Lenny Lion

Only 1 winner of this match . The weather. I can already see on my ring doorbell that’s it’s raining 3 miles from the track consistently heavy. Why on earth is the meeting still on? can Stewart & Paul not read the forecast ? I have now have no choice but to rush home from work & get upto the track before inevitable announcement is made that the meeting is postponed due to the rain that has been falling since 4pm.

You have to question Leon Flints attitude sometimes . He was totally uninterested last night even before the rain . I would go as far to say he is the most over rated rider in British Speedway

Here we go . Riders should be on parade . No more than 10 minutes of drizzle in the past 24 hours . Tactical call off by Stewart you heard it here first .

Who are you to “clarify the clubs position” ? All you are is a jumped up commercial manager who clearly thinks he represents the club on every aspect now . Steward staffing has nothing to do you. Maybe let the club clarify their position if it needs to be clarified publicly. People’s private messages should stay private not released into the public. I believe you have crossed the line .

Leicester vs Belle Vue is postponed due to a poor weather forecast.

Dan Thompson did not choose Ipswich over Leicester he had no choice. Each club had first option over their 2023 season ending rising star. Under the rules if a rider refuses a rising star spot then they are not allowed to sign for another club as a rising star. Because Ipswich wanted Dan as their rising star his only decision was ride for Ipswich and do 2 leagues or only ride in the Championship for a club if he can get one. Riders can opt out of the R/S programme amd sign for clubs like Jason Edwards did at Sheffield but if he is dropped he will not be allowed to sign for another club as a R/S nor can he guest as a R/S.

You look at how Sheffield have started their team building (J.Holder,Woffinden C Holder) & look likely to add Josh Pickering & Kyle Howarth. I really fear that the team Leicester have put together will really struggle to challenge that team.

Leicester team is all done & dusted . 3 return from 2023 3 have previously ridden for the Lions in past seasons. 1 makes his debut for the Lions A solid team but nowhere near a title challenging team.

But it does’t work like that. Top doesn’t meet 4th . Top team gets to choose who they want to race in the semi final. IF Leicester make it I think they will pick Leicester

An exciting match in prospect . Wolves come with a fair few riders who seem to like the Leicester track . I am intrigued to see how Cook does on home debut for Leicester. So many times he has come as a visiting rider & been a thorn in our side but you watch him score 1 or 2 points when he wears the Lions race jacket. Looks like Wolves have mixed their riding order up from when the sides met 10 days ago at Monmore Green they have put Douglas at 5 & Schlein at 4 Leicester 1. Max Fricke 2. Justin Sedgmen 3. Richie Worrall 4. Craig Cook 5. Richard Lawson 6. Jake Allen 7. Drew Kemp Wolves 1. Sam Masters 2. Steve Worrall 3. Luke Becker 4. Rory Schlein 5. Ryan Douglas 6. Zach Cook 7. Leon Flint

Why is Tarrasenko not riding ?

Nothing on either teams website about this fixture which is surprising but also worrying that the rumours regarding the team line ups on both sides are true.

I was shopping in Beaumont Leys at 4pm & it rained solid bouncing off the floor for over 25 minutes.

TONIGHTS MEETING IS OFF !!

So the rumours were true. Tai Woffinden WILL NOT ride at Leicester. Connor Mountain guests LEICESTER: Max Fricke, Justin Sedgmen, Richard Lawson, Chris Harris, Troy Batchelor, Jake Allen, Drew Kemp.SHEFFIELD: Tobiasz Musielak, Kyle Howarth, Adam Ellis, Josh Pickering, CONNOR MOUNTAIN , Lewis Kerr, Dan Gilkes.

Unfortunately John told me it’s a one off for the TV match. The clock belongs to the club but Eurosport put all the cabling in for it , which was taken away after the meeting.

Depends which forecast you use. Met office say 50% chance of rain at 1pm & clear after that

On paper this could be a close one but in reality I think it will be an easy 3 points for the Lions already leading 47-43 from the away fixture. It will be good to see Artem Laguta at BP , Nicolai Klindt can never be ruled out round Leicester & Troy Batchelor make his debut. Leicester 1. Max Fricke 2. Justin Sedgmen 3. Troy Batchelor 4. Chris Harris 5. Richard Lawson 6. Jake Allen 7. Drew Kemp Kings Lynn 1. Artem Laguta 2. Kye Thomson 3. Kyle Howarth (G) 4. Thomas Jorgensen 5. Nicolai Klindt 6. Simon Lambert 7. Anders Rowe

Thank you. There is no mention at all of Andersen being injured on either teams website both say he is simply unavailable .

Does anyone know why Hans Andersen is missing the meeting tonight all I can see is he is unavailable ? More the point how are the allowed a facility for him ?

It makes no difference who the referee was. The random drugs tests are carried out by different people & sometimes even the referee is unaware that the drugs testers are attending the meeting they are due to referee.

He missed Leicester vs Peterborough last Thursday but returned to racing at the weekend in Poland for Daugavpils scoring 8 points from 5 rides without a fall .

What a crazy decision to move the Sheffield match to Thursday 3rd August. That now means 3 matches in 6 days. Monday 31st vs Ipswich (Premiership) Thursday 3rd Vs Sheffield (Premiership) Saturday 5th Vs Workington (NDL KOC) £56 in 6 days for speedway

The clock debate is an interesting one. But are pointless in my opinion. All riders know when the 2 minutes go on there is 2 yellow beacons 1 outside where the riders line up & 1 inside the pits as-well as a big hooter that goes off in the pits. They are also told by the clerk of the course . All a clock will achieve is so fans can see how long is left of the 2 minutes but because UK rules stipulate you only have to be on track facing in the correct direction & making your way to the tapes it would not matter if it hit zero because riders are not infringing the rules. 7/10 races start within the 2 minutes time allowance so by having a clock would delay the meeting further because riders would take that little time extra digging around if they can see theres still 30 seconds left. You see it all the time in GP’s & Polish speedway riders sitting back & coming to tapes with 10 seconds to go. Rules state that if a rider enters the track the final 30 seconds they are expected to come straight to tapes to race. Most referee’s will be lenient & allow them a small 10 second dig but NKI was excluded because he entered the track after 1 min 45secs then proceeded to “garden” for another 45 seconds . Ignoring 3 requested from the start marshal to come up-to tapes & a request via the flashing of the green lights from the referee. So he was rightfully excluded. Ignoring a track official & Delaying the start also used to be a fineable offence but that rule may have changed.

How convenient Richie. Goes on a pre booked holiday for 7 days Thursday to Thursday & then he guests at Edinburgh the day after he gets back & scores big . He rode at Oxford & then went on holiday. Anyone who genuinely thinks he was injured has has the wool pulled over their eyes. He wanted a holiday during the season so claimed to be injured. He has even been mocking fans by pretending to post he is in Bolton on social media. But it shows he doesn’t care about Peterborough . If notice he booked his holiday when Plymouth didn’t have any fixtures scheduled but missed 2 local derbies for Peterborough. But at least he has got a nice tan