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TwoMinuteWarning

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  1. Oh, I love quizzes! Is there a prize??? R/R was introduced on 27 June 1966 (details in Speedway Star issue dated 24 June 1966). It was requested by the Speedway Riders Association, allegedly from an idea by Olle Nygren.
  2. Must admit that when I first went to Odsal, I was totally thrilled with the banking and the speed of the bikes. After a while, though, the actual amount of passing seemed to be less than at other tracks, and I longed for a more conventional track where skill was as important as speed. But then again, maybe that's because I was brought up watching most of my speedway at smaller tracks like Wimbledon, Eastbourne, Poole, Hackney, New Cross, Rye House etc.
  3. There's a few Tesco's in Czech Republic now, too, but I complained that they wouldn't give me points on my Tesco Clubcard
  4. Yes, it was the tracks that spoilt it for me. And it's not just the temporary tracks. Anyone who can bugger up the Bydgoszcz track wants shooting!
  5. If it helps, there is a picture of the medal here: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/intspeedway/scotveng1.htm Brian Collins
  6. Peanuts. What does he have left after 9 lots of hotel bills and flights for himself and mechanics? It's only the sponsorship earned through being in the series that is profitable. And Possletwit knows that. There's only one guy making lots of money out of the GP's, and it ain't the World Champion. It's about time the GP riders got themselves organised.
  7. Should be a great weekend, Jeff ... whenever it is! I hope GB enter the U-21 World Cup - though it's fair to say we are pretty weak at that level at the moment. Prospects are great, though, in 3 or 4 years time.
  8. There is also the Under-21 World Cup next season. 2 semi-finals in Poland (Rybnik) and Denmark. Final at .... PARDUBICE!!!!!! (Yes!) (Which will hopefully tie in with Golden Helmet weekend!)
  9. I see we are gradually returning to the old World Team Cup format then! Already the dangerous 5-man races have been dropped. Now we are getting back to holding different rounds in different countries. If we could just ditch the "They're playing their Joker!" rule ...
  10. Totally agree, shazzy. Best manager GB have had for years. He really knows how to motivate the team. With a little luck and no injuries, it could be our turn to win the World Cup this year. And no, I am NOT a Poole fan!
  11. All due to be announced after next weekend's FIM Autumn Congress in Paris.
  12. Last round of the Mitropa Cup at Ljubljana, Slovenia tomorrow. Can anyone post the results please?
  13. Chris, Sitera rides for Mseno in both the Czech Extra League and 1st League, never heard of him before this season. Very impressive on those big Czech tracks, think he might demolish somewhere like Eastbourne though... Afternoon meeting at Prague just didn't seem to be advertised at all - apart from on the cover of the programme for the evening meeting! Brian Collins
  14. Tomaz, I expected more of Pavlic and Gavenda at this level. Junior 500cc Group A (12 heats + Final) 1. Jurica Pavlic 2 1 2 1 = 6 2.Marco Muller 3 2 2 3 = 10 4TH IN FINAL 3.Matej Kus 1 0 1 2 = 4 4.Przemyslaw Dondela 0 0 1 0 = 1 5.Veroslav Kollert 2 3 1 3 = 9 3RD IN FINAL 6.Sebastian Pydzik 1 1 3 1 = 6 7.Filip Sitera 3 3 3 2 = 11 1ST IN FINAL 8.Zdenek Simota 0 2 3 3 = 8 9.Antonin Galliani 2 3 2 2 = 9 2ND IN FINAL 10.Jaroslav Gavenda 1 1 0 0 = 2 11.Michal Matula 0 0 0 1 = 1 12.Christian Demmel 3 2 0 - = 5 Ht 1: Muller, Pavlic, Kus, Dondela(ret) Ht 2: Sitera, Kollert, Pydzik, Simota(ret) Ht.3: Demmel, Galliani, Gavenda, Matula(f) Ht 4: Galliani, Muller, Pydzik, Kus Ht 5: Sitera, Simota, Gavenda, Matula(ret) Ht 6: Kollert, Demmel, Pavlic, Dondela Ht.7: Simota, Galliani, Dondela, Matula Ht.8: Sitera, Pavlic, Kus, Demmel(f,exc) Ht.9: Pydzik, Muller, Kollert, Gavenda Ht.10: Muller, Sitera, Pavlic, Gavenda Ht.11: Kollert, Kus, Matula(f,rm), Demmel(ns) Ht.12: Simota, Galliani, Pydzik, Dondela FINAL: SITERA, GALLIANI, KOLLERT, MULLER For the record, Junior 500cc Group B Final: Jakub Fabian, Zdenek Suransky, Michael Gregor, Marcel Pierkarski (exc.tapes) Junior 125cc Final (5 riders): Marcel Helfer, Pavel Pucko, Radim Chod, Jaroslav Slavata, Anja Kammermeier. Brian Collins
  15. Actually, there was a also a junior meeting at Prague in the afternoon, so I spent a record 8 hours at the stadium, watching 61 speedway races, plus 17 cinder/grasstrack races on motocross bikes. All for 7 quid admission. Now that's what I call value for money! Brian Collins
  16. 2ndBender - this is taken from www.speedwayinfo.hu/index2.html (item dated 2004.09.13) 1. Csehország 28 pont (Czech Republic) Ales Dryml 12 Bohumil Brhel 16 Lukas Dryml 2. Oroszország 20+3 pont (Russia) Semyon Vlasov 0 Sergey Filyushin 5 Renat Gafurov 15+3 3. Lengyelország 20+2 pont (Poland) Rafal Szombierski 9+2 Tomasz Gapinski 5 Robert Kosciecha 6 4. Magyarország 20+0 pont (Hungary) Tihanyi Sándor 13+0 Magosi Norbert 3 Stefáni Attila 4 5. Németország 16 pont (Germany) Mirko Wolter 9 Tobias Kroner 7 6. Szlovénia 12 pont (Slovenia) Izak Santej 7 Denis Stojs 5 7. Ukrajna 9 pont (Ukraine) Sergej Senko 2 Igor Borisenko 7
  17. Rudy Muts actually rode for the Dons from 1977 to 1981. As for Mike Wells .... WHO?????!!!!!! I think you have the name wrong? Unless he was a second-halfer?
  18. Thanks Jeff. We leave Prague Tuesday, so the Tuesday match is out. But just maybe might make the Sunday match at Prague v Pardibice, due at hotel at 7pm - any idea what time the face-off is??? Thanks, and I hope to see you at Pardubice. Brian
  19. Yes, Jeff, Im going with TP. Do you know if there is there any ice hockey in Pardubice on Friday night? Brian Collins
  20. Well, yes ... but with crowds several times what they are now at many tracks! In 1964 - 7.000 at Exeter....7.000 at Wimbledon ... 12,000 at West Ham .... 6,000 at Oxford ... 8,000 at Glasgow White City ... 6,000 at Middlesbrough ...
  21. Thanks, moxey63. If you - or anyone - has any information for the site, please get in contact. Much appreciated.
  22. Many thanks to everyone for the information
  23. My favourites are the romantically named Bulgarian Rudolf Valentinov, and the Austrian Kurt Schwingenschlogl (try saying THAT after a few pints)
  24. Talking to friends at Wimbledon this week about what a fine rider he was, but no one could remember when he died, can anyone help? And was it his wife who killed him? Thanks
  25. OK, thanks. Bruce is apparently alive and well and living in Yorkshire!
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