frigbo

What's with this "like a rider" and "dislike a rider" thing?? I can't imagine many fans know riders well enough to determine whether they like them or not. Surely most people follow a particular team and country and not just an individual rider. Certainly if Mr Clean rode for someone else against Swindon i'd want him to get turned over by riders in my team regardless of who they were. It's all a bit odd to me!!

And a darn fine one it is too Rabs. Can't get my head round the mentality of some people.

I don't come with any baggage Subby!

60notes each way with Flymo Ryan Air.

I quite like my Whopper ST!

Spot on attitude, trouble is most people in this country are so far up the rectums of anyone remotely well known that they forget they're just another bloke or woman who happen to do something different and slightly better paid for a living...does my head in!! Names like Watt and Lyons in particular would have been easy to pick out as the chief instigators of a good ol' track moan.

Nicknamed 'Five Flavors' because of his rainbow striped leathers i think. Cracking Village People 'tache in his early Wolves days

You been on the lash Matty??

There was a spate of them during the late 80's and early 90's. A number of riders fell foul of tests around that time, Havelock actually missed a whole season (89?) as a result.

Is 15 Colin Gooddy?

Bart's league and cup stats were: 18 matches, 76 rides, 75 pts, 21 bp's 96total, average 5.05. As you say, he only averaged 0.28 less than McConnell, and Shawn had already had a season at Birmingham. Bast had a top league score of 11+1 and didn't score less than 2+1.

I always though Bart got a bit of a rough deal. He was averaging over 5 in his frst season and got dropped for a veteran in John Davis. To put it in perspective, he'd have been fourth in our averages last season!

Timmy Joe Shepherd what a legend! Two very slow races v Belle Vue in '75 and then the first flight back home! He was the Hackney equivalent of Leonard Raba!

How more reasons do you need Steve??

I believe there was another junior called Maxine Hill around at a similar time.

There wasn't a girl rider who rode in any official league fixtures. Lisa Whibberley Wobberley rode some 2nd halves and the odd junior match. Julie Cross rode in the Telford indoor meeting one year.

It is a pity that he's a shadow of his former self as he was fantastic to watch at his best. Some riders have ridden on too long (Peter Collins for example) and left a slightly watered down legacy as a result. Mark will know when he's had enough, i'm sure observations from the likes of me will have little bearing on that decision. He's still scoring at a decent 2nd/3rd Heat leader level, but to tout him for a GP place is plain daft and would do him no favours at all.

What have Davey Watt and Craig Boyce done to upset Tabby?? She hasn't nominated them for the GP's yet!!

Absolutely no doubt that Loram should not even be considered for a GP place. Past his best, getting himself into more scrapes every year because he's getting slower.

Betts, Lee, Rasmussen, Hellsen and Harrison The footy shirts were used in the mid 70's.

What format was used to decide the winner?? Whoever had the most K's in their name?? This is Speedway, i wouldn't be at all surprised by any 'solution'.

You can't Rob. And personally i think i'll give up even trying to from now on.

Quality Mr Shovlar, you are full of em Calling the meeting off and re-scheduling tomorrow was the only sensible decision. These circumstances have occured before in major individual meetings. Certainly that's what happened in the '84 NLRC. Situations like this just sum up why Speedway is regarded as a Mickey Mouse game followed by anoraks and pikeys. Total farce and makes you wonder why you bother giving it the time of day!

Sounds like another classic Speedway farce is unfolding in Austria.

Rick Miller's pink ones were before Habbin's. They were a very girly powder pink....Nice!!