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Depends what you’re looking for. I’ve quite enjoyed this and think it’s been decent. Not amazing but decent.

That Falubaz poster seems to have mysteriously disappeared

Failbaz!!!

Quality team riding by Woffy

Best wishes to Adam and a speedy recovery Jonny.

The sliver lining for the forum though is that the loon who used to come on here banging on about him no longer does so.. Seemed to stop posting on here altogether... Wonder what happened to them?..

Falubaz has gone a bit quiet. Perhaps he has just realised his team are very mediocre. They should have signed Lambert. He would have done better than most of this shower.

Take it you not got his posters above your bed anymore

Well MJJ certainly wasnt...

Where did you get that figure from? There's no way a private helicopter would cost £100,000.

British league is far superior. It actually helped me to fight insomnia

There always used to be touring teams going out to Aussie for a few months during their summer, I agree, GB could have (and still can) organise a touring team to take around Europe for the rest of the summer to get some much needed continental experience, in fact it's an ideal opportunity at the moment due to the lack of domestic league racing

Just watched the video of lodz v Tarnow( rain affected) and fair play to Adam Skornicki who sprinted on to the track when Norbert Koscuich disappeared under the air fence in heat 7. He worked extremely quickly to get to him to see if he was ok.- Top work.

Really looking forward to the meeting it’s coming up quick 19 heats with some quality youth and some experienced hands . Also awaiting answer from ringitsneck on question posed.

A bit late in the day but I have just watched the youth championship held at Scunthorpe and those who bemoan the quality of racing at this level should take a look again. Heat 6 is just one example. Raw talent reminiscent of speedway in the late sixties and early seventies when grass track riders gave speedway a go. In those days it would throw up some riders who would excite and my most memorable was at Rayleigh when Ivan Miller beat Boston's Arthur Price. What a race for those who were in the stadium on that bank holiday Monday These young lads today deserve every speedway fans support. They get out on track and give it a go and the gutsy performances deserve so much more and not the criticism that seems to be par for the course. Speedway purists will understand, those who believe the current league set up is the be all and end all a requires the skills of Doyley or similar to make the sport entertaining are deluded. If only tracks like my local, Ipswich , would put on a few of these amateur meetings I am sure the ‘anoraks’ of the sport would support the meetings and many would be happy to pay £10 to watch these lads entertain. To those at grass roots level you are appreciated.

You can only guest for one team.

At least he gives 100% ,unlike a couple of his Teammates.

A bit like MJJ... Edit : And ZG's league winning chances..

I have always thought this.

I thought the first meeting wasn’t too bad, unfortunately any Rybnik meeting is a forgone conclusion which takes some of the jeopardy out of it. Robert needs to start gating like he was in the first part of the season and in the SEC on a regular basis if he wants to move up to the next level.

Talking of mediocre home riders.

Strange isn't it? You race a multi round, prestigeous competition and come second and you're not automatically "promoted" if the winner qualifies for the GPs some other way. But if you finish 4th in a one off meeting with a relatively poor line up, you do. No offence R&R. You're not responsible for the FIM.

You can make that 5 now

I like this commentator. Knowledgeable and a good voice. Who is it?

Come on Zielona Gora.

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It was an ok meeting in the end. Few passes at the back. Don't think you'll see a good Rybnik meeting tbh. Not because of track prep it's purely down to them putting out a team that really shouldn't be allowed to compete in the Ekstraliga. The second meeting should be a lot better / closer.

Not good, best wishes.

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But as I said earlier, that is not quite the case now that the FIM have changed the rules. Up until this year, position 4 last night could hang on to the hope that Matej Zagar qualifies for next year by finishing high enough in this year's GP series. Now the FIM have closed that door by saying if a top 3 finisher from the GP Challenge qualifies some other way (Challenge or SEC), then they will award an additional wildcard. I think this is so unfair. To give existing GP riders a free shot at qualification for the following year (especially via the challenge) and to effectively exclude another rider, makes a mockery of the qualification system. In the extreme, we could imagine three existing GP riders finishing in the top three of the Challenge and thus making the Challenge completely meaningless.

Helicopter for Holder. Taxi for Batchelor?

Not the best example of team riding.

Not seeing much value in the Esktraliga matches. Maybe Zagar over 10?

