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Any Speedway rider will tell you they NEVER prefer holes to be "filled in". They would rather see them and be aware of them, good riders can ride through them anyway. Covering them over just makes the situatuin worse as the danger (the hole) is hidden and wet replacement shale that can't be tyre packed in 10 minutes makes a problem even worse! Easy to stand there and pontificate rubbish....reality is very different

There's a trophy to be potentially won, a stronger team no doubt stands a chance of making the final and going on to win. Or go down the Newcastle route and put together a weak team and expect miracles. I know which team build I prefer

You must have thought this is like Wimborne Road

It would be nice to know.. and you have a valid answer above.. quite a few make a full time living out of Speedway however I am hearing that more and more riders now are taking second jobs in the UK... so the honest answer from me is I dont know but I know a few who have very supportive families who pump in thousands to keep the dream alive... they call themselves full time Speedway riders but if it wasn't for the families they could never earn enough to eat let alone run two bikes... Regards THJ

If it's on Eurosport, about 15 minutes after the scheduled start time should be early enough.

The reason the dirt gets scraped off is because the riders wanted it done, Danny King had no complaints, yes their were issues with the track but we are in the midst of a prolonged spell of extreme heat heat which obviously didn't help. Undoubtedly the track breaking up and dust issues played into Poole hands as they have been practicing on a similar surface. On a plus note just shows how far we've progressed as a club in a couple of seasons when Poole are celebrating as though they've beaten Glasgow, playoffs are priority now just qualifying for them is a positive for us,who knows we may even ruffle a few more feathers.

And at least Phillips has vowed to sort it for next Tuesday rather than leaving it for years.

I read this from elsewhere from a reliable source

Thought you would have been on the Plymouth thread congratulating us on our win last night

TheBears riders make some of our lot look like them.

Does anybody else think this ticketing is a farce. It seems Cardiff is not for everyone just for the tech savvy. Do they not know speedway's demmagraphic..Anyway downloaded the app but cannot find the tickets anywhere in my see tickets account even clicking the orders button. Any ideas anyone ? Been to all GP's in Cardiff but this may be my last if the tickets are not easier to access, they even have the nerve to charge a booking fee when its you doing all the work.

And this result has been expunged.

More guests than the Graham Norton show

I really can't wrap my head around all this hate fir Max... he's a brilliant trier and scored well for us from second string and sometimes heatleader positions...? I know we had a really bad team, but still... he's A LOT better than Connor Coles certainly...

With lots of clubs struggling to find replacement riders from abroad to cover injuries, it would make sense to lower the points limit & use more of the top NL riders, but the Promotors don't often seem the think too far ahead, as shown by binning the RS system after one season.

Such a character and funny too. Need more of his like now, but he did come from a different simpler era ( like me) . We ( Eastbourne) voted him the all time ultimate Eagle a few years ago, bear in mind that included Nicki P, Martin Dugard, Gordon Kennet, Mark Loram, Kelly Moran etc etc , he was the all time highest points scorer for Eastie but shows the high regard he was held as a rider and perhaps more so a character.

Was always good value on the TV too when on commentary... Pity he still doesnt do it..

I would assume Shovy talking about Howard Keel actor and singer Seven brides for Seven brothers film .

Sedgemen riding at the much more difficult 5 as opposed to 3 last time. He looked fast in his first ride behind Batchelor, passed by Ruml in his next, got a 5-1 with Brennan in his next then last in tough 13 and 15. He looks a different/more determined rider now to a few years ago, was just a tough night last night as Batchelor and Nicholls were both good.

Any news on how young Jack’s toe/knee/elbow/shoulder are bearing up?

Ermmmm, that's life being a Chelsea fan isn't it not being a Pirate?

He was most apologetic at the end of the meeting - nice chap - I would have him as a Lion.

Were cheating again

I think there will be a long queue at the WRU Ticket Office!

Once downloaded you can still open the tickets if you are offline.

And it was. Scunthorpe a one man team with the excellent Ryan Douglas battling all night. Type of rider I would like to see at Poole had an excellent battle with Ben Cook and was super quick most of the time. Decent crowd considering the opposition. Danny King coming back to good form with a max last night and only dropping a point tonight.

Definitely agree and if the Internet goes down I dread to think what will happen. I have a much better solution to entry they could try paper or email tickets, ha ha, perhaps not its not technical enough for this day and age.

