Wouldn't mind hearing the general comments of anyone who may have bought the stream as to what they thought about this meeting. The Cheetahs fought back from a 10 point deficit after heat 5 to being just 2 behind after heat 13. The 4-2 from Tate and Max in heat 14 guaranteed the minimum the Comets would get was a draw and the 2 points were secured in a last heat decider in which McDiarmid somehow failed to make the 2 minute time allowance and was replaced by reserve Darryl Ritchings. This may well have been more crucial if Sam Masters hadn't shed a chain whilst leading heat 1 turning a 2-4 into a Comets 4-2. For the Comets it looked like it was going to be good day for Niklas with a dominant win in heat 2 but after running a solid third in heat 5 he seemed to lose his way a little. Vinnie riding in the difficult No2 position will probably also be a bit frustrated after relinquishing good on track positions sticking to the inside line. Good performances from the top 3 who scored 37 of the 48 between them went a long way to seeing the Comets home and the wins from Tate in 12 and 14 were crucial. Young Max displayed his battling qualities and improving race craft and can count himself very hard done by to be excluded by the referee in heat 12.  For the Cheetahs Sam Masters was his usual classy self with most of the others chipping in at times throughout the meeting. Edward Kennett caught the eye considering his time away from the track and should do a solid job for the Cheetahs. UTC !

I know I can be a bit thick at times... but I can't see what is "complex" about holding a Grand Prix at Belle Vue and then holding another Grand Prix at Belle Vue the very next night with the same riders, staff and officials (and fans) 🤔🤑

Watching lingo but your grammar is woeful, the irony.

WORLD Championship chief Richard Coleman says he's "not making any promises" regarding a third double British GP in Manchester - despite another exceptional weekend's racing at the National Speedway Stadium. The packed-out crowds, as well as worldwide TV audiences, were treated to successive nights of breathtaking action as Belle Vue's circuit once again delivered the goods on the biggest stage. It concluded with what some on social media have dubbed 'the greatest Grand Prix final ever: Aces favourite Brady Kurtz snatching victory in a truly thrilling final. But when asked about a third potential year of back-to-back meetings in M12, Mayfield Sports Events founder Coleman was quick to remind everyone of their commitment to growing the series on a global scale. "Listen, the calendar is quite a complex thing," Coleman said. "I'm not making any promises because we're working very hard on overseas events. "That then dictates how many races we've got left to fill in Europe and there are lots of things that need to happen alongside all of that. Coleman stalls on third Aces double "The calendar is already starting to take shape, though, and I'm hoping that in the next eight weeks I'll have a bit of a draft calendar together, and then we can see where we are." Coleman couldn't hide his delight at the success of both events last weekend, though, and felt the many developing stories within the World Championship standings added to the atmosphere around the track. "The racing has been really exceptional," Coleman said. "We've had two great nights of great racing and if every speedway event was like this in terms of racing, then my job would be 10 times easier. It's been fantastic and I'm really happy. The British crowd is very knowledgeable, so you know that they're following all the little sub-stories that are going on at the same time, and what each race means. "The crowd were very good, they enjoyed their racing and you could tell that by the way they reacted to it, particularly in that last final."

Reading that, you wouldn't think we were currently winning away from home, eh? 😂

Just been looking at the Aces team averages. The limit for top six team building is 37. Belle Vue are currently 0.86 over this total and are replacing a rider with one having a lower average, which is fine regardless of the top six total. If Bewley is in a position to resume racing this season, it might not be possible for him to takeover from Doyle without making an additional team change to keep under the 37 limit.