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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 ?

Only thing you’re behind is bad mouthing and wrecking speedway

28th August

They are 4 points behind us same matches Nothing I’ve seen from this Poole team that makes me think they are any better than Ipswich. We are missing our high scoring reserve and still winning

I must admit I’ve not been on here for some time !! Only when I’m pointed towards it ! In the 1st instance I will declare a conflict of interests not as any kind of official of the club but as the wife of Martin Widman and the Mother of Chris. its unfair to unleash such criticism on Martin as anyone who knows him knows he is straight down the line and an open book. Him and Barry make all the decisions together and equally they are consummate professionals. No one person is bigger than the club. Onto Chris. You’d do right to criticise the start of his season and I know it’s nothing more than he has been doing. He’s had some spectacular bike issues and that has led to a lack of confidence on the track and That’s not a great combination. Just when he thinks he’s gotten sorted, following some long head scratching hours and visits tonengine tuners, something else happens, that’s this season. He had a nasty Crash last year at Cradley where he had to have a wrist plated and probably went back too soon but that’s him all over which explains his issues last season. Also he’s switched from JAWAs to GM’s which have taken some getting used to but I’m afraid that’s where my mechanical savvy ends. I’m sure Barry and Martin are looking at the best interests of the Club on a regular basis !! Thanks for reading and I’ll now leave you to your discussion on what seemed like a good meeting on Friday night. Sadly, I wasn’t able to go.

Yeah, sirloin steaks are on special offer at Morrisons...

When Klindt is winning of Gate 1 it's time to pack up. I had a lot of faith in this Wolves side, even with recent results.. but this is just pathetic.

I thought Eastbourne looked a good team this year, especially after signing Kyle... Birmingham not so much, but they have strengthened... And have Ashley at reserve!! Mind you, Newcastle at the bottom of the league is still no good... I thought Berwick looked weak this year too...

Hi, I am thinking about going to a Somerset meeting, the one against Glasgow at the end of July. Can someone give me any advice on which are the best (cheapest) hotels to stop in, maybe within walking distance? Where to park my car once I'm at the stadium, how much parking/tickets/programs are... Any advice for a first time visitor would be appreciated, thanks very much. Looking forward to seeing what Somerset has to offer.

Nope:- Guests or rider Replacement depending on the applicable regulation. Same as if someone gets injured after the deadline. (As Scunthorpe tried last year to replace Danny with guests, but couldn't because Danny wouldn't play ball and quit).

Sad news for you. Hopefully it might kick start a revolution! The team is all wrong if you ask me. Doyle Senior and NKI cant regularly provide the big scores and aren't going to get any better. They dont have enough quality Poles for the home team to get behind. Holta on paper looked like a great signing as he was on fire at Czestowchowa in 2017 but following his injury he looks completely done. Jack Holder I feel slightly sorry for. He's only a young lad really and he has a lot of pressure to make the rides. Put him in another team and I am sure he would flourish Lublin are just going from strength to strength. Michelson is a proper heat leader and G Laguta seems to have come back from his ban better than ever. Rest of the team are all just dogs who don't give an inch.. even AJ seems to be showing plenty of aggression!

I think you'll find the National League of the late 80s ran with a no guest policy up until the league merger with the BL at the end of 1990. So it can be done.

No race day update on the Kent website this morning, which is unusual. There are a few showers around at the moment, which wasn't in the earlier forecasts.

If one big league could be done properly I think that would be great for British speedway, unfortunately I think the financial disparity between the haves and the have not means that there would be enormous gulfs between teams and it would be a very lopsided league. It would need to be done much, much better than 1995 that’s for sure.

Going up against the fours at Peterborough didn't help Sid. Most of the neutrals would have headed for the showground. 35 races for £20 helped pull in a very good crowd.

Shanes was in the Semi final of the European Grass track. ( which he won), which takes precedence and Paco was recalled by the Italian Federation for a three day event which they wouldn’t release him from Stoneman and Morris both got injured on Monday and were not fit to ride Zac Wajtknecht retired we only had two riders fit / available a joke!!!!

AWAY FANS VIEW As one of the "Berwick Twelve" Lions fans I have to say Berwick remains my favourite away venue. Its not just because of Robert Smiths down the road either. I though this could be the meeting where the team could loose by ten points but I was proved wrong. Now granted, I have not been up while in a different division but you still have a clean and tidy stadium. I don't remember the slope going into the third bend being so big in previous visits. The thing that surprised me was that the track looked slick on the inside and to heavy on the outside early doors. Is it always prepped like that? Also your water truck appears to do a better job of cleaning the air fence rather than watering the track, Racing improved as they tried to drag some of the dirt down from the fence. I think the difference was the Lions were gating and rode a decent line. We have surprised a number of teams this season and if it carried on like it started we will win more away this season than in the previous eight seasons combined! Remember you still have a team to support and every club should have a black & gold club! Thanks for a cracking night out.

