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Not all changes are that good. Remember Matic Ivacic and before him MB Andersen?

The problem of course with that is that there is a significant lag of the tapes in front of riders in gates 2 and 3 vs the magnets themselves. So doing this would essentially guarantee they’re at a disadvantage. There’s no easy solution to this unfortunately, since not excluding the tapes offender, as has been suggested, would result in more gambling (or going deliberately when they see any movement). Personally I think keeping the starting rules simple (exclusions for tape touching, anything else is allowed) is the way to go.

Northampton need a big hitting number 1. I would suggest they get on the phone to Artem Laguta or Michael Jepsen Jensen.

True but Nowak and Tarasenko were. There is just no knowing how it will go. After Worky next Friday we have four away matches before our next home meeting. If we are to keep the current 1-7 we need to work with them and not assume they can turn up on the day of the meeting after a 4 week break and outperform what they have shown so far. We could also help ourselves by prepping the track to suit our riders. Im not sure that has really been happening.

Golf 😲 isn't that a waste of a good walk 🤔. Or do you play regimental golf ? Left right left right 🤣🤣

My pet rat Elvis died this morning……..He was caught in a trap….

Definatly, his health is more important than anything else

In response to the above regarding Luke he's back when I think he's fit

Didnt see it but makes you wonder when the ref found out? if he saw him why did he let him carry on but why so late in the red lights?. My guess is the first staging of ht14 was null and void but with Barker on 15m At Scunny v Poole the ref saw evidence of Bowes prewarming before his heat..he then reran the race with Bowes excluded and a reserve in

Great little rider, I rate him highly.

Great racing though, more passes in one match than you would see all season at some tracks.

Nicholls was very good at Glasgow. I think he needs to be given time to retain full fitness

That's because Plymouth have history of having a rubbish track. We don't, and yes today wasn't good enough but it's a one off. Also, lengthy delays cant be helped when you have someone unwell in the stands and multiple crashes

I thought i had put it in the OP. ( i meant to) 1 GP rider only in each team.

Woryna dudek and that kid from Bydgoszcz

If this was at Plymouth their would be hell up,long delays,patchy track,dusty and boring

Poles just not interested in anything except league and GPs

Like been said before the simply aint enough top riders left who are willing to ride over in the UK for a full season to cover 5 or even 6 teams in the top league, if you can really call it a top league these days,you might get one or two riders come back for a few meetings once their Polish team has fulfilled their fixtures later in the season if your lucky.

I'm just glad there is a Speedway Stadium there and long may there continue to be so.

You probably loved Derwent Park. Which WAS the worst place in speedway

Take your kings Lynn hat off mate I for one am not castigating Cooper … I believe he meant to go a bit left and when he did coupled with the looking behind him he went further over than he thought My youngest daughter now 17 did roller speed skating and was a multi british champion …. One of her very first outdoor races at the age of 6 she was coming down the final straight and looked behind to see her fast finishing rival … the looking made her veer to the left … her skill set at that stage meant she drifted …. She was pulled in front of the officials and given a warning and rightly so although her mum thought the officials harsh I believed they were correct … age is not a factor and should not be taken into account Cooper got this wrong and I don’t believe maliciously …. The fact he is the best youngster we have and is showing outstanding form doesn’t come into it … I’m sure those around him will have had a word and I expect cooper himself will see the reaction (some of which is way over the top) and learn from it Many many ex riders have all said Cooper was at fault ranging from Steachmann, Silver , Stonehewer .. down to the likes of James Brundle…… I’m inclined to go with ex riders opinion rather than a fan who can be biased to his or her club Cooper clearly at fault … not malicious or dirty and hopefully he has took it all on board

But he is going to look, he made an error off the bend so checked everyone else's position, it's normal with every rider who makes an error. Absolutely normal to do. At the point of Rushen looking back, Harrison was far enough behind to see Rushen's corrective manoeuvres. For me, the incident only arises because Harrison isn’t aware of his surroundings. Rushen doesn't & never did turn left down the straight. The only decision the referee had on offer was excluding Harrison.

