Robbie B

1 Team GB 2 Sweden 3 Australia 4 Poland

Well surprised that Hungary have quailfied to Great Britian's round of the World Team Cup, I thought Russia would have made It. But well done to Hungary.

My best memory from the Hackney Vs Wimbledon matches, comes from Friday 11th May 1979, when Wimbledon broke the league record for the biggest away victory, at Waterden Road, by winning 56 - 22, happy days Personally I don't either set of supporters could believe what they saw that night, I had many a happy night reminding my brother, who was a Hackney supporter of that night. It is a great shame that Waterden Road, is now derelict, as it would brilliant too see them race again.

Below is a link to world.speedway.org It has the line for the Polish GP http://world.speedway.org/wc/i/8.sdf

Please note that Sky TV will now show the Scandinavian GP on Sky Sports Extra tonight at 10.00pm and not 10.30pm. I have just noticed this on my Sky channel guide listings, please bookmark this time on your Sky system, so that you do not forget.

The line for the Scandinavia GP is on the link below. From the World Speedway website http://world.speedway.org/wc/i/6.sdf Nice too see that they picked Peter Ljung & David Rud as wildcards. Tomhaines, you might be right that Joonas Kylmakorpi, should be riding. Mark Loram's is in the listing, but he may pull due too injury. Hopefull he will ride if fully fit. ** Please note that Roni Pedersen replaces Lukas Dryml **

Middlo has done a great job for the British team. I cannot see any reason why he should give up being Great Britain manager. All the best in the future, Middlo. I wish once and for all, people would stop moaning about his team selection. You have to remember who ever he picked people would still moan the team. Too many people playing team manager. They should support him, and the British team instead. In my opion he picked the best riders available for the world cup, and they did Great Britain proud. The British team were totally awesome on Monday & Thursday, on a decent racing track. If the track for the final wasn't so bad, who knows what might have happended.

Thanks Middlo, for taking the time to a post on the forum. All the British team done up proud shame that we didn't win the final, but evryone gave 100%, and that is all you can ask for. The boys were totally awesome on Monday & Thursday. The track played a big part in tonight's result, how can they run a world championship event, on a track like this, when no rider given a chance too rider at their ability. Thanks for the teams great riding, and all the hard work put in by everyone. Best wishes to everyone involed with, Team GB.

Well done Sweden I didn't give them much hope, but Mikael Max was brilliant ith 25 points and Peter Ljung heat 24 superb I see that next year's world cup will again be in Great Britain, so maybe next time.

After watching all the meetings my guess is 1 Great Britain 2 Australia 3 Denmark 4 Poland 5 Sweden I think that Team GB has got the team spirit just right, too edge out Australia. Denmark just getting the best of Poland, with Sweden struggling apart from, Andreas Jonsson.

There is no way you change any of 'Middlo's Marvels' every rider has given 100% and are simply awesome. They totally dedstroyed the field in the race-off, and do have a great chance on Saturday. The way that they are riding, they could win it. Best of luck to them on Saturday.

Great result, no reason why we cannot not win on Saturday

Great Britian are through as well as Sweden

After seeing Sergey Darkin's crash last night, I was just wondering why there is no reserves for the teams, in the world cup. What happens if someone gets injured, teams would have complete the meeting with only four riders. Remember Paul Hurry in Poland, and his brave ride even though he was suffering with bad concusion, after his horrendous crash. Teams should have a reserve, that could be interudce at any time, too solve any problems, that might happen.

Teams and info can be found at the world.speedway.org website, link is below. http://world.speedway.org/wc/t/q3.sdf David Rudd is the fifth member of he Swedish team.

Who ever Middlo picked, I would back them 100%. If Jason Lyons had not be doing his rolling starts, I think Great Britian would have made to the final last night. Great effort from the boys.

Great Britian gave 100% last night, could not ask for more. I think we do have a great chance in the race-off on Thursday, then give the other teams a big scare in the final, we could even win it, with a little bit of luck that all teams need.

Come on the Brits I think the Aussies wil have a shock of their lives tonight. I know I wil be shouting very loud at my telly tonight, supporting them. No reason why we can't beat them, they were very lucky last time.

Australia wiil most likly win it, but I think Great Britian will make the rosturm 1 Australia 2 Sweden 3 Great Britian (Hope that they win) 4 Denmark

Surley the way that Charlie Gjedde is riding at the moment, he must be in the starting line up, for Demark's first match in the world cup. :? A very big mistake by Jacob Olsen, to put him in the resevers.

