mikebv

There will be a photo taken by him from his window, put on Twitter/X, from the Hilton Hotel showing "Manchester by night" around 830pm..

They get gaps between races surely? Plenty of time for a brew...

I was amazed that they got so close in the first one.. But at least it keeps gravitas and kudos (and probably most importantly), big financial rewards in winning that competition Which is what all "proper" sporting comps should have... Lose that and the media goes... Then the sponsors... Then the fans... And any sporting contest can be one sided at any time, as that is just the nature of sport.. UK Speedway wont change though as the riders need the money, and the promoters cannot pay them enough to be "exclusive" to them individually... A shame, but that is simply how it is.. Looking forward to a good meeting tonight at the NSS, always great to see Emil and Doyle there...

Their ten rides should easily yield 23 points as a minimum so just 14 needed from the rest...

Apart from the Credibility and Integrity of the Competition, which maintains the media coverage, huge sponsorship, and large fanbase, I cant think of any reasons why they dont use guests... Krysztof Harriski maybe could have rode for Wroclaw....

RIP Ray... Very sad news... Deepest condolences to all Ray's family and friends...

So do those in charge...

They run guestfests after guestfests all season, yet have blank weeks due to rider availability... Work that one out... Just run meetings with 14 different riders if needed, as it won't make much (any?) difference to the credibility of what's on offer.. And it would at least get the league done on time...

100% endorse it... Great to see the world's best on track... Doyle seems to be back on Monday which is also great news... When you are shelling out circa fifty quid for two tickets you want to see the world's best.....

Rules are kept ambiguous so they can be "interperated" as and when is needed.. You can't "make it all up as you go along" if rules are clear and beyond any subjectivity... And that would be no good for UK Speedway who depend on that "moments notice" change in personnel...

Will his average have an '*' next to it? If so... Could be on this...

Or Bartek Zmarzlik?

"Turning into a farce"? I think that particular horse bolted a long, long time ago.... It wouldn't be UK Speedway without some make it up as you go along stuff though would it...? Imagine how boring it would be if they had clear, unambiguous rules and regs, that were not subjective and open to challenge and interpretation? It gives us all something to laugh at, at least, doesnt it... Last night we had the 8 day guest rule/NDL rider exempt debate, and next week no doubt there will be another one that gives us a giggle... Best Wishes to Robert in his quest for another winners medal... Could he be in a position to make it a hat trick next year riding for *(insert name here as applicable)...

Hope springs eternal.... Look at Oxford and Workington.. And Birmingham before those two...

Best of luck to Sheffield, great to see a team using the clear regulations to bring in a top star, just like the Aces did last year... "Mr Play Offs" himself.... #aceslegend #tigerslegend Will be earning as many winners (and losers) medals as Bomber at this rate...

Wolves fans will though... But to be fair, they seem to moan about lots of things all the time..

Really looking forward to seeing him on Monday riding the NSS... Too easy for him last night, (I left to beat the traffic before ht15 so didn't see him get beat)... Emil gating on a track with minimal passing opportunities isn't anything like the spectacle he puts on when riding those tracks with big sweeping bends and wide open spaces... Watching him and Kurtz inches away from the fence at the NSS is truly breathtaking to watch... Let's hope for some of that on Monday... And hopefully more next year....

Ipswich had two guests and are now 18 points ahead. A much larger margin than Lublin managed over "guest less" Wroclaw...

Team Speedway in the UK hasn't really bee taken too seriously for a long, long time, hence no major sponsors for decades.. Guests used to be a "necessary evil" (allegedly), with their appearences limited to "now and again"... Over the past two decades they have become something that surprises you when there isn't one...

Then have less riders per team so riders becone available.. Or, more easily, maybe, copy Poland's TAC SUB rules and/or have a fit for purpose RR system..? There are only guests because it is "easy" to run with them.. But by using them, you can never take anything the sport delivers seriously...

I thought that was what they did.... Lets be honest, they spend all the qualifying matches during the season running it in a Mickey Mouse way, so why not just carry this on during the play offs.. Fair play to them for that... You only have to see the comments on the other semi threads about Ipswich maybe using Fricke on Monday rather then Harris as he is better at the NSS to see how ludicrous it all is, and how fans just accept such nonsense... Poland ran their first leg of their final with two top riders missing from one team, with no guests, and had s closer result than the UK did with two... They also had a packed stadium, major sponsors involved, big viewing figures, and will have big financial rewards for whoever wins.. I wonder what the difference is?

Wroclaw are nearer points wise to Lublin than the Aces are to Ipswich...

Just got back in... Crowd seemed decent, not sure how that fits against a normal one but the car park was reasonably well used.. Had to use my key to find my car... Racing was pretty average to be honest but I presume track prep was dictated to by the forecast.. Interesting everyone thought King and Bomber would "love the mud", but there wasnt any, and the track was slick all night... For the Aces, Dan was involved in four heats that saw a 12 point deficit which isn't really good enough for a top five GP rider, and you would have expected at least two wins from a rider of his talent, even if Emil may end up beating him twice. Two wins off Dan against the other Witches and the deficit could have been 12 points.. The rear end of his bike in the first race looked strange when he did a practice start on the back straight and his mechanics were waiting for him on the home straight as if they were expecting something to happen. He didn't seem to have "Polish Speed" that's for sure... Brady, Tom and Jaimon can walk away satisfied with their contribution, the other 3 definitely not so... The Witches were just more aggressive from Heat One and ran out deserving winners... However, leads like they have can quickly get reduced at the NSS so not over yet... I must admit, part of me would like to see the Aces lose overall by two, as it would mean a cracking meeting, and Jack Smiths second tonight then would be the "difference maker"... No one calling for King, Riss and Hawkins to be sacked tonight I notice...

Fair comment given a fair few of his away performances this season... 15 next week at the NSS no doubt...

To be fair, he did ride the track well last tiime, and 7 from four is doing his job... Dan has conceded 8 of the 14 the Aces are behind in his races... You would have exoected at least two wins to negate any heat advantage...