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In hindsight we shouldn't have declared our 1-7 and just signed Ulrich & Hans on a temporary basis until somebody better come along.

Thought production was as good as Eurosport to be honest and the commentator very good. BSN very good value. Plus every round of Premier pairs added.

That's exactly what Zagar did, and if it was track prep he would have said about the track being prepared poorly. He was quite specific about the problem being the material and I'd like to think he's been around long enough to know. Difference with Zagar is he doesn't care who he upsets by saying it

Josh Pickering is a pleasure to hear on commentary. Plenty of insight and extremely well spoken.

Add Berwick to those two teams thanks to excellent sponsorship, a supporters club that raises bucket loads of cash and a promotion that cuts its cloth accordingly.

Why do folk continually have a go at the Glasgow Promotion because they have successful business? I'm fed up pointing out that the Facenna brother financially support other ventures, such as junior football (equivalent of English non-league) and do lots for the community and charities. Folk seem to forget the help they have given to injured riders from visiting teams and support to Team GB. Too many green eyed monsters with tunnel vision. Maybe the teams they follow would have more cash to splash if the total product offered was up to the standard offered at Ashfield.

I assume that Pickering hasn't done anything like that before and probably doesn't know Kelvin too well either so I think he did a good job last night, certainly an improvement on Crump. Going forward I do think they need someone regular alongside Kelvin whether that's as the lead or co-commentator but it's pretty much impossible to replace Nigel and the partnership they had.

The NSS is the same when I watch the Colts... A great racetrack as shown when the Aces ride but the NDL racing is often brilliant... As you say, just a couple of seconds slower, but not that you notice when watching... The NDL meetings (understandably), seem to have a slicker track too from the off which on the big wide circuits means riders using lots of different lines to try and find the grip to pass.. There doesnt seem the same "riding on rails" around the inside that can happen on the deeper tracks when the top riders ride, which often means strung out (very fast) races.. And obviously there is the capability level which means a few more mistakes, thus passing opportunities.. When Belle Vue charged a tenner in total for me and my then 16 year old lad, we went many times to the Colts and didnt go to watch the Aces as it was around £30.. Basically you got your "speedway entertainment fix" for around a third of the cost.. Real Value For Money the NDL..

Anyone thought Josh did ok for a rider having stuck a mic under his chin

He just turns up and they take him on straightaway.

It is,but that’s Speedway for you.Just enjoy the racing the results are meaningless.

I think Alun Rossiter is the British Sam Ermolenko

God.

To increase the number of racing lines on the 1st and 2nd bends, we decided in about 2000 to widen the track by taking the inside kerbing in by 2 metres. The same kerbs stones were used to create the new kerbing, and you are right that the kerb foundation was left in place and the shale level increased by Tony Swales the then track curator. It was never thought to be a risk being deeper, and never showing until now when there appears to be a less shale covering. I remember in the 60's I think, that there had been an earlier concrete track under the 1st/2nd bends and it broke up and started to appear on the exact same spot as the present problems. The concrete block was removed and I think most people will have forgot about it. Looking at the photo, I would guess someone has spotted something and deliberately scrapped the groove out with their steel shoe to show the foundation. The track action would not have caused the shale to be divided and dumped in two straight lines either side of the concrete. Opportunist I think. BTW the 3rd and 4th bends had the same modification to the kerb line and there has never been a problem there, mainly I think, because it tends to be ridden out wider due to it being 2 metres wider, and also because the inside line of the 1st bend gets significalty more heavy traffic impact with all 4 riders from the tapes, hitting it in every race and more than any other part of the bends. The drainage has always been a problem with our track. We had some plans which showed a diagonal drain across the centre green, but tests proved they were cracked and blocked and beyond use. There was a plan with a previous stadium owner to instal some new drains for the dogs and speedway, but after looking likely to proceed, the owner backed out hoping we would still go ahead and we would pay for them.

I used to love going to Kings Lynn bank holiday Monday… Lynn vAces 1100…pm meeting at Rye house….evening internationale at wimbledon Always rated Lynn in my top 3 sadly in recent years the quality of racing has deteriorated such that I do not rate the track at all… often well prepared track with grip everywhere an no advantage whatever line you use.

If Poole win the league again it'll be because they have a better team than all others in the play-offs. Same as if any other team were to win it.

I understand that. I agree the track was crap. What i was getting at was that i didn't recall people moaning as much last season when you where winning the league on it. I admit i don't read the Panthers threads that much, and i could be wrong.. The AFA is much better since it was prepped slicker. The times ain't as fast, But fast don't mean nothing, it's about the racing. I'm not sure who did the track last night, but how hard can it be to rip the outside up a bit?.

theres going to be ayear when not even belle vue can screw it up lol

I’m not aware of any “successful businesses outside speedway” that Matt and Dan Ford have at Poole to “bail out the speedway side of things”. I doubt Matt’s chateau has covered its costs as it has had to be closed for much of the last two years, let alone been able to bail out Poole. Poole speedway has been a profitable business for many years now, bar a blip in their last year in the top league which was why they decided to drop down.

