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And we have had a test match this year....September 1, 2024 to be precise at Iwade..... Here is the result..... England 50 Ben Morley 3 3 3 3 3 3 18[M] Rhys Naylor 1' 1 2 2' 2' 2' 10 + 4 Jacob Clouting 1 2 3 3 1 2 12 Jack Kingston 2 2' 1 1 FX FX 6+1 Sam Woods (track res.) 0 0 0 2 2 4 Australia 38 Dayle Wood 2 0 2 2 1 1 8 Patrick Hamilton 3 2 3 2' EF 0 10+1 Matt Marson 0 3 0 1 3 3 3 13 Senna Summers 0 1 0 3 inj. 5 Nathan Hargrave (track res.) 1 1 0 F F F 2 Heat details; 1 Morley, D. Wood, Clouting. Marson 60.8 [4-2] 2 Hamilton, Kingston, Naylor, Summers 61.8 [7-5] 3 Marson, Clouting, Hargrave, S. Woods 62.3 [9-9] 4 Morley, Hamilton, Naylor, D. Wood 60.6 [13-11] 5 Clouting, Kingston, Summers, Marson (fell rem.) 61.0 [18-12] 6 Hamilton, Naylor, Hargrave, S. Woods 62.3 [20-16] 7 (rerun) Morley, D. Wood, Kingston, Summers 60.9 [24-18] 8 Clouting, Naylor, Marson, Hargrave 60.4 [29-19] 9 Summers, Hamilton, Kingston, S. Woods 69.2 [30-24] 10 Morley, D. Wood, Clouting, Hargrave (fell rem, fell) 64.0 [34-26] 11 (rerun) Marson, S. Woods, Summers, Kingston (fell exc.) 63.4 [36-30] 12 Morley, Naylor, D. Wood, Hamilton (EF) 60.9 [41-31] 13 (awarded) Marson, Clouting, Hargrave (fell), Kingston (fell exc.), Summers (inj.) no time [43-34] 14 Morley, Naylor, D. Wood, Hamilton 62.3 [48-35] 15 (awarded) Marson, S. Woods, Harhgrave (fell) [three riders only] no time [50-38]

Well that just about says it all for me. I have been involved in Speedway all my life....well at least starting 1959 a few years after leaving the womb, I have done everything I can in Speedway from Fan to Rider to Promoter to National referee, yes mainly in Canada but I have never heard anything more INANE, stupid, ridiculous, idiotic and any other words you can think of for the way they have decided the playoffs this year.....How can our beloved sport be taken seriously after garbage decisions like this. I don't need any answers because I know there are no sensible answers to this, just wanted to spout off, which I rarely do, i.e NEVER! So please forgive me!

Not sure it was Squibby, he wasn't even in the running for a run-off place....but of course, he may have made his voice known.....

Its not that there wasn't a way to resolve the problem at Cardiff, it is all in the rules....the problem was they took too long to decide it or forgot about it....who knows! There was no way to split any of the riders tied on nine points, all had identical results from their five heats, even I knew that...one rider had beaten another who was in turn beaten by another etc etc etc.....The only way to split them was on the Rankings as is in the rules for pretty much everything, your Ranking means something in GP Speedway. BUT, I will add, do I think its fair? NO I don't, a run-off is always the fair way to do it BUT its NOT in the rules.....

I know I had been to a test match at New Cross in the early '60's....but I don't remember much about it even though I filled in the program. The first one I really remember is in 1964 at Wembley GB v USSR and I was hooked.....went to most Test matches from then until about 1973 loved them all, big crowds and well organized.....still follow them now whenever they are on, which is RARE. I am at a loss as to why they have fallen out of favour, not with the fans but the promoters.......there used to almost 30 home meetings a year at every track, I think you are lucky now if you get 20.....all those wasted weeks when SOME entertainment like Test matches could be done....even at junior level.....

Yep, I remember him.......

Yep you are correct........

In this case it would not have been able to do it either, this was probably (don't know for sure) the first time this has happened and since they could not split all four "Rankings" were the only way to go. I agree with others though, a run off in this situation would have been the fairest thing to do.

Not sure the SCB would post anything on this nor the BSPA....IOW is not exactly popular with them these days to say the least. Don't know for sure but this may have been a NORA production? Not official?

Well done Dan, Brilliant ride!

Cameraman didn't focus on Dan Bewley at all......totally missed the top qualifier.......concentrated on Woz...

I am in total shock. A few months ago Tony mailed to me here in Canada a bunch of SGP passes and information. Last year at Cardiff he gave me an "Officials" pass to do whatever I wanted to do. He was so kind to me. Actually had an email ready to send him to ask a question on a rule! RIP Tony.

Just for the record Steve, Mulford was beaten by Hagon in heat 9

At one time it was pretty difficult for the Big-5 to team ride when they started on a Handicap......but I watched them all and I have a vague recollection that when possible they did team ride.