Watching the incident over & over & for me (unpopular opinion clearly) the referee made the right call. Rushen overshooting the corner a little & just tries to get his wheels in line quicker to regain speed to hold position. At no point through the whole move is he moving left down the straight. The view from behind is very very clear on that. For me, Harrison had enough time & room to see what was happening in front of him but failed to adjust to the situation.

Bit of a tactical rain off I think, none of the forecasts look terrible, but with Kildemand out, Battye out, Jye a doubt, Palovaara just become a Dad again you can see why they've taken that decision early!

Is it strange that Mark Lemon is the sole shareholder of Northampton Speedway Ltd but is the team manager and CEO of Belle Vue... what a tangled web we weave... only in Speedway

Impressive, the lad has talent.

Cheers mate, happy your crowd levels are improved.

Drabik is no longer considered as part of the Polish national set-up.

I wonder who will fill in for Jody for a while? I’d be surprised if it’s not Jake Mulford tbh

Who would you have picked instead ?

I thought Dean meant where are GB? 😄

2 weeks I think It eas said he would miss 3 meetings - so just the next 1 and then he should be back

TVP Sport all are listed in news and discussions section OP on speedway on TV and internet.

Weather forecast is good , no rain forecast , with a high of 12 degrees but sunny at start time .

Weather is fine we’re all good 10 mins off the track and sun shining

We agree on he should be excluded. You compared the incident to him to trying to kill someone.. so surely he should be punished? You're deluded

You sound like fun.

Do you know anything modern cry baby 👶🍼

Nice to see Sam Hagon amongst the points 👍🏻

Howarth is a sitting duck. He should have been challenging for first, instead he’s moved over. Needs to be better. Gutted to lose a 5-1, but love seeing Scott Nichols take a win. It’ll be a sad, sad day for speedway when he retires. What a servant to the sport.

Tactical call off without question.

What are you suggesting???

Difficult to make a judgement when you're not there to see it. On Live Updates, Squall, who is a very respected texter, certainly thought King was at fault, and I'm not going to question his view. PS: there's a big difference between a dangerous track and dangerous riding.

Once again it seems mainly people who weren't there moaning about start times etc - how about praising a new promotion for getting a new track up and running in such a short time? I arrived early enough but the car park was running out of space and the road from Northampton itself looked chock-a-block - I was coming up from London so missed that traffic but understood why they might have needed more time, every paying spectator counts after all. The team is going to struggle when they pick up the 'leftovers' but some riders need to think about their performances last night, being all too keen to pull up at the back, so hopefully replacements will become available. Kye Thomsen was sensational and really showed his team mates the way. Of course there is really no home track advantage at the moment, but it's no excuse for a lack of effort. The people involved, the stewards, on the gates, in the stand were friendly and keen, and the track produced some racing on the night. I enjoyed my first visit, boosted by a KL win, and I'd hope to go again this season. Finally, Cooper Rushen may have made an error, it just looked a horrible crash from where I sat, but please he is only 16 and as he said himself he is learning all the time. He is clearly a special talent, so instead of the usual Forum pile-on, how about cutting the young lad some slack and supporting a future GB superstar?

thanks for posting this calvin if you look in again (im sure you will figure out who i am ) i wasnt sure if to post or not for the ones who called him and liked to try say he did not know what he was talking about well i suppose now may be the time to say a long long time ago our my very good friend jenga was sort of co promotor of our beloved comets and his family tried hard to get comets back up to being viable to running in profit rather than going bust also how it was miss sold when they took over all the good riders they were promised had all ready been sold

Tbf even Luke in his interview said a couple of weeks.

Despite having disagreements with his father over the years, its sad to see a rider of his caliber not riding in the UK leagues this year. He seems to fall in the same category as Roynon, always in the wrong place at wrong time.

Speedway fans know if they turn up late the meeting will be delayed. It makes it harder for me as I rely on trains to get to meetings. One late start has already cost me £185 for a unexpected hotel room. But the issue is a professional sport should start at the time stated. 19:30 start for me means ready to start heat 1, which also means 2 minutes goes on at 19:28 and a parade should start at 19:23. Not start time at 19:30 and first race gets underway at 19:45 or later.

Thank you for posting and is always strange when people disappear and you have no idea why.Hope he RIP and condolences to everyone.

That's the rarity factor kicking in