who only rode for us on loan for us one season from Cradley Heath, then I would go for one of my back up squad of Sean Wilson, Simon Stead or Peter Carr. The team was more impressive than what I thought.

If you are talking colourful and entertaining, don't think you could go far wrong with the Moran brothers always gave value for money.

I suggest anybody who is in there late thirties eearly forties look in the mirror and then take a look at a photograph of yourself 20 odd years ago. You look very different don't you, trouble is we all get older, if you have ever been to an old school reunion you will all know the bext looking ones are the one that change the most.

I visited Halifax quite a few times as a Sheffield fan, some are fond memories with us winning, some not so good as when we lost. I remember the actual ground being a bit odf a dump, but the track raced quite well, with its long straights and tight banked bends.

No information on this but some how I think I remember this being considered sometime ago.