Berwick 72-1 Geoff Davies
Coventry 74-1 Harry Maclean
Edinburgh (1) - Henry Harrfeldt
Exeter (1) - Jack Hart
Harringay (2) - Buster Brown
Newcastle (2 and 3) - Brian Craven
Poland (1) - Mieczyslaw Polukard on the left, maybe Henryk Zyto right
Russia (1) - Valeri Klementiev
Swindon (1) - Danny Malone, Bob Jones and Mick Holland
Teesside 72-1 - Mick Moores
Unknown out of car - Jim Tebby
The selection of Harris is high comedy.
I'm a GP fan, but this selection is really beyond defence. The fact he finished behind some riders who have not been selected is the most blatant example of money talking we've seen yet.
Even if it was felt there was nobody outside the GP's worthy of the place, Bjarne and PUK were both more worthy of the spot based on '08.
Shocking
Kjaer rode in 2 official fixtures for the Bees and scored 1 point from 6 rides. He was injured and missed the rest of the season.
Tilgaard rode for Newcastle in 1969. He was seriously injured in his 3rd match and never rode again.
No, Thomsen was injured at P+P in '86 (broken ankle). He recovered to ride for us later in the season at the expense of Per Sorensen.
He was never signed by anyone in '85.
GARY O'HARE Stoke(82,83,84,85),Barrow(85),Edinburgh(85),EllesmerePort(85),Newcastle(86,87),R
eading(87),LongEaton(88,89,90,91,92),Sheffield(88) MANCHESTER ENG 14.09.1963
The reason for Gollob attempting the move is obvious. The cowpat of a track only realistically afforded riders any chance of winning from gates 1 and 4.
Therefore the two Semi winners would have had first pick to obtain one of the only two gates worth having. The Semi 2nd's may as well have started in Venice for all the chance they would have had.
Having said that, he got the move wrong and was justifiably dispatched.
In an ideal world, Speedway would be able to hold a proper World Cup every 2 or 4 years, 10 man squads, staged in one country over 2-3 weeks.
In reality, it's a complete non starter.