Through this news page I hope to keep you all informed as to my comimg and goings in my speedway activities. If you have any quiries or have a subject that you would like to discuss with me you can email me at directly  Fundinove@aol.com  and maybe we will also include it here on the web site to get the views of others.

Newsletter: November 2009

Dear friends and readers, I have spoken to Jim Blanchard about renewing this website if we want to continuing. As we are getting on towards 150 000 visits there must still be some intrest, so I will try to write a few lines. Trust Jim will do something about the layout.

My guess that Jason Crump would win the G.P. series turned out to be right, also did I get it right that we would see Emil Sayfutdinov on the podium together with Tomasz Gollob. Many congratulations to the three of you. It was a very exciting finish to the championship we saw from Bydgoszez, I enjoyed every race, but did not agree with Tony Steele ( without doubt the best referee in todays speedway ) when he put all four riders back in the re-run of the second semi-final. Sorry, but Pedersen should have been left out.

Now I await to know the line up for next years G.P. Those of you reading my earlier letters are familiar with my view regarding "wild cards" Please, please decide the riders by qualification races. We do not want to see same old riders giving new chances year after year.... look what happened this season, wasn't it great to see Emil Sayfutdinov ....I'm sure there are other new boys that could impress us just like Emil, let them show us.

My friend, Len Silver wrote in "Speedway Star" about clubs/promoters not doing anything to improve speedway stadiums unless they are the owners. He is so very right! I wish that all promoters during "speedways golden years" had made sure to own the racetracks, todays speedway i the U.K. would have been so much diffrent and better

Also in "Speedway Star" I read about "the hugger safety tyre guard" I think it might be a good thing, but can't help wishing that speedway could be like in the old days when spectators could smell the racing oil,hear the noise of engines... no silencer, no dirt deflectors, no confrontations on or off the track...... Maybe it's just nostalgia.

Ioana and I had a nice visit to "the speedway lunch" in Norwich at the end of October. As always it was "a full house" of riders and supporters. Pam Hedge does such a fine job of getting us all together, we all want to thank Pam for giving us every year this possibility. My wife and I stayed over a week in England, much of it visiting old castles and ruins from the middle ages. After having read Philippa Gregory's books, we became so interested in Henry the VIII, the Boleyns and everything regarding England during the historical times of the 15 and 16 centuries. The U.K. and the world has so much to thank British National Heritage for saving and keeping all those great old buildings.

In London we saw, among others, my granddaughter Michelle, she is trying her luck in the world of art. If anyone is interested in her work you can take a look at http//mimisioux.blogspot.com or http//redsquirrrel.blogspot.com

We will spend Christmas and New Year on a cruise sailing from San Diego along the Mexican Riviera. Also seeing some friends in California.

May we take this opportunity to wish you all MERRY CHRISTMAS and a fine NEW YEAR;

Ove and Ioana
Valcros Nov 2009

Above: Ove with his beautiful wife Ioana