Dave Goddard

In 2004 I got my A level results one summer morning and had my university place confirmed, but rather than going out celebrating with everyone else, me and my family drove to Swindon for a Wolves meeting...that was being called off just as we arrived at the Abbey Stadium.

With the number of times I have sat through Swedish rain delays I am used to it!

Thank you again to all who tuned into Tapes Up TV, was great fun commentating on ice speedway for the first time, and well done to the dominant Franky Zorn on his first title for 15 years!

Thank you to all who tuned in to https://www.tapesup.tv today - don't forget to join us again at the same time tomorrow for Day 2!

Hello from the studio!

Final score Smederna 47 Lejonen 42 - great work from the track staff to ensure the final two heats took place, but I don't think that lead will be enough.

We currently have a violin version of Eye of the Tiger playing on the PA for the riders' parade. Only in Sweden!

Hello from the studio.

Also, looks like Joel Andersson rides instead of Johannes Stark.

Why are they again listing the away team above the home team? (edit) I assume it's being corrected as the link no longer works.

Riders were still not happy after the track walk, prep continued until around 7:10pm and then it started raining again so it's been called off.

New start time published as 7pm UK time.

Start delayed by 30 minutes as track prep continues following rain this afternoon.

Someone appears to have written that upside down - Rospiggarna certainly aren't the home team! Bit of track work ongoing at Eskilstuna following a rain shower, but the match will hopefully start on time.

Usually maximum of two, or whichever makes me more nervous about missing flights home from Dublin after meetings. (At least now broadcasting locally means I don't have to worry about that!)

Smederna v Rospiggarna will be next Tuesday's TV fixture.

Hello from the studio, and the sun is out in Malilla.

Vastervik have chosen Rospiggarna for their quarter final, so Dackarna will face Indianerna.

The Pirates are indeed well and truly sunk!

Hello from the studio. Vaclav Milik unfit after his GP Challenge crash at the weekend, Marcin Nowak replaces. I think that could be the Pirates sunk!

Hello from the studio.

At Wolves I would get there just after 6pm to make sure I'd get a car park space (earlier at bigger meetings) and wait for the turnstiles to open, then grab a programme, queue up for some food, eat and chat to my friends before the parade. At Birmingham I'd be quite a bit earlier as I'd be working.

Hello from the studio - cloudy but dry at Gislaved at the moment.

Hello from the studio.

Without Birmingham Wheels, put simply, I would not have a career. I did my first ever commentaries on the stock cars there and spent just about every Saturday evening of my 20s there.