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You probably only needed to add one of them to this years team with a decent reserve and we would have been competitive at home and kept the crowds, but no as THJ has already said Grant knew what he was doing putting a cheap poor team together banking on getting about 600 through the door to take the cash so he was trying to make mugs out of everyone from the start ive heard people calling him a legend to be an actual legend you have to have done something remotely legendary to deserve the title ……….the man will godown in folklore as something but it doesn’t remotely resemble that title

Poor replacement imo

I do love watching Kolodziej.. Would be great to watch around the NSS.. As long as he doesnt gate.... You dont ride as one of the top riders in Poland for so long without being a genuine top level talent..

Berntzon looked out of his depth in last year's GPs, but looks much improved this year, both in Sweden and tonight. He's clearly learnt from 2021. Similarly even if Adam does struggle this season he will learn from the experience and be back next year but more competitive.

One of the problems with modern speedway (for me, anyway) is that it has become too "clean". I know H&S has played a part, but there's more to it than that. Yes, machinery dictates the track surfaces, but I miss the deep dirt on the tracks, with he-men struggling to control bucking broncos. I miss getting covered - or trying to avoid getting covered - in shale. I miss bags of sawdust being dumped on the bends. We never knew what a poxy "blue groove" was. That was all part of the show for me, like riders doing the parade without helmets, rakers, being pushed off on the track, tractor rides, bike racks etc... I loved the fact that it was a lot simpler and more basic back then.

The lovely Christina would have put Leon back in the rerun we would have got a 5-1 and came away with a draw at the least

Aaron Summers cannot guest for Jordan Palin - it doesn't fit. If Summers guests for Jake, then R/R would have been used for Jordan, and only Wright, Kennedy and Coles would be able to take the rides.

Having just checked in to see if there were any updates, your post was the best thing I've read in months and months, thanks for taking the time to copy & paste it. Having seen that horrific looking crash last night via the much appreciated hard work and kindness of @racers and royals I lay awake for a good while last night, running that one over in my mind, could have ended oh so badly. I'm sure Dan will be feeling very second-hand today but, going off that statement by his club, he's got off very lightly, here's hoping he's back in the saddle very soon, such a talent to watch when he's on song, good luck Dan..

Without Birmingham Wheels, put simply, I would not have a career. I did my first ever commentaries on the stock cars there and spent just about every Saturday evening of my 20s there.

The regulations state: except when a recognised TV company is in attendance who provide multi-angle replay views to the Referee, all decisions taken by a Referee shall be made without referral to a TV/video monitor or replay thereof

Good SEC and good racing throughout. Enjoyed that.

No that’s not it. He’s miles off. Three years ago I for one thought he could break through but it’s just not happened for some reason.

Speedway at Birmingham Wheels was unsuccessful during the three seasons of its operations there. There were many reasons for this, most of them being out of the control of Birmingham Speedway. The place was in its complete infancy, getting there was difficult and not very safe with no entrance via the main Bordesley Green Road, only via a dark and dismal lengthy back street (Landor Street) and approached through an unlit railway tunnel. The spectator facilities there were non-existant and what little spectator comforts were minimal. Sharing the track with banger cars was a disaster. This is possible at some existing stadia I know, but at the Wheels Park, the banger cars used it daily so preparation of the track for speedway meetings was virtually impossible. Even so, despite the problems, the track was a very good shape and before the cars wrecked it, produced some very good racing, and for all it's primitiveness, spectator viewing was very good. The speedway venture ended when at the instigation of the new Wheels Park Manager, an application to extend planning permission to beyond those first three seasons, was arbitrarily withdrawn, so Tony Mole who had just purchased the speedway rights, wasn't able to continue even though he was prepared to do so. Later attempts to get back into the Wheels Park using a different, unused part of the site to constructed a new exclusive for speedway track, were blocked by the same Wheels Park Manager. Could speedway have re-established itself there? I think it could have. We could have had our own track and used it for training as well as public meetings, and now that there is the access to the site from the main road, we could have capitalised on the fact that it is now on several bus routes, and that Adderley Park Rail Station is close by. The Wheels Park is still located in one of the less glamourous parts of the City it is true, so it might have been a long slow haul to get the club back on it's feet, but I always thought the place had possibilities. Now it seems that the City Council are looking for ways of recovering some of the massive debts it has run up in its efforts to promote the Commonwealth Games, and are trying to reclaim and re-sell the land on which the Wheels Park is situated. All the hard work which has gone into building a popular and well used operation from very small beginnings, will be wasted if they succeed, and I wish the group who are challenging this truly outrageous plan, every possible success in their opposition, and will be happy to help in any way if I can.

