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No mate, that's the one I can't do, as I'll be at King's Lynn for the Southern Track Riders meeting. Have a great time up there, lovely little venue.

The BSPA website has now published the dates and venues for this years Championship, with just one to be confirmed. The organisers at Iwade (Sittingbourne) did a fantastic job when they hosted the final round last September, and although speedway will be staged a few miles up the road this summer at Central Park, I'd love to see the round staged at the Old Gun Site again. Presumably the venue will be staging some Dragons Speedway Club meetings again, plus of course their invaluable training days, and nowhere deserves to host a round of this ever growing prestigious tournament more. For those who haven't seen the official announcement, it reads as thus: - Meetings are confirmed for Leicester (May 12), Rye House (May 18), Eastbourne (July 14), Scunthorpe (July 28) and Northside (August 11) with at least one other venue to be announced, and a training day has been fixed for Buxton on April 2. The Young Lions management team of Phil Morris and Neil Vatcher would be delighted to hear from any British boys or girls who would like to complete in at least one of the events of the Youth Championship, who were under the age of 16 on the 1st January 2013, and who ride either 500, 250 or 125cc speedway bikes. They can be contacted at: -email- Morris and Vatcher have also thanked the BSPA and the above tracks for their help in supporting British Youth Speedway, and the series sponsors for their continued support: Friends of Speedway, Wessex Marine, Nuneaton Speedway Supporters Club and Duck Smart Cleaning Products.

Thanks for that Phil, presumably with a Midday start. I've booked a motel now that date has been confirmed, because the NLRC is at Rye House the previous evening. Keep up the hard work with those kids, you and Neil are doing the sport proud. Best Wishes, Mike

When is the rearranged date, because I might be able to make it too?

Could either Neil Vatcher or Phil Morris OFFICIALLY confirm this new date of the 22nd September please, as I need to book a motel if it's correct. Thank You.

Hi 'gustix', I won't give you an adverse reaction. I've seen all but one round of the British Youth Championships this year, as has been the case the previous 2-years, and these kids apart from hopefully being a big part of British speedway's future, are a joy to watch. Their whole approach is so professional, and there are no gaps between races, as soon as one heat finishes, the riders for the next race are on their way to tapes. There are normally approximately 50-races for £5 and meetings are usually completed within 3-hours. The entire British Youth set-up is run so efficiently by Neil Vatcher & Phil Morris, and EVERYBODY involved in the running of this tournament, no matter what the venue, are a credit to the sport they are representing. Obviously 'Central Park' is a far superior stadium to 'The Old Gun Site', in fact I personally think that as a venue, it wouldn't be out of place in the Elite League, although the car park isn't really big enough possibly. But Iwade (The Old Gun Site) has a lovely family feel about it, and on a nice sunny and warm day, is one of my favourite venues in the country to visit, along with Buxton and Scunthorpe. If finances permit I'll do both, but if the Kent v Wimbledon meeting happens on either the 9th or 16th September, then I couldn't afford it, because the day before the suggested 22nd September staging of the BYC, the NLRC is taking place at Rye House, and it would be cheaper for me to stop over after that meeting, and just nip into Kent next morning. The only worry is, that the later into the season we get, the cooler it becomes, and Iwade is not the place to be on a cold or damp day, not with my creaky bones!! Thanks DB, I'm in a quandary like 'cityrebel' and didn't want to miss either of the spoken about meetings, but sadly it looks as though I'll now have to. You realise you'll be getting a programme request in all probability?? Will you be at the NA next Wednesday or not, I've got some lovely key-rings Cheers MM

Derek, Do you know where I can get OFFICIAL confirmation that the BYC is to be held at Iwade on the 22nd September. The reason for asking is because it's the NLRC at Rye House the previous evening, and it would make sense to book a motel rather than try and undertake two trips, that is if the wife will give me my pocket money early Mike

I didn't know that 'Parsloes', so thanks for letting me know. Sadly that would mean me going to Iwade and having to miss the Kent v Wimbledon fixture, as my pocket at this moment in time wouldn't allow two trips to the Garden of England, and I wouldn't want to miss the British Youth Championship.

