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The whole of last season was a farce.

Biggest mistake by the promoters overturning the 2 home 2 away LEAGUE meetings for 2023. They should have asked the fans what they think!

Scorpions to have race suits for 2023... for your chance to own one, message Gail Godfrey

I see Son of God has signed for Leicester . That possibly makes the Jubilee Cup thingy even sillier

Brilliant to see the Comets back (always one of my favourite places to visit) and plan is for a couple of trips up next season (my local RL club Siddal have away matches at Kells (Whitehaven) and Wath Brow Hornets (Cleator Moor) so with a bit of luck I'll be able to do both on the same day). Had a bit of a look at the track a few weeks ago and it looks first class.

Who you guesting for.

Only thing worse than a bad loser is a bad winner

Kerr is still at Sheffield apparently. Sedgmen & Mountain out for Bellego & Gilkes are the only changes apparently.

'Fraid not...... Rowe is 5.08, James W is 5.51 and JJ 4.72. Per the official BSPL list. You got a drawing board to go back to?

If they did, I would doubt they would take any notice anyway.

Not their fans though unfortunately I actually have a soft spot for poole, the 3 times I've been the racing and atmosphere was brilliant and the town is nice too.

Which makes it nothing more than a pre season challenge unfortunately. Rew, Dan T and Ablitt completing Poole then presumably.

ITK's are saying Gilkes so I've just gone with the flow so to speak.

Neither....he'll be at Glasgow

Had to check the thread after reading this ? thought I was on the Poole thread ?

Awesome

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Sad to see the demise of my favourite magazines. I have read all of them from back to front. I do get other periodicals that I read the parts that interest me. The thing about Backtrack and Classic Speedway was that I read every single word. I will miss them very much - but - I do have every single copy of both to look back on, and, that at least is a great compensation. Thanks to Tony, Susie et al for all their hard work, they can be very proud of how their Magazines have enterained us over the years. In a very real sense I can say - - -- 'THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES'.

Ashton vale turns 15 late June next year

The only reasons Lewy keeps yawning are the nightmares of Plymouths season keep waking him up in the Poole section.

Basso is Glasgow Asset

..and still you can't keep away! Keep on yawning. You'll have lots of opportunity.

Pretty much nailed it. With clubs running in two divisions double home fixtures just simply is too many meetings (especially the successful teams) but it does leave the standalone sides a little exposed. Kent i believe have planning for two league fixtures a month and Mildenhall have to juggle other events at the Stadium so with an April start inc K.O cup all fixtures could and should easily be completed by the end of August ready for sensible play offs in September.

I think alot might depend on the other clubs running 2 teams wanting it. Leicester and Belle Vue for example would also have 12 PL home meetings, plus 2/3 KO Cup potentially. That would leave them with a mighty 30+ Home meetings including the NL ones (2 x Home). Oxford, Berwick, Edinburgh, Plymouth would also have similar issues, as the creation of this new Group comp. + KO Cup includes extra meetings. So they could also be hitting 30+ Home meetings with NL x2 at Home. This would be without any double headers taking places of course, not too sure how common they are now? On the other hand for us, Kent and Mildenhall, the summer would be very light on meetings if there are only 7/8 Home league meetings. For the Comets, this might mean filing the season up with Challenge meetings or others. For the new venture to be very successful, I think we would need regular weekly meetings (to an extent). Going 5 or 6 weeks without a Home meeting for example, which i've seen at some clubs this year, wouldn't be great.

Interesting comment made by Bagpuss over on the Glasgow Forum. Rew, Dan T and Ablitt completing Poole then presumably. Only throwing this out there for opinion but, could it be that Leic knew ages ago they would be going up and with Lawson being a Poole asset since start of last season, could they have cut an end of season deal deal between the 2 promoters & riders of Lawson to Leic in exchange for Dan Thompson spending the season at Poole. ??. Also bearing in mind Poole intend to move up in 2024 to Prem, so Dan would just revert back to Leicester as he is their asset and Lawson back to Poole in Prem as he's a Poole asset. I'm intrigued by Danny Ford's dream Team comment. Plus he has openly said he already got a plan B and C in place, if he can't agree terms on his A team. If we went Worrall or King - Lawson - Both Cooks and if Rew is a 5 and young Dan is 5.09 rounded up after 2.5% Brit reduction you get 37.12 only leaving 2.88, really making Ablitt only viable option to get us 0.88 points short of the 40 IF we go that way. My reservation is would Danny want to come up that short on points total ?? We know Danny/Matt like the idea of riders who can improve their averages and arguably all the bottom 5 could do that imo. Would love to know what Danny's Dream Team idea is though.

