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Not sure who really does a good injury policy these days, back in the day CICA was by far the best and was used by just about every major sport but about 20 years ago they stopped taking on new customers but they continued with existing customers, I’ve still got mine, I first took it out in 1994 and still have it today, I can remember the reps coming round to the meetings trying to sell the policy’s, I’m sure there are company’s that specialise in sports injury but not sure what the benifits are like especially with speedway being a high risk for injury but I remember the insurance provided by the SCB being really poor in comparison to the CICA, something else which I always thought was the Ben fund was just for serious injury not your average leg or arm break, for all the injuries i had I never claimed off the Ben fund because I didn’t know you could, I was alway suspicious of a certain rider who always seem to get a back injury in the last couple of meetings of the season, a nothing crash but enough to get him on the insurance pay roll if you know what I mean, I did hear that the CICA were investigating but never heard any comeback

Tarpaulin is a cheap form of cover, done in various colours and sizes.

Racing will be outside the stadium instead of in 🤣

Had machinery issues

Just seen a post to say Wednesday vs Poole.

Which won’t be cheap as that was one of the reasons why it was changed.If they can find suitable cover.

And maybe not if you look at the very public bickering on Social Media right now which makes the sport look juvenile. This is an example of why the BSPA/BSPL have rules and penalties not withstanding their opposition to Nomad teams run by well meaning amateurs.

And is only a fraction of the cost to riders allowing them to take out their own policies.

I’ve seen a Berwick Team with 7 Huddies.

Next Wednesday, home to Poole

Sounds like a great night to be a Gladiators fan, strong result and good luck with finding a sound replacement for Tobias.

Rushen has been good for Poole but he will struggle against the more experienced Edwards and the track should suit PHB in my opinion. Obviously Ipswich have a weakness in the heat leader department so they need to score heavily elsewhere to compensate. Nicholls seems to have started the season on the back foot for some reason, maybe his age catching up with him I dont know. Overall I would expect a narrow home win,Fricke was in 4 of the last 5 races at Ipswich which made a big difference.

You would think an air fence thats 100 percent fixed down with no movement in it would see riders bouncing back into the track way more than they do now. It would be interesting to see if the number of injuries have decreased or increased since introducing air fences as well.

Very fair and objective assessment of last night's meeting thank you.

A lot will depend on what Musielak turns up. The one who scored 17 on his first visit here last year, or the one who scored 2 on his second! That just about sums his last couple of years up over here. Wildly inconsistent.

Dropped in on my way back home from a week in Hayle. More incredible progress since last there, new Bar, new Small Stands. Massive Crowd compared to early last season when I last visited. Nothing wrong with Track, was windy so they had watered it, came ideal by heat 5 or so. Home riders attacked it, Slick Sam Masters did what he used to do at Monmore when it was wet, - went missing started moaning - rest of Oxford team followed him Some good racing later on, with Barker a proper 3rd heat leader at home and Joe T in there and Klima excellent last night, if they could find an adequate replacement for Tobias, they won't be far off the Play Offs. Someone mentioned Bowtell but I'd imagine they would want some one better Away where points will be key. Another amazing leap forward from the SW outpost. My next speedway sojourn will no doubt be to Northampton.

It really is time that Harkess realises that he should step aside for a younger more savvy individual (Scott Wilson perhaps?) to team manage home meetings. He has previous history of such blunders and last night's howler probably cost us a home win. He also rarely takes the opportunity when he wins the toss, to take the option of choosing gate positions in heat 15 against Glasgow, which is an advantage, he seems blissfully unaware of. Time to gracefully step out of the limelight Alex😐

48-42 to Lynn

Yeah,on my previous visits to e.w.r I've noticed the same.anyone think the ref was a little bizarre also last night,either not putting on the two minutes warning or putting it on when the riders had already taken to the track...seemed an age between a lot of the races.

It wasn't. Good track curators are rare these days but Plymouth is generally the worst prepared track with numerous avoidable postponements in the last few years. Hopefully you burnt some straw to sort the surface out tonight.

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In the middle of bend 1 there's a soft patch/rut that's been troublesome for years & the riders be it professional or amateurs just ride over it on full throttle & it gets the rider around the bend no problem but if the rider slightly shuts off the throttle the bike just hoys the rider into the fence ... It must be a weakness in that part of the track I imagine.. just saying

Isn't it strange what a few hours make. One away meeting and already this result is written off as almost impossible for King's Lynn. Only a month or two ago, King's Lynn were murmured to be right up there as by some. The King's Lynn track is up there as one of the most difficult to get to grips with as an away rider, many of the very best in the world has suffered. Although lower level, at least Rushen & Scott have had regular outings on it. I'm not convinced Hellstrom-Bangs will be that handy. The few times watching him, he's an exciting, full gas rider. King's Lynn is not a place to do that at as it can quickly send you to the fence. The reverse of Thursday night or better is absolutely possible.

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Shame it took the tractors around 30mins to try and rectify the issues with the track. There were very few issues a couple of seasons ago with Redcar 🫤 I wonder why? After the grading the entrance to bend one continued to clearly show there were issues/uncertainty as the riders appeared not to be comfortable compared to previous visits.