2000 North American Archive of International Speedway

Message Section
April 19, 2000

From: wayne@vectis.f9.co.uk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: New Online Track Shop Launched
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 16:19:48 +0100

Hi!

Just a quick line to say the the Eastbourne track shop has launched
(follow the merchandise link) On there you can find a variety of items
from souvenirs to clothing. We also supply items which are non-Eastbourne
specific and can be customised to a particular club.

Best regards

Wayne
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From: fort@uo.fairnet.cz
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: Czech Extraleague Today
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 07:12:36 +0200

The Czech Extraleague will start tonight at Prague.

Line-up:
PSK Olymp Prague
1 Tony Kasper
2 Bo Brhel
3 Tony Svab
4 Josef Franc
17 ?

ZP Pardubice
5 Greg Hancock
6 Michal Makovsky
7 Ales Dryml
8 Lukas Dryml
18 Mario Jirout

Mitas Brezolupy
9 Krzysztof Cegielski
10 Robert Nagy
11 Tomas Topinka
12 Petr Vandirek
19 Robert Kral

AK Slany
13 Grzegorz Rempala
14 George Stancl
15 Miroslav Fencl
16 Sam Tesar
20 ?

Regards
Tony Skach
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From: nick@patrol.i-way.co.uk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: Re: [speedway] Reading 43 Swindon 47 
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 07:34:45 +0100

Ooops - forgot about this list - here's monday's report with my bit at the
end - this is going to be long now!

