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Is it a bird, is it a plane?, no it's Grachan's humour flying yards over Eastie's head!

Yep, although you've ignored my other post which actually puts Stead in the team!

Girls and sport

Obviously you know them well enough to decide you don't like them!

The difference is that they both have proven records at Blunsdon and usually score very well there, although they did 'punch above their weight' last night. Blooding one of them in Poland is ok, both is a big gamble. My team for the final would be: Nicholls Richardson Loram Norris Stead

Loram for Screen is a no brainer, Also not sure that both Harris and Stead are a good idea in Poland, despite both riding excellently tonight

Anyone want to point out how daft Middlo looked leaping around after Rico passed Nicki P with his throttle off and thereby allowed the Danes to play their joker? Keep up Middlo, it could cost ue one day!

Mainly beacuse he's crap around Blunsdon i guess.

But what you're all missing is that the reason Norris isn't in the team anyway is because he's not fit! Wakey, wakey!

Sure is Finn Thomsen. Ashby was fantastic, does anyone remember him team riding Kevin Young home for a 5-1 in circa '77, they must have been doing about 10mph at times!

Nottingham Outlaws rode at Station Road in 1979 and 80

You're not going to recommend The Cricketers again are you?

Gra, Swindon 40-38 O*ford Swindon Martin Ashby 12 Norman Hunter 8 Geoff Bouchard 6 Edgar Stangeland 6 Mick Handley 5 Brian Leonard 3 David Ashby 0 O*ford Hasse Holmqvist 13 Jimmy McMillan (Guest) 12 Malcolm Ballard 7 The late John Dews 3 Roger Johns 3 Gordon Kennett 0 Rick Timmo 0

I remember Grachan posted a clip of a good race between Alan Grahame and Cowboy Cook on here some time ago. The meeting was held at Wimbledon.

I assume he is a relation of Pat Pawson who rode for Wimbledon in the late 70's as they're both from New Zealand?

Some of these could be tough..Emil Sova and Reidar Eide have been dead for some time. What about Ed Stangeland, Brian Leonard and Mike Keen??..or Leonard Raba and Milan Spinka to really top everything!

Not in league racing, some have ridden for touring teams.

How bloomin' daft!

Galvini wouldn't have had only 1 rider per course!

That wasn't a very bright thing to do at the best of times!

You having a laugh??...Andy Smith??? Swindon surely has to be: Loram Nicholls Rico Norris...wih no influence from Dean Barker!! Stead Louis in for Polski

I think they go into the Sweden,Poland and Australia qualifier.

Top turn!! Cheers Kev

Can anybody help me please with the full scores from the 1986 U-21 Final at Rovno?? The meeting was won by Igor Marko from Tony Olsson and Brian Karger. Ta!

Tom Haines has summed it up well for me. The majority of heats contain little drama and are pretty much an apperitif for the last 4 heats, semi's and final. The cut throat elimination system created far more drama and excitement...a serious backward step in my opinion.