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Many used to stay behind to watch GG in the “third half” at Brandon when he first started riding over here!

I seem to recall the CO organised The Warwickshire Flying Mile at Brandon, riders individually timed. Believe Ron Mountford was the winner.

“Would he of had it so easy” wasn’t predictive text, though!

Natalie Quirke was the best

Unless it’s by Monster!

Ouch! I remember several correspondences with Brian over the years, great to deal with. RIP Brian.

She is a total embarrassment

It doesn’t change the winning of the GP at all from how it is now!!! I agree that the winner should be the top scorer, hence my wording “if the semi-finals and final have to stay”

Is there any other way of referring to coming fourth than “and xxxxx xxxxxx misses out”, please?

If the semi-finals and finals have to stay….. Points scored in the usual way in heats 1-20 accumulate over the season towards the World Individual Championship. On the night, as now, the top eight scorers qualify for semi-finals and final to decide the Grand Prix (or Rider of the night), but no points from those last three races are included in the World Championship reckoning.

Champion performance from Bart!

But of course you’re not a newbie, are you? Just changed your name from R********go.

Or… You play ball with me and I’ll scratch yours!

Telling us you’ve followed the sport since you were 10 is not very informative, and could lead you open to some rude responses.

Kelvin Tatum seems to have invented, amongst others, the phrase “hard charger”. There used to be “hard riders”, the first one of those I saw was dear old Ron Mountford, though I wouldn’t class him as a “dangerous rider”. Watching Jack Holder riding “wall of death” style around Owlerton on Monday looked quite dangerous, although mainly to himself.

Then why have you started SO MANY pointless new threads on the forum?

The second test at Brandon was partially covered by BBC-TV (Sportsview, I think). At the same meeting, Nigel Boocock beat Ove Fundin in the Golden Helmet. Some night that was!

Mine is the 1970 World Final in Wrocław, where Ivan Mauger carried off the title despite everything the East Europeans put in his way. Never been quite as emotional as when the National Anthem was played. Travelled with Ray Glover’s party from Sheffield.

Congratulations to Chris Harris on becoming 2024 European Champion.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjqe9983374o

Not rain, but fog! I was at Crewe in 1969 when their meeting with Long Eaton was abandoned after seven heats. Perhaps on a smaller track they could have carried on???!!!

Or the Liquorice Allsorts?

Old Time Speedway has gone missing too!

Karl is mystified why it’s been deactivated, with no explanation from FB. Speedway Scrapbook has offered him a way back.

Remember watching him in the “third half” races, great entertainment post meeting!