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Cardiff should be taken off the calendar. Crowds dwindle year on year, racing awful. SGPGB should be at Belle Vue, end of

That was the worst Gp since Harrold Shipman

Its the riders imo, they only know one way now, and thats completely flat out. And thats how speedway is, even jason crump is saying how it is really, “wev ridden worse” Todays riders have no track craft at all, they all prepare these super fast bikes to go 110% and everything is all about speed, and that just isnt good ingriediance for great speedway. I blame the bikes and the riders the teack isnt brilliant granted but its unpredictable snd not super smooth

Phil Morris getting it in the ear like a Ryanair rep after a cancelled flight

The 2nd youngest rider dominates the meeting, goes unbeaten, gets criticism. Only in British speedway

I think its a big ask for a young rider like Basso to try and slow a race down with his limited experience. Asking for carnage. He has to be one of the favourites for SGP2 on Sunday.

Too many bloody snowflakes offended by everything...

Your obsessed with Basso,bottom line is he is a talent and very entertaining.Let him get on with it , he doesn’t even ride for your Team.Fans pay money to watch riders like him.

Ok, that means u get 1 point & I get 2 points

Look, we ALWAYS want it to be good, but sadly, it rarely is... I don't blame it on temporary tracks, just the fact that the machinery has "progressed" (and I use that term very loosely) to the point where the bikes can only be ridden on concrete, and the riders don't have a clue how to ride on dirt because of what the crazy power the bikes have. As I said earlier, if you TRULY attack the track (like Bewley and Holder did), you CAN make it work. As Crump and Hancock both said, there were a lot worse tracks back in the day - and I can only agree with them...

Fantastic track yes, but even with a temporary stand in place, Belle Vue can only accommodate about 12,000, nowhere near a typical Cardiff attendance. Cardiff is an all day event with bars, cafe's and the fanzone all part of the experience. Belle Vue is in a dump of an area in Manchester called Gorton, well away from the city centre, which has absolutely nothing to offer travelling fans part from the meeting itself.

Please Please Please move the British GP AWAY from Cardiff. That was the first GP I've missed there in about 12 years as it had lost its appeal and sadly I was proven right in my decision. The crowd level is no longer high enough to justify the event being held there & the track was disgusting & unfit for purpose as it endangered the lives of the competitor's. Disgraceful, embarrassing & totally unprofessional. So it's got a roof? The only other stadium is Warsaw with a roof. Get back to a track that isn't temporary & a stadium that will fill unlike Cardiff which is two thirds empty. Embarrassing attendance, embarrassing track.

Anyone else not get the Doyle love in? I (maybe irrationally!) don’t really like him.

What we really need is a Great Reset !! Does anyone know where we can find one ? Build back better I’ll get me coat

This showcase is a shambles, this should be a wake up call, tracks, engines ,tyres, admission prices ,will it ? Will it bollox

You all miss the main point here, i dont blame any of you, you are blinkered speedway fans, but the truth is its gone too far in 1 direction. The death began when the 4 valve engines came out, then the laydown engines….. suddenly the bikes are uncontrollable and 1 bump and its game over

Atrocious decision by ref.

You are starting to sound like a broken record. You would think it is easy to pick your place in a speedway race in the heat of battle.Does he just wave the 2nd rider past.

In that case if Ellis is injured I hope he does quarter of a lap in his first ride then pulls out so that Brennan and Flint can have a couple of rides each. If a WC gets injured in the lead up to a GP the hosting country should be able to nominate another one. Anyway I hope Adam is OK and can ride.

I can well imagine it would've been good to have been there, I probably would have come away saying the same as you, especially after the result, Dan's win was the big saver though, surely you'd agree on that. Truth is it came across on tv as an absolute shambles, there was almost no passing, the delays although inevitable were ridiculous. I do actually wish I'd gone just to see Dan's victory, what a proud night for him, such a lovely lad too, never see him lose his cool. Steve Shovlar posted earlier to say it was a worthwhile trip after seeing a Brit take the win, the atmosphere for the final sounded brilliant through the tv, you all made a proper racket, well done, glad you enjoyed it.

Absolutely. If it's NOT performance enhancing, it is NOT being used to gain an unfair undvantage, so it cannot be considered cheating. It's just f*cking stupidity!

I knew everyone would be complaining, but I had a great time. Took my son's mate, who is 18. He loved it too and couldn't believe how skilled they were. By the end he was booing Madsen for taking his time choosing a gate position and chanting "Bewleeey, Bewleeey" along with everyone. Sorry about that.

