Bavarian

Or a Norwegian!

Oh that's funny to hear Anni Friesinger speak Dutch! I must say the old Ice stadium had much more room for the spectators. Capacity now is down to just over 5,000. The new indoor stadium is of course primarily built for ice skating events. The roof is of course convenient in case of bad weather, but otherwise for motorcycle ice racing I'd prefer the old outdoor stadium. On the other hand, why should I care, as I am not really interested in ice racing anyway. It's a Russian affair!

Quite interesting. Sittingbiourne could run a few open meetings later this year. I really begin to enjoy the National League. It's good entertainment on a level that reminds me of the 1970's National League. There are famous clubs like Belle Vue, Hackney and teh Heathens, and the team have British riders, not some Poles Danes or Czechs as in the EL and PL. And admission fees are more reasonable. I am all for the NL from now on. No scandals either!

Does thism ean no Polish riders in teh British Leagues this year???? What next??? The world's gone mad!

There was a Norwegian rider at Belle Vue in 1929. His name was Paul Sande.

Jade Mudgway won, Nermark second and Hawkins third in the final. Jesper Kristiansen set a new track record in a heat race. Sidecars, instead of apairs event, apparently rode a NZ eliminator for the world champs - if that November 2011 meeting at Murray Bridge, Sth Aussie goes ahead.

accepted, if Saturdays at Poole are blocked by the dogs. Maybe their regular Wednesday night could be used for this F.I.M. meeting, but I am aware that such meetings are usuallly always held on a weekend date. But I remember in the old days, Wembley used to stage even the world finals on their regular Thursday night. Anyway, the Polish League clubs will not be amused with this move by the British authorities.

If Coventry could run this meeting on Saturday July 23, why can't Poole??? Why bring all the international fixtures into turmoil? Is this some retaliation action against the Polish League, with Matt Ford trying to disrupt their Sunday fixtures?

Great news that Daniel McKinley is back on a speeway bike. He's a good one!

..coming to England for the start of the season, where no Jungle Bundy will be allowed to ride in the National League. What a shame!

Yes indeed. This looks promising with a track big enough for some real speedway racing.

Now that's a cool name, Jungle Bundy!!! Never heard of that guy, but he made the final. I'm impressed!

Unfortunately the world champion, the great Gollob, has to withdraw. He has caught a fever and is not able to ride.

If no Foreign riders are allowed to ride in the NL anymore, so be it. It may open another door, to bring back international touring teams to ride against clubs or representative British/ English/Scottish/Welsh teams. In addition to the annual visits of the American Dream Team and the Nordic Vikings, invite some other country's touring teams to the UK. International tests at Junior/National League level would add spice to the NL clubs' fixture list. It is great that the Aussies want to organise an Australia v England U21 series down under next season. The English should do the same over here and invite a team of up-and-coming young Colonials to these shores.

ZARNOVICA 1. Tomas Topinka (CZ) 15 2. Gabor Roth (HUN) 14 3. Jiri Stancl jr. (CZ) 13 4. Antonin Svab jr. (CZ) 10 5. Eduard Shajkhulin (RUS) 9 6. Roman Povazhny (RUS) 9 7. Norbert Magosi (HUN) 9 8. Richard Wolff (CZ) 9 9. Renato Kuster (CRO) 6 10. Tomaz Sustersic (SLO) 6 11. Martin Litschauer (AUT) 6 12. Jiri Rafaj (SVK) 5 13. Alin Baciu (ROM) 2 14. Florin Vladuca (ROM) 1 15. Andrey Sinkovsky (UKR) 1 16. Herbert Ungersbäck (AUT) 0

Oh boy, how poor is this!

Does anyone know about a proposed "Veterans Speedway World Final" to be held somewhere in NZ this season?

