mikebv

Flowed a lot better Dave, and you sounded far more confident and informed, which isnt surprising considering the 'deep end' that you were thrown in at the weekend... Less long gaps between racing obviously helped too, there were certainly one or two unusually long ones at weekend that needed a considerable amount of 'dead air' filling, which can never be easy from someone else's feed I would think.. Good job fella, looking forward to next weekend. .

And Dan Bewley too.. Some are saying it's 'too early' for him... Absolute nonsense.. He is 21 and now needs to be challenging himself against the world's best if he is to make it to the top.. Which some seem to think he is capable of doing.. Poland will have ten 'Dan Bewleys' who will be miles in from of him when it comes to the experience of riding with, and against, top level riders.. He will actually be playing 'catch up' against other 21 year olds (and even younger) over there.. If he succeeds over there this season he will show he can develop to top level status, if he doesn't it will show he isn't of that level and will no doubt be replaced by another rider of potential.. It's good to see though that Lambert and Bewley are giving it a go as riding against the same riders over and over again in the UK, beating them every week, wont improve them and will actually stagnate their progress..

It's the level of intensity that stands out.. Over here, have a bad night in the Premiership and no need to worry as tomorrow you can ride for your other team in the Championship as a DU... Have another bad night and no need to worry as you can ride again for your Premiership team again later the same week (as no threats are out there to your team place).. And have another bad night and you can once again drop down to your other team, (once more with no threat to your place in that team)... Still once more have another bad night and no need to worry as you can pick up a guest booking before the week is out... Riding in Poland, where every race counts towards your career progression, must focus the mind and raise the levels of the riders accordingly... '"Want to earn the big money? Then show me you deserve to" is the mantra.. Because if you don't, you can 100% guarantee someone else will step in and do it.. No comfort zones in Polish Speedway, and that applies to lads of all ages..

Great race... You can only marvel at the level of ability needed to race at that standard, making split second decisions almost every corner... You would think there would be hardly anything riding on it given the score too, shows how intense (and important) it is over there.. Polish Speedway...

Didn't seem to go early there.. Perfect start. .

Be great to watch KK and Nicki P team ride... NP certainly likes to take the line of his own team mates doesnt he..? Also, I see the Poles have yet another U21 reserve who can beat some of the worlds best.. Fair old conveyor belt of talent..

And his reaction after the race too was an indicator of a high level of maturity... (Of course it may have helped that he won. .)

Without the crowd there definitely does need to be an injection of enthusiasm by the commentator to keep the races 'interesting' and that isn't his natural style. (Unlike some). It must though be very hard to have 'reading out tweets' as your default go to process to fill dead air and I think he does a fair old job overall given the logistics of following the racing like we do, via a screen.. Especially with so much of the dead air due to zero adverts,.. Presumably they do have them but all will be in Polish so they just show replays of races on the Premier feed?. And having watched plenty of NSPORT and Eleven Sports they do like a long advert break, (to pay for the racing coverage I would imagine).. Still, racing is back, and we get to watch the very best in the world, with the rest of the 'package' I am sure being tweaked as we go along, and even if it isn't, it is still great to have Speedway back.. Can't wait for the next installment tonight...

In heat two of the first match yesterday it certainly looked like their wasn't many medics around.. That lad in his first crash was lying there completely unattended for a long time and even then, the person who turned up first wasn't one of the medical team..

Bye Bye KK..... Prat...

One thing that is noticeable over the past few days of watching, is just how important that crowd participation is.. There has been some great racing from the likes of Woofy and Smarzlik which, with a big crowd in attendance, would have 'raised the roof' of the stadium.. However, with no one there to watch, even that incredible standard of racing can become a bit 'meh'.... Hopefully members of the BSPL are watching, and some of them may see the similarity between those swathes of empty seats on show and how many parts of their stadiums resemble the same when British Speedway is shown live.. Maybe, when racing and normality returns, they will do all they can, and use any means necessary, to pack out their stadiums when on live TV. Hopefully to paint the sport in a positive light to any watching non, or lapsed, speedway fans..

KK has always had a 'unique' way of team riding hasn't he?

Presume these long gaps between races are to give the crowd time to get plenty of food and drink? Seriously though, Dave G is doing a very good job at keeping things flowing but he could do with a co commentator to fill in some of the 'dead air' by discussing the racing.. Scott Nicholls would be worth a seat next to him.. Edit: Two meters apart obviously....

Rubbish that Zmarzlik isn't he?

A bit special is Zmarzlik isn't he? Wow..

Definitely seem to follow a certain blueprint. Three top riders and two of the best reserves that are available.. Works well doesn't it...

I reckon he would have won it if his bike had started..

Don't think you'll be coming on here as Klosok Fan...

He must have been walking past the stadium when their reserve couldn't ride. . He can't ride against the better riders surely? Dudek will lap him twice...

Are the medics social distancing. .?

Bet the Poles don't have teams who share riders in different leagues racing on the same night either..

The bookies are... 3/10 for an away victory. ..

And I think they can only represent the one team.. They can't ride for any other during the season..

Watching Polish Sports, they do seem to follow Handball and Volleyball in numbers, with some of those players being well known nationally. . Their football leagues have no teams averaging over 20000 each season and several in the top league average less than 5000 a game. This means that most of Poland's top footballers ply their trade outside of the country to gain higher salaries.. Speedway on the other hand, brings 'world stars' to their towns... And they also of course have loads of 'world class' riders from their own country to follow, which must make a positive difference to the level of national media coverage they recieve... Plus running at weekend isn't a bad idea for a sport. Opening your doors when people can get there in numbers is always a plus point... (Although this weekends crowds didn't seem too good)...

Very reasonable at entry level for a basic bike, however.. As one rider once told me, he can spend almost as much again adding on all the latest "must have parts" to compete with those who already have them, and then getting it "race ready tuned".. And he had three bikes... Then it isnt so cheap, and riders then basically each spend fortunes from their salaries, or donations from sponsors, to all end up with the same type of kit, being tuned by many of the same people.. Hundred of Thousands (even Millions?) all spent for many to effectively run to stand still, but much, much less than that invested in actually improving the spectacle of the racing and the overall entertainment experience..? A strange model to follow and one that might be worth a moment or two for someone to review and change maybe?