Sean

Rip 'Burd .. one of the founding members of the Speedway "Forum Family" on here back in 2002 At Stoneleigh. Forever in the Sheeps Thoughts and Prayers xx

correct ...... only teams from last year that have said they are running this year in the nat lge can vote ..... that leaves seven teams as mildenhall, weymouth and bournemouth have dropped from last years ten teams ... stoke, Belle Vue, peterbborugh or any others joining cannot vote as they were "at the time of the vote" not in the national league ... the voting went 4 against and 3 for ... interestingly .. the four against as it says above if those are true, are all second teams who will struggle to have dates and wouldn't i guess want more than 7 or 8 teams in the league with there "higher team" fixtures to sort as well. the teams that voted for .. if again above is true .. are three stand alone teams who are now scratching around to find meaningful matches to fill a season. i wonder how the vote would have gone if say Stoke who looking for a full season . .were allowed to vote ! Rye House would get a vote as offically they hadn't pulled out of the league as such at the time of the vote , but merely changed there name after the decision close mildenhall was made and there vote would have been that of a second team as such at the time of the vote, but probably advised the nat league meeting of there intentions to change after the vote was made.

totally agree .... bringing on youngsters is the main aim here and using your own assets is the answer ... but thinking accross the fold here .. lakeside could easily have reverted back and used arena essex as the nat lge team if thats what they wanted .. and as said elsewhere the cobras haven't officially anywhere said they are not running.

dont think theres much chance of that .. the olympics dosen't have any form of motorised sport involved and wouldnt have a motorsports licence anywhere on the site ... when the olympics goes the area wouldn't get a motorsports license being the olympic village is on the site and no otehr motorised sports are there, and the village will be used for housing when the competitors leave . far too built up an area and the nimbys will object as soon as a wheel is turned sadly. may get the one off "london GP" each year added to the calender or may even be the "english GP" a chance to add another round to the worlds is far more possible than a team returning to the area.

seems your right in a manner of speaking ...... its now appears that the feud between kings lynn and mildenhall regarding STOCK CARS issues .. has now spilled over into the national league AGM today with Kings Lynn being the voice and lead opposition against mildenhall running in SPEEDWAY !

too late .... Mildenhall being refused entry this morning tells me that Mr Morrish is sitting pretty with the BSPA and has the same intent to completely screw the sport up as best they can. RIP speedway ... was good while we had it .

WHAT ?? stratford WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ?? on waterden road ?????? nah ... only one team could possibly be recreated on that site .. re opened .. and reborn .... HACKNEY HAWKS !

but how much would they lose by not running at all ...... ?? a fair chunk in assets i guess as the BSPA will be taking them straight back .... makes simple reading that they will HAVE to run now in the NL as will Coventry or face the likes of Rory Schlein and Chris Harris becoming BSPA assets and having a massive loss on there hands too !

yep ... reckon you will get ten of those ... am happy with that !

Stoke, Dudley and Kings Lynn all expressing there interest (remember no one is confirmed until next wednesday and there league bond is paid ! ) Rye house, Scunthorpe and Newport with winter training schools looking good Buxton are nat lge or 3rd tier stalwarts Isle of Wight, Plymouth (dependant on PL entrance) still to emerge as entries Bournemouth we know have gone .. and Not looking good for Weymouth either ... suppose Peterborough and Coventry might be accepted in as there replacements (if they promise to be good and not rock the boat :-) Mildenhall looking like its touch and go too with no news coming out ... could Sittingbourne (central park or iwade )take there place ? any more rustlings around any dark corners ?? Tamworth ? Team USA and team viking (drop the tours .. enter the league!!) Leicester ?? oh sorry ..direct route to division two mk dons stylee !! anyone for an Oxford revival ? The Falcons @ Plymouth .. The Bulldogs @ Somerset ?? Scottish youth Select at Glasgow/Edinburgh ? Carmathen @ Cardiff Millenium stadium ... ?? :-)

very good move by the Chapmans .. can see this paying off ... one week elite .. one week Nat League .... fans dont have to choose now between elite and national leagues each week and can support the young stars ( should be starlets!!) and effectively its costing fans less over the season than PL racing every week ... am expecting a good strong team full of young assets and rising STARS !

call me cynical but will December 7th NL AGM still go ahead if they haven't sorted the elite league problems .. or will the elite take preference ??

