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Sheffield has been awarded the PLRC (on Sunday 11 September) and also the British U21 Final (on Thursday 14 April). Hopefully the clash on 11 September with the final round of Polish Divn 1 fixtures will not lead to any Riders missing the PLRC, as Danny King did last year.

1996, but I'm sure that's what you meant.

Correct Baldy: Tungate: 27 Jan 90 North: 04 Aug 91

They would both make a Fine Kettle (y) of Fish...

The people who have bought the house aren't a couple named Katherine Lawrence and Raymond Shields, formerly of West Row, Suffolk, by any chance?

You will have seen that Neil Vatcher has been appointed as the Isle of Wight Warriors' Team Manager for 2016.

Crumpie?

Greg hasn't been announced yet for BV's opening meeting has he? Peter Craven Memorial Trophy - March 19th 2016 Matej Zagar; Max Fricke; Craig Cook; Richie Worrall; Scott Nicholls; Chris Harris; Niels-Kristian Iversen; Danny King; Peter Kildemand; Nicki Pedersen; Chris Holder; Tai Woffinden; Jason Doyle; Krzysztof Buczkowski; Maciej Janowski; RIDER TBC

Yes, good point Alexander, I missed the 12:00 start time. (At least with Rohan being signed up you don't have to worry about changing your profile picture again for a while.)

25 March: Poole v Swindon (EL 'A') & Somerset v Plymouth (Easter Challenge), and 19 August: Belle Vue v Swindon (EL 'B') & Edinburgh v Somerset (PL) Potential clash: 01 July: Coventry v Swindon (EL 'B') & Somerset v Peterborough (PL KOC QF) - dependent on Somerset progressing from Round 1 (On the dates that Swindon are due at Lakeside, 22 Apr & 17 Jun, Somerset are currently showing Reserved dates.)

Swale Council allow only a limited start and finish time for running engines.

Yes, for the 2016 SWC, the U21 Reserve can only be used in the case of an injury, or illness, to one of the Riders declared to ride in the team's 1 to 4. If a Reserve is used, in no circumstances will the replaced rider be allowed back into the meeting. The injured Rider and Reserve replacement will be entitled to race in a maximum 5 heats (4 x programmed plus a nomination in heats 17-20) in the meeting, plus 1 additional ride as a TS or Joker. If replacing the injured Rider in a re-run of a heat, the Reserve shall assume the status of the injured Rider in that heat, i.e. programmed ride, TS or Joker. It is not compulsory for a team to nominate a Reserve rider for the 2016 SWC.

Richard Andrews, along with Kelsey Dugard, are taking part in the Isle of Wight's opening 4TT fixture scheduled for Thursday 07 April. Andrews as part of the 'Weymouth' side and Dugard as part of the Warriors.

Josh Bates?

Another piece on Danny - as told to Sky Sports. This time, off-season: http://www.skysports.com/speedway/news/12040/10164514/danny-king-speedway-riders-have-little-time-to-relax-in-off-season

The Aces to be the EL's representative in the World Speedway League on Saturday 23rd April at a track (Wolfslake) 20km outside Berlin: http://www.fim-live.com/en/article/the-fim-world-speedway-league-goes-to-berlin/

Qatar next year...

Well said Wooly.

Well done the Rye House management. Great opportunity to promote the club and for fans to ask questions and maybe allay a few worries. Dave Morton in attendance too.

Believe he's an Ipswich asset, as I pointed out in Post #1351, so NL club would have priority... Is it 6.53 to play with?

Tungate an asset of Ipswich so his NL team would have priority? (Kenneth Bjerre would fit... What would Jason Crump's average be.....) Sounds like you will find out sooner rather than later. Best wishes to Dak and his family.

Not scheduling any home fixtures for August appears odd, but then you have to factor in the 4TT Finals at Coventry on Sunday 14th and the Pairs at King's Lynn on Saturday 27th, I suppose. Maybe the stadium has other events scheduled in August. (Mildenhall only have one home fixture scheduled between 19th June and 7th August.)

But, as norbold has stated, this isn't about the 'top' rider in a given year. This is about a dominant rider in an era. A rider who was looked at as the one to beat. The one the others looked up to. Year on Year top riders have been discussed on other Threads. The way that arnieg has looked at this is more comparable. No, not a multiple World Champion. Would have troubled the top 3 a few times though.

Coincides with my best night I had at Smallmead - 22 October 1984 - Racers 32 v 46 Witches to become British League Champions. Magic. Followed a few days later: 27 October 1984 - Aces 33 v 45 Witches (KO Cup Final Leg 1) and 28 October 1984 - Witches 47 v 31 Aces (KO Cup Final Leg 2). (Not so many comparable nights at Blunsdon though)

And does the Club itself really know why they changed race-night from Wednesday to Thursday? It was mooted that it was to assist with bringing in a top-line rider - which hasn't yet happened. Or is it as a prelude to Thursday being a 'fixed race-night' for the EL in 2017? (Thursday, when 3 x PL clubs currently have their race-nights.) All it seems to have achieved is to lose out on a top Tier 1 Reserve in Lewi Kerr and to lose out on some support from Suffolk who will now get their 'EL fix' at Lakeside on Friday rather than at the Adrian Flux on Wednesday.