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£1200 fine, I think I read yesterday. Or maybe dollars. It was 1200 of them, whichever currency it was.

Aside from having Troy Butler in a race? Got to admit I did enjoy his commentary though. Thought it was a good GP actually, especially as there wasn't much to play for. Good track with plenty of lines, and some decent racing. Masters clearly not au fait with GP racing yet, but gave a good account of himself on track. And really good to see some of the "greats" in attendance, especially Leigh Adams.

http://www.vn.se/article/sista-lejonforaren-klar/ Peter Karlsson moves to Lejonen. Sorry, Ghostie.

Largely because my clubs kept closing (nothing to do with me, honest!) and my favourite riders left through injury or retirement. The past riders only rode a couple of times a week though, and supplemented their income in other ways. Nowadays speedway is a full time profession, and a rider can make a living from the sport – so you could consider that a progression for speedway, perhaps? CHR – the newbies You’d hope the promoters would know the difference.

Playing devil's advocate, aren't we being told that promoters are trying to bring new supporters in through the gates? I'd guess most of them wouldn't know a Sayfutdinov from a (insert your own choice of lesser rider here as I'm not going to pick on anyone!)?

True. I have to admit my interest in the leagues has waned over the years, and whilst I do still follow the sport I only tend to have the televised meetings on in the background. I switched on the play off final without much expectation, but for the first time in I don't know how long, I watched the first leg, from start to finish, without being distracted by other things. More than that, I was actually looking forward to the second leg, and made a point of watching. Craig Cook's determination and interaction with the crowd left me hoping that Belle Vue would win, but even I was pleased for Poole in the end. What made the difference for me was that each and every one of the riders put 100% in to those meetings, which made for some great racing. If we could get that spirit and sense of excitement for every league meeting I'm sure crowds would start rising again, and there would be less complaints about the cost, regardless of who the riders are in the line ups.

http://www.lakesidehammers.co/the-hammers-are-back-in-2016/

Are you saying it was Stichauer in yellow?

Thanks for your help.

Could someone who was at this meeting confirm from their programme (not from updates please) who the rider in yellow was in heat 12 last night please?

News seems a bit more positive this morning. Sportowefakty is reporting that after surgery, Vitaly is responding to doctors, and he can feel when his legs are touched. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for organising this, R&R, and good luck to everyone remaining.

Feel I should stick up for the lad here. Not only is he one of the most utilised riders for the guest facility, but he's also one of only a handful who rides in 3 leagues, for his team in the SWC, and also in the SGP. I think you'd be hard pushed to find a busier rider, AND he still managed to qualify for the GPs next year, but even that hasn't stopped him giving his all in the series, despite not needing the points. That's pretty impressive in my book.

Pedersen £100 more T H Jonasson £50 less please

Many thanks, Mama.

Could anyone tell me who Kudryashov replaced in heat 14 of the semi final (Daugavpils v Bydgoszcz) on 13th September please?

THJ and Kildemand £100 each for less, please.

How many track records has he broken this year? 5? 6?

Janowski and Zmarzlik £100 each for more please.

http://www.live.espeedway.pl/race_detail.php?id=4840

Doesn't the fact that referees and governing bodies haven't given him a severe penalty mean he hasn't done anything bad enough in their view to warrant them?

Iversen and Zagar both £100 less please.

Good luck, and best wishes for whatever you choose to do in the future, David.

Doyle 100 more Pedersen 100 more please