Tim G

The second Supersport race is definitely one to watch. Probably the best race I have seen in this class for a longtime.

He was covering for the injured Casey Stoney so it was very difficult as he was switching between his WSB bike and the Moto GP bike each weekend. I think he had two top eight finishes and was told not too crash. Given a fair run on a good bike I am convinced he would have been a top five rider in the Moto GP class.

Pity he never got a fair chance in Moto GP, he could have been a top contender.

British Moto GP is also going to be live on ITV4.

ITV4 to show all classes live from Le Mans according to Autosport. With BT Sport up for sale and ITV one of the rumoured bidders maybe this will lead to a permanent terrestrial tv deal.

Not been as good as last year as they showed all the meetings. However when the Swedish league starts you are getting 3 meetings a week so pretty good value. They also show boxing which I watch so I get pretty good value out of my subscription.

Fabio had surgery on Monday and skipped the moto gp test. Marquez also pulled out of the test due to the crashes he had at the weekend leaving him stiff and sore. Acosta is really looking like he is something special.

But if you go to a concert at Wembley it’s about £80 for the cheap seats and the place is sold out. BSI/Eurosport Events would not sell many tickets for speedway at that price and would lose a fortune so it’s a non starter. Speedway can’t afford Wembley or any other major stadium in London.

I would be shocked if you got 55k at Wembley for speedway and if you did the atmosphere would be nowhere near as good as 40k at Cardiff. The cost of renting Wembley would be astronomic so at 55k you would probably be losing money unless minimum ticket price was £50 and most speedway fans wouldn’t pay that price for the cheapest ticket. If you want speedway in a big stadium Cardiff is the only option with the roof and financial help from the government.

Amazon Prime is only about £70 for the year so not too expensive. I have DAZN and it is only £2 a month at the moment but that might increase as it seems they are taking the Matchroom boxing from Sky Sports apart from Joshua in June. ITV are also said to be interested in buying part of BT sports.

BT Sport is now up for sale with rumours that DAZN, Disney and Amazon looking at buying it. So all content could be moved to a new platform.

The Spanish set up is absolutely brilliant and is really the only series to be in if you want to be a Moto GP rider. Raul Fernandez also looks an amazing talent, he was too big last year for a Moto 3 bike but is looking a star in the Moto 2 category. Can see him and Remy Gardner on the KTM in Moto Gp within the next two years.

No spectators allowed.

Looks like MM will be on the grid next week. Another Brit in the Moto 2 race as Frasier Rodgers has got a ride.

Martin has taken to that Ducati very well and you can guarantee it will be a Ducati top 4 at the first corner. Interesting to hear Vinales praise the work that Cal has done on the Yamaha. It’s starting to get a bit embarrassing for Rossi which is a shame.

I will aswell, much prefer my commentary in English and also if I get 3 live meetings a week for £11 a month I am happy with that.

Natalie Quirk joins the BT team as the pit lane reporter replacing Gavin Emmett who is taking over from the retired Keith Huewen in commentary. She is leaving her role as anchor on for the Speedway GP’s. Marquez is not riding this weekend.

Marquez practicing at Portimao today.

Crash.net and bikesportnews.com are really good sites for getting the latest news.

Mike Scott has said in this week’s MCN that Marquez is not expected to race until Jerez, but with MM you never know. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him do a practice day in Doha but Bradl doing the race. Dovi is testing the Aprillia in April at Jerez.

He is a brand ambassador for CCM motorcycles, previously done a similar role at Ducati and Triumph.

I know but if Marquez is not fit he is the only reasonable option as Honda cannot afford another year like this one. I think he would return as his career is looking finished now. Marquez bone has had an infection and that is why it has not healed, he is receiving further treatment for it but that also seems like it will take another 6 weeks to find out if successful.

Rumours are it’s at least a six months recovery period, so being a Moto GP rider he will be at the February test!! Maybe we might see Dovi in Repsol colours next season.

Well the government did stop spectators attending so they should help out if clubs require it.

Think he is joining Bydgoszcz next season