Or don't sign Ulrich on that average. They were loyal and there's not enough of it these days but there's loyal and there's almighty gambles

It would be simpler to just buy those same handlebars that Bartosz Zmarzlik uses... Then all riders would be as fast as him.. No idea why they all dont do it....

Shouldn't be rocket science. Assuming it the same stockcar-friendly, high clay stuff that's used at Lynn (it looks it) then you don't need much of it and certainly don't want lots round the kerb. The Lynn track has been slick this year and the racing has been much better for it. Same for the Play Off final 2nd leg at P'boro last season. Don't understand Busters obsession with grip, Peterborough has so many lines when it's prepared right.

Matej telling the promoters how to prepare a track for racing...

Speedway doesn’t need posh stands as grass banks, toilets, food & alcohol kiosks & a decent track that is already there. Got to have hope as rubbish seeing all our double winners doing well for other British teams

Who do you think you are kidding Mr Lyon, if you think Dads Army’s good. Mr Kurtz went off the start on VH21, and Blodorn with his gating left the others with his chum.

He probably had no choice but to put it right.

Thanks for that .

4 of their own and 3 ringers each match... What's not to like?

Ian Brannan getting better week on week and thought Rosco did ok, makes a few mistakes but is honest. Thought Lee Kilby and Paul Bowen were good as well. Excellent vfm

So, what do you think to Plymouth Speedway on your first visit Alun? "It's better than no Speedway"

Thanks good idea

Thanks Dave,,, so if the kerb stones are still there, they could be put back in they're original setting and the track would be back to the way it was in the (g)olden days?

Bickley totaly out of his depth in this Competition, last few years just not improving

Timi Salonen

SGP2 LINE-UP (WITH RIDER NUMBERS): 196 Kevin Juhl Pedersen (Denmark) 2 Francis Gusts (Latvia) 201 Jan Kvěch (Czech Republic) 717 Daniel Klíma (Czech Republic) 43 Casper Henriksson (Sweden) 108 Mateusz Swidnicki (Poland) 842 Mateusz Cierniak (Poland) 515 Jakub Miśkowiak (Poland) 408 Jonas Knudsen (Denmark) 47 Wiktor Lampart (Poland) 505 Wiktor Przyjemski (Poland) 44 Petr Chlupac (Czech Republic) 281 Timi Salonen (Finland) 92 Benjamin Basso (Denmark) 118 Gustav Grahn (Sweden) SGP2 SUBSTITUTE RIDERS: 27 Tom Brennan (Great Britain) 127 Keynan Rew (Australia) 33 Nörick Blödorn (Germany) 38 Ernest Matjusonoks (Latvia) 111 Carlos Eber Ampugnani (Argentina)

This was discussed at the Pre Season Meeting with the riders and management and it was fairly well agreed that the Riders and team manager would like it less grippy on the white line. We basically get three types of track A - Grippy all over but including the inner and white - Fast times and a gaters paradise B - Slicker round the inner and white line and plenty of dirt out wide - Generally good or very good meetings with plenty of overtaking C - A mixture of A & B - Which sometimes produces a decent meeting but doesn’t always. Some of the problem last night was not enough watering in my opinion, but then we had the TV and they want it run to a schedule.

Yes he is sorry, don't know why I put Edwards in.

No maybe about it!!!!!

I found this link which gives a good summary of Chum's career as well as an interesting interview. https://www.oldbikemag.com.au/chum-taylor-sandgroper-speedway-star/

Was Peter Adams not there then if CVS was making decisions usually made by the team manager?

No we think it was to do with the cam we bought it as a brand new complete bike out MCN ,most bikes came through Briggo then .

John; why did you laugh at the post I made about Nigel Boocock?

I thought he was fantastic, really grew into it, I enjoyed listening to him.

Said it once and I'll say it again. Get on the phone to Krzysztof Buczkowski and give Kenny Bjerre a call too.

The teams embarrassing enough, without you starting to talk utter drivel as usual

The BV team budget is significantly larger than the Panthers budget. Very difficult to compete against teams who have free stadiums given to them. Why is there no financial fair play in speedway?

Is the forum not some sort of social media ?

I remember seeing envelopes stamped with 'Exeter Speedway'. Probably 1977 as that was the year my relative was living in Exeter.

The drainage shown in the pictures aren't for houses cause the normal procedure with house building is that the oversite (the lower part of the house from the foundations to damp course/ finished floor level) is built before any internal drainage (the pipework for the outlets coming from in the house like toliets, baths, showers sinks) is constructed. From what I can see there are no oversites for houses in the pictures. To me its looks the pipework has been built in readiness for prefabricated structures to be delivered and fixed onto them. - I've seen in reports that the new stands at the Stadium will be prefabricated structures! Lets hope we see Swindon along with other defunct tracks back next season!

Be great in 2023 to av Swindon, Eastbourne & Northside operating no matter which league.