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If a rider has aspirations of making it big in Poland & reaching the GPs need to leave the Champ behind. I applaud any rider with the guts to give it a go.

https://ipswichwitches.co/edwards-loving-life-with-tru7-group-witches-ahead-of-belle-vue-clash/ Meeting preview “The other thing that has been really good with Ipswich is if Andrew or Richard say they are going to do something, the following week, it has been put in place. That never happens in speedway. Everything they are doing they follow through on. From the start of the year to now, there have been big improvements. It will keep getting better, especially for the fans.”

How can the GB management be so clueless when it comes to picking their best team. Rushen has to be in that team. They are genuinely useless at their jobs.

As much as I miss Ben being in the Poole team, he was too good for this level, riding in the polish top league and capable of being unbeatable on his day, he’s not too far of GP standard and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see him in them in a few years. If we were to make the step up to the premiership, I’d like to think he’d be first name on the team sheet

Level down the straight and then went across Zach, clipped him going into the corner and then hit him again, Anders certainly the cause of the stoppage

Looking at his scores for Kings Lynn he could do with a bit of Championship racing to sharpen him up!

Just as well you’re racing tomorrow then not today 😉

Never heard that before about pulling cut out and getting restart I've seen many a rider pulling it out as a issue with bike but getting kicked out of race At very best that should also be a 15 mtr start as it delays the start

I don't think there needs to be... Speedway is just another different discipline of motorcycling, and Ashton is obviously a very talented motorcyclist who can move across several motorcycle disciplines... He started off well in Speedway but clearly lost his way quite quickly given his short time in the sport... He definitely had the talent, as when in front coming out of turn two, could win races, and by some distance, the challenge for him seemed to be when other riders were around him.... That was when he would come off the throttle and let them past, or just drop further back if behind... No shame in not quite making it as a Speedway rider as countless others have tried and failed too... Who knows? Given his obvious technical aptitude he may give it another go, if not, at least he tried... Hopefully his new discipline sees him continually successful....

He shouldn't have turned left, you can see in the excellent video analysis that @Dave_minall posted he literally turns his front wheel to the left at the 14 second mark... you can't show those that don't want to see 🙈

This has been an ongoing theme since they took over. They’ve clearly made a very good impression on the riders particularly who haven’t been short of praise for the way they’re handling things. The insurance issue being the biggest one. That won’t have gone unnoticed to riders everywhere and you’ll now find the new promotion won’t be short of offers from riders asking to ride for them. Riders will now be aware it’s a place where they’ll be well looked after and the promotion will deserve the rewards from that. Early days still of course, but it’s been an excellent start from them so fair play to them.

Ridiculous decision to exclude Rowe there. He was in front of the two Poole riders and didn't seem to deviate off his line. Can't believe he's been thrown out. Specsavers ref?

Think with the dodgy RR for Poole tonight, they should be called the cheaters not Oxford 😜

Thank you, got the stream lined up

Thanks, that makes sense 😄 I was just wondering if maybe he had made a deal somewhere. I know the Scunthorpe fans have been asking for him lol, but I have a feeling he said he wanted to give Championship a miss this year to prioritise his Polish (Latvian) team? Interesting either way, nice to see him back racing at Berwick for sure.

When you have brakes it’s a completely different mindset

Good choice from Lynn bringing Joe in around Leicester.

The entire speedway community is following the latest news regarding Patryk Budniak's health. As we've learned, the Gniezno rider has already undergone another surgery. This time, it involved his lower limbs. Importantly, the surgery went according to plan, and the patient's condition is slowly stabilising. Today (Wednesday) mark three days since the horrific accident in Gniezno. The young rider was airlifted to a hospital in Poznań. There, he underwent complex spinal surgery the very first night. The first, somewhat more optimistic news began to emerge on Tuesday. A series of further tests revealed no further injuries beyond those previously diagnosed, which involved the spine, pelvis, and legs. "The patient's lower limb surgery has been completed. It lasted three hours. Doctors say it went according to plan, with no complications. This is good news. The patient's condition is slowly stabilising, but he is still in the intensive care unit and placed in a medically induced coma. The timing of his awakening will be determined by doctors, who are constantly monitoring his condition," Zuzanna Pankros, spokesperson for the Poznań hospital, told po-bandzie.com.pl

In a trap

I think he secretly is an Aces fan.... As he seems to go into minute detail about their riders' capabilities, almost worrying for them whether they will do well or not... He seemed quite upset last season when Kurtz didn't perform well in the PO SF, just 48 hours before the biggest meeting of his life, (a meeting where Dan also scored four, including two lasts to Kurtz's one, with Kurtz getting paid for five points)....... Most Aces fans, on the various forums, by a huge margin, completely understood why their rider(s), would have been focusing on something of a much higher priority, especially on a track that wasn't exactly prepared for taking any risks... It was almost like he was the most die hard Aces supporter ever, totally in despair about Kurtz's performance... Hopefully he goes tomorrow and Brady gets a fifteen max for him, to make up...