> Reading Racers 43 Swindon "Soft Water" Robins  47
>
> Reading
>
> Armando Castagna 2 3 2+ 2 1 10+1
> Paul Clews 0 1 3 3   7
> Phil Morris 1 2 1+ 3   7+1
> Krister Marsh 3 1+ 2 2   8+1
> Per Wester 3 3 3 0 0   9
> Marc Norris 1 Ex N 0   1
> Shane Colvin 0 0 0 1 Ex 0   1
>
>
> Swindon
>
> Frank Smart 3 3 2 3 2+ 13+1
> Martin Dixon 1 0 2 1+   4+1
> Claus Kristensen 0 1+ 1 1+   3+2
> Paul Fry 2 2 0 3 3 10
> Neil Collins 2 2 0 1   5
> Olly Allen 3 0 3 2 1   9
> Mark Steel 2+ 1+ 0   3+2
>
>
> After a day of heavy showers, the track was wet but very raceable from the
> start. Smallmead track man Dougie Harris deserves a lot of credit for
> getting the circuit in such good condition.
>
>
> Heat by Heat
>
> Ht 1 Smart, Castagna, Dixon, Clews 61.7 2-4 2-4
>
> Smart from the traps, Clews filled in at the back.
>
> Ht 2 Allen, Steel, Norris, Colvin 63.7 1-5 3-9
>
> Allen easily win, the Racers reserves get nowhere near Steel.
>
> Ht 3 Marsh, Fry, Morris, Kristenesen 63.5 4-2 7-11
>
> Jet propelled start from Marsh, Morris closes on but can't pass Fry.
>
> Ht 4 Wester, Collins, Steel, Colvin 63.6 3-3 10-14
>
> Wester easily wins, Collins gives Steel a hard ride, but Colvin can't get
> near.
>
> Ht 5 Smart, Morris, Marsh, Dixon(f-rem) 63.4 3-3 13-17
>
> Smart traps well again, Dixon falls on 1st lap whilst 3rd.
>
> Ht 6 Castagna, Collins, Clews,Allen 64.3 4-2 17-19
>
> Re-run after first bend fall for Castagna, at second attempt Castagna wins
> but looks slow, Clews crawls all over Collins, but can't get through
>
> Ht 7 Wester, Fry, Kristensen, Colvin, Norris (X-2m) 62.6 3-3 20-22
>
> Norris excluded under 2 minutes. Wester again at a canter, Colvin miles
back
>
> Ht 8 Clews, Dixon, Colvin, Steel 63.8 4-2 24-24
>
> Clews traps well, Colvin holds of Steel for the point
>
> Ht 9 Allen, Morris, Marsh, Collins 65.1 3-3 27-27
>
> Good win from the impressive Allen, Morris rides hard under Collins, after
> Collins gives him a hard first bend.
>
> Ht 10 Clews, Castagna, Kristensen, Fry 64.0 5-1 32-28
>
> Castgna leads but is so slow, that Clews rockets past him, Kristenesen
gets
> in Fry's way, leaving Racers with a maximum heat win
>
> Ht 11 Wester, Smart, Dixon, Norris (X-2m) 63.2 3-3 35-31
>
> 3 riders only as Norris is excluded under 2 minutes again! Superb first
> bend from Wester who wins by a mile.
>
> Ht 12 Morris, Allen, Kristensen, Norris, Colvin (X) 65.2 3-3 38-34
>
> Ht 13 Smart, Castagna, Collins, Wester 63.4 2-4 40-38
>
> Smart flies from the trap, Wester worringly tailed off
>
> Ht 14 Fry, Marsh, Allen, Colvin 64.4 2-4 42-42
>
> Fry traps but locks slightly allowing Marsh past.  Fry chases Marsh hard
> and passes with an excellent outside swoop. Allen comfortably ahead of
Colvin.
>
> Ht 15 Fry, Smart, Castagna, Wester 64.2 1-5 43-47
>
> Excellent starts from the Swindon pair, Wester makes a total hash of first
> bend, Castagna makes no impression on Swindon duo.
>
>
> Rider by rider
>
> Reading
>
> Castagna - Double figures but looked slow all evening
> Clews - Excellent effort again, filled in first time, unlucky not to pass
> Collins 2nd time, then 2 impressive victory.
> Morris - Bit sluggish from the gate. Got a rough first bend from Collins
in
> 3rd ride, decent win in 4th. Should have been used in Ht 15!
> Marsh - Did all expected and more. Although should have made Fry work
> harder in Ht 14
> Wester - First three riders were superb. Last two dreadful!
> Norris - Woeful!! Bike sounded like my flymo!
> Colvin - Obviously didn't fancy the wet conditions, 1 half decent start in
> Ht 8.
>
> Swindon
>
> Smart - Very impressive, took a suerpb first bend from Wester to deprive
> full house.
> Dixon - Steady, though stupidly slid off in 2nd ride.
> Kristensen - Again steady, didn't need to be on top form!
> Fry - The match winner with 2 heat wins at the death! A great performance
> Collins - 100% as usual, without looking that quick.
> Allen - Very very impressed with this lad, if only Racers had a boy like
> this at reserve.
> Steel - Super heat 2, definatley one for the future.
>
>
> Racers need to sort out the bottom end of their team and fast, otherwise
> its going to be a long old season!
>
thanks to Paul for a very tidy report indeed!

> Ht 2 Allen, Steel, Norris, Colvin 63.7 1-5 3-9
>
> Allen easily win, the Racers reserves get nowhere near Steel.

Err - yes they did Paulie poo. Well,  Marc Norris dived in front of Steel
then Steel wobbled past him out of the second turn.
Admittedly that wa that and Steel was all over the place but Norris made no
impression. Norris seems to be having a nasty time with his bikes..

> Ht 5 Smart, Morris, Marsh, Dixon(f-rem) 63.4 3-3 13-17
>
> Smart traps well again, Dixon falls on 1st lap whilst 3rd.

Martin Dixon almost clatters into Morris and falls whilst attempting - I
don't know what.
At least he's enthusiastic for an oldie.

> Rider by rider
>
> Reading
>
> Castagna - Double figures but looked slow all evening
His form is still really handicapping Reading.
We have a ten point rider scoring only one race win.
I'm sure it'll come but at the moment the Stallion's form is why sides are
enjoying Smallmead so far.
Can't fault him for effort though.