This is much to radical. It would destroy the sport in the UK, if there were no more league teams racing. Just see how poorly supported the American dirt-track / flat-track or whatever they are called meetings in the UK are. Perhaps we should go way back in time and do it like they did it in the early years of the sport. A bit more variety is what is needed. Let's have league team racing in the first half of the programme, with perhaps smaller teams of only five or six riders and over a limited number of heats, say nine or so, and then follow with a "big" second half individual programme of individual senior, junior solo and even the occasional sidecar racing. Maybe that part of the prog could be done along the lines of the US speedway show meetings, with a bit of fun after the deadly earnest league match, to please the younger generation? I'd prefer the second half to be a serious competition, though, but the promoters would soon find out what the fans would like to see, clowns on bikes or serious sport. Let's have the best of both worlds! That's how they did it in the early 1930's and it worked perfectly well and attracted a wider range of people as an audience for such meetings.

Oh yes, please, please, please, bring back the Ekka for Speedway! Best News I've heard in a long long time - and that goes for Aussie Speedway and World Speedway! This stadium is the holy shrine of the speedway world, it has such a proud and long history, no other place on earth (that's for a speedway venue that is still standing) can compete with it! Go for it, make it happen and bring on the world championship grand prix! The EKKA is the place where an Australian SGP should be held!

Tyrepower Sydney Speedway General Manager, David Tapp, will leave his present role in mid January, 2011 after reaching agreement with the venue’s Board of Directors. “David Tapp was recruited earlier this year in a consultancy role and his tenure at the venue was always only going to be for a limited time,” explained TSS director Dennis Loudoun. “Sydney Speedway P/L acknowledges that David has other business interests and his Television Company, Power Productions, takes up a great deal of time and he needs to concentrate on his own activities going forward having put the foundations in place for a bright future at Tyrepower Sydney Speedway. “David has overseen a cultural change at the speedway, has grown sponsorship by forty percent and renewed Tyrepower as principal sponsor for a further three year term, among many other things. We really do appreciate the effort David has put in and only wish his stay could have been a little longer,” Mr Loudoun added. Mr Tapp’s imminent departure from the venue will lead to a re-structure and to that end former venue promoter, David Lander, will return to Tyrepower Sydney Speedway in the capacity of General Manager. Mr Lander will be assisted by current senior staff members Rod Britton, Stacey Kelly and Nathan Moreau. David Lander’s return to the venue is seen as a real coup for Sydney Speedway Pty Ltd. “We are thrilled to have a man of David’s experience involved at the venue and we are delighted he has agreed to join us,” Dennis Loudoun explained. “David has been one of Australia’s most successful speedway promoters and his vast knowledge and experience will play a significant role in taking the speedway into an exciting new era”. Meantime, David Tapp, says David Lander’s return to the venue is great news for the sport in Sydney. “There is no doubt the most successful ever era at Tyrepower Sydney Speedway was during the period David Lander was at the helm and his return is a very positive development. I wish him all the best. I have enjoyed my stint at TSS and I would like to thank the four owners; Dennis Loudoun, Brett Morris, Garry Rush and Rod Bowen for their support and assistance,” David concluded.

come on, Rory Schlein is from NT Which means there is no one from SA

Ever heard one of 1983 world speedway champion Egon Muller's pop music records? This one here was his greatest hit in the mid 70's and it is now on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2JxRwzIv4Y&feature=related

I know where in Australia and New zealand I would stage a SGP Up in Queensland and still standing since nearly a hundred years is that holy shrine of speedway racing called the EKKA, the Bribane Exhibition Ground. Here is footage of an early 1990's international meeting at the Ekka. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfvsTCq4YtA And down in New Zealand the most famous of all speedway venues is the Westen Springs track in Auckland! Here is some interesting footage from Western Springs of an NZ vs Aussie solo test match of early 1980! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcsun1FH08&feature=related

Here is a heat race (Denmark vs USA) of that 1982 world pairs final at Liverpool, NSW. AS You can see the bike track at Liverpool Raceway was situated on the infield of the car oval. Don't know how well attended this meeting was, but on the video You don't see much of a crowd! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKugLRft8jY&NR=1

It is sad that there are no longer any international touring teams visiting Australia and New Zealand. I found this Youtube clip of the riders parade at an early 1990's test match between New South Wales and the U.S.S.R. - those were the days! The venue is Newcastle, N.S.W., I believe! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSiqqMjP2BQ&feature=player_embedded