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  1. Unbelievable speedway match on the best track in the World.
    8 points
  2. That's about right... Moaning about the way the guest facilty is consistently applied, rather than running the sport with no need for guest facilities at all... If they spent more time promoting the sport instead of making up ludicrous rules which means lengthy conversations around how to apply them, (with all the subsequent fall out and ridicule around them making the whole thing look pointless), then maybe, just maybe, the sport would be in much ruder health.. And maybe tracks wouldn't close so frequently due to landlords not getting the rent potential that 3000 fans at each meeting could let the clubs pay.. Interesting article in the (excellent again), Speedway Star with the KL co promoter saying that with 7 teams there isnt enough riders.. What nonsense.. The whole of Europe and Scandinavia is opened up with fixed race nights.. The fact those riders might not want to come over definitely isnt down to a lack of rider numbers.. And if 7 man teams means not enough cover for replacements then simply reduce the amount of riders per team which will then create a surplus... No. Let's keep doing the same thing each year and get that fiddle out whilst the place burns around us.. Because that works well doesnt it?
    8 points
  3. 2 massive meetings at home for the Bandits, within the next 10 weeks, let’s hope he’s okay.
    7 points
  4. 7 points
  5. 'Vatcher, Vatcher, the guest snatcher'. (For those of a certain age).
    5 points
  6. No GP this year at Wroclaw is very disappointing. Appreciate they have the World Cup, but this track should showcase the sport.
    4 points
  7. Haha. Maybe just keep doing the draw until you get the right result bit like the SNP
    4 points
  8. No more Bandits meetings until the 17th of June no wonder speedway is going downhill.
    4 points
  9. Dear god, build a bridge and get over it man
    4 points
  10. Dan Bewley is a special talent, seems a great kid too
    3 points
  11. Hope your watching latest match.Then you might stop talking sh#te.
    3 points
  12. We're speedway fans. You could make a Harold Macmillan reference and we'd still be of THAT age.
    3 points
  13. Due to the weather we MIST the last 4 heats of the Bullets meeting
    3 points
  14. Two things about this story... 1. Peter Oakes has a nose for a story and is still highly effective at shoe horning speedway into the tabloids. Top work 2. It's absolute balderdash. Speedway will not be returning to Wembley. We (speedway fans) are a dying breed. It would do well to get 40,000 into Wembley. The crowds are shrinking and the average age of the crowd is rising. The numbers don't add up. Wembley gets repurposed to put on days and days of Harry Styles/Ed Sheeran/Adele type gigs and gets 80k turning up night after night. It's low risk, high return. Does anyone seriously believe they would repurpose Wembley, including laying of a track for one night of speedway? There might have been a chance when the new Wembey opened around 2007 and they were desperate to recoup money. Not anymore. The Principality is as good as it will get for speedway in the UK.
    3 points
  15. Yeah, for all the great stuff the Glasgow promotion do, the actual promotion of the club and its activities has really dropped the last couple of years. They need to get back to it if they want new people coming through the doors.
    3 points
  16. 1st semi in Varkaus in Finland on Saturday July 15th meeting starts at 11am UK time Teams are Finland, GB, Denmark, France, Holland, Norway and Sweden. 2nd semi is at Nagyhalasz on Saturday September 2nd Final is at Opole on Sunday October 1st
    2 points
  17. You do in Wroclaw, but agree he's hit and miss at other tracks, although he did win the big meeting yesterday to be fair.
    2 points
  18. Said it before... Build a track around an American Football pitch....
    2 points
  19. Has it been confirmed which team Lawson will ride for in this one Worst draw possible for the Bears (see all points above) but hopefully Riss will be back so at least we can have a full team of our own riders. Mickey Mouse cup anyway* (* I reserve the right to change my mind on this)
    2 points
  20. 2 points
  21. Wembley would draw big crowd without doubt, lets hope it happens. Done with boring Cardiff and the rip off hotel prices which are jacked up for GP weekend !
    2 points
  22. Maybe Wolverhampton signing Nicholls initially as 28 day replacement then asking for the team to be declared back to Becker when Chris Harris was used in the KOC against BV didnt sit very well with Vatcher at the time
    2 points
  23. We've a rotten record at scunny and Poole so probably Redcar might be fav, but then redcars 2nd strings would probably fancy Glasgow too!! Could be some cracking meetings actually 3 proper racetracks plus Poole...
