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Cooper 'rested' according to the Poole v Oxford thread, I'd suggest if they'd not already won the tie at Cowley (and he wasn't riding Prague on Friday) then he'd be riding. Today has been very different to the forecast in Norfolk, which highlights the danger of postponing the day before.

Excellent insight, and also, a regularly excellent production....

There are no mods, other than @Phil who only ever seems to check in once in a while to see if there are any problems.

the issue is that actually useful threads with some decent information are just getting filled up with absolute drivel. I would agree with MD in that it puts me off coming onto the forum, and clearly not the only one. Ive just got all the accounts on ignore now but the more people reply and the more accounts they create i still continue to see absolute rubbish.

Not the subject most will be expecting

Really it’s a compete joke and a farce Harris been given an opportunity while you’ve got Dan Thomson and Tom Brennan as meeting reserves. Two guys who should really be in the meeting. Harris just as bad accepting the gift.

There are many reasons but for me, it's the constant search for speed, more speed, even greater speed than the last. Speedway globally should go for an engine reset & go down the standardised 'sealed units' route. Get rid of expensive 3rd party parts tuners.

I think the guy is a bit of a nutcase, anyone who feels the need to reply to his own posts by using a different forum name must have "a screw loose" in my opinion

Update on former Berwick rider Connor Coles posted on social media today. Lovely news from Kirsty Coles about Connor A little update on Connor Connor has now been transferred from Stoke to Derby and has officially started neurological rehabilitation in a specialist centre. Although there is still a long recovery journey ahead, this week has brought some really positive steps forward. Connor is becoming much more aware and engaged, communicating more, remembering conversations and slowly getting more like himself each day. He is now eating food orally again with thickened drinks, has started rehab exercises including the exercise bike, and is walking short distances with support and a frame. Seeing these small milestones after everything he has been through has meant so much to us all. There are still many challenges ahead with speech, swallowing, fatigue and weakness down his left side, and recovery will take time, but we finally feel like Connor is taking important steps in the right direction. Thank you again to everyone for all the continued love, support, messages and kindness shown to Connor and our family

You couldn't make it up BSPL seemingly working against the people they've appointed to generate the next generation of talent 🤷‍♂️

BSPL decided that this years picks were from the 2025 British Final positions and not in 2026 form or with any input form the Painter at Team GB. Personally think it should be based on a riders form from this year and not a meeting held a year ago as that British Final enabled the choice of the GB SGP wildcard .

Simon lambert incoming perhaps

I think we say "mental health issues" these days 😂

They are quite right to decline after the last 2 Saturday debacles, thought there would have been a Monday debrief on the website about changing the weather apps they use 😂😂😂

I'll respectfully disagree, if they're good enough, should've finished ahead of Harris in the British final. Glasgow promotion will likely be pleased. You could argue Robert Lambert is the one "taking opportunities away" as he's almost guaranteed a wildcard if he doesn't finish in the GPs top 6! But he earned the right to choose.

there should definitely be a couple of more active moderators around.

Doubling up?

There is some dispute over when ignoring started. Some say Johnnie Hoskins was the first person ever to ignore anyone, but others say the Americans began ignoring everyone else long before he did - and, in fact, still are.

Ignoring used to be so much better years ago... You had some of the best ignorer's in the world, ignoring over here, with tens of thousands happy to watch them ignore... Now, we have some very average ignorer's with hardly anyone watching them ignore... Ignoring seems to be dying on its arse, if this continuous thread is anything to go by..

Kenneth Bjerre has this morning announced his retirement from the sport. He will soon be 42.

BREAKING NEWS Kings Lynn hospital bed shortage today following unprecedented influx of severe sunburn sufferers

Team changes in a sport where you don't have enough participants is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic!

It’s absolutely bone dry in King’s Lynn, I’ve had it confirmed… not had a drop all day

Im not saying he is, but if anybody on this forum is struggling, its good to talk.

Well I've not got him on block for DM's so if he does want to chat to me he's more than welcome.

I much prefer my version.🤣

Well volunteered

How intriguing, thank you

As I’ve pointed out on numerous occasions for god knows how many years with evidence of it, bikes today are in relative speed no faster than they were 40 years ago, what is considerably faster is the speed of the back wheel to the speed of the bike, when the bike is doing 50-60mph the back wheel is doing 80-100mph, hence the back tyres wear out in 5mins and the front tyre will last a season, it has been a problem for years but nobody especially riders and tuners want it addressed

DTTV - The Cost of Speedway

Hope that Trackrat hasn’t emigrated to Liverpool. Our long tailed friends are a delicacy in that city. Found in many a curry

Maybe if the baby offset engines weren't so bloody fickle and everyone rode an engine that was more flexible, for want of a better term, less meetings would be called off as the bikes would be able to cope in conditions that varied a bit

This is where we are at nowadays in the UK unfortunately. Riders just aren't interested in a wet track here when they can earn many multiples in Poland the next weekend. There is a 70-80% chance of showers all afternoon tomorrow and while they may miss Lynn clubs would rather not risk what we had at the Foxhole last Thursday I guess. The days of boilersuits and sawdust are long, long gone.

You would spoilsport

It’s as dry as a nun’s crutch

Bowes confirmed back on Wednesday! Apparently saw eye to eye with the Opthalmology consultant, and a 'nod's as good as a wink'.😃

...subject to medical clearance! The optics have to be right🤣

Indeed, the Deadbeets must have been full of confidence after that excellent performance at home to Belle Vue.

I thought he (Bomber) retired from GB Team Speedway? So it seems strange that he'd be nominated for international competition by... who?

Feels wrong to me that choices are made based on 1 meeting, if the british final was over a couple of meetings I think it'd be fine but anything can happen over 1 meeting. At worst Brennan is the 4th best British rider at the moment, good enough to be the GP wildcard and represent the country in the world cup but not good enough to get an attempt at qualifying for the GPs, seems a bit odd.

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Dare I ask how the GB picks were made?

Palovaara & Fredriksen riding in GP Qualifier at Glasgow May 30th

Very sad news. I met him out in New Zealand over 20 years ago. He spent a day with me showing me the sights of Auckland, including Western Springs Raceway. His views on Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs were particularly entertaining! I think you could say he was not exactly star-struck! In the evening he and his wife, Lynda, took my wife and me out to dinner, where we met up with Tommy Sweetman. It was a great day. He was so friendly and informative. Oh yes, and he was a pretty good rider in his day too! R.I.P., Bob.

While the forecast isn't awful, it's wet enough that a postponement is understandable. Surprised they're getting so much grief after what happened at Ipswich last week.

One of the most interesting things at the moment is to watch the progress of Cairns and Rushen…both big futures ..I’ve seen a lot of them both at Premiership level this year and I’d put Rushen way ahead at the moment and when his gating gets more consistent , and it will, I’d say he has a far bigger future…Cairns has struggled really but seems to have put in 2 really good meetings since his last Belle Vue meeting so it will be interesting to see how he goes…it’s good for each other to be team mates I think to spur each other on

I travel 70 miles to go to Workington and all done on public transport,If I do not get the 20-55 train home I would have to book a hotel in Carlisle for £50.

IPTV is another alternative to watch. Usually perfect. 👍

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.

Except on Friday when he`s a Monarch.