Rob B

Just hope for some rain during the day, that will make dirt.

No poland. Hadn't thought about the 11 teams this year, unless they are only going to pick the top 10 with highest averages for the pair, isn't that what they did in the premier league.

Yep I meant to post that, all that crap from Pearson and Tatum about it being watered, they are not there so they don't know what is happening.

Has anyone got a recording of the GP on DVD please? I watched it when I got back on my SKY+ and deleted it but my mate found out last night his didn't record. Please send me a private message or an email to rbecking@yahoo.com

They obviosuly didn't get it as they had the old one at Krsko.

Not much in Lonigo, best is Verona really.

The only way a referee can enforce it is if they change the rules that neither wheel is allowed over the line, then the puff of white dust will give it away.

We were there and saw several riders go over the white line with their back wheel on the first & second bend, problem is it's virtually impossible for the referee to see, especially on the 2nd and 3rd bends.

Got back from Slovenia last night, first 6 or so heats were a bit boring then it heated up. With heat 9 being a cracker with Nicholls, Crump & Rickardsson. Yes Crump got lucky in the semi but exactly the same thing happened to him 2-3 years ago there when he was leading the semi. Final was a great race, Crump showed exactly how to ride someone hard but fair, on the second lap he took Pedersen wide into the second bend but still left him room down the back straight, if it had been Pedersen on the inside then we know that probably wouldn't have happened. Great ride by Pedersen though. Glad Pedersen won it rather then Rickardsson because Pedersen will probably mess up a few rounds where he won't qualify for the final.

Thought Kings Lynn were the experts in relaying a track in record time?

We'll be there, flying out Friday.

Most of the time people say that when SKY are there the meeting will definatly be on, but today I think SKY being there was part of the problem, if SKY weren't there then maybe the meeting would of been delayed till about 7:00.

No its not anymore, the ELRC (BLRC) stopped being a showcase event in the early nineties when it stopped being held at Belle Vue and the GP series started.

Yep you've pretty much got it spot on, the referee said during the meeting with the riders that the track was ok at that point and it had stopped raining so they will carry on (Crump was the first to say lets get on with it then) but if it rained again then it would be off. The riders were coming out again and it started raining again so the referee had to call it off.

Never going to happen! What a load of rubbish, where have you been watching your speedway? Crowds have been rising for the last few years!

According to Mr Shovlar it never rains in Poole? Blue sky, not a cloud in the sky up here at Belle Vue this evening , the home of the ELRC.

Yep here is Crump with it too : http://www.jasoncrump.com/gallery17-2.htm

Crump's 4th 15 point maximum on the trot.

Not much use for this year but from October Ryanair are starting several new routes from Liverpool to Poland including Wroclaw. Good for us in the north next year not having to drive down to Stanstead or Luton anymore.

Will do us fine then, as long as it's clean we are only going for one night and only need somewhere to put our head down for a few hours.

Yeah have booked it, as long as its not a dump then thats fine. Apprently its in the centre so it will do.

Thats who I booked it with, their site must not have been updated they emailed me saying it was fully booked and recommended Ratuszowy.

Brda is fully booked. What about Ratuszowy or Hawana are they ok?

Rob B + 5 So whats the recommended hotel in Bydgoszcz, Brda?

Its not a farewell meeting, its a testimonial