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I noticed in the Star a recent piece about how much each track had raised toward the Ben Fund in 2019. What I thought was noticeable by its omission was any reference at all to the running of a 2020 Ben Fund Bonanza. I know the staging track makes little or no money from hosting the event, but having supported it several times when it has been held within reasonable travelling distance, I've always thought it an attractive season opener when fans have been starved of action for 5 or 6 months. I know recent years has seen few of the top riders support the event - shame on them - but surely the organisers cannot let such a fund raising event disappear from the calendar? Has anybody heard anything?

Watched Danyon in nearly all his meetings and has defo cut out the desperate lunges and mad moments to pass witch has cost him injuries in previous years and now uses him head more to pass he has had adam roynon in the pits working with him and he is a totally different rider now he will get even better . I think the likes of him and connor mountain both deserve a place next year

Scotland.

USE IT OR LOSE IT. I'm not management, but have been involved in speedway for 55 years & yes I do think we all need to be more positive toward our chosen sport. But without crowds that balance the books the facts is our sport can not survive, as we know it. The sport needs an independent group that can think outside the box & be able to implement their ideals.

Well they do count because all 3 are examples of riders who improved after leaving Poole - which is what was asked for!

You asked for examples, I gave you 3 and then you move the goalposts.

The same could be said of Doyle, he was injured most of the time at Poole. Riders move clubs for all sorts of reasons, some improve, some don't but its hardly ever because they moved.

Antonio Lindback went from Poole to Belle Vue.......How did that work out?? (Clue....7+ average to 4 point average....) Vaclav Milik to Kings Lynn.......oops!! Yep....ALL riders improve beyond recognition when they leave Poole!!!

Thought i would list the complete fixtures for the Swedish elite league for 2020- I assume league matches only for the GB Premiership will take priority on Thursday`s as in 2019. Domestic TV coverage is known with C More showing a selected main match on Tuesday and Thursday`s( 4 camera production) on their main sports channel with the other matches live(1 camera) on their other channels. Foreign coverage- GB and Poland is not known yet. We might even get a match on Tuesday`s and Thursday`s live. VECKA 1 2020-05-05: Piraterna - Lejonen 2020-05-05: Vetlanda - Masarna 2020-05-05: Indianerna - Västervik 2020-05-05: Smederna - Dackarna 2020-05-07: Lejonen - Rospiggarna VECKA 2 2020-05-12: Västervik - Smederna 2020-05-12: Masarna - Indianerna 2020-05-12: Lejonen - Vetlanda 2020-05-12: Rospiggarna - Piraterna 2020-05-14: Piraterna - Masarna VECKA 3 2020-05-19: Dackarna - Västervik 2020-05-19: Indianerna - Lejonen 2020-05-19: Smederna - Masarna 2020-05-21: Vetlanda - Rospiggarna VECKA 4 2020-05-26: Rospiggarna - Indianerna 2020-05-26: Masarna - Dackarna 2020-05-26: Lejonen - Smederna 2020-05-26: Piraterna - Vetlanda 2020-05-28: Indianerna - Vetlanda VECKA 5 2020-06-02: Indianerna - Piraterna 2020-06-02: Smederna - Rospiggarna 2020-06-02: Dackarna - Lejonen 2020-06-02: Västervik - Masarna 2020-06-04: Vetlanda - Piraterna VECKA 6 2020-06-09: Rospiggarna - Dackarna 2020-06-09: Piraterna - Smederna 2020-06-09: Lejonen - Västervik 2020-06-09: Vetlanda - Indianerna 2020-06-11: Dackarna - Rospiggarna VECKA 7 2020-06-16: Smederna - Vetlanda 2020-06-16: Västervik - Rospiggarna 2020-06-16: Masarna - Lejonen 2020-06-16: Dackarna - Piraterna 2020-06-18: Reservdag VECKA 8 2020-06-23: Rospiggarna - Masarna 2020-06-23: Piraterna - Västervik 2020-06-23: Indianerna - Smederna 2020-06-23: Vetlanda - Dackarna 2020-06-25: Lejonen - Dackarna VECKA 9 2020-06-30: Dackarna - Indianerna 2020-06-30: Västervik - Vetlanda 2020-06-30: Masarna - Piraterna 2020-07-02: Smederna - Piraterna VECKA 10 2020-07-07: Indianerna - Dackarna 2020-07-07: Vetlanda - Västervik 2020-07-07: Rospiggarna - Lejonen 2020-07-09: Västervik - Lejonen VECKA 11 2020-07-14: Masarna - Rospiggarna 2020-07-14: Västervik - Piraterna 2020-07-14: Smederna - Indianerna 2020-07-14: Dackarna - Vetlanda Reservvecka 2020-07-21: Reservdag 2020-07-23: Reservdag VECKA 12 2020-07-28: Masarna - Västervik 2020-07-28: Piraterna - Indianerna 2020-07-28: Rospiggarna - Smederna 2020-07-30: Vetlanda - Smederna VECKA 13 2020-08-04: Indianerna - Rospiggarna 2020-08-04: Smederna - Lejonen 2020-08-04: Dackarna - Masarna 2020-08-06: Lejonen - Masarna VECKA 14 2020-08-11: Rospiggarna - Vetlanda 2020-08-11: Lejonen - Indianerna 2020-08-11: Masarna - Smederna 2020-08-11: Västervik - Dackarna 2020-08-13: Piraterna - Dackarna VECKA 15 2020-08-18: Vetlanda Lejonen 2020-08-18: Smederna Västervik 2020-08-18: Indianerna Masarna 2020-08-18: Piraterna Rospiggarna 2020-08-20: Rospiggarna Västervik VECKA 16 2020-08-25: Lejonen - Piraterna 2020-08-25: Masarna - Vetlanda 2020-08-25: Västervik - Indianerna 2020-08-25: Dackarna - Smederna

Negotiating tactic. KK is still very much open to the idea of riding for the Panthers. He just wants more money.

