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July 14, 2000

From: karl.iat@dial.pipex.com
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: RE:Sky sports & Ipswich/Lynn
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:00:57 +0100

To Andrew Caddick:

Don't worry, it's not a fault with your machine as I have also tried to
get the video clips from the sky site on 2 separate machines and all it
does is bring up a box with' loading' showing but no matter how long you
leave it, nothing happens!  I also tried other clips, not just speedway,
with the same results.  Perhaps I'll send and E-mail to them.

Ipswich vs King's Lynn:

Well what a great evening for Witches fans! - still, we can't win em all
but it had to be Lynn didn't it!  With such a good match last week
against Poole it was a shame the weather caused the track to be
unusually very slick with nearly every race won before the first lap was
over - but as they say, it's the same for both teams.
Perhaps Ferjan parading his Continental Champion trophy was bad luck and
on last nights showing he still has some way to go to be anything other
than Andy Smiths travel companion in the Grand Prix next year!!

Full marks to King's Lynn who just seemed that much keener and were
certainly swift out of the starts and racing hard for all 4 laps whereas
Ipswich didn't look like they wanted to win (Chris Louis apart).  Best
of luck to them with the league this year as who knows, they may have to
wait another number of decades before winning anything again!!

Cheers

Karl
ps Methinks the KO Cup match at Saddlebow will be more keenly contested
by both sides.
From: Ruth.Lawton@uce.ac.uk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: RE: Sky Sports video?
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:02:19 +0100

The link works but you won't see anything interesting on the Wolves clip -
its the last 3 minutes of the show with two guys (Mutat and someone else)
discussing the evenings racing!!!! Not exactly a clip to entice people to
watch speedway!!
Ruth

-----Original Message-----
From: T. Andrew Caddick [mailto:TACaddick@home.com]
Sent: 13 July 2000 23:31
To: Internet Speedway Fan Club List
Subject: Sky Sports video?

Hello all,

Lurker de-cloaking off the starboard bough! My name is Andrew, and I'm an
ex-patriot Wolverhampton fan. Because I live in the speedway wilderness
known as the American Mid-West, and away from all the action, I tend not to
post to the list. However, I do enjoy reading the latest news, results and
banter between list members.

I am wondering if anyone has successfully viewed the Wolves v. Ipswich video
clip on the SkySports web site. Being able to see the lads in action from
this far afield would be absolutely tremendous, but I can't get it to work.
The video is in "Windows Media Player" format, and although I have the
player on my Mac (Yes, I have one of THOSE), it's not the most robust
performer. Why oh why can't they use "Quicktime"? That would make me a very
happy camper indeed.

I would be grateful if someone could check out the link to make sure it's
working and eliminate that as the problem.

The link for the page containing the video is:

http://www.sky.com/sports/video/index.htm#99

You'll need to scroll down a little and select the "Speedway" link. Hope it
works for you guys.

Cheers,

Andrew :-)

PS I would like to thank Mark Lawton for a "Bostin'" Wolverhampton Speedway
website. They should make it official! Your reporting Pi**es all over the E
& S (not too difficult really, is it?) Keep up the good work! 
From: schult@speedway.org
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: Jason Bunyans state of health
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:16:11 +0200

Jason has started to do exercises with his leg, he should be out of
hospital at the middle of next week.

Regards
Claudia
--
Claudia Schult      schult@speedway.org
From: tw@ubcom.net
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: Grasstrack Marmande
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:47:29 +0200

1. Hurry
2. Riss
3. Barth
4. Diener
5. Screen
6. Cunningham
7. Kroeger
8. Bos
9. Kylmakorpi
10. Pijper
11. St. Tressarieu
12. Schneiderwind
13. Se. Trssarrieu
14. Rudolph
15. Dubernard
16. Tatum
17. Katt
18. Ondrasik
19. M. Groen
20. P. Ostyn
21. Mora
22. Knott

Rumor: Fabrice Ostyn had a bad crash in pratice and has blood in 
his brain.
-- 
Thilo Wunderlich                       tw@ubcom.net
From: boy_113@yahoo.com
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: Wembley Stadium
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:05:39 -0700 (PDT)