Think I will come down to this now that the Kent v Wimbledon fixture is not taking place on Monday. I've been quite critical of Rye House at times in years gone by, but must admit to enjoying my visits now, and am sure this will turn out to be another good race meeting around the Hoddesdon Raceway, or Rye House Stadium, which ever official title it has. Also going to make the visit of Bank Holiday Monday when Berwick are in town, along with the 125cc Youth Championship which I'm especially looking forward to. Having travelled round the country a bit this year in support of the British Youth Championship, which is so brilliantly organised by Neil Vatcher & Phil Morris, watching these kids race is a joy to behold, their parents must be so proud of them. So fingers crossed for nice weather this Saturday, and a nice evening out.

Looking at the website, it looks like the next available Monday is the 9th September, and what a great weekend that would be if the match against Wimbledon was to be held then, as that would afford travellers like myself, the opportunity to attend the final and deciding round of the British Youth Championship at Iwade on Sunday, stop over the night, and go to Central Park on the Monday.

That's what I was typing Rob, but it turned itself into rubbishe. I'm having real problems posting on this forum, because when I hit the return key, it won't drop down to the next line for me. Any other forum I post on, everything is okay, it's just the BSF.

Oh rubbishe!! That was supposed to say 'Oh rubbishe' What's going on with these postings of mine, once again I'm trying to say 'Oh rubbishe' I give up, you probably know what I'm trying to say.

Spot on 'Triple H', and that's the very reason I'm making the journey from King's Lynn to Sittingbourne, to cheer on old club Wimbledon, and hopefully see some Dons fans I used to mix with on the Plough Lane terraces before I moved away from the London area. Of course there won't be much connection with the previous Wimbledon sides, but watching Elite League racing this year, and that does include my own team King's Lynn, we generally finish up watching a 'Select' side anyway, albeit for genuine reasons. In my eyes that's no different to watching a Wimbledon 'Select'. Our line-up at the Norfolk Arena tomorrow is: - 1) Guest or R/R 2) Lasse Bjerre (Only just returned) 3) Mads Korneliussen 4) Richie Worrall 5) Guest or R/R 6) Nicklas Porsing 7) Kozza Smith (Guest).;........hardly Elite League........hardly King's Lynn, but at the end of the day it's all speedway racing, whatever you call it, which is the sport I thought we all supported.

Any heat details you could share with me please LR. Ta much. MM Okay Laurence, just remembered that LE have a website with the details. Thanks

Have to agree 'whippy' the back of the Young Stars race-jacket is terrible when trying to look at the numbering. They need to be in either white or yellow, but blue on black just doesn't go from a distance.......or even close up with my bins!!

Great service once again 'kevcfc', even if no one else does, I can assure you it's something GREATLY appreciated by myself. Thank You.

It's unfortunate that Master Lambert seems destined to be never available for weekend meetings which of course isn't very satisfactory for team morale surely. As for Steve Worrall, he's hardly set the world alight since first joining, and it was interesting to see Jake Knight practicing and having photos taken today, so I'd have an educated guess that it's a case of watch this space over the course of the next few days. Might be wrong, but somehow don't think so.

