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Not the best meeting last night though Tai was amazing in a few races. Agree we've got a narrow field of potential world champ contenders this year, well it's a field of 1 now, but don't forget Tai is just 3 years into his second SGP stint and was a 500/1 shot to win his first world title so next year who knows what might happen.

Preview video for tomorrow's event: https://youtu.be/aWVTSlETR8E Tai looking good for another bunch of points if he repeats 2013.

Been said before but with Cardiff I doubt we'll ever see another event of a similar scale in the UK at the same time. The world cup is a bit different but still it could detract away from the showpiece.

Well that was a great GP, right until the end! Really enjoyed it, the dedications to Ward throughout were great too. Hope Nicki is ok, the crash looked awful and wasn't surprised he withdrew. Not exactly a bold statement but think Zmarzlik will be a great. Holder earned a lot of respect from me, the emotions clearly getting to him, he did Darcy proud.

Zmarzlik on top league form, history on this track and a lot of the GP boys seem to be stuttering a little so worth a punt.

Preview for the GP: https://youtu.be/FkkgFfQAed0 Zmarzlik a good bet in my book

Two avoided exclusions and wins the damn GP

I see the contact but Kildemand just hates being on that bike, every opportunity to get off

Did Tatum seriously suggest that Pedersen could have been at fault for that?

Poor meeting so far

Preview video for the GP if anybody has 5 minutes to spare https://youtu.be/U29DLjj5vdg

If there was a second UK/GB GP, which I doubt there ever will be while we have Cardiff (not a moan), I would have thought that 10 to 15 thousand would be a max crowd so as not to detract from Cardiff, making sure there's no doubt as to the showpiece event.

No I doubt he would, it's all about the set up as you say but also the ability to ride the bike. Have been at league meetings where reserves have had to borrow a quicker bike and they have struggled

On form it's pretty hard to pick against Tai right now, he's getting it done everywhere. If it's his bikes then I suggest his rivals find a way to do the same, as much as I love Bomber for example I severly doubt if I stuck him on Tai's bike he would be top of the GPs.

Really enjoyed the GP, considering the weather top marks to all involved in putting on that show. Tai keeps making finals, think he'll probably wake up happy today, even if he did seem less than chuffed when picking his final gate. Great effort from Nicki, he's such a great rider, his antics may or may not be right sometimes but nobody can deny what a top rider he is.

Any news on the current weather?

It's certainly not flawless no, there's a lot I personally would change if I could.

At least 1, each to their own I guess

5 minute preview for this weekend's GP, plenty of stats and facts https://youtu.be/tshzOwJSCHk If this one doesn't finish that'll be half this year so far.

Cheers, I guess mutual consent is likely in this case after the two we've seen. Wish they'd got the track right but oh well

Never really thought about them increasing but I do think we see a few, much like what Nicki said. However, with the rules as they are if your race is ruined by contact maybe it just makes sense to lay it down? I guess it relates to the argument in football about when should a player go down under contact. I'm not saying what's right or wrong, for me Doyle was right to be excluded and he looked as if he had no complaints but then I've never ridden a speedway bike so I don't know what it's like.

Was going to say is that in place of Tampere. Whilst I'm disappointed I won't have a home GP next year I'm not exactly going to miss the Finnish GP. Out of interest, as they usually 'agree' 3 year deals etc, how do they break them?

Assumably they have to keep moving it around with the hosts now automatically qualifying, have to be back in the UK sooner or later

Not the most thrilling meeting last night and then it hammered down so no finals, not great. At least it's only a week until the next one

To be honest I can't remember how the racing went last year but seem to think it was ok, think two years ago Greg won and was the only one on the Golden Tyre or something and he kind of gated a lot I guess. Nicki has 3 second places here also and Gollob 3 thirds so there's something there I would say.