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Found it, well done to her ‎Craig Boyce‎ to Speedway Experience 8 hrs I spoke to my blood brother Shane Parker who had his life saved by his daughter doing mouth to mouth until he got to hospital, Ledgend job little lady, he is in good spirits and we had a good conversation, let me tell you now Fireparker will be back with a vengeance!

Tigers Official facebook page says £3,735 was raised and the Facenna family are going to top this up to £5,000. Well done to everyone at Glasgow, terrific amount. Stay strong Sam.

Didn't know what section to put this in,but as a great servant to British speedway i would like to wish Shane a speedy recovery from a cardiac arrest.Was a fun rider and served British speedway well and really enjoyed his time at Lynn. Copied from the BSPA Twitter below. GET WELL SOON |Shane Parker, a great servant to several British clubs throughout his career, has suffered a cardiac arrest back home in Australia.Everyone at the British Speedway Promoters’ Association sends ‘Parks’ and his family our very best wishes for a swift recovery.

Some people need some serious help. Absolutely crackers.

Thats a bit of a shock!! Best wishes to Shane for a full and speedy recovery The sort of character the sports needs more of in every generation of riders (and a none too shabby performer also)

Thought I’d start one before zagaracing and his official crap. 1. Jason Doyle (C) 2. David Bellego 3. Troy Batchelor 4. Adam Ellis 5. Rasmus Jensen 6. Ellis Perks 7. Jye Etheridge (GUEST) 1. Robert Lambert (C) 2. Michael Palm Toft 3. Craig Cook 4. Ty Proctor 5. Thomas Jorgensen 6. Lewis Kerr 7. Simon Lambert

Is this the thread for Training shoe advice.....

If they ever have a GP in Dublin they could have practice the day after the meeting. P.S. Before any do gooders get on my case I am of Irish Stock

Must give a thumbs up to bbc radio wm who gave live commentary. Tense to listen to.

Yeah before I moved onto cake

What a fantastic backs to the wall performance by Poole.

I like tarts

Oooo,,,,,,, now this looks like it could turn into an interesting thread,,,, as long as speedway isn't mentioned. So,, bananas,,,, when is it best to buy them,,,, green, greeny yellow or yellow

Give me an honest opinion Dave and tell me what you would do at this moment in time if you were still a promoter, because let's not kid ourselves plenty of fans as usual are becoming a bit disillusioned. If we are not careful our season will be over very soon.

It's not him. Definitely not. It's some absolute weirdo like him but not him. He posts the same of crud on Facebook under his real name apparently.

Beer and fags in a muddy field might satisfy a Neanderthal like Jenga, but 21st century shale fans like the option of a civilised G & T in warm and friendly surroundings before we enjoy our Guinee Fowl Blanquette, served of course with a pinch of thyme and a few alliums and hazelnuts.

My pics from yesterday here: https://www.baansportfansite.nl/nieuws/1797/henry-van-der-steen-plaatst-zich-voor-ek-grasbaan-finale-in-bad-hersfeld.html Nice day in Leamington, with a very helpfull and friendly club.

Best wishes for speedy recovery a great character indeed

Sadly that is how the track has been prepared most of the time, slick on the inside knee deep against the fence, one racing line around the middle. If you are first out of the gate stay in the middle, race won. In short Berwick track at heat 1 is the same as most tracks after heat 15

When you played Football Webbo, did they move the goalposts for you ?

Going by a statement made by Lee Kilby the future of the Sprockets looks in grave doubt.500 was the figure mentioned to cut even and if i hazarded a guess i recon there were 3/400 there.Such a shame a bloody good day out and i would of paid 18 quid to watch it some good racing and a slick presentation of races in general.Some great young talent on show who give everything and you can ask no more.Hopefully Lee might not give up on it entirely but it has to be viable it really worries me that the crowds are dwindling a real shame.

No

When is the World ( and the BSPA in particular) going to wake up to the fact that the National League is a great product which deserves to be treated better ?

A decent meeting tonight with the kings falling short against a strong Belle Vue side. 15 year old Jake Mulford looked very impressive on his debut, with a sensational ride in heat 4 that brought the house down!

Will they f***

Ewwww,,, soft and mushy,,,, that's just a flat out no,,,,

SGP date was established months ago. Would have thought that someone from Cardiff, either the city or the football club, would have informed the soccer authorities not to give Cardiff City a home game on September 21st. Utter stupidity.

i remember my first visit to the old scunthorpe track at ashby ville.no posh carvery,no bar so no posh drinks, no terracing.just grass to stand on, they did invest a little later with,if i can recall, and somebody correct me if i am wrongs sawn in half double decker bus as a stand.the pits were just corrugated sheet metal on a frame and the ref was put in some sort of a shed, no turnstiles just someone taking money at a table(re buxton)but the racing there always seemed good too.if you are a true speedway supporter then basically that is all you need.think there might have been refreshments van as well.happy days

Didn't realise Dan would come in on converted average!! I know he ride in Poland, didn't say I'd want him in the team, he's just been mentioned I guess Mason Campton will qualify like... I still like Danyon and think he's worth trying to fit in, good prospect and a hard rider Ben Barker and Joe Lawlor aren't ideal, but they are options for a struggling team with nothing to lose... Lasse and Danny could be replaced with a combination of either Dimitri Berge and Kasper Andersen or Bradley Wilson Dean and Danyon Hume Dimitri is riding very well for Belle Vue this year and I felt bad for Kasper when replaced at Sheffield, could become a very good rider and could be considered as a long term rider for us imo Bradley Wilson Dean and Danyon Hume speak for themselves, much better upgrades to what we have now... All riders we probably couldn't convince to come to Brough though, which for some reason seems to be our biggest problem...

