40-38

His head and shoulderhits the ground first with all the momentum behind it. I've watched a few times and the more I watch the worse it looks.

Wishing him all the best. Going to be a hard rider to replace.

Doesn't say much for his belief in his ability to be world champion if he's not even confident of keeping his place without it.

Why is Brennan in for Holder? I've been trying to convince some football loving people at work to come along and watch. I now hope they don't want to come because I'm damned if I can give them a plausible explanation that wont make them lose interest immediately.

Has he been round the NSS before Oxford dropped him?

Think they'd have a max 3.50 to replace with? 39.45 team so far, but speedway maths isn't my forte.

Lemon sucking on lemon there. He can hardly be surprised about the decision surely?

Could have been a 5-1 there if Zagar had looked after his partner. Jeppeson did all the hard work too clamping Bewley down.

Abi just summed up one of the big issues with speedway for me, opposing riders having a laugh while the meeting is on. After the meeting is fine but surely any tension and atmosphere just evaporates while everyone is being so nice to each other during a contest.

Zmarzlik off gate 4?

Kvech having a snooze around the inside there.

Can you bet on how many times you hear LCQ mentioned? I'm developing a twitch.

How many ways can Kelvin try to disguise the fact gate 1 is the only decent one? That must be 5 so far.

Few good races finally, but even Huckenbeck can't lose out if gate 1 and he's been nowhere this year.

Proof that the track is poor, Lambert has been dreadful but even he can't lose from gate 1. Problem with the GPs is it's all a bit too friendly, too much of a club. Zmarzlik and Lindgren aside it all seems a bit safe.

Gate 1 should have a 15m handicap, otherwise this is silly.

I had cramp earlier that was more enjoyable than this meeting.

Or one 80 lap race.

Brits always seem to lack the straight line speed in early rounds.

Yeah and Rew was coming in far too hot despite that, as he proved when he did the same thing again in the rerun,only this time there was nobody in front of him to run into.

Track was dire, has been since BTFC Lion stopped doing it last year.

Disappointing showing from Lions 2, 4 and 7 probably cost us overall.

Birmingham deserved that.

Birmingham deserved that.

Birmingham deserved that.