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I think the problem is that the machinery has outgrown the tracks so I agree with your comments. I don’t know what Plymouth is like but if you have a rider like Scott on your books he will dial in to conditions and be a joy to watch. Even at his age his commitment is top drawer and any team/supporter will find him the ultimate professional. When and where possible I would go to any meeting where Scot is riding because he will always give 110%. I was lucky enough to to see him ride for Ipswich and in my eyes he has always been a class act.

Coming up for this , always enjoy the visits to Glasgow win , lose or draw.

Just doesn't want to fly back and forth to Poland just to get 5-1'd around Foxhall almost every race he would've been in.

The Polish Doctors are magnificent..... Every time they magically cure their riders to be able to ride... Our Doctors obviously need to learn a thing or two....

Poole win at home. Instead of being happy with that or congratulating Plymouth on keeping it tight. NO.... the Poole fans slag off their own riders,the track and everyone else because Plymouth actually made a match of it.. HOW DARE THEY. I know it's Pooles God given right to win by a mile every meeting,but a little humility wouldn't go a miss. Still Poole "big fish,little pond" !

Or the riders could admit that the actually problem is the engines used in modern speedway but that will never happen

Terry Russell stated NDL at the public planning consultation. The 500 quote is all about driving an agenda of the Abbey being 'surplus to requirements' to enable the planning there. We all know 500 is way off the mark for Swindon, but my efforts to find anyone with any hard data to support that has met with tumbleweed.

Middlo is a top manager at club or at international level. I don't think he ever managed England but he did manage team GB to within a point of the world cup trophy.

I’m beyond devastated to learn that Rohan won’t be at foxhall tonight. I do hope he makes a full recovery from his shoulder injury in time for his polish fixture

Watching that crap tonight, it is certainly up for debate

He was great for the Lions. Now though he couldn’t give a toss…… literally…..Which is why he got the Belle Vue & Ipswich captains to do rock/paper/scissors for gate positions on Monday’s TNT meeting!

Ditto Chris bomber Harris

You say the sport has evolved but some tracks have been around for years and some are new Foxhall has been Ipswich’s home for decades so please enlighten me how they can make it into a better track they can only work with what they have How long have we had Belle Vue , Glasgow and Workington tracks? Answer is not long they have all been purpose built and to a good standard Some of these great fast tracks have closed like Peterborough and Bradford Kings Lynn and Poole used to be good tracks but it shows you how the sport has declined as those clubs dont give a damn about their tracks , Poole in particular Ipswich each winter have made track changes and we have seen better racing then previous years….. tonight it’s the track prep that’s the issue

Hardly any riders team ride these days But when your team needs a 2nd and 3rd to win a match do you not think it’s a tad foolish to just race off into the distance? You are allowed to criticise your own team when they mess up … the riders make mistakes all the time and Bewley absolutely did

Poole is the worst track in the country that’s not up for debate But tonight our track is awful the guys are not happy

I used to think Poole was the worst track in the country but this Ipswich track comfortably takes that accolade. Can anybody send me a link to a good race around here? Almost every rider aside from Doyle and Emil look like complete novices wobbling round and in fairness Emil looks like he is massively struggling tonight.

Tungate hasn't been committed all season and he should've been sacked ages ago. League needs some serious surgery this winter, Bin all of the pish takers off for good.

Riders do priorities there equipment, particularly zach would be logical to keep his best for belle Vue,might be different in the playoffs

expensive night for louis through no fault of his own this league really is a mess

Given Dan’s showboating after heat 15 I’d guess the communication between manager and riders was sadly lacking. You hit the nail on the head about letting Emil go and concentrate on Jason, a tactic that I think would have worked if attempted. It’s always been a bugbear for me when riders are told the score and they say they had no idea. If I was manager I tell all my team that I could ask them the score at any time and I’d want a correct answer. Sure, riders want to win but the team must come first so why jeopardise a needed safe position with an unnecessary risky passing manoeuvre. It’s very different these days as it’s a group of individuals riding for a club and not a team in the true sense of the word. If a rider doesn’t know the meeting score how will they know if Jake is have a bad time and needs some assistance?

At 26 and 28 and with the quality they have, they should be more than capable of team riding if they want to.

very true, but dan also probably didnt know what the outcome means, i mean he did like 3 laps of wheelies after heat 15 then did doughnuts before being dragged back to the pits, hahaha

slowing down a race at NSS is so difficult. also i imagine he thinks brady can handle himself which 99% of the time he can but jason rode an exceptional race to keep him behind, used all his experience

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The track is always rubbish so must have been abysmal tonight.

