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Berge can be a waste of space at times, when he is not in the mood he just takes the P*ss.

No! It's because he's skint.

Not just the salary though....if Bewley, Kurtz or anyone else of their ilk have ambitions to get to GP’s etc they have to be riding in Poland whatever that means for their UK careers.

who are the missing riders then due to the new polish rules and also due to covid 19 ? who are they then ? ill start with the great ellis perks for Leicester lions

There were a couple of Mongolian Riders about 15-20 years ago, and there was a film made about them training in Russia and Riding in the Master Of Spikes. I know about that because I helped the film maker with some research. Wasn't there a couple of German Riders who were from the East, who rode after the re-unification? I'm sure there was one who was East German who rode at Assen but for the life of me I can't remember his name.

Would think a few more will be missing as time moves on, with the doubt if/when speedway in the UK will start, verses a full time job many are now working due to being no speedway

Most speedway tracks/stadia have a maximum capacity agreed by the H&S Executive. In most cases I would suggest an attendance anywhere between 25% and 50% of capacity would be sufficient for most meetings - except perhaps Bank Holiday meetings which usually attract bigger than usual crowds.

Sad news. Was at Lew Coffin’s Weymouth Training School 70-71ish and was a big character from day 1. Good career and never changed from being a friendly and approachable guy who was always ready for a chat. Finished as runner up to Brian Woodward in one of the annual Training School Trophies. RIP Pete

Lawson doesn't fit,,, unless even more changes are made

Money,can’t blame him though.Danish rules also not helping.

If Berge is racing in either of leagues one or two in Poland, which he is, he can still ride in two other leagues, that may be Britain. But I dont see that at Scunthorpe or any other Championship team for that matter, if Berge does race over here I think it will be for a team in the Premiership.

The Vaccines are fine, the reason they were rolled out so quickly, compared to others is Red tape. A blank cheque was given and all red tape removed.

WOW! thank you. So i guess the last line ends something like Półfinał brązowego kasku???

7 July Baltic Cup (20 heats) Individual speedway tournament featuring riders from England, Scotland, New Zealand and Poland 10 July Bronze Helmet Semi Final

Just to let those who are interested know, on 2nd Feb at 7.00PM Lee will be interviewing 2 former multi World Champions, and Heathens legends, Bruce Penhall and Erik Gundersen. I can't wait. Ommer 'um, Cradley!!

An announcement will be announced in due course to announce when the fixture list will be announced to the public, which will happen in due course once the announcement is announced. All will be revealed in due course.

Just to confirm what will happen at Eastie. If there is any league racing this year the Eagles will line up as expected.

Smart phones could be used to stream live video from the pits and interviews during delays and or the interval. Smart phones can be used for keeping tabs on the scores instead of filling in a programme with a pen. There are free apps already out on the 'net for these.

Yes agree that rider costs would go up but not much as most riders would have new engines etc already in the workshop from 2019 and yes I would also be happy to pay 2019 admission prices, I don’t think I should but it won’t stop me going if we are lucky enough to get some speedway this year.

Can't see any reduction, as riders costs will only have gone up if anything. I would personally be happy to pay last years proposed admission price...

I think Birmingham's fan base will be amongst the most inoculated in the whole country. The problem is that the decision to open the doors to fans won't hang on whether the fans are inoculated or not, but on the infection rate in the region. A region which ignores rules on masks and social distancing, treats a trip to the supermarket as a family day out, thereby ignoring the "one shopper per family" rule and then squeals like little piggies, oops, no, can't use the word piggies, that might offend, er, squeals like really squealy things, that their community is the hardest hit by the pandemic. Speedway, or any other forms of hospitality or entertainment won't resume until these other houses are in order.

Which again, you'll con the very few hard-core fans left to buy in at those prices because we do care. But its going to be tough to convince any casual to buy in for that sort of money.

Mildenhall track is a good example of a tiny track but it’s shape produces fast full throttle action. Majority of U.K. tracks were long straights and sharp bends reflecting the stadia like a dog track. The new tracks like Somerset Redcar Scunthorpe built without that restriction are much better shape. Unfortunately the plan didn’t quite include Leicester for some reason.

I would disagree with that.Batchelor is always at his best behind a strong No1 and when hes not sulking.If you want a star attraction to put bums on seats, love or loath him you would be hard pushed to top Nicki P. Still riding in Polish Elitserien whereas batch is in div1 and will never be the same class .(in my opinion)

I think when live spectator sport does return , with the length of time it has been away there will be a huge demand. Premier League football, top level rugby, International cricket, Wimbledon, Silverstone to name a few. Sadly I don't think speedway will be one of those sports. With an alarming reliance on admission money to stay afloat, the group of people who may be more nervous to return to the fold are the over 50's, predominately speedway's demographic core fan base. Add to that another watered down league when you think it could't get watered down anymore, I dare say this will be reflected by admission prices, yes I doubt that too. I feel for Eurosport, they have jumped in with both feet and ended up with not much to work with. A 7 team top division was painful enough, try explaining to new fans a top division with only 6 teams, good luck with that. As usual after the BSPA conference, optimism is high from everybody in the sport, even at Swindon after their late withdrawal, A brand new stadium to look forward to which ironically should have been built 3 years ago while houses shoot up ten a penny around it. It beggars belief why it was not built last year when there was definitely no speedway or spectators to disrupt its build. As usual the proof of the pudding will be in the eating and for all the yearly eternal optimism nothing much will change, modern rocket ships on unsuitable, outdated British tracks. Covid and the Polish juggernaut League hasn't helped but I just can't see how the good times are ever going to roll again in this country. no matter what the promoters try to do.