I'm pretty sure most of us were saying that about Greg Hancock in 1999
.. and 2000
.. and 2001
.. and 2002 etc etc
.. and 2010.
And then what happened?
When I started following the sport 51 years ago Colin was already a big name in the sport (and would still have been riding if it wasn't for Lokeren). That's a hell of a long time to be a major figure in speedway. My condolences to friends and family.
Surely Masters represents Edinburgh and Wolves, allowing a Newcastle representative (Barker) into the field. [Morris (Prem) and Nicholls (Champ) would be the highest average riders not in the field]
I'm referring to the Bundesliga Final (the final of a league in which precisely no matches have taken place). I know Smoli won the individual in August (and Grobauer was 8th)
And for a truly bizarre example look no further than Workington v Lakeside in 2018 which was "iced off" after 4 heats the day after the same two teams raced on the same track in the Championship Play-off Grand Final