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Hi Chris , if you are interested I would be willing to pick you up from Peterborough train station and take you back there after meeting(s) at the showground . I don't want anything for this just trying to get you some speedway action , if you are interested please pm me and we can get something sorted.

I run the Newcastle Training school usually on a Sunday afternoon, and have done since I started it 10 years ago. Riders are provided with all the gear and the bikes, and they can be of any ability or sex. I have little starter bikes (80 and 90 cc's) and the 125/140cc's bikes as the limit for my type of training school is limited to 150cc by SCB regs. I charge £3, and that is for the medical cover I have to pay. Riders are supervised at first to determine their ability, and so beginners start with a trainer on the bike, who eventually hands over control of the bike. The new riders are then out on their own and given instruction what to work on and what to do. My Gems team has 5 riders to pick from who all had their first rides on a speedway bike at the training school, and they ride in the only home grown team in the country. Currently we have Archie Freeman(14 years old)l who last year was British Youth Champion at 150cc level, and NJL 125 champion, and the highest average in the NJL. He is now a member of the No Limits squad mentioned above with Rory Schlein. Josh Embleton(22) is the 2018 Champion of the NJL at the 500cc level, rode for Birmingham in the NL last year and is currently looking for a place in the NL in 2019 . There are other riders who started with us who have moved on to other NJL teams and one at Championship level. As others have hinted at, the junior scene is currently way more advanced that the sport was a few years ago, under the umbrella on Neil Vatcher and now SCB. We have probably got the best crop of young British riders for over 10 years.

Tungate i know he has a high average but you would of thought Kings Lynn or Ipswich ( has a history with C.L?) would sign him.Last year at the NSS he was so exciting to watch and did a great job so i was very surprised Belle Vue let him go.I actually think there could be a little more to come from Rohan because on his day he is a superb rider. Lidsey i believe will swap places with Wells eventually and end up in the top 5 and he could well average 6. - 6.50 he is a real prospect.

Auty has meant to have been getting better for the last ten years,, never happens

I truly hope you haven't insider info jase

Starting technique is interesting. I spent most of my life believing that the slicker the start the less revs you used in order to get grip. Then Neil Street spent a half hour teaching my son and I'd been doing it wrong most of my life. Basically the idea was that the less grip, the more revs and although you might lose a fraction in the first couple of yards once the wheel caught up you more than gained it back. All very counter intuitive but as ever Streety was spot on as Sam went instantly from a poor gater to a decent one.

I have often thought ,how difficult would it be to rig up a handlebar mounted LED revcounter strip, with say 12 LED's lighting up at 1000 RPM intervals, then as different tracks have different grip levels at the start gate, a sweet spot could be found to give maximum acceleration /traction ? If say 9000RPM had you rocketing away from the opposition, the same rev setting could be utilised next time, and if it had you left behind try more or less revs the next time ? You don't need to be looking at the revcounter once your desired rev range has been reached then maximum attention could be on the start gate

and if your money is right... mine will be staying in my back pocket

Thankfully, now when available, Schlein and the No Limits school offer more than just riding at their training schools and Olly Allen with the Poultec education system are getting rider's back to basics of fully understanding their machines, along with riding techniques. Things in the last 2-3 years have improved massively from the previous couple of decades.

couldn't agree more . I assume Shelby has taken over Pauls pay to race agreement

He's busy ATM , having new boxes made with Briggo on them , to fit a Nippondenso rev limiter into

Like for like swap, as in there was nothing to get excited about when Burnett signed and no change now.

Maybe you will not be able to hear it.

You can say what you want about me i could not care less sticks/stones !!!! But the truth is you are the most disliked bloke on the forum.

So only one rider is dropping, yeah right

Hmm not sure Bjerre was that comfortable paired with Norbi

He is actualy replacing Philip Lageder. Andrej Divis is already replaced by Robert Růžička. Lots of changes in the lineups this year. The Czechs replaced 4 riders already.

It's obviously all in place, we just have to practice patience xx

They pulled the plug mid season due to mounting losses and I suspect they are in dispute with the bspa over money owed to riders amongst others. A naive promotion faced with the change of race night they didn’t expect to impact so badly on their business The place is a speedway venue and with the lack of clubs in the area it surly will come back one day.

Thanks to those who have already responded with a question for Martin - some very valid points raised. Please keep 'em coming . . .

INTERESTING views by Jim McMillan, who nobody could accuse of not knowing what he is talking about, in SS this week.

