Tim G

I agree a Wednesday night at Poole is not good planning but the crowd would still be bigger than if it was held at Belle Vue on a Monday. You only need to look at the crowd for the British Final or the failure to sell out the GP’s at Belle Vue to realise it wouldn’t make financial sense to hold every big meeting at that track.

Belle Vue for the pairs would not draw much of a crowd, it needs to be at a PL track to make it financially viable. A reasonable turn out last night considering the weather conditions.

Thruxton was a cracker, watching it I was thinking how entertaining Moto GP could be around that circuit especially Moto3.

Tbf Wright was the real entertainment last night and it would have been a dull meeting without him and Lawson choking the semi final.

Hopefully the bloody rain stops soon. The dry forecast is wrong.

Think that was Lewis Bridger not Barker

What’s Clarke Osborne dying got to do with your success?

It’s also helped you quite a bit with the riders you have used covering for Bowes. Every team has been missing riders, it’s why it’s quite often a guest fest these days.

In a sport that power to weight is paramount the size of a rider and the very top level will make a massive difference. You only had to listen to Tai’s interview the other day to hear about the lengths riders are going too to cut more weight.

I agree and what worries me for Cooper is the size of him and he’s only 16, he looked bigger than than all the other riders in the final on Saturday when they were picking the gates.

Good signing that, thought Kennett was nailed on after Oxford’s team change today.

Will it be a guest or Kennett permanently?

It’s not often Moto 2 is the best race but that was a cracker on Sunday

The way you worded it did not come across that way. That’s fair enough and makes sense to why he couldn’t ride on Saturday, so why not just say that anyway. Maybe that would have been a good idea?

You were implying and trying to be clever. I then asked you a question, you can reply to that instead of trying to be a smart arse.

So now you are saying he missed a meeting to be a mechanic? If that’s correct no guest facility should have been allowed and a ban should be issued for withholding services.

I do agree with you as it annoys me that my team Oxford have rarely ran the original 1 to 7 that was announced for the last 2 seasons. My interest as definitely waned due to knowing we are not going to be competitive. Maybe the championship needs a rule that a team can only have one rider riding in Polands top flight that is at an under 21. Then work the fixtures so these riders can turn up on a Friday at the away tracks. It’s been ridiculous how many away meetings Mitch has missed but a lot of that is down to poor fixture planning. It would be a major shame if British youngsters like Cairns,Rushen wouldn’t be riding in the Championship because they wouldn’t be able to make every meeting because they are progressing internationally in our sport.

Problem with McDairmid he is riding in the top flight in Poland and is also in the SGP2 meetings so means he will miss loads of Friday’s. With so many championship teams running on a Friday a rider like that is unfortunate going to miss lots of meetings. Next year, Cairns and Rushen will probably have the same issue so would you also not sign them?

Yes, hadn’t realised it was the same clown who keeps baiting people about Coventry and is just a wind up merchant. Probably best not to post after a few beers watching the football.

Screen may have had more natural talent but was nowhere close to Woffy as an overall package as a rider. Smith is nowhere close to Woffy. Havelock had a good couple of years but faded pretty quickly but won a weakened world final on a patchy track. Tatum and Morton were good riders but never managed to get it done on the big stage. Loram and Collins were both more exciting to watch but only won one world title. Can’t say much about Craven as never saw him race. Woffy is our greatest ever rider and was at the top of his game for numerous years.

About 80% of your regular crowd!

Poole will clean up even with Bowes in the team. Cooper and Will are only getting better and with Lawson and Cook you also have one of the strongest top 2 in the league. Kerr is also having an excellent season and Newman is very solid. This Poole side can carry a weak link.

If the Redcar reserves turn up and ride like Glasgow’s did this will be difficult for Oxford. Oxford are so weak without Riss and will need a performance from Rowe if they are to win.

You can do that but how many spectators won’t bother with the speedway and just watch the football at home or in the pub?

World Cup fixtures were already known before the speedway fixtures were released, it’s bloody crazy to run this meeting. Big reason why the most successful club in the championship aren’t running tonight and are having a week off.