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You poor lefties...having to adapt like that. I'm useless with my left...you know what, I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous...

Hi all, Following on from my request for classic programmes, I'm looking for some classic videos. Does anyone either have or know where i could get my hands on the following. If anyone can provide me with any footage, i'd be happy to renumerate them generously. 1973 - England v Sweden, Daily Mirror Final, Wembley 1980 - England v USA, Wimbledon (TV were not there, but a little dickie-bird told me there is some cine footage circulating of this one) 1993 - Wolves v Belle Vue, Championship decider 1999 - Wroclaw GP 2004 - World Cup Final, Poole If you can help, please e-mail me at chrisb@scottishathletics.org.uk best wishes Falcace

Hi Sotonian, That's great. I knew the forum would come good! It's probably best to e-mail the images to me at the following address: chrisb@scottishathletics.org.uk Thanks a million, Falcace

Dear all, For a book I'm cuurently help to put together along with fellow Forumer Norbold, I would like to get my hands on the following programmes. If any you can help please e-mail me. Naturally, I'll be willing to pay a fair price. Alternatively, a scan of the front cover of any of the programmes below e-mailed to me would suffice and be very gratefully recieved 1973 - Daily Mirrror International Tournament Final - England v Sweden 1976 - Intercontinental Final 1979 - BLRC 1980 - England v USA, Wimbledon 1980 - Halifax v Hackney, British League 1981 - World Final 1983 - England v USA, Sheffield 1993 - Wolves v Belle Vue, Division 1 1999 - Polish Grand Prix, Bydgoszcz 2004 - World Cup Final Thanks

Remember that one in 81, what a cracker! I was just a wee nipper and my family had only just started going to the speedway occasionally. The season ended for us by going to the BLRC and then the the final league match of the year at Halifax against the Aces, with the firework display and everything. Needless to say, we became full-timers the nest season. Also remember Kenny Carter stuffing Dennis Sigalos into the pit turn fence in 82 - a bit of revenge on the Yanks after Penhall had stuffed him in LA...

Sounds good Tomasz. I'll be staying in Llubjiana, could meet for a beer or two in Krsko though. Maybe we'll have a Falcon to support as well.

Thanks for your advice on this front guys. Me, dad and cousin are all booked up for Slovenia now....can't wait.

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice on the above GPs. I want to go to one of them this year, but not sure which. Can I get some advice on the following: * How to get to both (cheaply) * Which is the better GP? * Where is a good place to stay for either? I know you won't let me down

One more thing I remember...he's probably the only rider I know of to describe Belle Vue's Hyde Road as one of his least favourite tracks....not a lot of people know that.

I was a wee nipper when he was at his peak and he was always ready and willing for an autograph or a picture. I think he was someone who genuinely cared about the fans.

313 - I'll have a shot at Mark Fiora?

311 - Steve Baker 312 - David Bargh 313 - toughie - Rob Carter?? 314 - Shawn Moran 316 - Kenny McKinna

Agree with above except: 306 - Les Collins guesting also: 301 - Lance King/Shooey 304 - Ian Stead?? 305 - my favourite, your favourite, everyone's favourite - Tony Forward By the way, wouldn't it be great to see a video clip of 302?

Well that's very sad news indeed. Never one of speedway's superstars, but a rider who was the very lifeblood of the sport - a 100% trier. RIP

When did we lose David Smart? That's news to me...

294 - Les Collins and Andy Grahame 295 - Dave Morton (White) and Phil White?? 296 - PC 297 - Bruce Cribb?

Hiya WATTY, welcome back to the fold. 286 - the mystery man is Louis Carr 287 & 293 - Shooey 288 - Shooey leads Larry Ross and PC 292 - outside in: Sudden Sam, Cocker, Cowboy, Wiggy

I've never heard anyone before ever praise Nielsen for his long-track skills. To my mind that was his biggest weakness, he never got anywhere near being the best in that discipline. As for team riding skills, Morton and Collins weren't too bad at that either. To my mind it's also not certain that Hans would have won all those world titles between 85 and 95 in a GP format either. I always thought he was prone to being a little nervy on the big occasion, whose to say he would've been different in GPs. Just for fun, you could flip the argument around with Leigh Adams. Let's say the one-offs had replaced an old GP format. I'd bet there would be loads of people who now be saying "if it wasn't for these one-offs, Leigh Adams would have won about five World Titles by now"

Wasn't it Berwick declaring war on Russia as well? Sergei Darkin better steer well clear of Bandits fans

You are so right. Come on fellow Englanders! You can't have it both ways a British GP and then an English GP. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's only fair ... they're happy to have a Welsh Assembly when they want their own laws and a British Parliament when they want handouts and subsidies to pay for it <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Bit of politics eh? It must be a cushy number being a Scottish or Welsh MP, that's for sure. Nearly all your responsibilites devolved, but a nice comfy seat in London for you to sit on, a fat salary and an even fatter expenses cheque to get by on.

You are so right. Come on fellow Englanders! You can't have it both ways a British GP and then an English GP. You're giving our Celtic cousins bloody good evidence that we are indeed arrogant. Have to say I wouldn't be interested in another GP in Britain. I go to Cardiff every year because it is special, it is a superb stadium with a great atmosphere inside and outside. If there was another GP at say Coventry or Poole, it would look quite crappy in comparison, but then there will always be those who could even opt for a cheaper GP and take people away from Cardiff. Then everyone's a loser. Anyhow, if I was to go to another GP outside Cardiff (which I have before - Czech 03), I'd choose to go abroad. With cheap flights and cheaper accomodation, the cost would not be that much different for me going to Poole or Coventry (and no disrespect to these fine English places but Copenhagan, Gothenburg or Prague would be my preferred pick any day of the week)

Enjoyed your post there Nevsy. I can't believe there is still someone with a GHOST sticker on their car! I'd forgotten all about them. Those Berwick matches were something else though - probably my fondest memories of supporting the Falcons.

I certainly would be interested to hear more of the Crump/Sanders relationship and I'm sure Tony Mac is well capable of handling it sensitively. It just seems like rather an untapped area. Was interested to see they rode together once at the World Pairs in 77, but never again. I would have thought a Crump/Sanders combo would have been in with a shout of winning the World Pairs in the late 70s/80s, but we never really got the chance to find out.

Any more details? What's Steve up to? Is he still involved in the sport in someway? What about Frank Andersen? eh? Berwick KO Cup 89? 5-1? eh? Draw on aggregate. Jumpers for starting gates Ron.

I'd be interested to know more about Crumpie's relationship with Billy Sanders. The two of them spent a few years vying it out to be Aussie no1 and I think they had a few coming-togethers. I also cannot recall them ever getting together for the World Pairs, which was strange because they were clearly their country's best at that time.