From late September this year, London's Wembley Stadium is being
"redeveloped" (i.e knocked down and rebuilt). It will be virtually
impossible to hold speedway in the newly designed stadium.  Many items
from the old stadium are being auctioned online at http://www.qxl.com
 
    Items will include the Royal Box, seats, pieces of turf, as well as
items related to speedway, such as programmes and photographs. For
example, an England v Australia 1951 Test Match programme has currently
reached 9 UK pounds. To see what is available, go to the site and click
on "Wembley" 

    For collectors, the site is worth a look.

        Brian Collins
From: oma@get2net.dk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: Problems
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 21:46:48 +0200

Hello

We were just wondering if anyone out there are having problems like us
receiving mail from the e-groups list??? We haven't received any mails for a
couple of days, and we can't really figure out why!! We haven't unsubscribed
from the list, so we were wondering if anyone out there could please help
us?? Either give us the address as to where we can sign up again or let the
web master know.

Our mail address is oma@get2net.dk

Heidi and Erik
From: chris.brown7@virgin.net
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List" 
Subject: Oxford 44  Wolves 46
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 23:41:31 +0100

Oxford                   44
Wolves                   46
Elite League B
14/7/00

Oxford

Todd Wiltshire      3   2*  X                      5 +  1
Mark Lemon          1   3   2   1                  7
Steve Johnston      1   2   R   2   1              6
Jan Staechmann      0   1*  2   1                  4 +  1
Jimmy Nilsen        3   2   3   3   3             14
Ales Dryml          1   1*  1   0                  3 +  1
Lukas Dryml         3   1   0   1*  0              5 +  1

Wolves

Sam Ermolenko R/R                                  0
Adam Skornicki      0   3   1   0   1*             5 +  1
Jesper B Jensen     2*  0   3   3   3   3   0     14 +  1
Ronnie Correy       2   3   R   2*  2*  2         11 +  2
Nicki Pedersen      2   1   3   2   2             10
Wayne Carter        2   0   1   0                  3
Roman Povazhny      0   Fx  3                      3


Heat  1 - Todd Wiltshire ; Ronnie Correy ; Mark Lemon ; Adam Skornicki ;
58.6  (4-2)(4-2)

From the gate although Ronnie almost beat Todd out of the 2nd bend

Heat  2 - Lukas Dryml ; Wayne Carter ; Ales Dryml ; Roman Povazhny ; 59.0
(4-2)(8-4)

Roman touched the tapes and went off 15 with Ales almost catching Carter

Heat  3 - Ronnie Correy ; Jesper B Jensen ; Steve Johnston ; Jan Staechmann
; 59.1  (1-5)(9-9)

2 hopeless gates from the Oxford pair

Heat  4 - Jimmy Nilsen ; Nicki Pedersen ; Lukas Dryml ; Roman Povazhny(Fx) ;
59.1  (4-2)(13-11)

1st running saw Jimmy make the gate from 4 and lock up on turn 4 with Roman
piling into the back of him with nowhere to go, in some ways unfortunate to
be excluded. Re-run saw Jinny win easily and Lukas almost catch Nicki
Pedersen on the line

Heat  5 - Adam Skornicki ; Steve Johnston ; Jan Staechmann ; Jesper B Jensen
; 59.7  (3-3)(16-14)

Jensen suprisingly left at the back after a top quality first coprner from
Skornicki to rounfdJohno

Heat  6 - Mark Lemon ; Todd Wiltshire ; Nicki Pedersen ; Wayne Carter ; 59.3
(5-1)(21-15)

A blistering gate from Lemo, with the Wolves pair heading Todd to the
corner. For some reason Pedersen decided to shut out Carter as he came round
him allowing Todd to pass them both on the inside

Heat  7 - Jesper B Jensen ; Jimmy Nilsen ; Ales Dryml ; Ronnie Correy(R) ;
60.1  (3-3)(24-18)

