AndyM

Hardly surprising that Norwegians should cheer a Swede louder than an Aussie, is it?

No doubt about it - riders are whinging about unfair riding a whole bunch more than they did 30 years ago. They also seem to go down a lot easier nowadays, possibly in some cases to trick refs. Crump is a shining paragon of virtue compared to many riders!

He who laughs last and all that Won't be you, for sure!

...but you ain't gonna get him, so think again! Andersen may have done well this time, but I reckon Crumpie will be quite content with a 23-point lead and 3 GPs to go. Start engraving his name on the trophy!

Tell me you're kidding. There was some awesome racing, illustrating the fact that the interim circuit had at least three racing lines. Just to choose one example at random, have you seen better than the race between Laukkanen and Jensen? And there were plenty more examples of fine, close racing to choose from. Big - and particularly wide - is always better (Sheffield, KL and best of the lot, Hyde Road, Manchester in the good old days.) Most small tracks are restricted in width and tend to have tight bends that restrict passing opportunities unless mistakes are made.

Pedersen deserved to be excluded, a fact that even he would surely acknowledge if he saw the video. In fact, Tony Steele's only faulty decision was failing to stop the race and exclude Hancock. That Nicholls didn't go down is irrelevant - he should have been excluded for cutting up another rider, even though it was accidental (due to hitting a rut.)

Being able to do it consistently is what the GP is all about. He needs to be able to ride every sort of track and gate well when it matters - a skill that so many nearly men have failed to grasp. Ken's got the potential to go all the way, but I think he could do with the help of a Mauger to iron out the flaws in his game and achieve a truly professional attitude. Can't wait to see the results if he did!

Hugely impressive performance by Bjerre, and good to see Crumpie on the winning trail again, hopefully en route to the first of many World Championships!

Shame Crumpie muffed the gate in the final - who knows what might have happened otherwise. Still - makes it exciting with a neck-and-neck leaderboard.

Refs this season are giving the impression riders can get away with anything and call it hard riding. Time for a clear distinction between fair and unfair and less pandering to GP riders, no matter how senior. How about yellow and red cards?!

Judging by the Swedish GP, perhaps if he were unable to ride again the ref will now exclude all other riders and award 25 points to Mr. Rickardsson

Not that you're biased Steve!! Your mate Tony would evidently have to massacre the rest of the field to earn an exclusion. Be honest - had that been Crump or Adams, would they have been excluded?

1. Crump 2. Adams 3. Rickardsson 4. Hancock 5-8. Pedersen, Sullivan, Max, Loram

Any change in the heat leader total grades, or is it still 13 combined?

That's it - time to pack up and go home. What's the point of watching EL speedway when the teams are scarcely better than the teams they tracked for the BLC this year? When will some promoter have the guts to challenge this total farce?

Desperately bad luck for Crumpie to be excluded in the semi rather than making it for the final showdown. He must be devastated. Hope he steams away with the title next year.

Don't laugh - they did cover dominos at least once.