Said by someone that has absolutely no clue about track prep. Fool.

The clowns were here last week along with some bears

Many a true word spoken in jest.

Shouldn't it be the annual Funfair in town. The circus takes place inside the stadium.

Thank you, on mobile I'm now getting message saying "can't load page please try later" so I'll wait a while and try again and if no joy I'll try like you on laptop. I reckon there will be an awful lot of problems and angry people at the gates at Cardiff if they all have problems.

Finally realised he possessed so much talent and that if he applied himself a bit more he could definitely compete on the world stage.. Just a shame it wasnt a few years earlier given how good he actually ended up... Maybe "enjoyed himself" a bit too much for too long down at Eastie? A true character of the sport...

You need login and import the order first from the See Tickets website first. My Account > Orders. Unfortunately they haven't made it straightforward for people, but have at least made a guide to import the order - https://www.seetickets.com/content/digital-tickets-how-to

I saw Connor Coles riding at Ashfield last month and he did not look a Championship rider at all. He scored a grand total of 1 and was not on the pace at all. Clegg is the better rider, the more experienced and the more likely to score points away. Just because he hasn't been great in the short time he's been at Leicester means nothing at all. Stewart Dickson knows enough to have brought him into the team and he'll be proved right soon enough.

Came out in 1954, I remember it well.

Nathan had a better meeting again last night, confidence is getting there

Oh yeah, I forgot about Berwick fans being there lol!

3 Aussie places.

Noticeably lower, whether it was the heat, the possibility of thunderstorms washing out the meeting, the perceived standard of the opposition, a lack of interest in the Jubilee Trophy or two meetings in two days I don't know.

What do you think!!! Eddie has been in the pits helping and supporting the team at a few away meetings aswell.

Wednesday 27th meeting isn't being shown on Eurosport 2. Nothing else live on, but they are showing highlights of the last GP between 6-7pm!

I miss Floppy, we loved to hate him at Lynn, he hated the Lynn track

First off I’d like to think I’m honest Poole totally outclassed us tonight no complaints from me although I thought king should off gone in heat 3 but in the grand scheme of things it matters not a jot the track was an absolute disgrace on bends 3 and 4 and how no one got hurt is a testament to the skill of the riders McGurk is out of his depth and if I was a guest rider I would question giving it my all on that track in the end of the day there helping us there not our riders so I thank them for helping us out well done to Poole again thoroughly deserved and if anyone Plymouth fan comes on here and says any different they need to take a good long look at themselves I hope we meet again in the playoffs as I think this meeting was hopefully a one off and we can do battle over 2 legs in September.

Got to say a big well done to the track staff at wolves last not much dust and some passing on the honest day ever. Was told at 3pm the temperature was 45 on track. Again well done.

Embarrassing

I think it depends who/how is funding it. Oxford are doing phenominally well but seem to have a significant budget behind them over a few years and it will be interesting to see how those figues stack up in year 2 if the team sn't delivering better results on the Track. I think too that they are pulling in some support from Swindon, Reading , even Coventry when I was there , that have been starved of Speedway for so long. A far bigger catchment area than Workington as an example. The scenarios of the last few Clubs to either move up or change hands and be in CL, Brummies / Eastbourne / Newcastle seems to be a case of good intentions on limited budgets and possibly a nievity in terms of the costs involved and the cost to build competitive Teams and of course Covid did no one any favours. Hearts ruling heads and the resultant struggles. It may be better to have a low budget and lower breakeven in the NDL for a year, and get everything set up and working before making that move up with some proven indication of the level of support and level of sponsorship. The other plain fact is that it's easier to be a big fish in a small pond especially with a competitive team than it is a little fish in a big pond with a team that's not competitive or good enough to win trophies where fans who mostly want success over the spectacle of the product can quickly drift away and Workington lets not forget WON everything going in 2018 yet still folded as the support had drfted away for whatever reason. The set up at Workington looks fantastic but as someone has said will need to bed in and be gradually improved. Imagine the foundations they could build with 1000 fans in NDL for a year; as opposed to 1000 in CL and just surviving probably.

I'm fine thank you ch958. I don't get to Whitley Bay any more, or the Speedway. Very sad it closed at Newcastle though. I hope everyone is OK with you..

its bound to be. hope yr ok WK