Terry

I just called to say I sniff glue.

I don't think Dudek and Madsen will last the pace. Zmarzlik for me.

I did. She said, "that brother of mine's rubbish, half his stuff don't even rhyme."

I'm a congastarter, twisted congastarter.

Um bongo. Apparently they drink it in the Congo..

Gollob in full flight around Bydgoszcz was a sight to behold..Best track in the world imo.

Janowski £200 more with spread stretcher.

I remember Raquel, the dizzy barmaid in the Rovers going out with a speedway rider to make Des Barnes jealous...and daft Ricky Butcher, or was it Troy Pratt, riding for Arena-Essex after a couple of practice laps..and regulars in the 'Vic, calling him Barry Sheene and saying "he thinks he's racing at Daytona"...The scriptwriters obviously did their research there...and Seth and Amos taking a break from farming to have a blast around Owlerton..(or maybe I dreamt that.)

Great ride from Lambert. Britains number 1

Madsen £200 more with spread stretcher.

Brilliant from Lambert!

Zagar £100 more Zmarzlik £100 less

Heat 4 should be a good'un

Yes he feigned an engine failure on the last bend in a 3rd place run-off in 1979. third would've given him the 13 racejacket. It certainly worked out for him, as he won that year.

Fantastic track. I'm sure Leon Madsen wouldn't mind!

David East, also known as Shawn Moran rode in a couple of meetings for Hull at the end of 1979.

Zenon Plech was always friendly and chatty while signing autographs for me and all the other annoying kids, who used to shout into the Hackney pits! I've still got the NGK cap he gave me...I'd like to think it's the same one he wore on the world final rostrum in 79.

I think it would be quicker to name the riders who Nicki hasn't upset down the years! Saying that he's had a raw deal the last couple of years with refs excluding him purely because of his reputation and riders (Woffinden and Janowski spring to mind,) overreacting after barely being touched. You know they wouldn't react like that if it were any other rider. I for one will miss him in the gp's this year because he's the last remaining character and he stirs things up. It's all gotten too chummy with all the fist bumps and high fives..We need another Penhall v Carter type rivalry!

I feel your pain. I'm still mourning the loss of my beloved Hawks/Kestrels 28 years on

To be fair Sidney, the five above him were better riders and Thommo will always be my number one.

Hawks Kestrels 1. Barry Thomas 1. Barry Thomas 2. Bo Petersen 2. Andy Galvin 3. Bengt Jansson 3. Mark Loram 4. Dave Morton 4. Paul Whittaker 5. Zenon Plech 5. Alan Mogridge 6. Finn Thomsen 6. Steve Schofield 7. Garry Middleton 7. Trevor Banks

According to the 1980 speedway yearbook.. 1. Finn Thomsen 8 2. Bobby McNeil 3 3. Barry Thomas 6 4. Bo Petersen 6 5. Keith White 0 6. Vic Harding 4 7. Sean Willmott 5

If I remember correctly Louis could've missed out in a run-off for the last few places if Doncaster had let Screen through. I think Ermolenko and Hancock gave Josh Larsen a 'leg up' in that meeting also. I always thought it all added to the excitement of those qualifiers, trying to work out who's going to help who in the last round of heats..even though it was basically cheating!

The Mortons' were great to watch. I appreciate the great stylists like Mauger, Olsen, Simmons, Adams and Woffinden. But I'd rather watch the 'blood and thunder riders' like The Mortons', The Collins', Plech, Thomas, Gollob, Loram and Zmarzlik any day!

Another race that sticks in my mind was when those two great characters Andy Galvin and Alan Mogridge got a 5-1 over my favourite Dane (after Finn and Bo of course!) Erik Gundersen, in our BL season of 87. You could tell that Erik was getting more and more frustrated as they covered just about every inch of the track in what must've been the slowest display of team-riding ever! I remember on the slow-down lap Erik looking at them and pointing to his head, as if to say "you're crazy!" Though being the decent chap he is, he still shook their hands..which is more than Ole Olsen did when he was twice soundly beaten by a young Dave Morton in 74.