Like everything else, team nicknames have become "old hat". I loved Dons, Aces, Hammers, Lions, Tigers, and Bees. Same as football (and cricket), there is a need for "rebranding". NO. THERE. ISN'T! I'm all for progress - in certain spheres - but you don't have to mess with the things that made the sport what it is, and what we all love...

I just caught up with the meeting, I enjoyed it, Bomber was amazing and Leon Flint done a lot more than I expected. Young Knudsen has a great riding style and I am sure he will be a star in the future. shame to see Nathan Ablett struggling, I think he will come good but there will always be pressure from fans to make changes. Hope Poole will give him more time, they are a very good side and can absorb carrying the odd rider.

He killed speedway in Newcastle. if i was stuck in a field with only his van for food, id rather starve to death then give him any money.

If you are not busy on 7th July at 7pm, you should watch and ask these questions! As you seem to have some good ones. They are always up for fans of other clubs joining in!

Bewley has come a long way in a short time, personally I thought he would struggle big time in SGP but he has been great and will get to a Final at least once this season. Him and Robert Lambert are really going places which can only be good news for Team GB.

Fortunately no.

Yet another poor start by the Bears away from home, and against a strong Glasgow team that’s asking for trouble. Bears aren’t a bad team , second strings are a bit weak but the main issue is inconsistency, not many meetings where all the riders have contributed.

That's a bit harsh really, if it was a pure buisness decision then they wouldn't want speedway at the venue. It costs money with staff etc and they would be happy just running cars that they make money out of without the aggravation of running speedway. They are very supportive and the rent is realistic and a lot lower than most clubs, they are happy for us to run the sport at the stadium and thats a big positive..

Back to where we started on the raised viewing area on the home straight and no one will be allowed at the fence round the track there will/should be a secondary fence at the top of the banking... no one will be allowed at the fence around the track viewing will be at least a minimum of 3 meters above the track and approximately 5 meters back on the home straight and 10 metres back on the back straight and hopefully that's clear enough for Mr Nil Imagination @Steve Shovlar

I know, I nearly became owner of Newcastle speedway earlier.

There's just been a 50 minute delay with Rafa's match on Centre Court while they put the lid on... does anybody have the address for the British Tennis Forum? I'm absolutely livid

Good move by Madsen...

He certainly improved in his last two rides which was good to see.

Yes I think you are right unless the heat leaders can keep lowering their averages so we have more points to play with.

Ellis slightly better in that one. Gated second but by the 3rd bend was stone last. Jensen leading had an ef with both Pawlicki and Kubera passing but he had enough over Ellis’s to just roll over the line. Adam should be doing better than this. Give the spot to Brennan, Flint or Kemp for experience.

You should have seen heat 14 last night. Last to first scraping the fence then got to the front went a bit too far the fence caught up with him. Pure entertainment but an absolute headcase

So about the level of the NL back in 2015/18 that was so successful, cheaper, brought on the youngsters.......

Probably because he would get paid each week at poole ,like the Redcar promotion paying the newcastle select team the next day .

