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Heat 14 summing up Polish Speedway.. Match over a long time ago, however, all four lads riding their respective knackers off... Every heat counts..

Troy is consistent... 0,,, Edit: He is in Ht 14... Edit2: No he isnt... Is the Rybnik manager now just taking the piss..?

Buzz... As the saying goes.. Worth the admission alone.. Some great racing tonight, from lads of all levels..

Shame Premier didnt have this one.. Some great racing.. That kid from Gorzow is a fair old unit, must be 6ft.. Probably why they didnt have any spare kevlars for him..

Watching the Polish production really shows how well Dave Goddard does to "fill in the gaps" given he is a one man band.. Even though I have no idea what they are saying it passes the time between races looking at something other than replays of what's just gone..

Last, Replaced, Replaced... Doesnt sound like Batch to upset anyone though..

And there's that other Woryna..

What a race.. The racing line is now about 1m from the fence so all chasing.. Must have been an engine problem for Buzk? But what a pass from him.. Edit. Flat tyre..

For me, a top Div 2 rider, but seems to struggle in the higher league.. Strange, as bags of ability..

Dont mess about do they? Batch. Last then replaced.. No hiding place/job for the season over there in Poland.. Dont cut it and you are out.. Must have a positive impact mentally to those young Poles who come through the system.. Truly survival of the fittest... Meaning as they progress they truly know what pressure is.. Great to see Robert Lambert more than holding his own in World Class company in the last two meetings.. Will do him a world of good testing himself and proving himself worthy of the chance..

A bit strange.. Seems home and back straight in use.. Creates atmosphere I suppose.. And maybe spreads a virus or two.. Great opening lap in heat five.. Cant beat Polish speedway for commitment.. Proper 'everything depends on this' team sport..

Exactly what I thought.. The back straight looks around half full.. Cant believe they would close other sections to just use certain areas, as this would create congestion, so can only presume a 'few more' than 25%.

Some do 'disappear'... But mostly one at least stays the course..

Early days, but I think Robert Lambert might be busy again.

Go on to YouTube... Several on there..

Is that a 'one night only deal' akin to the way British Speedway shares riders on a whim or, (hopefully), it means he cannot ride for anyone else this year..? The only thing Mickey Mouse about Polish Speedway should be ZG's race kevlars, so let's hope it stays that way..

Madsen does always seem to have the happy knack of getting lots of grip coming out of a turn when riding the kerb, even though it is invariably slick down there later in the meeting.. Even though some rides ride what they perceive to be the wider, faster line he can still pass under them... A rider you never feel you can relax if behind you I would suggest... And a rider good to watch from an entertainment point of view too.. Maybe this will be his year in the GP..?

Maybe making a wider point? I would think a rider of his standing would be one of the more vulnerable ones in the team as he isn't quite 'top class' and invariably gets found wanting on too many occasions.. A kick up the backside pre the next transfer window?

Wroclaws manager needs to be telling his riders to do the same.. Ref obviously isnt too fussed about pulling them back..

Not going to do Dan any good this. Well out of his depth.. Half a straight behind third, never mind first.. Hope he can stay mentally strong to get through the first few weeks. And Wroclaw stay with him to see if he can become competitive. 8pt averages in the UK literally can count for nought over there....

This ref doesnt seem too fussed about flyers..

Track looks a bit like marbles in places and then grippy in others.. Max must have got a bit of grip.

Most of what passes as 'news' these days, starts off with someone filming on a phone and putting it on to one of the various media outlets.. You often then find a local journo asking for more photos to be sent directly to them or requesting permission to use the original footage.. They then report the story via their paper.. No longer do they have to even arrive at the scene to send out their reports and often just quote Twitter updates from any potential eye witnesses. Often using the caveat of 'unconfirmed reports'... Certainly a very different world is 'journalism' today..

Don't you know by now that Polands racing is rubbish and that every heat on the tracks of the UK is full of passing and breathtaking incident.. The Star this week has a section in it where serveral social media comments are listed stating that Polands presentation wasnt up to much.. This was summarised as maybe helping British Speedway, with the inference, I presume, being that it was no better, and equally as rubbish as over here.. A laudable aspiration indeed to be delivered... Being as poor as someone else... However, as we know, when the crowds get back, (and just 25% of the usual Lublin full house yesterday made a difference), the whole experience takes on a massive change, with the passion on the terraces often making the meeting itself. Where even the most mundane race delivers either a huge celebration or a chorus of boos depending on whether they appreciate the efforts of their riders or not, and the usual (one or two at least), 'cracking races', bring the house down.. Also, the coverage of watching the same recurring slow mo action of previous races does make the meeting seem like its dragging too, unlike when you have interviews, discussion and adverts which naturally break up the racing.. Not anyones fault and a small price to pay for watching the racing via an English commentary, (and a good one at that), rather than a Polish one..

And loads of them left at the same time too, queueing to go up the stairs to the exit.. Might as well just let everyone in given the lack of any stringent controls....