Wolves set for a 5-1 when Correy EF's when clearly ahead

Heat  8 - Jesper B Jensen ; Mark Lemon ; Adam Skornicki ; Lukas Dryml ; 59.7
(2-4)(26-22)

Cracking race between Jensen and Lemon with both passing and repassing each
other. Seeing two guys race full out giving each other the room to do so was
a joy. Full credit to both of them

Heat  9 - Nicki Pedersen ; Jan Staechmann ; Wayne Carter ; Steve Johnston(R)
; 60.4  (2-4)(28-26)

Johno packed up on first corner and the Wolves pair sat on a 5-1. Pedersen
made a mistake on the 4th bend buggering up Carter again (he must love
riding with Pedersen)

Heat 10 - Jesper B Jensen ; Ronnie Correy ; Mark Lemon ; Todd Wiltshire(X) ;
(1-5)(29-31)

Oxford went with 3 riders only after Wiltshire withdraw from the meeting due
to illness and Lemo was no match

Heat 11 - Jimmy Nilsen ; Nicki Pedersen ; Ales Dryml ; Adam Skornicki ; 60.1
(4-2)(33-33)

Comfortable win for Jimmy with Ales chasing down Skornicki and passing him
on the last bend. Skornicki's bike then packed up but I fancy Ales may have
already passed him

Heat 12 - Jesper B Jensen ; Steve Johnston ; Lukas Dryml ; Wayne Carter ;
60.0  (3-3)(36-36)

Johno from the start and yet again the superb Jensen from the back

Heat 13 - Jimmy Nilsen ; Nicki Pedersen ; Adam Skornicki ; Lukas Dryml ;
(3-3)(39-39)

Again the superb Nilsen made an electric gate

Heat 14 - Roman Povazhny ; Ronnie Correy ; Jan Staechmann ; Ales Dryml ;
61.0  (1-5)(40-44)

Roman mde a decent start and was ushered to the front by Ronnie for an easy
5-1

Heat 15 - Jimmy Nilsen ; Ronnie Correy ; Steve Johnston ; Jesper B Jensen ;
61.0  (4-2)(44-46)

Absorbing race saw the Wolves pair split the Oxford pair. Johno managed to
come round both the Wolves but switched back to the inside and got caught up
behind Jimmy allowing Correy to get by agaiun. Jensen then went by Johno
only for Johno to pass himn again on the last lap , only just failing to
catch Correy on the line. A superb effort from Johno


So the Cheetahs poor run continues. Clearly losing Todd after 2 rides was
the deciding factor as he was looking very quick, posting the fastest time
of the season in Heat 1. Lemo was a lot better and hopefully he has turned
the corner. Johno had an off night but almost done the business in Heat 15.
Jimmy was superb for a man who is not 100% fit albeit he done his first over
the first 15 metres. Thg eDryml boys are getting better with each meeting.
For those who said they weren't even PL standard..... come and have a look
now, they are looking decent riders. Oxford's problem is getting Staek out
of the start, once out he is as quick as anyone and doesn't lose ground. You
just can't give guys a head start at this level and make it up. Don't really
know what the problem is but if we could fix it I reckon we could mix it
with most teams

For Wolves, well they were excellent. R/R only produced 5 points so in some
way it cancels out Todd but Wolves have 4 heat leaders. Skornicki had his
quietest Oxford meeting biut still won an important race, Correy was
excellent, his best Oxford perfermance for years. I will remember Pedersen's
performance more for thw way his inadvertently stuffed up Carter twice than
anything else. Both reserves were unlucky not to score more as Carter was in
scoring positions when Pedersen impeded him. Roman came good to effectively
win the meeting. Still no-one at Cowley begrudges Roman anything, he was
even cheered after Heat 14 such is the man's popularity.

Oxford's season is in danger of wilting, we need to win home matches to keep
people coming and the threat of further team changes appears to be looming
after a local radio interview before this evening's match. We wait and see

As ever good to see Steve Wright and Mark Lawton, ever fair in their
assessment of the evening.

Chris Brown
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