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Very enjoyable competition this SGP3, lots of new names to watch, and some very determined racing.

Boughen needs to get back to NDL and learn his trade imo

Mcdermaid very impressive and stylish.

Really enjoyed that, comptetive racing with proper 20 heat tension!

3rd rate camera work 2nd rate commentary 1st rate Speedway

Clearly wanting to make the prep for SGP as authentic as possible by hopelessly overwatering

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Not really, no more than the AFA.

I think Poole could bring in ben cook and cairns in a double change for starke and kerr.

Agree, we need weekly speedway or at least fortnightly, having 3 -4 week gaps, folk will find something else to do with their time and money

That's not you dropping another jealousy bomb, surely?

I trust it's not David....... (one for the teenagers!!)!!

Wonder if Berwick were in favour of 2H and 2A ? Wouldn't think so with the Oxford connection

Average is too high, will never happen. Perhaps he moved up too soon. Leaving the NL behind & going to the Prem as a RS when he was 16 I believe. Kinda hope Cairns doesn't follow suit & takes his time to move up the leagues, take a sensible approach like Luke Harrison does.

Good competitive meeting in terms of it being close, without there being a lot of great racing. Bears started slowly and could never feel comfortable until right at the end. King, Riss and Edwards good for the Bears but Jody Scott deserved his rider of the night award for an excellent debut. Won Redcar the meeting with his points and looked very impressive. Impressed with Gusts and McDiarmid and Masters was quick when he gated. They look a good solid team.

The team was built on boughen at least needing to average 6.5. he's not even keeping his current one up. Evidently a crisis of confidence but downing tools wasn't the way to go about it. Remember sedgy just about got a Max the meeting he knew was getting canned and improved ever since. Nagel who rode at sgp2? Didn't think could get him in a 5 but good signing if we have

it had rained earlier today and the track was not covered. now the riders say its unsafe

Razza saying he needs more confidence more rides, well razza I know where there is a job going

You could tell throughout the meeting that they were in London. Having to wait to see what was shown on the pictures- pretty poor penny pinching from WBD.

Yes some of that camera work was absolutely appalling!!. Great racing from the young lads. 100% commitment. Louis corrected Tatum in the run off, when Tatum said Rushen had pulled out. You could see it was Rushen as he was wearing the red helmet, but Tatum was having no of it. He really needs to show a bit of humility does Tatum. i suppose it's the public schoolboy in him. He thinks he's never wrong. Unfortunately for him though, 9/10 He is 😂

The Oxford Cheetahs (5) have only got two more Oxford riders than Redcar (3).

Anyone for a FIVE rider run-off for third [If Bailey beats Jamil in ht 20]

Some very aggressive first bends from these kids!

Kvech will be in heat 8 so Sayfutdinov needs to cover that

Till July 12th? Nick Morris will be back on the scene!

I would like to think he has been asked and declined. I think most Ipswich fans myself included are expecting a defeat on Monday. But listening to the excellent pride of the east podcast this morning it seems the lynn fans aren’t confident either over two legs this could be absolute classic clash

The last paragraph is far to true, to invest in YOUR team and then watch the same riders guest for someone else and help them is so backwards for a competitive sport. And I get it, riders need to make a living and all that jazz, it just doesn’t sit right with me. Nothing against kings Lynn, but I’m an Ipswich fan and to watch some witches riders guest for Lynn was weird. Imagine a Norwich player getting injured so town loan them a player to help out! It’s another reason why I don’t like the averages (but fully understand why for competitiveness), you build a team over years which you feel is yours then have to break it up just because you’re too good.

That's waht makes him just that bit better than the rest !

Promoting stopped back in the late 70’s. I can remember seeing posters etc around Rayleigh and on the A127 etc on most race nights and plenty of articles in the local press. Saturday night and bank holidays at the Weir were packed with families in the stadium and a good smattering of away fans on the back straight. Best were Eastbourne, Ipswich, Canterbury and Crayford but you also had Bradford, Sunderland, Crewe, Ellesmere Port and others who made the journey. Alas this has all gone now and we are left with a shadow of what it used to to be.

In his interview he said that hardly anyone in Birmingham knows that speedway exists, and it's similar around the country... And I thought it was his, and his other promoters' job to ensure that wasn't the case..!!! They had ONE job....😁

Won't be able to ride in all of 2, 4, 8, 12 & 14 though. Granted won heat 1 tonight and I've no doubt be a good HL. But 9/10 be good return, will Grahn pick up more and toft more than R/R has? Up for debate

Don’t know what the riders have said but it seems this decision was the opinion of the referee, imo as a punishment all riders need to spend a day at Buxton track and man the FU

need to get the uprights out.

Well, that's blown it wide open!

People often comment on riders being spaced out during a race. The likes of Morris and Worrall were banned for being in a similar state before taking to the track! Who is going to offer either of them a team place? Ah…. forgot….it’s a Brum thread!

His GSA was 7.76 when you signed him. He had a season in 24 affected by injury, and his GSA was dropping. in the 13 meetings he rode in, he actually only averaged 7.09. He's not far off of that now, and it's on the up.

Isnt he at number 6? He wont be in heat 8 if thats the case.

The strength of Doyle to an extent is irrelevant as its the replacements that will take the rides

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Alex was a weird one, personally don't think he should have been in the rerun. Marc at least got his bike back to the pits under his own power

Only Glasgow fans can find a way to moan about if there is passing or there isn't.

And only two of the six meetings staged at Ashfield have been on Fridays, a really weird start to the season and not one to establish a regular speedway going habit among newbies ... Or indeed regulars.

I'd personally put r/r at 5 before using at 2. As for the argument against using it at 3 or 4, "you are weakening that position if the other rider isn’t going well" but wouldn't that happen anyway, if Brennan or Ellis doesn't go well they've weakened the 3/4 pairing without moving r/r there? I personally look at who the riders would meet in their "extra" ride, Sayfutdinov is the last rider I'd want in heat 8, if you expect every Ipswich top 5 rider to beat Boughen, then that's only a point gained if Sayfutdinov beats the second string. Out of curiosity what do you think of King being put at 5 to pair with a reserve in 3 of his rides?

I though the ref was right,he got himself into trouble really.

Nice try 😁

Link tomorrow 4pm UK time http://kergel.ucoz.lv/index/live_stream_2/0-12

Link for qualifying( 1pm UK time) and meeting -6pm UK time http://kergel.ucoz.lv/index/live_stream_2/0-12

1st semi result- 8 qualifiers for Prague Rushden Cerjak Landon Generick Jensen Nejezchleba Konzack Smith

11am! Don't they know teenagers don't get out of bed until at least 2pm! ⏰

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