Yes I appreciate population size and nearby towns etc but we've probably 8 times the unemployment too.My point was people have limited resources for leisure.A lot of people will follow a winning team no matter what sport it is,while some are just die hard fans of any one sport ,speedway fans for example. What effect has Scunthorpe United getting relegated had on support..? I bet the crowds were well down.Where as in Sheffield the 2 football teams have 50,000 plus fans between them for home games ,when the steelers are winning 7000-10000 fans etc.Not sure what the rugby ,netball ,basketball etc get but the more sports teams you have in one area people have more choice where to spend their money.Scunthorpe has a relegated football team and a speedway team with a good race track.I don't know how much rob Godfrey has promoted the speedway but if he had done as much as our promotors have he would surely have bigger crowds.I would guess that your biggest crowd is when we visit so if we close down then you lose your biggest crowd.Lets hope we don't close down so we can continue our on track rivalry.

27/03 Southampton v The Rest (Challenge) 62-33 DATE & RESULT Confirmed. Southampton Reserves beat Coventry Reserves 20-9 in a second half challenge. 11/04 Norwich v Poole (Britannia Shield) Postponed - rain DATE Confirmed, the track was waterlogged. 18/04 Edinburgh - Student Open Championship - Winner: Templeton DATE & RESULT (WHICH TEMPLETON?) Date confirmed; my programme shows Doug Templeton 14, Fred Greenwell 12, Willie Templeton 12. 25/04 Swindon v Poole (Britannia Shield) Postponed - rain DATE Confirmed. 12/05 Southampton - Southern Riders Championship QR - Joint Winners: Oven Fundin & Ron How DATE & RESULT Confirmed date and result. 16/06 Southampton - Pride Of The South - Winner: Brian Crutcher DATE & RESULT Confirmed; Crutcher scored 12, with Gordon McGregor and Ronnie Moore on 9. 30/06 Southampton v Polish Touring Team 55-35 DATE & RESULT Confirmed; Southampton Reserves beat Polish Reserves 16-14 in the second half. 15/07 St. Austell - British League Pairs - Winners: I. Williams & G. White AND/OR M. Broadbank & N. Street DATE & RESULT (TIE?) Date and tie for first place confirmed. 30/08 or 03/09 Ipswich - Suffolk Junior Championship - Winner: Dave Hankins DATE 03/09 22/09 Southampton v Continentals 66-42 DATE & RESULT Confirmed; Ron Taylor won the Novice of the Year Final in the second half.

They should st least try the British champs over a certain amount of rounds

don't think anyone will be stupid enough to give Holders a job in Ekstraliga

Stop team speedway and that's me done with the sport.

Problem is there is no atmosphere at live speedway these days, so you don't miss anything by watching it on TV. I watch ice hockey on TV and it is a bit dull, but go to a live match the atmosphere is electric with plenty of away supporters and lots of banter. I would always rather pay to watch a game live than watch it on TV.

Is that because promoters have lost the skill of promoting the product to would be sponsors. Years back many tracks staged individual meetings with local companies putting up prize money. However I think it is impossible to get it right, some fans want to watch a format of league racing only which is almost unsustainable from a financial perspective with allegedly insufficient riders to fill team places. To fill the teams you need a cross section of skills because of rider shortage but many moan about the NL quality riders and all they want to watch is fully fledged riders in their team but do not have the patience to support those riders who need to hone their skills and learn track craft. I believe you either have a mix of meetings or go back to the 13 lap format and a second half open to reserves and second strings. What I don’t understand is that most will watch a GP or European championship meeting but not an individual meeting at your local track, they may not be GP riders but the quality of racing is just as good.

And many others, I suspect. Individual meetings have their place during the course of the season, but team speedway is what's it all about.

1st in the league and good racing

At last... Sounds like some realisation and common sense has arrived.. Put out five man teams.. Grade the riders 1-5.. Grade five being young British riders or oldies but new to the sport. Have a maximum team average based on adding the mean average of every one of the five grades. Meaning no one can pick the best rider from each grade.. Run on nights you get your best crowds, with riders only getting contracts if they agree to be at every meeting. Only run on FIM nights when there are no riders impacted by the FIM meeting And have a maximum team payroll of £4500. 45 points at an average of £100 per point. Top riders £150 down to £50 for number fives.. That will mean it will cost circa £9k to pay for two matches from your home meeting.. £15 to get in, and just 800 punters would bring £12000.. Got to be do able 800 surely? And if you bring more in, performance pay the riders more. Let them be in charge of their own pay destiny.. Kids up to 18 free if in education.. And no g****s.. (wishful thinking). Lots of variety of teams.. More local ish derbies.. Lots of different riders only turning up once so, if decent, you won't get to see then again so you have to go.. Affordable to fans, on nights they want to watch, young fans in for free to help the future and credibility.. Come on Matt, you know it makes sense..!!

Why did this contenders thread go cold? However I still stand by what I said on the 27th March 2019 "The two Stand out teams for me are Glasgow and Leicester and both should be a shoe in for a top four spot" Regards THJ