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Nothing to do with terry Russells son no ...

Some fantastic feedback coming in on your views on merchandise ..... demonstrates why this survey was needed ,... keep your views coming and pass on the survey .. it will help the people behind this make some informed decisions about offering the fans something they really want to spend their money on for a change when buying speedway clothing . I have been asked to pass on thanks to everyone that has taken time to fill this out so far cheers

Think this is why the survey is being undertaken as its been realised that speedway merchandise is indeed poor ... thanks for your comments tho your quite right it was missed off .. I will let them know .. it was a genuine error .. im sure they would still like your feedback though

Hi everyone I have been asked to invite you to take part in a couple of short speedway surveys about the type of merchandise / clothing that is available for fans to buy at clubs and from the riders you support. Thanks for your time, it really wont take long but your responses will be really valuable. Official Rider Merchandise Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BQD72R2 Official Team/Club Merchandise Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FBPVPT2 Cheers RACE IT

The sad thing about Tai is he is indeed a talented young man on speedway bike ... but fails to demonstrate the 'role model' qualities. He has a foul mouth and has little respect for people in authority within the sport. That said, there alot of riders that also fall into this category (and speedway should be looking at this anyway across the board) ... perhaps someone will be able to invest time into developing his off track skills as well and perhaps those that do not agree with this selection (including me) into the GP will all see another side to Tai in the future .

PLus , NIcholls / Kennett / Harris / Bridger .. and the list goes on ..... dont know how they were forgotten in the list last night!!!!

Lets be clear that the statement (whether you believe it or not ) did NOT state he sacked a MECHANIC. he stated that he has released a member of his team .. To my knowledge the 2 mechanics have not been released. So so quick to blame mechanics ...... thankless job / long hours and in most cases no pay and do it for the love ....... his 2 mechanics dont even look after his bikes, the bikes turn up and they do what they need to do on race night. They both have full time jobs of their own ...so lets cut the mechanics some slack if nothing else.

The Usa u21 team travelled from LAX to Ukraine ... once in the uK they then endured a 80hr roundtrip by road with the dedicated help of people from the UK and had various challenges leading upto the event and during but they did it and raced/. Credit to the whole team.... so if its important enough he will get there ...,however perhaps the question is why on earth the FIM send youngsters to such far flung places which is cleary unreasonable and very expensive. Equally these young lads probably wont know or have been aware of local information (such as what happens at borders / hiring of vehicles etc ) in order to enter the country.. sadly the boys are left to fend for themsleves unless they have a team that are willing to do the work for them. Hopefully they will have what they need and will have some success on the day. Good Luck to them

Other than the above. the other big issue is the heat ..........there is a very high and serious risk of these new silencers to burn as they do not cool like the old ones.(lets hope we dont have a very hot summer!!) An enforced rule yet again that does not consider the overall picture. Riders and their pit crews and those that may have to assist an injured rider on track are at serious risk of a very bad injury. I suggest everyone is made aware of this risk and the situaiton be monitored carefully. By the way..if a its an eu noise ruling this can be challenged under health and safety by a british court if the piece of equipment is deemed a risk and as such they can (and have done ) overrule the EU law (if it is indeed one as Im not sure who made the ruling!!) ...keep an eye on it guys, its a very big issue that has been underestimated.