No Conor Mountain as he is ill so r/r at 2 and Luke Harrison has a go at 5 and Tofty going to 4 I think all 6 Scorpions need to be on it tonight, we struggled a bit against Oxford and dropped a few points, Pickerings 2 retirements hopefully being a one(2) off.For me it depends on what Ingram and Gilkes perform. Weather wise it will be 10 degrees cooler so the track should be ok... 50 40 same as last time or a draw

Meeting postponed tomorrow night due to electrical fault 

I agree although it’s a bit strange as Bob Ellis is still there doing the track as he’s always done. Musielak was busting a gut going wide trying to catch inferior riders in front of him and was actually going backwards. 

I fully agree that British speedway should have an agenda but we will never control Poland, let’s wipe any ideas of that out.    Thing I would focus on more are bringing on the young. If we produce our own, we won’t give a toss what is happening over there. The amount of kids going about on e-bikes/mini bikes etc is massive. Let these people know of an opportunity. Get the police to guide them like they done with Derek S My plan would include 1) all tracks to have 4 off 50cc, 125cc and 500cc bikes. Nothing special, just reliable bikes (possibly closed units)to give young people a chance. Parents can’t all afford to give their kids a bike/van etc etc.  Possible joint cost between Club and governing body? Or the governing body fully funds a “ride and skid it” type model that travels round the tracks (one for Scotland and the north, one for midlands etc etc) 2) Run any junior/NDL meetings through the main race card. Let us see the future talent coming through. We have seen how keen the kids are to get out.  People seeing 20+ races for their money is better than 15. I know the snobs don’t want to see “wobblers” but it will get them used to riding in front of fans. And let’s face it there is plenty of time during a meeting.    3) In conjunction with number one, run classes on the maintenance/upkeep of a speedway bike. Some kids may not make it as a rider but will still want to be involved. I watched our meeting at Scunthorpe and Bomber didn’t have a mechanic. Holy F, how can he not have a mechanic. 4) Include a second reserve race in the main card. 5) bring back the silver helmet (slightly tongue in cheek but it was a talking point if nothing else) 6) there needs to be more meetings. The small amount of meetings spread out so far is ridiculous. No consistency. Failing that, compile the fixtures so your team is home then away, then the team is at least riding together each week. 7) if the above isn’t possible. Arrange away trips that fans can go and enjoy. A Poole/Oxford double header would be a great for Glasgow fans. Southern teams seem to get northern tours. What promotion would like a coach rather than 5-10 fans?   8 ) The dinosaurs that run certain tracks need to get their fingers out and realise it isn’t the 60/70s any more. 9) Stop track preparation to give home track advantage. Let’s entertain the public. 10) In conjunction with the above give every rider 2 laps of the track before the meeting begins. It will iron out any track issues and hopefully make for a better meeting. Time them, give an award for the fastest lap, something to generate an interest. 

the track has got a lot worse this year and last night's meeting was a good example.  heat leaders not being able to pass reserves even with a few laps to line them up.  mayfield need to get Wroclaws input asap.  the weather this year is perhaps a mitigating factor but the racing has been dire on the whole

Surprised that  no one has started a thread for this meeting yet. This will be a tough test for the Pirates as the Scorpions are on form and also are formidable at home this season. Thoughts?