Haha, yeah probably! If I remember, I'll ask the question! Unless someone else beats me to it in the chat section, that is! lol

An interesting meeting resulted in an eventually comfortable victory, ensuring Monarchs remain unbeaten throughout the second half of calendar year 2022. No less than 14 of the 15 heats produced either wins or paid wins for an Australian rider. Surely some kind of record in UK speedway? The odd one out was heat 14 when Jacob Hook couldn't quite manage to follow home Michele Castagna for the 5-1. Damn you James Wright! Scunny put in a decent shift. Ryan Douglas was excellent. Simon Lambert was all action, as always, and managed to earn some welcome points to go alongside his efforts. However, after a bright start, Zaine Kennedy's scoring only went in one direction. With that, their challenge fizzled out. For the Monarchs, plus points all round. Lasse Fredriksen very nearly bagged back to back paid maximums (maxima?), while Sam Masters was more dominant than the Old Firm in a Scottish Premiership title race. We'll need the Fireman to repeat that again when the Champions visit 6 days from now. Finally, the proposed new stadium toy was on display, resulting in the first appearance by a model at sunny Armadale since... er, I've no idea. Can't remember Kate Moss ever settling foot in the place. Anyone know? Roll on Friday...

News on the Wroclaw site this morning We have some good news. Daniel Bewley underwent a comprehensive examinations at the University Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw and apart from general collisions, he was only diagnosed with an injury of the interanklular left tibiscus. It would appear that Dan's physical fitness and well-functioning stadium security and personal protective equipment prevented him from serious injury. Dan hang in there!!!

Annoying, of course!

Kemps a lad with very brittle confidence. Remember when he started at Sheffield like a house on fire but then regressed quicky once he went to no2 He then sat out the rest of the CL season and turned down offers as he wanted to ride at reserve. No 2 and No 4 are tough slots and it'll be interesting to see ho he fares. Having said that either Cook can and will fill their boots at reserve at home and some away tracks. Ablitt is obviously suffering a confidence issue and not getting enough NDL meetings at the moment to keep his pecker up.

They wouldn't have came cheap probably at a guess 70-80 pound a point plus a signing on fee but you get what you pay for and they would guarantee you probably around 30 points between them a meeting home and away but would our crowds sustain that? It's a catch 22.

Really enjoyed the racing tonight. If 10 or 11 races out of 15 have passes in them then no complaints here.

Was disappointed with Bears but Glasgow got stuck into them.Edwards still decent at No2.Roynon needs to hang up the leathers.

Decent match better than score suggests

We are looking much healthier as a team with points coming from everyone. Tonight was a learning point for Basso in ht14, he got off lightly with a straightforward looking off that could have been so much worse. Dynamite to watch him though.

Ironic Redcar got 3 heat wins after the dreaded ht10 grading, which was actually after ht9 tonight.

According to our team manager a few weeks ago we can go all the way and win the league ? Don't know which League he thinks we can win. Never going to happen From the start of the season Roynon was an awfull signing for us.

What a strange world that it a European speedway championship is televised in Malaysia and Vietnam, but not in the U.K. or Nordic countries. Thanks as always for letting us know where to watch, @racers and royals.

Live on you tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiWfjPu5Xj8 USA Fox Sports

I am not surprised by this news at all. They are a council unfit for purpose & have been for many years.

Not provocative mate. It just makes me laugh when people don’t attend matches but think they know the true facts. When the track staff explain something they have worked on and then get slagged off how would you react. Them lads work hard every week and yet some keyboard warrior slates them without knowing what actually happened. It was a one off and hopefully everyone learns from it. Had it been at Ipswich then I think there would have been more lieiency from the home fans regarding the delay. It’s done now so look forward to next meeting

An excellent night out and well worth the trip down from Leicester. Really impressed with the work done to get the stadium up and running and the track was super smooth. A little bit more grip round the outside especially on bends 1 & 2 and it would have been an absolutely top drawer track tonight. If you haven’t made it there yet I would say it’s well worth a visit.

JK`s excellent racecard for Saturday`s opening round in Rybnik https://www.speedwayservice.at/images/racecards/2022/SEC2022-01.pdf

I think we all know what the original agenda was here. Create a PLJL to gain assets for PL Clubs Create a PLJL to try to close 3rd Tier (a couple of years ago b4 Plymouth and Kent moved up after Somerset closed unexpectedly) Neuter IOW who BSPL MC whose model and success BSPL were scared of . That left Mildenhall as stand-alone and they hoped to fob them off with some Shared meetings, fair play to Mildenhall though they stodd their ground and NDL regained strength with doubling up Teams coming in to join them. The PLJL no longer serves a purpose for PL or BSPL so it's been quietly kicked in to the very long grass.