PHILIPRISING

YES they do ... includes a now established element of clay which retains moisture and helps bind it together.

IN SS this week both Craig Cook and Chris Harris confirming that they cannot make ends meet racing for just one team in the UK.

No change in my opinion either. Happy to leave it at that but Rosco in a waistcoat. Heaven forbid

MORE to do with Emil slowing to ensure that Robert had no room to pass up the inside. At no stage was Emil not in charge of the situation.

NOT on that particular occasion ... Lambert had seemed down on speed all that particular day, scoring just four points. Emil was flying.

I DON'T speak to as many riders as I used to but in my recent experience it is virtually unanimous that the modern day speedway bike is a 'bitch' to ride on most British tracks, underlined that no one I know of doesn't relish racing at the NSS. Riders want to enjoy their racing and that certainly isn't possible at a high number of tracks in the UK.

AGAIN? Torn up more like.

KELVIN Tatum has an idea that we will be producing in SS shortly. Fundamentally, reduce the costs for riders and they require less from the promoters. Most British tracks haven't changed in decades but the equipment they are using certainly has.

TOUGH to see Lambert being over-looked for a SGP wild card in 2019 even if he doesn't make it through the Challenge

OF course M&S and others listen to their customers. If they produce a product that their customers don't want they drop or change it.

DOUBT whether there are half that ...

THEY will still get the same exposure as they would if he wasn't riding for Glasgow. It has been tough for Craig and at present his only income is from Belle Vue, and they don't have that many meetings left. Sometimes he is his own worst enemy but the lad needs an income.

EMIL Sayfutdinov told us in Hallstavik that he only rides on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. About 40 meetings and he is happy with that. Spends the rest of the week with his young family.

IF I knew what was going on and was at liberty to tell you I would. Being told something in confidence is one thing, being able to use it is another.

YES we do, plenty in fact. Trust you not to miss an opportunity to have a dig at SS and its journalists. But then, of course, as in all things you know best. What a life you lead.