Told you Coombers.....it’s KKS all over.....

Dan is committed to Poland most Sundays. Even if we could persuade him to come to Newcastle it would require major team surgery. According to some Edinburgh supporters at the fours Edinburgh are looking at bringing him into there side. BUT and it's a big but, he comes in on a converted Premiership average which means he's somewhere near a 10. Mason Campton can't come back until next March/April as his visa has expired and he can't return for 12 months (assuming he qualifies via various Aussie championships). Danyon's average is just a tad too high as a direct replacement for Danny. (I blame Max or Matty for improving too much!! Only joking). Ben Barker/ Joe Lawlor. There's a reason they were sacked by their respective clubs and it has little or no reason to do with riding a bike. wouldn't go there personally.

Nathan has confirmed on Facebook that he is out for potentially 23 days so won't be riding tonight.

Dry in the garden of England now, with the sun trying to poke its nose out.

Best wishes to Shane ... always an entertainer on the track

I think that for this level of racing to be a success at Swindon they need to have their own riders and not just be a NL Select side. Apart from Anders Rowe there's no real association with Swindon from the side, and even he was a guest who actually rides for the opposition in the NL. I think if a batch of riders came through that were proper Swindon juniors like we had before - Chessells, Smarts, Broadbank and so on - it would catch on a lot more because the crowd could get more behind them.

The NL has improved no end City a mix of different talent of all ages.Ledwith aged 46 was great value his gating was electric he would of scored even more but for a fall whoever said NL was full of wobblers.??

I'm sure your ideas are well intentioned, but you seem to be coming up with theories that will make crowds even lower. Why would you want the sport to only attract 600-800 spectators at the top level?

If he's of an outside gate he can.. not very often from the inside gates.

You're right about the track, but past attempts to do something to surprise the away teams failed miserably. We even changed a bit of track geometry in 2017 and it didn't do nothing. If we changed the track drastically it'd take some time to adjust for our riders and we didn't have that comfort since we were struggling with staying in the league. Anyway, we'll raise Nice League standards with our stadium!

At the end of the day, the Stars nearly done what they have been trying to do for over 50 years, in 2018.. Topped the league, and was unlucky with late injuries. Buster said he was going all out to go one better in 2019.. Then he bought 2 more clubs and his beloved Stars came to the back of the cue. And that's where we are.

Agree with most of this, (especially the bit about the Stars not being one of the top teams!). I would say on the whole the racing of today is on a par with the past but then as now it's certain tracks that consistently produce good racing. There were some shocking tracks back in the 70's , Newport and Bristol instantly spring to mind and plenty of strung out races just like today.

Good day for the Witches at Peterborough in the championship fours. Danny broke his own track record. Beat cookie in a run off for second overall. Bomber only dropped 2 points from his five rides in helping Somerset win. Kennett, Heeps & Lawson all in the mix and Jake had two rides and hopefully came through with no after effects. Bodes well for when we go there in eight days time. Noticed that Edward had a number 6 on his machine today so would guess that’s what number he will riding at next month.

We move on to next weekend- 6 meetings to enjoy .- all UK times Friday June 28th Leszno v Czestochowa Eleven Sport 1 programme starts 4.45pm 1st race 5pm Friday June 28th Torun v Grudziadz Eleven Sport 1 programme starts 7.15pm 1st race 7.30pm Saturday June 29th Gniezno v Tarnow Eleven Sport 1 programme starts 4pm 1st race 4.15pm Sunday June 30th Gdansk v Daugavpils Eleven Sport 2 programme starts 1.15pm 1st race 1.30 pm Sunday June 30th Wroclaw v Gorzow N sport programme starts 2.45pm 1st race 3.15pm Sunday June 30th Lublin v Zielona Gora N Sport Programme starts 5.30pm 1st race 6pm

Congratulations to James Shanes - winner!

Any word on how much, lot of notes in the helmet colours. Fingers crossed for a good amount.

In a way I agree with you as the amount of changes Poole for example have made in recent years is ridiculous but for Lynn this year no more changes means no away wins, probably a home defeat or two and no Play Offs. I’m sure the vast majority of us would prefer to see us at least have a go at getting fourth.

But g13webb didn't say there were 4 heats with no overtaking, he did say " 4 heats were won from the gate " So in 2 of them there was passing for the minor places. 13 - 4 = 9 + 2 = 11 Heats with overtaking.

that's me out then

After hearing bwd last night and seeing him . not overly convinced he'll be back in 3 weeks ,think carl was being a bit more realistic . Great lad bwd and more than happy to stick a few quid in bucket for him .1 thing with him when he gets to start gate u know he'll try anything to get pts

I guess it comes down to the question if the sport (as opposed to the promoters with vested interests) need two 'top' leagues or not. If keeping them separate to allow the top riders to ride / earn at the top level, well that clearly doesn't work with only Doyle of the true 'Elite' still riding here. So why not accept the facts and adapt accordingly. Having a different team visiting each week rather than seeing a rotation of a few teams every couple of months would surely encourage the general fan base to come back each week. Clearly, there's not a big gap between the leagues anymore. so integration would be so much easier than in previous attempts. I used to hate the Rider Control idea as I was a Belle Vue fan, but needs must and if the sport is to survive, EVERY team needs to be competitive and more importantly, viable. When I was 11 in 1971 and going to my first season's meetings with Mum & Dad I'd be reading the Speedway Star on a Thursday and extolling the abilities of Reider Eide or Martin Ashby to them to 'persuade' them to take me on a Saturday to Hyde Road (they always did!) - I can't Imagine a young person now saying "oh, it's Brady Kurtz, Jacob Thorsell, Chris Harris coming to the NSS for the THIRD time in the last two months, can we go to watch.?" Adapt or die I'm afraid,