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Great Britain announce ASHTON BOUGHEN as the fifth rider selected for the USA vs GB Test Match in California.

Great Britain announce LEON FLINT as the fourth rider selected for the USA vs GB Test Match in California.

That is interesting, because that is just four days after both Tella and Killmeyer rode in the unofficial World Championship of 1933 in Paris. Killmeyer finished fourth in that meeting, behind the new world champion Fernand Meynier of France. Two Australians, Bluey Wilkinson and Billy Lamont were second and third, Twelve international riders competed for that 3rd Dirt-Track Championship of the World, staged at the Stade Velodrome Buffalo, Montrouge, Paris, on Sunday, October 8, 1933: line-up: Bluey Wilkinson (Australia, world champion of 1932), Billy Lamont (Australia), Fernand Meynier (France), Leopold Killmeyer (Austria), Walter Ryle (Denmark), Ejnar Knudsen (Denmark), Juan Vinals (Spain), Mac Sillick (New Zealand), Walter Butler (Germany), John van Hulzen (Holland), Mohammed Tella (Abyssinia), Emile Beranger (France). Final result: Fernand Meynier (France) 1st, Bluey Wilkinson (Australia) 2nd, Billy Lamont (Australia) 3rd, Leopold Killmeyer (Austria) 4th.

That's interesting. When did he ride at Wembley, what date was that? More on Mohammed Tella aka Gene Tella, even a picture of him, can be found here on the BSF https://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/topic/87534-10-favorite-abyssinian-riders/

17-year old speedway rider Mario Häusl and his parents paid a courtesy visit to the Seychellois Minister of Sports on January 2, 2025. https://www.nation.sc/articles/24603/seychellois-motor-racer-mario-husl-calls-on-minister-zialor The visit on Thursday even made it into the Seychelles national 8 o'clock News (begins at minute 12:20 in the SBC News video)

Great Britain announce ADAM ELLIS as the third rider selected for the USA vs GB Test Match in California.

Great Britain announce TOM BRENNAN as the second rider selected for the USA vs GB Test Match in California.

Great Britain announce DAN BEWLEY as the first rider selected for the USA vs GB Test Match in California.

GB SPEEDWAY TEST MATCH VS USA IN CALIFORNIA THE GREAT BRITAIN speedway team take on the USA in an official test match at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California, on Saturday, February 1. https://gbspeedwayteam.com/news/gb-announce-test-match-vs-usa-in-california

Hofmeister retired from racing in 1963, when he was still only in his twen-years, as he was taking over a business and moved from hometown of Abensberg to Kempen, where he became a mentor of the up-comign Manfred Poschenrieder. I saw Hofmeister "ride" at Abensberg only two years ago, when he did a lap of honor on a vintage speedway bike on the occasion of the local speedway stadium being named after him (Wack Hofmeister Speedway Stadium). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wack_Hofmeister_Stadium https://www.speedweek.com/speedway-racing/news/199208/Speedway-Stadion-in-Abensberg-bekam-einen-neuen-Namen.html https://www.merkur.de/bayern/schwaben/kempten-westallgaeu-kreisbote/nach-speedway-legende-josef-wack-hofmeister-ist-jetzt-ein-stadion-benannt-91902334.html https://www.tvaktuell.com/mediathek/video/speedway-abensberg-stadion-nach-legende-benannt/

Happy to say that Germany's first world finalist Josef "Wack" Hofmeister ist still in very good shape. He celebrated his 90th birthday in June. https://www.speedweek.com/sandbahn/news/225321/Wir-gratulieren-Josef-Wack-Hofmeister-ist-90.html

It's the International Speedway Masters this weekend (December 27 & 28) at the Gilman Speedway in Adelaide Solos line-up Jack Holder (NSW) Chris Holder (NSW) Sam Masters (NSW) Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) Max Fricke (Vic) Jack Morrison (Vic) Justin Sedgmen (Vic) Michael West (NSW) Fraser Bowes (SA) Luke Becker (USA) Jan Kvech (Czech) Tom Brennan (GB) Jonas Jeppesen (Den) Sam Hagon (GB) Mitchell McDiarmid (WA) Luke Killeen (WA) https://www.gillmanspeedway.com/news/2024/latest-international-speedway-masters-news

Yes, but for safety reasons it is a reduced capacity for the SGP, and they had an etxra grand stand erected, which reduced the standing room. It was a sell-out 8,700 capacity crowd at Landshut this year, and it will be something like that again in 2025, even with a second temporary grand stand, which they intend to erect additionally. Belle Vue with the temporary stands will have about the same capacity as Landshut has for the SGP.

An SGP in Amsterdam would be awesome !

yes, You are right - on both accounts

Smolinki concentrates on his long-track racing these days, as he is the current world long-track champion. He is 41 years old and does not even ride for his local team Landshut in the Polish league anymore. Smolinski is certainly no option for Birmingham.

One SGP in Manchester is great, but two on the same weekend?

The British Speedway Network (BSI) are bringing livestream coverage of two of teh big solo meetings in Mildura. BSI show the Phil Crump Solo Classic on December 29 and round two of the Australian Solo Championship on January 5. https://watch.britishspeedway.co.uk/articles/mildura-release?fbclid=IwY2xjawGwcFNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHS3czDXbUzX6_os5SZ8kcKoLlkOx2JBl-xNJf4W5juSlkEQYrZWamX7e2Q_aem_SusncaLGQTJLHqIfc7F5-Q

Watching the Rugby Union Test Matches in the Autumn International Series this November it hurts to see what we once also had in Speedway, but and sadly neglected and eventually lost. The sport is the poorer now without any full strength International test matches.

Other major solo speedway meetings in Australia this season: ROB WOFFINDEN CLASSIC: Saturday, December 7, Pinjar Park Speedway, Perth, W.A. JASON LYONS TROPHY: Saturday, December 14, Olympic Park Speedway, Mildura, Vic. INTERNATIONAL SOLO SPEEDWAY MASTERS: Saturday, December 28, Gillman Speedway, Adelaide, S.A. PHIL CRUMP SOLO CLASSIC: Sunday, December 29, Olympic Park Speedway, Mildura, Vic. DARCY WARD INVITATIONAL: Sunday, January 12, Mick Doohan Raceway, North Brisbane, Qld. F.I.M. OCEANIA SPEEDWAY SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, January 25, Gillman Speedway, Adelaide, S.A.

2024-5 Australian States Solo Championships calendar: WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, November 16, Pinjar Park Speedway, Perth, W.A. QUEENSLAND SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, November 16, Mick Doohan Raceway, N.Brisbane, Qld. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, November 30, Gillman Speedway, Adelaide, S.A. VICTORIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, December 7, Olympic Park Speedway, Mildura, Vic. NEW SOUTH WALES SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, December 14, Oakburn Park Speedway, Tamworth, N.S.W.

2025 Australian Speedway Championship calendar: • Rd1: Friday, January 3, Gillman Speedway, SA • Rd2: Sunday, January 5, Mildura Speedway, Vic • Rd3: Wednesday, January 8, Diamond Park Speedway, Wodonga, Vic • Rd4: Saturday, January 11, Mick Doohan Raceway, North Brisbane, Qld