stevehone

have a wonderful memory for a lot of things. but the Dennis Sigalos thing was something that made me laugh as a Wimbledon supporter in the 80s ... we always had trouble with the Ipswich fans that called him 'Siggy' ... we just called him 'Fag'

what about Dennis Sigalos, and was he really wearing coloured nail polish when he broke his ankle? or Preben Eriksen ... why was he always involved when Kelvin Tatum got injured? or Dave Jessup on why he always had an EF in a big meeting or Steve Schofield ... one of the best NL riders, a good BL rider and great on the grass and longtrack or Roger Johns ... great servant to Wimbledon or Mike Ferreira ... how he could dominate the NL but struggled to progress

oh Rose darling, you can be such a hurtful cow at times the words 'hook, line & sinker' spring to mind

best move of the night - Crump on Lindback biggest shock of the night - Lindback didn't test the airfence

Dick Searle told me he would only give me 5 meetings in 86 because he wanted to use me on a 2 point average in 87 as after 6 matches i kept my average. thats why i rode in the Kent Select v Czecho Select, otherwise i would have been up north somewhere riding for Canterbury. unfortunately someone went and made the Canterbury track a horrible shape for the 87 season and i just couldn't get on with it.

i had the tiny issue of 2 broken wrists and a broken arm from the week before Canterbury closed ... i was bumming around a place called Poole, with rides now and again at Wimbledon, but unfortunately had signed a contract at Reading which i hated. i went to Exeter half way through the season.

hopefully the 54 - 54 ENGLAND v USA Durex test match from Wimbledon will be included ... fantastic meeting.

it's only 3 and a half stone i put on since packing up ... surely they can stretch that little bit can't they? Mike Spink and Dick Searle did mention i'd put on a little weight

.... at the County Ground, Exeter

but i could also pass from the back, unlike the gating tart you tend to watch at Kings Lynn

various pictures of the meeting and ex-Canterbury riders can be found HERE

can't help with Crayford footage but i am currently uploading my pictures from yesterday including one of Bryn

just give me that flannel back so i can comb my hair

you don't realise how pleased i am of that fact and the fact i haven't heard of a lot of riders doesn't make them a bad rider

i think my 'better' season was 1989 ... average according to the yearbook was 4.00 unfortunately there are a lot of people on here that don't know what the National League was.

has anyone invited Wally?

i find it embarrassing to tell them i don't believe you saw me get further than 30 yards i had to chuckle when i phoned into North Norfolk Radio a couple of weeks back when Mike Bennett was presenting the show ... he gave me a real big build-up as someone that was always entertaining and always gave 110% ... he also said i'd had a few scrapes with safety fences. the reason for this was all about winning .. i wanted to win .. what was the point in coming second, that's just first loser. i sat on the bike not wanting to be beaten by anyone ... we can all dream. i rode against the likes of Chris Louis, Leigh Adams and loads of other quality riders and was lucky enough to ride in the same teams as Steve Regeling, Richard Green, Dave Mullett, Mike Spink, Moggo etc etc most of all, looking back now, i had a fantastic time whether i averaged 0.00 or 10.00, and i made a lot of friends all over the place.

also contacted Mike Bennett a couple of weeks ago as he was centre green announcer at Canterbury for the last season or two and was a lot of fun, but unfortunately he is working next weekend.

add Steve Gibson to the list

sorry ... exaggeration was always my strongest point

1986 0.00 1987 0.00 1988 0.00 1989 0.01 1990 -2 1991 -3

have contacted Gavin this morning via email to accept his invitation.

i have

need to get hold of Ian Cox i think ...

not yet Mike, but now Sarah (shooting star) has sorted some things out i certainly will be confirming. so will your old man be there?