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Well I've looked at a couple of weather forecasts (Inc met office) and they seem to be not too bad, not that much rain to come and pretty much all over by 7:00pm. Not sure I would be prepared to make the journey on the strength of the evidence but at this very moment I'm optimistic that racing will go ahead. P.S Tuesday in Poole not looking so good.

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Not good , get well soon

He is great to watch, however, most of his passes are down the straights using phenomenal straight line speed... Meaning he has a proper "rocket ship" under him, as skill alone wouldn't generate such straight line speed that is so much quicker than everyone else... All top iders have top notch fast machinery, and all can gate too (it's a fallacy that the likes of Bewley and Sayfutdinov cannot, as it they couldn't, they simply wouldn't be top riders)... A decent GP season, for once, as it went literally to the wire, with the only negative being the appalling track soakings that a certain someone seems to think enhances the racing... It definitely doesn't ..

....and always at weekends?

I presume banger racing and stocks are always at weekends or occasional Bank Holidays?

No my point is that Kurtz's plan ( fair play to him I have no issue with him ) was to gate scarper off try and build up enough of a lead while BZ who was dead last in a least three of the last five finals fights his way to the front . I take nothing away from Kurtz ,Hancock won his last two titles that way I do however remember how people moaned it was boring something never said about BZ ! The big problem if there is one for s/way is BZ only thirty years old IMO has another five yrs ( barring injury ) riding at the level he is now.Might even get better who knows I certainly think there are more titles ,I could watch him winning them all day long personally because of the manner and skill which he demonstates as he goes about his business .

Thanks to London Racer the winners prize donation will be winging it’s way to the Ben fund this coming week. i will carry on my goal of seeing everyone skint long before the final round lol

As a result of Thursday night, I am absolutely delighted that Zmarzlik is the World Champ.

Only one season for the depression to set in 😂

Try Jan Steachman. He has a business that reproduces old footage from cine film, VHS & DVD to a new version

Do not - I repeat, DO NOT - trash them. I would take them at the drop of a hat, but obviously, I can't. There is too much important history to just dump them.

I don't think you can really. put it down to a snapped chain. If it was a one off final like back in the day, then yes you have a case. But over ten rounds imo I don't think so. Even without the chain issue, he only just scraped into the lcq as the lowest scorer that night in Prague. You could also say Kurtz had three rounds on his home track. Plus a former home track in Sweden. Kurtz has definitely taken it to another level this season and Bartoz had to ride out of his skin, just to hang on to his coat tails. I personally think the scoring system and the sprint race are all wrong. How many times have we seen riders miss out on a direct passage to the final like Lebedevs tonight, after scoring good pts in their five programmed rides. That doesn't take anything away what Kurtz has achieved. "Five GP wins". That is a record what might be not be broken. I think he will start favourite for next years series. So all in all it has been a fantastic debut season for him. It's just he has come against a very special rider.

I’ve just got from the Stock Cars and it was there big final with Dutch drivers etc that’s why the price was high and the extra seating constructed. Usual price around £24 for a standard meeting

The highest paid Speedway rider in the world doesn't have the best machinery?

Incorrect, not scoring more points than Bartosz cost him the title. All riders knew the scoring system before it started.

Have they not always done this since the SGP started? If it wasn't Morris, then it'd just be somebody else doing exactly the same role.

I'm just not sure if Doyle deserves another wildcard. He got one this year when there was already more than enough Aussies in the series and failed to make the cut. Yes, he missed a round, but he didn't exactly set things alight in the rounds he did do. One final all year. Then again, there aren't really any better candidates outside of Laguta, so he probably should get one.

Suspected dislocated hip

Doyle certainly has something to offer a bit like Freddie puts his self about and has been unlucky with injury this season.When you look at Lambert he finished in 7th but was “missing in action” most of the season.The points scoring system needs looking at you really should not be able to have a chance of scoring 20pts after scoring 6-7 from 5 rides.

The last time Zmarzlik had a real challenger.

I don't know specifically about this meeting but usually stocks meetings are not as frequent as Speedway meetings. Perhaps less is more? If the entry fees you are quoting are correct then it shows again that speedway entry fees are competitive. We just don't market to or attract a cohort that will pay.

Congratulations on your win, well deserved.

It was

I’ve never been but the place is packed and they got extra seats in too