I don't blame Mark Loram. These races may make good TV, but if I was a rider I wouldn't like too ride in these races, with no room, to race on the tracks. Maybe the person who thought the idea up, should try racing in a five man race themsleves, too see if they like it.

Some tremendous riders here, got to have a good think about my riders,.

1 Scott Nicholls 2 Greg Hancock 3 Jason Crump 4 Nicki Pedersen

What was the first speedway meeting that you can remember going to :?: I know others members of the forum have going to speedway, way before me, but below is the details of the first meeting that I went, and got hooked on speedway too. Wimbledon may have lost this meeting :-( , but I have supported them ever since. Thursday 18th March 1976 Wimbledon 32 1 Tommy Jansson (R/R) 2 Barry Crowson 2 - 0 - X = 2 3 Bo Jansson 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 = 4 + 1 4 Mick Hines 1 - 0 - 3 - 0 = 4 + 1 5 Edgar Stangeland 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 = 7 6 Larry Ross 1 - 0 - F - 2 - 0 = 3 + 1 7 Roger Johns 2 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 = 10 + 1 Manger Cyril Maidment Reading 46 1 Dave Jessup 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 12 2 Bernie Leigh 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 = 4 3 John Davis 3 - 3 - 0 - X - 3 = 9 4 Eugeniesz Blaszak 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 = 2 5 Bengt Jansson 3 - 3 - 3 - 1 = 10 6 Bob Humphreys 3 - 1 - 2 = 6 7 Mick Bell 0 - 2 - 1 = 3 + 2 Manager Reg Ferman Heat 1 Jessup, Crowson, Leigh, Stangeland (R/R) 2 - 4 Heat 2 Humphreys, Johns, Ross, Bell 5 - 7 Heat 3 Bengt Jansson, Stangeland, Hines, Blaszak 8 - 10 Heat 4 Davis, Bell, Bo Jansson, Ross 9 - 15 Heat 5 Jessup, Stangeland, Leigh, Hines 11 - 19 Heat 6 Davis, Johns (R/R), Humphreys, Crowson 13 - 23 Heat 7 Bengt Jansson, Bo Jansson, Blaszak, Ross (Fell) 15 - 27 Heat 8 (rerun) Johns, Leigh, Blaszak, Crowson (Fell, Excl) 18 - 30 Heat 9 (rerun) Hines, Humphreys, Stangeland, Davis (Fell, Excl) 22 - 32 Heat 10 Bengt Jansson, Ross (R/R), Johns (Res/Rep), Blaszak 25 - 35 Heat 11 Jessup, Johns, Bo Jansson, Leigh 28 - 38 Heat 12 Davis, Hines, Bengt Jansson, Ross (R/R) 30 - 42 Heat 13 Jessup, Stangeland, Blaszak, Bo Jansson (R/R) 32 - 46 Second Half Junior Race 1 Heat 14 Bredan Shilleto, Lee Edmunds, Paul Dowdall, Ian Williams (Fell) 67.3secs First Night Scurry Heats Heat 15 (rerun) Jessup, Humphreys, Ross, Bo Jansson (Fell, Excl) 63.7secs Heat 16 Davis, Bell, Johns, Dowdall 63.9secs Heat 17 Hines, Edmunds, Graham Banks, Blaszak 64.7secs Heat 18 Stangeland, Bengt Jansson, Leigh, Bo Jansson 63.4secs Junior Race 2 Heat 19 (rerun) Banks, Dowdall, Shilleto, Edmunds (Fell, Excl) 64.5secs First Night Scurry Final Heat 20 Jessup, Stangeland, Davis, Hines 63.4secs Oh Happy Days I was twelve when I went to this meeting. I also used to go reguarly to White City, Hackney and also to Crayford now and again. Wimbledon, years ago in the second half, used to put junior riders in the second half heats, to give them experience. Later there was three qualifing heats, with the fastest second place rider, also qualifing for the second half final. Luckily enough, I kept all my old programmes. It's great to look back on my old programmes, now and again.

Rabbit, you have missed the point. I have already got Sky Digital, but I do not think that it is fair that fellow supporters of the sport, should miss-out on GP coverage next week, or any other week. Some people are paying sky subscription on cable TV, to watch speedway, but Sky are putting speedway on 'Sky Sports Extra', a channel that they cannot not receive. I think that it is about time for Sky, and the cable companies sort this problem out.