21st ... that was definetly 21st .... he did it .. he went round the back ... i didnt .. honest ... he did .. and he was smiling too .....

well if he isnt .. i aint either ..... its a team game .... both or neither !!! swallow ya pride woman .... :-p

can't take all the credit hun .... 21st is holding him down while i pour in ..... not all my work .... there two of us on it !!

you wouldn't .. its getting very messy .... real horror movie .. i am feeding him shale at the moment and wire from the fence .. add some castrol r .. ... next will be a drink of methanol ..... and then .. oh ... did i drop a lighter by his mouth .. oops .... boom bye bye !!

sorting it guys ....... nothing to see here .. move along please ... :-)

He was Ray Mortons second cousin, twice removed and re added, on the paternal side, after the blood line was broken by a adopted uncle who became a aunt later in life !!

reserve me a signed copy and a front row seat at the museum when he visits please Haggis.. regardless of cost . just posted 20 or so pics from the displays and museum on my Facebook page .. including the "Flying haggis" proudly stood by his display.

excellent day ..... first visit to the Museum and i wasn't one bit dissapointed. a guided tour by the great "Flying haggis" himself.. yes thank you Haggis for the info and opportunity to photograph your kind self beside your own equiptment.. and a brief chat about Exeter and Ivans Bikes am looking forward to Ivan coming over this summer, but forgot to ask ... will he be visiting the museum himself ? .. would be great PR Haggis .. imagine that !! a very varied and established museum now, which was topped by a few wonderful "start ups" of old machines outside in the well assembled display area, along with the youth of today performing some cycle speedway racing ! nice to bump into a few friends too ... and Shadders and his wonderful family, a few faces from down South London way, and of course, the icing on a very big speedway birthday cake .. my guided tour by the great haggis.. what a day ! oh and the kids enjoyed the excellent animal park, and play areas too ... that helped keep them going for the day !!

yes .. Travelodge Cheshunt . very good access for Rye House, and i know from experience it does have disabled access. Have booked in there for mid august this year for my little sisters wedding nearby.

had it on very good authority that Mr Bridger was due at the Mildenhall Awards party last night ... and he did make it ... and to all acccounts .. was seen doing handstands outside the bar !!! now tell me he hurt his hand in that heat one accident ! hats off to all the "other riders" who gave it there best shot on a track that to me was no where near fit to ride ...

and wheres my manners eh .... so sorry LW and WvsH .. very good to see you too last night .. and glad to see that you are on the road to recovery and looking well and thanks to Tom Thumb And Sheila for there hospitality and sorry for " invading your step " lol

good night on the whole ... just picture it ... 6 kids between 2 and 10, and a partner watching only her fourth meeting .. (previously one team meeting and one individual Both at Rye House and an amateur meeting at sittingbourne ) 12 fairly possesional races in the qualifying section .... and a straight forward 3 rider 6 lap consolation final .. nothing unusual there .. some meetings go like that ! then .... the absolute roar of 8 riders , throttle's wide open on screaming motorbikes .. hammering full on into the first bend, (higher scoring riders on the night at the back, lower scorers at the front for those that have never been before) on a track that is not that wide !!! and screaming down the back straight like a line of bees heading for the honey pot, even my eyes (and with 35 years of speedway watching behind me) couldnt work out the order with the unusual helmet colours ! Lambchop (9 years of speedway viewing under his young belt, but experiencing his first 16 lapper) stood open mouthed and stunned into silence (and thats very very rare !) and pointed ... saying .... "dad ??????" with a very quizzical face , yes i had tried to explain to them what they were going to see .. but until you experience it, i dont think it registers .. its not the norm, and its not speedway ! they had grasped the idea of 16 laps ... but with that working on their minds, the idea of 8 riders had kind of failed to register. comments that followed on the way home were .. "whens the next race like that ?" and " can we go again next week " along with the always asked from lambchop .. "dad .. can i race in that meeting when i am older, that was great " young minds and young heads that have just been excited by a speedway meeting .. all too lost nowadays sadly which brings me to the reason for the story .. if you want to keep the masses going .. maybe one off original concepts like the 16 lapper is the thing .. regular Ipswich goers may have found after 20 years of this spectacle is a bit wearing .. but .. its about getting those new people in and grabbing there attention .. Ippo fans will still support it because its there end of season finale, and a chance to see off there team they have followed for the season, and hopefully grab a few words with there fav rider to say happy xmas etc. but the actual meeting produces a rare "diffrence" to our sport that works ... in that its a "twist" not a major upheaval of the rules, Shame on those Ippo fans that are bored of the 16 lapper .. its original and exciting and you should be proud to have it . ok ... any news on Rory ?? looked quite nasty but my view of the incident was blocked by the air fence (great invention for rider safety but can they make it see through ??? )

well ... rain has held off i see ... ( after yesterday !! ) gonna be making my way soon .... its blinking chilly round the preverbials now ... cant think what its gonna be lke when the final comes round !!!!! gotta wrap them kids up well !!