Would have to disagree to a point, there are plenty of riders who have failed to land team places over the years because either their face didn't fit, were deemed in the wrong location geographically or more often than not over the age of 20. I think there is easily an equal a list of riders who have been paid for their efforts and are equally worthless.

Nooooo, Not him again

Really, I stand corrected then, just hate it when he says Killerman!!!

Not sure but don't think Antonio had a very high average last time in uk And we can all look for a number one,,, doesn't mean we will find one,. On this occasion let's hope we can find one

Summers?

What more than Starman?

No offence but i feel both of these riders are filling a place that could / should have been given to a newcomer. Both riders have been around for years and achieved beggar all. Even a new 2.00 who didn't score anything would be learning for the future, both these riders "best" days are behind them.

I think we all appreciate you "coming to the fore" again THJ..thanks for explaining what your proposals were and how they were affected. (For those that are still trying to work it out..."LLP" stands for "Limited Liability Partnership" unless I stand corrected ? . Go wikipedia it. Cheers

Heard something like that a few weeks ago. Lawson, King and an other to keep trading places. Surely no one was expecting anything else. It's a very strong top end

Hi Tony, I've just sent Martin my question via your editorial email address. Regards

It's really complex but basically to hold competitions off road events have to be exempt from the road traffic acts/regulations. This can only be achieved if the events are run under the regulations of a recognised organisation with the appropriate affiliations, the link below may help a little. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1371/made

At tonight’s REF quiz it was announced that the first home meeting of 2019 will be the Elite Shield against Kings Lynn on Thursday 11 April. There will also be a meeting the following week on Good Friday morning. Press day date to be announced in due course.

Pity nigel Pearson can't pronounce it properly

And refreshing to see someone spelling his bloody name correctly!!!

Difficult to understand negativity from fans of a club that wins so much.....I'm happy enough with 2 titles in my lifetime!

Shelby Rutherford in his place I am sure he broke his back there and said the tracks the worst he had ever ridden lol

From a personal point of view, I don't think expanding the coverage would stop anyone from buying the magazine as long as it stays true to it's 'Golden Era' of the 70s. There will always be new angles to take with riders previously interviewed. As far as the 90s goes It would certainly be interesting to hear about the riders / promoters views regarding the dawning of the GP era and emerging riders of the time (Crump, Rickardson, Loram, Adams etc)

It's not a competition! Most people make a mixture of positive and negative views depending the teams situation. But yours all seem to be negative lately. Good to see a positive one. Also I am happy with the team selection so I don't need to moan

But - and this is the crux of it from our viewpoint - would extending coverage into the 90s STOP you from buying Backtrack? Whilst ever my finances are buoyant I will continue to buy Backtrack. A survey of your readers will presumably provide all the answers.

Neither are yours all you do is moan.

You really ought to get out more all you ever seem to do is attack other peoples post especially mine funny old world enjoy your evening

Just asked and embarrassingly you are correct but West Allotment and Shiremoor were two separate pit villages when I was a kid. They now seem to have melded into one... A conglomeration of brick built shoe boxes where even putting them on concrete rafts didn't work... 19 properties were pulled down and "as new" as the properties are the place looks like a 8h1t-hole to me... Also I should take more notice of the kids when they are talking to me... lol Regards THJ

a nice quiet chap . still got a picture somewhere of him in his blu n white Big C jumper . often seen him @ Cockermouth car boot .still looked the same as he did way back . a truley stand out supporter . RIP big fella .

Should of said Pboro or Peterboro the more common shortening of Peterborough in these here parts of E/Land

Made in Ampshire or maybe Wattford ?

Do they make electric cars

What i have noticed with Fricke is he now is a real racer exciting to watch and can pass for fun.I always thought he was technically gifted a bit of a gater and maybe a bit to placid not anough devil there but these last two years he has come on nicely loads more to come i believe.

Sounds like a comment re Peter Collins... he could not gate for toffee....but think how much fabulous racing we saw simply because he could not gate !!!

Don’t have a problem with other people’s views, just find all the negativity pointed towards the witches potential team next season frustrating when we’ve only now named 2 riders, one of whom has been one of our most loyal servants and is rarely beaten at Foxhall and another who has been named on the wishlists of fans on every page of the forum! I, like many fans am apprenhensive for what the new season brings, but also optimistic Chris is putting together the most competitive team he can - I find it difficult when only 2 riders have been announced and many other teams are yet to be completed, the witches side can be described as cannon fodder. not looking for war mate just think it’s a harsh judgement on 5 unnamed riders that you don’t know the identity of as yet