> Clews - Excellent effort again, filled in first time, unlucky not to pass
> Collins 2nd time, then 2 impressive victory.

Still troubled by his shoulder injury - at least one Racer is well up to
scratch.

> Morris - Bit sluggish from the gate. Got a rough first bend from Collins
in
> 3rd ride, decent win in 4th. Should have been used in Ht 15!

I konw you weren't the only one to say that Paul but its rubbish in my
opinion.
Morris won heat 12 well but only because Allen made a horrendous cock up on
bend 1 and almost let him through.
And you obviously didn't clock his time - 65.17. That was slow and we had
much better chances with Armando on a slow bike. Possibly he could have gone
in for Per - but how was anyone to know he'd be stone last twice?

> Marsh - Did all expected and more. Although should have made Fry work
> harder in Ht 14

Yes.
Fry just got past him so easilly - and from a fair way back.
The Swindon rider does look like he's got his set up bang on.

> Wester - First three riders were superb. Last two dreadful!

Can't understand him.

> Norris - Woeful!! Bike sounded like my flymo!
> Colvin - Obviously didn't fancy the wet conditions, 1 half decent start in
> Ht 8.

Both rubbish.
Reading can't carry two passengers - they will struggle to carry one.
I suspect changes will have to made here...

> Swindon
>
> Smart - Very impressive, took a suerpb first bend from Wester to deprive
> full house.
He does look good when he's like this..

> Dixon - Steady, though stupidly slid off in 2nd ride.
> Kristensen - Again steady, didn't need to be on top form!
> Fry - The match winner with 2 heat wins at the death! A great performance

All agreed.

> Collins - 100% as usual, without looking that quick.
Some of his first turns were uncompromising to say the least.

> Allen - Very very impressed with this lad, if only Racers had a boy like
> this at reserve.
I thought he'd score more to be honest. And whilst 9 can't be sniffed at -
his win in heat 9 over Marsh was verging on the embarassing for us. Marsh's
race win in heat 3 was 2.5 secs faster than Allen's - oooo how bad we were
last night.

> Steel - Super heat 2, definatley one for the future.
Looks like Marc did at the start of last year.
All agression and power.
If he stays on - he'll be very good.

> Racers need to sort out the bottom end of their team and fast, otherwise
> its going to be a long old season!

What about the top???
5 heat wins from heat leaders with our averages is plainly not good enough.

I agree the reserves need looking at but the priority is surely to win
flippin heats!

Nick

From: marian@ksinet.univ.gda.pl
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: World Speedway News - April 19th 2000
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 10:06:29 +0200

SWE: Percy Lundkvist Cup 
  Top 3 : 1 Scott Nicholls, 2 Peter Karlsson, 3 Paul Hurry.

GBR: British Premier League Trophy
  Monday: EX - ST OFF, RE - SW 43:47. Tuesday: IW - RE OFF.

World Speedway News Copyright Marcin Babnis 2000 All rights reserved

From: dave.love@btinternet.com
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: Re: Kings Lynn SIXTY TWO Belle Vue pile of crap
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 22:12:33 +0100

What a great night for Manchester all round :-)

This time last year, everyone said the defeat at Hull was deliberate - but
this year we know that the Aces are simply sh!te.

My reaction to the result?
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Perrin & Hall - you couldn't get a better double act.  And they wonder why
the greyhounds are more popular at Quirky Lane.

Time to swap your blind faith for a step into the real world Mr Beckingham.

Cheers,
Dave

> KINGS LYNN 62
> CRUMP 14 (5)
> MASTERS 6+3 (4)
> BOYCE 13+1 (5)
> PARKER 5+3 (4)
> ADAMS 11+1 (4)
> McGOWAN 8+1 (4)
> MADSEN 5 (4)
>
> BELLE VUE 28
> Nahlin 3 (4)
> Laukkanen 6 (5)
> Smith 2 (4)
> Jorgensen 4 (4)
> Lyons 6+1 (5)
> Andersson  2 (4)
> Doolan 5 (4)