"The inclusion of a MYLAPS timing system is great, it won’t fundamentally change the sport, but all the timings will be accurate and there will be no dead heats or poor decisions when it comes to the finish line" What happens if two riders have identical times lol!

Rumour I heard (the day before PL & CL AGM) was that Workington, Belle Vue, Leicester, Oxford and Kent were definitely in for 2023. Armadale were going to drop out. Berwick and Plymouth also thinking of dropping out due to CL being 2 home & 2 away. (So presume they'r back on board now that CL is only 1 home & 1 away?). Mildenhall hadn't decided, (but they wouldn't be present at PL & CL AGM anyway, and surely they'll be in for NDL)?

So here's a question then... If it does end up with a 9 team league that will give 8 home and 8 away fixtures in a season of about 28 weekends... Should these teams play each other twice to fill out the season or is that asking to much? 16 home meetings? A cup? A challenge meeting? Then depending on how sucessfull you are 2 more for the cup and the same for a play-off so potentially a max of 22 home meetings? Or play once in the league and run a max of 14 meetings? Regards THJ

Are we going to toss the coin who gets to use Lawson in the jubilee final

Think many will see reduced attendances too. 11% price hike is pretty hefty even if everyone else is attempting it too.

Speedway star states different

You see - a little patience is all thats needed. Must be an old photo as he doesn't look too refreshed from his break!

Peterborough Pirates has got a good ring to it as well.

There it is..

You also need a bit of luck, or a lack of bad luck, on the injury front.

A team with Harris in it. 1. Chris Harris 8.75 2. Claus Vissing 5.00 3. Tom Brennan 6.70 4. Marcin Nowak 5.00 5. Benjamin Basso 8.52 6. Jason Edwards 3.80 7. Ace Pijper 2.00 = 39.77

Yeah. We will be strong bottom end of team though. And with Bewley and Kurtz it should be enough in the top end of the team We won’t be best team assembled but we will be there or there abouts have to remember this will be wrights first season without a shoulder injury, he’s had this injury a few years but finally had it operated on in October. So I think we will see a better Charles wright

Always makes a difference when a rider races a track weekly rather than occasionally, Lawson is good enough and experienced enough to adapt to anywhere as a home rider. Essentially Lynn's side looks like MPT & KK for Lawson & Worrall, will need someone to step up and replace Richard's scoring.....Pickering you would think is that man.

I certainly agreed with your post though

Poole are keeping nice and quiet… for once

I wish the team who Harris has actually signed for would announce it soon to stop all the Harris to Oxford rumours!

Easy newspaper headline: Tigers Bag Pijper

Manager should have gone at the seasons end.

there seems to be space at Swindon Supermarine's facility. Do any locals know if this has been looked at

Now come on, don't we all enjoy trying not to trip up over the collapsible bollard on the footpath after a meeting and the ankle breaking jeopardy as you try and get to your car?!

Brandon estates Not having a good month are they ,i don’t know what tariffs were available but at least they got rinsed with the court costs. Additionally Coventry uni have plans to install a 3G pitch which weakens any perceived need for one at Brandon. Happy days Up the Bees

Last time the Lions moved up it was pure vanity and we simply made up the numbers, signing a few riders on short term deals who were not committed. With the current owner/management set up I think we will see a different mindset and a superior product served up.

I think the "E-Ticket only" also helped to keep people away. My wife, son, two grandchildren and myself would have gone if we were allowed to print out tickets as we have been able to in the past. The no printout email ticket policy prevents oldies (some may say dinosaurs) like me who do not have, and do not want a modern phone, at up to date prices, which many of us cannot afford, are being discriminated against, in this modern technical world.