Great news to hear that you had a better attendance last night, and well done to the promotion for promoting (i.e posters around town), it obviously helped. It's something the promotion at King's Lynn spend a lot of time doing, and pays substantial dividends at the turnstiles. Many a time I've spoken to people who are holidaying in nearby Hunstanton, or even father afield, like Cromer or Skegness, who have either see roadside advertising when passing through to their holiday destination, or in a lot of cases have found leaflets in the Tourist Information Centres, and Hotel Lobbies, and as a result have come along for something to do in the evening. The majority of those people haven't been speedway people, but just looked on it as a different sort of night out, particularly with theatre prices being so expensive these days, and usually for second rate shows. Whether they've ever followed it up by attending their local track when they get home, I don't know, but it would be nice to think they did. Even if an extra ten people turned up every week as a result of the advertising, over the course of a season, that's enough extra revenue to cover a bill or two. With regards to your comment about not much passing but entertaining, that's good news too. Of course we all would like to see great racing with lots of passing, but at the end of the day it's important that a speedway track remains open and viable, the quality of the racing is of secondary importance, providing those other than us hardcore fans will understand that too. Towns & Cities are losing to many of their entertainment facilities, and if we're not careful, they'll be nothing left for people to do, other than sit in front of their PC's etc., a direction a lot of the younger generation already seem to be heading in. Okay enough waffle from me, I'm off to support the King's Lynn 'Young Stars' at Mildenhall this afternoon. We've got a seriously depleted team, but hey, we'll probably get whalloped, but it doesn't matter a good crowd turns up, and we see some safe and interesting racing. Win, lose or draw it doesn't matter, it's an afternoon/evening at the speedway. Finally, I once again send all my best wishes to simply EVERYBODY especially to those close to Ricky and himself, that when he's woken up, that it will be onwards and upwards for him, no matter how long it takes. I'll be thinking of him this afternoon, whilst I watch others risking danger, all in the name of entertainment for us punters.

I've had my breakfast and woken up properly now. Yep, made up my mind that my wife and I will be there to cheer on the Young Stars, so Mr S1, along with you, your son and a friend of mine, there will be five of us there!!

Bad time from a King's Lynn point of view to have to visit Mildenhall, as there determination to win this afternoon will be paramount after falling to Buxton last time out. Such a shame too that we've once again got to travel to an away meeting with an understrength side, but I guess in fairness, the Fen Tigers aren't at full power either. Fingers crossed for a safe meeting for both sets of riders, and like em150uk, I'm a little undecided whether to go now.......but probably will........I thinkl!!!

Despite the negativity being shown at times, I'm really looking forward to the meeting despite the long journey from the other side of King's Lynn, and I don't give one iota who's riding, as long as Derek Barclay isn't riding, team managing, announcing, writing, editing or selling the programme, running the track shop, serving in the refreshment outlets, showing people to the seating areas, being an emergency paramedic or doctor. Oh, or timekeeper, Track Curator, Press Officer, Website manager, Track Photographer, Clerk of the Course, Pit Marshall, Start Marshall, Flag Marshall, Tractor or Grader Driver, Machine Examiner, Health & Safety Officer, Incident Recorder or assistant and car park attendant. DO THEY HAVE TOILET ATTENDANTS?? Can't wait..................COME ON YOU DONS!! Looking forward to seeing you really Parsloes 1928, as there are very few fixtures that would make me take up the challenge of the M11, M25 and M2, then those motorways in reverse order to back home again. Is a CM with Crayford in the pipeline at all

At times like this, results of matches are unimportant, if you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose, it's not the end of the world. What is important as has been relayed above, is the well being of Ricky. Although last nights accident was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, it's extremely worrying when we are seeing such a huge amount of experienced riders being injured this season. Is it an issue with the silencers that are creating such devastation, because the amount of what can now be classed as serious injuries seems to be far greater than I can remember in years gone by, and that's without the so called safer fences these days. Something must be creating this situation, and it's something that MUST be addressed sooner rather than later. Anyway, I'm sure I speak on behalf of all fellow King's Lynn supporters, when I send love and best wishes to Ricky and his family, not forgetting all you 'Bandits' riders, management and supporters.

There doesn't seem to be any mention of this meeting that I understand is scheduled for Scunthorpe tomorrow, is it still on. I've looked at the Scunthorpe website, but find any detailed news on there about the event. If it is on, does anybody have the line-up, and more importantly as I intend travelling to it, is the local weather forecast favourable? Thanks in anticipation of any official news that might be announced.

Hi Rob, I've been having problems finding my way round the Scunthorpe site this season (probably my age!) , but did finally come across what I was looking for this morning. Thanks however for posting this info. I've just got home, and once again the youngsters put on a terrific show. What a capture those 'Spiller' boys are going to be for someone>

You don't have to try, it comes as a natural thing with him. doesn't it DB? Just off to Scunthorpe now for the British Youth Championship, so hope the weather holds, as it will give me a chance to meet some friends from Carlisle & Workington who are making the journey. All the Best.