Am sat in a warners hotel had 20 watching this with me they have all give up to play bingo,says it all lol.

And there is the cause of tonight Ole Olsen. Thought he was given the push a few years back for creating rubbish tracks

If i was Phil Morris id say race, or dont if you dont, pack ya bikes up f… off if you race, get on with it and now

If it wasn't for Bewley's performance I think you'd be hearing plenty of booing, those last 2 heats were a pathetic excuse for speedway, got to feel for the riders having to try and put on a show on that joke of a track. Hang your head in shame Phil Morris.

I can normally enjoy any meeting but this is rubbish

Dreadful decision.

Admittedly the crowd is down but still 1000s there making a lot of noise and atmosphere but Eurosport yet again fail to capture the atmosphere and the live experience, considering the big hoorah from Eurosport I’ve been totally underwhelmed with their involvement in speedway

Smoked em Dan, well done.

I’ll probably be blasted for this but Ellis says he had hardly any strength in his shoulder therefore was NOT fit to ride and he put three other riders at risk.

Is it a ‘pr1ckish’ statement? It might be one you disagree with but that seems a stretch.

You can't beat paper tickets...

Also Basso's mindset is to go as fast as he can. Prob why some crazy moments on track this season. Someone gonna have to tell him not to do that at Plymouth, otherwise there will be carnage.

Is there an Albanian rider available? They seem to get fast tracked into the UK from both sides of the border!!!

Cos it's not individual. What is the point him winning if Hume at the back! Be better to settle for second and help Hume surely?

It is pretty poor I agree but it really only comes from the same people who haven’t yet got over him leaving them.

Why would Lebedevs replace Adam when he is already replacing Vaculik in the meeting.

Perhaps they saw it as dangerous but no problem with team riding though.

So that makes it right to have a pop at Basso, you lot really need to get over Basso it’s not healthy. And as I say they were warned not to slow races down so just perhaps Ben was following instruction.

Not at all , enjoyed his company last night . Was a pretty much gate and go meeting with very little in the way of passing . But it was an enjoyable evening in the sunshine nevertheless. Well done Redcar , worthy winners .

Stuff the moaners, Dan shows the throttle merchants how to ride, didn't see him jumping about everywhere, that's skill.

Big difference between being a 'miserable git' and calling it as you see it. I think the majority of people criticise out of disappointment because they desperately want it to be good.

Well this utterly embarrassing FARCE of a non event must be the low point EVER of the GP series!! Unrideable track, not ONE lead pass and only about two passes for any other place, in 22 races. The “happy clappy” muppets there really have had their moneys worth!! LOL The whole evening has been exactly as I predicted it would be and nearly always is at this joke of a venue! Will the dopey lot in charge ever learn and actually have this meeting in future years and other rubbish GP’s on temporary tracks in other countries, at the best venue for actual RACING rather than just worrying about fitting in as many deluded happy clappers as possible!!? Utter low point in GP history tonight, it’s laughably bad! The only surprise tonight has been that Ellis took a dive in his first race to save him anymore embarrassment!!…I thought he would have tried for three races at least.

Does anyone know who won the halftime raffle.

Wembley 1975. World Final. Track rough, bumpy, almost unraceable and so dusty that a couple of fans jumped the fence and watered the track themselves. And this was in the golden age of speedway. Nothing new under the sun...move along.

This is a dreadful meeting, I know it’s always better being there but this is just flat

Would love to see a GP at Lodz next year, yes another Polish GP but far better than this

There you go Iain, not arrogant at all! I'm sure they would have been at Leicester when Poole were there earlier in the season. So why didn't you speak to them about it then?

A bit late in replying to the meeting but had s flat battery to sort out this morning! First of all well done to Redcar on their win. Final a huge anti-climax with Steve Worrals bike blowing up on the line. No point in Danny chasing down the Redcar pair as it would have made no difference. Could only see a Pirates win before that but those are the breaks in a 4,3,2 scoring system. Revenge for heat 20 would have been sweet but it was not to be. Pirates through down the gauntlet in the semis with a brilliant win over the Lions but lady luck deserted when it matters. But take nothing away from Redcar who were solid in the qualifiers and had 1 and 3 when they met Poole, which were best gates. Interestingly Poole took 2 and 4 in the final having done the biz in the semis. Dont think anyone can begrudge Redcar the trophy. A good night overall. Racing not great, Oxford useless, good crowd, good company. Well done to track staff keeping dust down until the last few heats . And special mention to Basso on being a class above the opposition. Poole B nearly made the final.