Based on nothing but pure speculation. He may have just got a new engine but he did look very fast, Sam Masters looked fast earlier in the meeting but nowhere near Max when they met. It is a shame for Kings Lynn that they have not seen this form, I thought he used to go well at Saddlebow.

Wouldn't his GP bike (s) be in Torun for the SGP. It's the Bates paying so I suspect you are in cloud cuckoo land regarding any extra bonus. Drew Kemp impressed me most of the visitors last night. Battled hard for his points and was unlucky when he lost out on the line for a win in one race, but it was to a great pass so nothing to be ashamed of.  

If a rider is good enough they will make it even with no rising star system. No system can make riders better who are not good enough

Maybe the engine, but not the whole bike as they are already in Poland

Last night wasn't really an issue, I think guests for number ones and reserves in Play Offs from a team who didnt qualify is fine. The wider issue is when teams are full of borrowed riders rather than R/R and riders unattached in the Prem. It's got out of hand rather than being a last resort. Based on what exactly other than wild specullation? Why on earth would he fly/drive a 'GP bike' over the the UK for one meeting when he'll need it on Saturday? Hes already scored well for Lynn at Sheffield twice this year on his British bikes and of course wasn't riding against Sheffield last night which makes his job a lot easier, Leicester have majorly gone off the boil unfortunately for them. Also I'm intrigued why Sheffield would be offering a bonus when they've openly said they have struggled with crowds and finances this season? 

Because over 200 of them will be used this season again in the top two leagues, and it is now 2026 and not 1976.. The "optics" of what you do nowadays are often the maker, or the breaker, of your success in business.. And Social Media feedback from sometimes millions of people, has replaced half a dozen blokes in the back of a "tap room" moaning about life to each other, whilst another half dozen moaned about exactly the same thing in thousands of other pubs... Now so many have "a voice", which can be great for any business if you are open enough to listen to it.. The bottom line is if you launched Speedway this Monday as a brand new team sport, (using its current operating model), and did it with a huge fanfare and press launch, within an hour the operating model would be slaughtered in the public domain, and ridiculed mercilessly.. And a team sport, which relies 100% on tribal emotional attachment, would fail from the off... Without a credible offering, a business has no chance nowadays, and, in business, not evolving your operating model for over 50 years is simply never going to make you a success in the modern world.. I have no details, but I do think that Mayfield's involvement will result in the top tier becoming something that does have a credible offering..