frigbo

Guests are an absolute farce and should be scrapped completely. I think this 'half way house' rule could create all sorts of problems. A proper squad system needs to be in place before this kind of restriction can work. Guests can then be phased out. This rule for 2004 will see teams arriving with teams filled up with makeshift riders and some proper spankings dished out as a result. And there is a time and place for proper spankings...and speedway ain't it!

How do i explain to new visitors (and hope to retain a modicum of credibility) that someone gets 6 in one particular race and only 3 for all their other heat wins?? This rule created false results in the KOC last year (apparently, as i boycotted it because of stupid rules!), this is going to radically affect the Bonus Point situation and in my opinion takes a huge amount of skill out of Team Managing. The only consolation is that it will save me a shed load of money during the summer because i shalln't be frequenting Blunsdon to watch It's a Knockout every Thursday!!

Jan Gravningen was a Norwegian who rode for Halifax in '73 and the Brummies for two seasons 76,77 i believe..5-6 point bloke. Oh, and he had a crackin 'tache!!

Just brushed the cobwebs off the old Anorak, sewed some more patches on and came up with this!! August 28th 1965 Swindon 54, Broadbank 12, Briggs 12, Ashby 9, Keen 7, Kilby 7, Sampson 6, Jackson 1. Glasgow 24, Monk 10, Scott 7, Mcmillan 3, Coombes 1, Hicks 1, Lagrosse 1, Ovenden1. Apparently it was persisting it down with rain. Right, where are those rosettes and badges??

Wise words mate!

Spot on Hagon, Rudy had barely ridden for two seasons after that real bad neck injury. In fact he never rode in England again. That '83 team was pure quality!! Other notables like Per Sorensen, Paul Bosley, Steve Bishop and Tim Hunt rode that year too. I remember we also tried to sign Berndt Odermatt that year, but a car crash put the scuppers on that, then we signed Mighty Milan Spinka instead...what a legend!!!

116 in Blue is Dave Morton i think

deffo Simmo

Brilliant, Thanks very much. Must be a classic Speedway Star mis-print then!

Can anyone help me please? I have hit another dead end in my aim to have a Website with all rider's in the British League Divs 1 and 2 since '65. There is a D.Walsh who rode for Glasgow at Oxford on 22nd July 1971, scoring 1 point. Can anyone shead any light on his full name and any gen about him??

79 Jan O Pedersen

Tongues and cheeks come to mind

I'm with you Grachan! By all means cut the number of riders to 16, there are too many no hopers in the GP's at the moment. Sort out a decent qualification system and a fairer gate selection process and Bob's ya knob.

Oh dear Speedway reverting back to the dark ages. There were far too many meaningless races in World Finals, also despite there being only 16 riders intended there will still only be 5 or 6 at most who are realistically in with a chance of winning the titile. The current format makes every race meaningful, although i do believe the starting position process needs looking at.

John Ellis was an Exeter based junior who just rode the 1 match at the County Ground and scored 0. Kevin Russell (as described elsewhere) was an Aussie based in Scotland who rode in the match at Glasgow and scored 1.

58 Troy Butler 59 Erik Gundersen 60 - Erik too? 63 - Per again 64 - Bit naughty...guest city!! Andy Smith and Wiggy

56 is deffo Per Sorensen 62 Paul Woods

West Ham 1965 KEN MCKINLAY SVERRE HARRFELDT NORMAN HUNTER TED EDE MALC SIMMONS BOB DUGARD DAVE WILLS BRIAN LEONARD STAN STEVENS REG TROTT TONY LEWIS KEVIN RUSSELL ALF HAGON RAY WICKETT TONY CLARKE JOHN ELLIS

Ref hads a decent Meeting, Nicki deserves his title and Crumpy deserves great credit for being an absolute Gent in defeat despite the obvious hurt.

Sex Kitten, your Tele obviously needs re-tuning Stop being silly

Keith M rules

47= Frank Andersen??

But surely those traits you describe will attract more media attention than Hans ever could?

45 David Tyler? 47 Martin Hagon 43 Erik Gundersen 41 John Cook 40 Chris Morton and Rod Hunter? 48 Mark Crang? 44 Peter Carr

37= Phil Collins? is 39 Valentino Furlanetto??