Yes our track for the past 2-3 seasons has been much better than it used to be … and yes it doesn’t suit riders who don’t have a larger skill set but those with talent and desire attack it and make the best of it . However this season it’s been poor really poor .. I’m not a deluded fan like a lot of Poole fans and just say the racing is excellent at my home track when clearly it isn’t  Bewley doesn’t often do well there but is always complimentary about the track and tries 110% same as Fricke …. The only top riders I see that back off if they miss the gate are Kurtz and both Holders. I wish all tracks could be like Belle Vue but they aren’t so you pick a side that will go well at home on a track they excel at….. last season at Ipswich we struggled most against Kings Lynn who had Kvech Harris and Lawson as heat leaders … not a patch on Bewley Klindt and Lidsey …. But at Ipswich the first named trio performed better  Poole field their team with gaters and it’s understandable when they have a track like they do .. same as us at Ipswich  I remember an interview with Todd Wiltshire a few years back saying he used to be mesmerised with the skill set of Andrew Silver and Mark Loram on how they rode Arena Essex …. I remember seeing Darcy at Lakeside and he was a genius on that track for someone so young to have that throttle control was unreal   

Found this  https://www.birmingham-speedway.com/extras/tables/tables.php?15. Average of over 4 from 2nd division around 18 years ago.

It was gate’n’go against Belle Vue but the difference was that we are worse out of the gate than you. There wasn’t race after race of you guys picking us off over the four laps. Leicester are the best gaters in the league followed by Ipswich, both due to the nature of their home circuits so unless you get your gating gloves on or god forbid prep a racetrack then you will be vulnerable. 

Before the Leicester meeting at home I thought we were a good team and nothing has changed my mind. 1-7 never seen a team gate so badly every race we were behind coming out of the second bend.    the track needs to be like it was for the BV meeting and can only see a heavy home win. If the track is a dusty mess then could be in for a bad night again the management should be focussed on this 

Because riders dont just say yes when asked, they will say "i will get back to you" etc..looking at fixtures,seeing the pay is ok