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Simmo? Steve Lomas? Mark Terry?

You wouldn't be saying that if he was a Hackney rider!!!

As I said, I don't like it, but I agree 100%. Neither do their times and performances in the qualifying rounds count either. And nobody bitches about that... Reading this forum, it's like people claim to be speedway fans, yet are constantly looking for reasons NOT to be.

Did anyone complain when Malcolm Simmons or Peter Collins scored 15 points in a Daily Mirror Grand Prix QR in 1976, yet only got 10 GP points? Of course not! While I am not a fan of the new system (I much prefer all points on track counting), anyone with an IQ in double figures or better SHOULD be able to understand it... Anyway, whether I like it or not, it doesn't prevent me from enjoying four blokes engaging in good racing...

But Tom was young and good looking...

Who would you want to play Tom?

...and luck will play a much bigger part - which isn't right...

You know, I always felt there was a simple solution to that. Keep the same race draw/format, but leave the order of the last four races until after heat 16. Not perfect, obviously, but you could just make sure that it all went down to the last race. The same problem I have with figure skating; the leading contenders compete in a pre-drawn order. Trouble is, they have to "leave room" after the early skaters, so even if the first skater is the leader, and produces a perfect programme, they cannot be awarded perfect marks. Simple solution - skate in reverse order...

That's what I did. Unfortunately, I only got in from work a couple of minutes before the start, and missed the first race because of farting around. So, I checked on YouTube, and found a stream immediately. Anyone know why it's not being streamed via the SGP website, as it was in previous years?

Sstrange thing is that people go on about how "unfancied" riders in the old world finals were so great, as they promised some shocks, but in the gp's, nobody seems to want them!

You mean "Lind-at-the-back"?

The opportunities are there for them to qualify. If they don't, and more experienced riders do, they only have themselves to blame.

Vettel and Leclerc could use his engines...

I really don't know, but I was thinking about that too!

Don't you wish they could make a film that accurately replicates the look and the racing of pre-war speedway? They have managed it with most other sports, but to see something in HD colour that truly reflects that era of speedway would be incredible...

Sorry, I can't agree with you as I would probably be accused of "bum-licking"...

Yeah, when I think of all the tracks we had within a 90-minute drive, it's heartbreaking...

I try...

You thought, "thistle be fun"?

It's the small fin by the - anus. I just included that for effect... And don't lie! You can't lead a sheltered life in sarf London...

Really???

Personally, I think there are just too many pillocks in the world today!

Probably because you're not a greatly-respected and polite sports journalist...

Like Dorsal, Pectoral, Anal...

Careful! You don't want "daft old duffer" to get you banned...