Agree with what’s been said. some riders do better away from certain clubs. Chris Holder should have never left Poole for example. (I know this was really a ford decision) Lindback was never that good at the other clubs he rode in the U.K.. Yet he was with Poole. KK was just odd. But that’s KK. Kurtz had so much pressure on him. Probably the most in demand signature in british speedway in last 5 years. Every club wanted him.

Stop being a tad pathetic Klindts career has soared since he joined Poole..its what happens sometimes I think Kurtz will benefit from a move away from Poole Some riders will benefit from a move to Poole Hope that helps jesus

The meeting in Perth featuring Tai Woffinden and the Team GB riders against the Westaustralians was an INDIVIDUAL event. Here is the result of the six riders main final: Final A 1 GB108 Tai Woffinden 01:15.229 2 GB118 Drew Kemp 01:16.086 3 WA6 Daniel Winchester 01:18.433 4 WA7 Matt Marson 01:21.542 5 GB24 Jack Smith 01:24.482 6 WA199 Bryan Miller 01:28.786

I would think in 12 months Worky will be a hot topic once again

Martin Willis started that season at no.7 too The other two riders were Magnus Zetterstrom and Matty Ferjan

I'm looking forward to seeing how Zach gets on. I didn't see the NL level meeting he rode at the OTA last season (which he did well in I'm told despite only just getting off the plane from Oz!) but he looked stylish when he had few after meeting spins at the OTA in 2019. Yes I know that is different to racing but as has already been mentioned he fared well in Oz earlier today and I seem to recall a top 4 in a State Championship used to qualify them for a visa?? This 'young Aussie' has been a tried and tested method for the Rebels in last ten or so years. Gazza and Debbie haven't done too badly so far with their selections over the years of bringing in new Aussies, Sam Masters, Justin Sedgmen, Brady Kurtz & Jake Allen all spring to mind! No reason why Zach shouldn't follow that positive trend at Somerset. Reckon I could guess who might be the trusted spanner man for young Zach as well. He has worked for a few of the aforementioned Aussie riders before with plenty of success!

Very sad comets no more but we went out with a bang , h18tory as they say, bet this thread winds up Glasgow (and Poole ) fans who thought comets are dead !! No team for 12 months yet we still get on the forums, Never will comets die , long live the comets, 3 times trophy winners, Glasgow where are you !!

Typical Gavan response trying to gloss over the dig at Poole.

The GSA are the last 20 meetings. The maths you have quoted may be for more than 20 meetings.

It’s weird, isn’t it, Brady Kurtz has always looked like a smooth Leigh Adams type rider, like Dan Bewley too, and yet Doyle came from the reckless type, like Kildemand, Ben Barker and Josh Bates.

Ditto virtually every top GP rider. Woffy and Fred are 2 riders that are doing that. I’d love it if either return and prove me wrong. Of course you only have Pedersen as proof that top stars are flocking back to the UK. Wont stop me hoping that Wolves and other clubs bring back those stars. I’d love you to be right, which would make a change.

Yes, I can think of a few. Chris Harris in particular springs to mind, he is always prepared ready to take a booking at the drop of a hat if it’s possible to get there in time. He’s a professional rider working in a professional way.

Scrambling on Grandstand, happy days. RIP Vic, who was one the biggest names in the sport, along with the likes of John Banks, Badger Goss and of course, the legend that is Arthur Browning!

A very good scrambler (as it was in those days). Used to watch him when scrambling was a feature on Saturday afternoon TV. Dave Bickers, Jeff Smith, then they brought Torsten Holman and Rolf Tiblin (names if I remember right). Great stuff. Another good in bites the dust.

Seems that some sort of Test Match (Western Australia v Great Britain) does go ahead next Saturday ! TAI WOFFINDEN TO RACE AT PERTH MOTORPLEX. Two times British Champion, three times World Champion, twice winner of The Rob Woffinden Classic and current Western ...Australian Speedway Solo Champion Tai Woffinden is in town and booked to race at the fabulous Perth Motorplex on Saturday 7th December. Marshall McDiarmid, President of the Speedway Motorcycle Club of WA and Perth Motorplex Manager Gavin Migro teamed together to ensure they secured this huge event for WA speedway fans. Tai Woffinden will also race the following week at the Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway in Neerubup in Perths northern suburbs the following Saturday night for the running of the Rob Woffinden Classic. He has previously won the title twice and is the defending RWC Champion. Joining Tai Woffinden at Perth Motorplex will be three other British riders who together form a British Team who will contest a series of events against a strong West Australian side. Team GB include, Jack Smith, son of former British Champ, Andy Smith. Leon Flint, the 16 year old Berwick Bandits flyer Drew Kemp 2019 British under 19 CHAMPION. Headlining the Team WA will be former International rider, Frank Smart, the in form Dan Winchester and Matt Marson. Tai is down under in the Southern hemisphere for some R & R to recover from a bruising European season and his World Grand Prix commitments. He will head back to the UK in the new year, however while in Perth he gives of his time to perform in a couple of shows for his WA fans, much to our delight. Tai set the Pinjar Park track on fire last January winning the RWC and the WA State Championship and was responsible for some of the largest crowds the new track has seen in its relatively short existence. This is a great opportunity to see Tai Woffinden and his fellow British team mates perform, an opportunity we don't get to see often in Perth, and I urge you not to miss either of these two huge speedway Meetings. Graeme Sinden