    2 points
  24. Horrendous fixture planning. What are they thinking.
    2 points
  25. Real shame that the promotion didn't set an admission price to get me there to use them but hey ho.
    2 points
  26. Sounds like might be more on the inside of the fence looking out rather than the other way on. One of these weeks we have to announce the crowd changes to the team.
    2 points
  27. They had run out of paint and the supplier couldn't get the exact same shade to match the existing so the meeting would of no doubt been off for this reason anyway
    2 points
  28. I assume, The covers covered the greyhound track surface to prevent shale getting on it, if you don’t have speedway, you don’t need to protect the greyhound surface from flying shale.
    2 points
  29. 2 points
  30. Went down to press and practice, I've seen the track before,but not seen live bikes going round, just WOW. !! The viewing is high up from wherever you stand, the track is smooth and looks to have racing lines all over. Roll on next Saturday good luck to the team and management . Just hope the weather gods know the speedway is starting
    2 points
  31. Berwick and Birmingham to battle for the wooden spoon for certain
    2 points
  32. Danes not advertised as missing, as otherwise people might put two and two together regarding the call-off on a fine evening...
    2 points
  33. Yes that's right. They are building a new track on the opposite of the current track. Should be in a shape like Vojens, so much rounder then the current track. They will have a opening with practice at the first weekend of june. Dutch Championship schedules for the first weekend of july with the traditional golden helmet at the end of september.
    2 points
  34. The current trend seems to be to delay any negative news until the last minute with team line ups not being publicised until the afternoon. In this case the rain off meant they never had to reveal that the Danes were missing. Official FB posts went out of their way to avoid any mention - write up highlighted Chris Harris, Tom Brennan, Sam Masters, Scott Nicholls only and while there were plenty of photos there were none of Ben or Claus; its poor that we need to rely on fans "in the know" to keep us informed.
    2 points
  35. A much needed win after last weeks debacle Slightly lucky in the sense that Scunthorpe signed a perennial scorer of zero at Berwick in Max Clegg earlier this week but it was good to see Jorgensen looking quicker than he has done in previous weeks Coles continues to work hard and Leon and Rory did enough to back him up Scunthorpe very much a four man team with Douglas very unlucky not to bag a maximum due to bike troubles Quite easily the most entertaining meeting of the season so far which certainly helped
    2 points
  36. Heard it arrived but they couldn't find a left handed screwdriver so couldn't fit it ....
    2 points
  37. Don’t think so believe Dillion Rumls average was 5.47
    1 point
  38. As opposition teams go I like Redcar. Don't tell anyone but I even watch the YT vlogs sshhh!! They run their social media accounts really well. Looking forward to it and should be a decent crowd at Poole with the return of the king!
    1 point
  39. ... and what leads you to believe that?
    1 point
  40. Worth a try! No problem with first legs. We had first leg of KOC! But are the Danes free on that Weds?! That is what I meant be having to wait til July.
    1 point
  41. So because Nicki did 2 bends Peterborough can use guests same average as Nicki whereas Scunny and Wolves could only for 28 days! Crazy. Maybe rule should be changed to 'complete a meeting'.... at least!
    1 point
  42. Possibly Edinburgh too although you'd always fancy them to get enough home wins to avoid it. Top six looks pretty clear already unless changes are made by those three clubs or any of the other six sustain significant injuries.
    1 point
  43. I don't think you can judge Scunthorpe's changes based on one match, Clegg was always likely to score like this at Berwick. How he does in the rest of the matches will be more key. However Mountain's good score from reserve shows why they did it!
    1 point
  44. Disappointing to see Bandit fans calling for certain riders heads after such a great victory to kick off the league campaign, every rider from 1-7 did a sterling job tonight and I’m sure they will continue to work hard and improve.
    1 point
  45. London Stadium 80,000 for concerts, 60,000 seated, according to wiki anyway. Don't forget there wasn't Speedway or mention of it in Cardiff... until there was. Speedway was iconic at Wembley, but we're talking 40 or 50 years ago... I wouldn't think the modern, diverse population of London would even know anything about Speedway or it''s history. One thing I will agree on though is that it's easier to get to. Did this "story" make the paper do you know or was it just website click bait for the Speedway fan?
    1 point
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