Except on Friday when he`s a Monarch.

Actually I’ve deleted this post because I’m sick of bleating on about it to folk who just don’t understand well done to the lad he has found his calling and making the most of it

How convenient a poor scoring rider is out, with a non speedway injury?? keeping his average high, for a future change, and far better riders take his place, thus potentially scoring more points 😲. That's not cheating is it 😃

“Our” meaning a British. No relation of mine I am just a fan of him and have been for many of years.

But he’s not rubbing shoulders with anyone is he

I'll say it one final time and then leave it... He shouldn't have turned left. You do realise that although it looks like his front wheel is pointing to the right that they are actually coming towards us so that means he's turning left 😂😂

Im Jody's dad. I dont normally respond/comment on this sort of thing, but I would like to draw a line under this NOW................. There is NO friction/tension/bad feeling or animosity between Jody and Cooper or our families......They are mates and we have known each other for several years......

Poole signed 2 of the top prospects in British speedway , once again they will win everything in the championship. Everyone wants to ride for Ford and Middleditch. Maybe they pay them top dollar , maybe it’s the workshop facilities at Baillie House They always get the top youngsters. As long as their supporters turn up in numbers to watch the one sided drubbings handed out every week , they cannot fail.

Excellent professionalism from the new owners in all aspects it would appear. I like it that the team manager appears calm and collected when interviewed and 5 wins out of 7 is a great start.

Yes. But Lee Kilby presents😆

Panic too early in my opinion.

Meeting off. Edit...Well if i had bothered to read the page 🤡

Not sure on that. Drew's final CMA for Bandits in 2025 was 8.08 This year at Leicester he is currently on 4.72 (converts to 7.08 for CL) As PK is currently on 7.86 (which converts to 8.25 for home meeting guests) I'm thinking Drew has to be at his '25 average. That's why he can't be Berwick's guest at Scunny on Friday (Edinburgh's gain!) but can guest for Bandits on Saturday. I think. Alternative scenarios welcomed!

Fair cop guv! Still, bit premature isn’t it? With all the tech nowadays you’d think weather forecasts would get more accurate, but they’ve actually got worse! They change hourly and I always think it’s better to wait until the morning of a meeting when you get a more accurate forecast for the day. BUT, I don’t live in Leicester and you’ve already said it’s rained heavily today. Maybe the damage has already been done I don’t know.

A couple of things here: a) how are we to know who you are? 2) fans discuss incidents, it's part and parcel of the sport. I don't think it was done deliberately, but this is an occasion when a lot of people (including Jan Staechmann) think the rider ahead should have been declared as the cause of the stoppage. Obviously we all feel for the injured riders. That shouldn't prevent fans from discussing what happened.

Now over £60,000

Think this deserves it own page, sadly Jenga has recently passed away, but love him or loath him on here, he was certainly a character. RIP fellow worky fan this was previously posted on the Workington thread Hi all, I hope this is okay to post as a comment in here. I know many of you may have known my father as Jenga / j20hh. He sadly passed away recently after battling with various illnesses the last couple of months, but I know he was fairly active on here, and I thought it would be fitting to log into this account to announce it. I'm aware he was a bit of a marmite character on these forums, but he was on here exactly how he was in real life, a windup merchant with bad grammar. It's been fascinating to look back through his posts and comments, and more so the replies from other people. I can only apologise if he aggravated any of you with his comments, but know that they've brought a grieving son a great deal of joy, to have an online archive of my Dad just trying his best to wind people up over a sport he loved. Speedway and Workington Comets were a huge part of my Dad's life, and a huge part of my childhood, I'm sure I'll have to get down to Northside to honour his memory soon. If any of you happened to know him in real life, I'd be more than happy to pass on funeral details over a PM. Thanks

Out on license ?

Watch the races….youll be surprised

You mean Matt punched him in the face

r/r for Bowes, picked up an eye injury in the workshop, Kyle, Will and Cooper can take his rides, probably makes us stronger

Well said.

🤣 thanks for that, the white line proves he's not turning left regardless of actions of his front wheel. Cooper doesn't deviate from his chosen line which a rider in front has a right to choose. As a following rider it's your responsibility to be more aware of what's happening in front of them. Regardless, as I'd already said, it's a typical racing accident expected from inexperienced rider's.

In the referees defence his visibility was probably impaired by the dust from the previous heat still in the air.🪖

He will if he’s not in😂

Soz but I disagree. Yeah they don’t help but Steve Lawson has been in the game long enough to realise that. Compared to last weeks racing it wasn’t a patch on it. Track was prepared with the second half in mind. Should hold these meetings on different days to when comets are at home.

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.

Another 5hite track on Saturday for the main event then 👌