Says everything you need to know about Adam Skornicki; a top guy all round. I've never come across anyone who has had a bad word to say against him.

Spent 18 holes stuck behind young Cam yesterday. Him and his buddy wouldn't let me play through, must be a speedway thing

No Dave Goddard for today's matches so Premier Sports will be operating the commentator replacement facility (one presumes! or it could just be silence)... I hope it's the 5-1er, 3-3er guy

Sounds like You need to have a word with the person that’s forcing you to watch it.

The winter tours to Australia used to be beneficial in bringing riders on...Gordon Kennett came on a bundle when he was chosen to tour during the winter of 1975/76.

He could have settled for second but (when he can be bothered) KK is a speedway racer and their instinct is to try and come first. We chastise enough riders for not trying to race or being gating tarts, it was just one of those things that happens in speedway unfortunately. Get well soon Adam.

Because 2nd place would have been enough to make KK the winner of the meeting. It used to happen in one-off World finals. Many riders (eg Mauger, Collins, Penhall) settled for a second in their final ride to ensure winning the meeting and not take any unneccesary risk. Even a third would have guaranteed a GP place. Instead he found himself excluded and at risk of not qualifying. That's why he could have settled for second.

Another totally different rider when not under pressure.. Could be a real 'spoiler' this year now he has a guaranteed place in 2021.. It shows what fine margins seperate those who ride at the highest level night in, night out, to those who ride better relaxed and look 'world class' for a period of time but can't do it when the pressure truly is on.. All riders at the top level have natural ability based on the very fact they can ride a speedway bike at a level that only 20 to 25 or so in the whole world can truly emulate.. However, only five or so, year in year out, can do it when everything is on the line.. Very similar capabilty at technically and machinery level, but a huge difference mentally..

We move on to tomorrow. Sunday August 23rd Rybnik v lublin programme start time 3pm 1st race 3.30pm N Sport and Premier Sport 2( 3.30pm) Sunday August 23rd Zielona Gora v Wroclaw programme start time 5.45pm 1st race 6.15pm N sport and Premier Sport 2 ( 6.15pm) Links http://spedway.ucoz.lv/ http://www.maniak.tv/mk7 http://www.drhtv.com.pl/drhtv-2.html http://freestreams-live1.com/nsport/ https://daddylive.live/channels/stream-75.php Racecards Rybnik v Lublin pages 10 and 11 https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4ad4f002-17bb-4286-aba4-1feec80a2edf#pageNum=11 Zielona Gora v Wroclaw page 23 https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:08f64bd2-0441-46de-b165-ee10874f183f#pageNum=23

Looks most likely that Saturday Oct 10th for the Belle Vue round...BSPA PERMITTING. good decision all round... back to a Saturday

It seems that all is not well on the Polish speedway front and after many years of hearing how good it is, with the exception of one or two races and riders, it is pretty bland and possibly a missed opportunity to showcase the sport and themselves to the world which thus far has be relatively deprived of good racing with so many countries unable to hold professional meetings. Maybe speedway UK should focus on its own product for next year, race on days that suit the tracks and build teams around riders who commit to British speedway first and foremost. If the standard falls so be it but it can be rebuilt if you give the riders a chance to race week in week out in the UK. It cannot be any worse than what is currently on offer.

Yes it is the reward system to recognise certain peoples extra contribution as you know. I think Keith is thinking that we should give everyone that walks through the gate, a medal which is not realistic or reasonable. There will always be those whose contributions are more valuable to keep speedway running and the Lord Mayors award was for that purpose.

Quite agree hammer1969. I'm asthmatic, which is getting worse by the year, although still very much controlable, and although I wear a mask in shops etc; I do find they hamper my breathing after a while, and I start to panic. I've tried Face Shields, but find they mist up all the time. So whilst I'll wear one at King's Lynn next Sunday, I'll have to keep lifting it up to get some fresh air, which I have to do in shops.

Why should we not be attending public gatherings. Not all medical conditions are visible. Myself and many others are able and entitled to make the most of our lives and that includes enjoying/watching sports/theatre/cinema etc. If I felt unwell I would not be going out in the first place. Just because some of us can't wear a mask doesn't mean we have to lock ourselves away, understanding and tolerance is needed in these uncertain times by everyone.

Tom Farndon!