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Looking like UCL so far

Is this still the case for tonight?

Thanks, forecast for during the event rather than before Hope it changes for the better before Sat!

If it rains it usually only dampens the inside metre of the track, the roof covers most of it. They really are flogging a dead horse putting on meetings that don't involve the Poles in Poland. 40 minutes to go and it's virtually empty. No merchandise on sale, autograph signing was cancelled " due to weather" - no one turned up.

Went to the 2012 GP there, bucketed down with rain for well over an hour before. Between the roof covering most of the track, the covers on the inside of the track & the track staff, it went ahead seamlessly. Fingers crossed no rain and if there is hopefully same will apply again...

They have a roof that covers 80% of the track. They put covers down on the rest which is round the inside on the bends.

SoN SF1:

By using guests and riders doubling up?..........nah not good for a proper pro sport is it?

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What's the weather protection for the track like at Torun? I see rain is forecast for Saturday evening, don't want a totally wasted trip!

Very immature boy

unfortunately not every team can be a winning team no matter what sport though. fans (me included) can be very fickle, so its down to the promoters to get people there even if there team isnt winning.

And in the none GP/Poland's supremacy days attendances would be double those.....more teams in each UK division made for greater 'spectator variety' - and the public and media outlets loved the sport. One bigger league for 2026 can recapture some lost support.

Didn't Crump get a wildcard for being u21 champ or did I dream that? Vaculik, hmm I think rather than didn't bother he failed to get through the GP Challenge and has had about 6 wildcards now, so is he still trying to make the grade😉

Don’t worry, it’s only the voices in his head that give him these tips

Slowly but surely folk on this forum are beginning to understand (although not necessarily accept) that there are insufficient riders available to make one big league and that the amount of current riders doubling up to enable teams to exist is actually bad for the credibility of the sport. Your post makes some good points and the suggestion to run less meetings could fit into a final solution. However, as I and others elsewhere have said, one barrier to progress is the promoters themselves, who first and foremost take the view of “how does this effect me” rather than “will this help the sport” Take Poole for example a very well run and profitable club why, because they choose to be the big fish in a small pond with less outgoings on riders. Unfortunately there is not the volume of riders with the same skill levels who make up the Poole team to replicate across the board especially considering the restrictions on race nights & doubling up etc. I guess we have no choice but to wait and see what exciting news & changes the close season & Speedway Ventures brings forth.

Owlerton is practically D shaped,no long straits there.

That’s the best excuse I’ve heard.👌👍

thanks, thanks and thanks👍

Young Aussies these days want to try Denmark and Poland first nowadays but it’s a tough gig compared to GB IMO. Bowes needs a rethink if you go by his Posts on social media. plus some media training.

The first four are the last isn’t

I do wonder if the best of pretty much a load of bad choices would be to somehow get both leagues up to 8 teams each then race once home and away then into play offs. Okay it's not many fixtures but look at the struggle every year to try and get matches over the line even in the current reduced format where your running into October cold nights/rain etc. Second given most teams rent/lease the stadium they run in, losses should in theory be roughly halved due to reduced number of meetings plus you won't end up seeing the same visiting away teams at home 3-5 times a season. As others have said the biggest conundrum is one big league won't work, so the most important thing is running on your best target market night and within your means, the progress made by Plymouth this year is a rare ray of light, the issue for them is hoping they have some teams to race against in 2026. The Fords and Glasgow management might be tempted up for a shortened 7 home and away fixture list on the basis of losses might be contained or they might even make a tiny profit if they get to play offs. Very few/if any good choices sadly but that's the best outcome I can think of the Poles run once home and away and are making a far better fist of it than the UK.

That my point about riders whose ambitions are in Poland even if your decent over here your just “used” in Poland.As a lot of them have found out. Bowes has attended meetings in Poland missing fixtures in GB and has just sat in the pits not being used. His last match in Poland was 4 rides 0 pts hardly inspiring stuff.

Yes that's what i was hinting at...fans will clearly support a winning team !!!!!!

Sand racing would be better. At least no rain offs with flooded tracks