Such a sad way to end Brums existence. My reason for attending these past 3 years has been to see some good racing even though we have been on the wrong end of a few tonkings. But last seasons poor team building and this seasons closure announcement combined with another poor team has made it very difficult to endure. The team were obviously too weak from the off and has been gradually downgraded throughout the season. OK Tolley has lost a lot of money throughout this venture but surely the only way he was going to increase the audience was to put together a side which could at least compete at home. I have always loved this sport but after this I'm not sure whether I'll be attending any meetings at all next season, I'll probably change my mind as the season approaches but this episode has really skewed the way I see the sport in this country. I only hope that Coventry make it back to the tapes because I cant see myself making many trips to Leicester or Oxford to get my fix.

I don't see the need for it. If a meeting ends in a draw then it's already been an exciting end to the meeting with a lady heat decider. While some say it's extra value for money for fans & an extra heat to watch. That's not something fans can plan for, a fan on the fence about whether they go to watch a match, isn't going to day "you know what, let's go incase we get an extra race for our money". I just don't see what's wrong with a drawn meeting!

No its Vicars and Tarts night and he isn't going as a Vicar!!

Apparently it's fancy dress nite at Plymouth on Saturday, maybe @lewy is trying to find his clown suit 😁🤡

You're bloody obsessed with commentators! BSN are looking for a new presenter if you fancy it?

I would not believe all you see, some riders are on average reducing duty.

Bless 'em BSN doing their very best to convince us this is going to be a competitive match 😂

Yet still rode in Denmark last night scoring paid 5?

GB speedway is a mess.

In the rider interviews at the end Will said there was nothing in gate 4 in the later heats - it was bald!. Also I don't quite understand why Poole chose 2&4 in heat 15?

It won’t be Worky though🤔

id say that is a fair assesment which does get mentioned on the aces terraces

I’ve given the speedway authorities plenty of stick over the years. Plenty of daft regulations golden doubles aka the twit hat, green helmet colours the home team riding with numbers 8-13 then some that are still with us out of control doubling up, guest feats the list goes on. However the super heat does add something, some drama & atmosphere. It’s the one change over the last 30 years that actually adds something positive.

next week gate positions are being decided using the medium of dance.

Well another week another struggle for the pilots oh dear 😁 think the bonus point is Plymouth's to lose, with the home track advantage they have, will be a big noisy crowd cheering them on, good luck from oop north

So fed up you posted it twice.

Im fed up of the excuses by these so called 'professional' clubs.

I'm speechless but so proud. What an unbelievable effort by the Gladiators. Let's not lose sight of the fact they were without Alfie Bowtell to start with. Ben having to withdraw very early into the meeting but they kept going and showed unreal fight for the badge. To push a full strength Pirates side that close at home, something we haven't done for a very long time shows just how good a group this side is. It's going to be some night at Plymouth on Saturday where crowds have been big and loud all season. It's kids fancy dress night too so expecting a good atmosphere. Guest choices for Plymouth will be key here but what an opportunity in front of them to get another 3pts. The playoffs might be a long way off but there's life in their chances for sure. Looking forward to covering this one on Gladiators TV, hope those who can't make it enjoy our coverage of what should be a cracking night of speedway - as it has been so many times in Plymouth this year already

God forbid that minor breaches of rules & regulations are allowed to slide - surely not in speedway?!

Did the Lemon say anything to Bewley and Kurtz before the Stupid Heat? Bewley throttle-jockeying off into the distance was of no use to the Aces - if he at least tried to hold up Sayfutdinov, and maybe even let Sayfutdinov go so he could try help Kurtz ... as it was his huge margin of victory in the race was of no benefit at all, when he could have at least tried all-or-nothing.

Is that Joe Screen during his last season with Glasgow?

SCB statement says SCB STATEMENT: GATE SELECTIONS Wednesday August 06, 2025 The SCB are aware that the choice of gate positions at the Belle Vue v Ipswich Premiership Fixture on Monday 4th August was not decided by a coin toss therefore breaching SCB Regulation 012.1.28. The Premiership authorities have been informed of this breach of the Regulations and have assured the SCB that all gate selections going forward will be decided as per the 2025 SCB Regulations.

No because we are expecting it, good to have speedway to support win lose or draw 😁

Rock, paper, scissors in place of the coin toss !! - sums up British Speedway. What a joke

It’s most unclear if Saturday’s Challenge final will be available to watch live on PPV ? Tapes up TV are stating “ on demand only “ now for the meeting which i assume means watching a video after the meeting is finished. FIM Moto TV are streaming but only as part of their season ticket of GP qualification. Hopefully some clarification will be available before Saturday.