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Excellent news and everybody should be posting about this on their social media and hopefully generate decent viewing figures. This is an opportunity to get the sport in front of new eyes so hope the meeting is a good one. (Shame the AI poster has a typo on the Trophy ) so I shall be posting my own version but hopefully the sport can make the most of this opportunity. .

Be very surprised if Bewley rides. No mention of him having any practice rides in Poland or even Workington so I would imagine this is very much a PR exercise.

Doubt having the SWC Semi-final on the Friday followed by a SGP meeting on the Sat helped the track. Even with the track improvements with banking + the kerb moved to make an inside line possible the meeting was a procession on the most part. Always seem to remember Riga being pretty dire racing at the best of times. SGP came down to two gates and as the meeting came to its conclusion whoever had the inside gate. Gate three was an absolute graveyard.

I heard this later this week but with the site laying there as a derelict site and potential security , health and safety issues the Council may say one thing now BUT we all know money tends to dictate and with councils continually looking to find more + more funds and with Wealden District Council reported to have debts of over £53 million that may all change in time, possibly aftera couple of fires or a travellers circus on the site ...

🏘️🏘️🏘️ = 💰💰💰💰💰 Comes as no great surprise once the gates closed on the speedway team and the venue become a one sport stadium, that the next step would be property development or planning permission. Such a shame as the speedway track has great memories for my family and kids BUT since Ian Jordan left the Eagles high and dry this was inevitable just a case of when. Dugard Corner , Norris Way , Kennett Court, Richardson Road.

Considering the injuriesthat are listed in the Speedway Star I doubt Holder will be back this season. "I broke my humerous pretty good + had to have an operation on that. I've also broken my right foot, my right ankle + a couple of ribs". "I also broke the sacrum bone in my pelvis. That's probably the worst one right now. It's uncomfortable to sit down". "When I crashed my arm was pointing the other way amd something with my back was uncomfortable ....."

Prioe to the season and after running round the SCB + Promoters were quoted as saying we need to get ready for 2027 well in advance of the end of the season and the meetings would be held + decisions made during the season. Have DID they ever take place or will it be heads in the air-fence until Nov or Jan.

Does anybody know if this meeting ever took place or is it the case of British Speedway lets be re-active rather than pro-active and addressing the situation earlier. BECAUSE with Lindgren, Bewley, Holder injuries , you can only believe that Polish Speedway will look to prevent riders even riding in Sweden, Denmark and UK.

The very same. We were regulars at Eastbourne and the children (16+20 now) were introduced to speedway in a carrycot. Week in , week out even in the NL days. We would go and watch speedway when they raced away at Lakeside and took them to Rye House when the opportunity allowed. Now with demise of Eastbourne (rinsed by Ian Jordan) and no Lakeside there is no speedway close to us in Greater London / Surrey. So we have had a trip to Oxford and a trip to Norfolk last year and watched a meeting at Kings Lynn + Ipswich but with no league racing on tv - HBO/TNT/BT it is now just a case of checking results on the BSN app + watching races on twitter. Our speedway fix now is the SGP series on TV, my daughter returns from University for each SGP and we watch it as a family. That's it !! The sport is in Cardiac arrest !!

No Ben Fund but they do cover the riders insurance. 😉

Is it an International ban or just Denmark ??? No doubt his Polish club will have him riding on a Polish Licence before the end of July.

Even if they can utilise 10% of Wroclaw knowledge of sponsorship, promotion, improving merchandise + access to the sport it will be more than worth it for Ipswich. Be interested to see what Sparta truly feel that they are getting out of the deal apart from Coleman's ear.

Mark Loram like Bomber rarely made starts. Top at finding the dirt and riding high wide and handsome. Apart from when he rode for Eastbourne as he had to gate there. Joe Screen was another that was decent finding ways to pass riders.

As a neutral - Kemp is a pretty decent signing all things considered. Cook was always going to be a high risk signing and unfortunately for the Comets it has not worked out. Considering their options think Kemp is a decent shout. He isn't likely to scorte 10-15 pts every meeting but is a solid option.

Decent signing for the Aces and good to see Doyle back in British speedway.

From the video on socials Cairns went for the gap "Polish" style on the inside and touched Pijper's wheel so was rightly excluded but both looked untidy going into the corner. Referee made the correct decision and agree with awarding the race also.

Cardiff was more about the atmosphere around the City before the meeting and won’t be captured again. The opportunity to see riders from the SGP circuit in thew City and for my kids to get photos and merch etc ... Plus once Ian Jordan rinsed Eastbourne and forced it to close it was the easiest opportunity for my family to see Speedway. The novelty however started to wear off, the hotel prices were extortionate and logistically we changed our plans over the years as my children got older. Go Fri night and make a weekend of it. Then go early Sat AM and return on Sun and for the last Cardiff into Wales Sat AM and driveback after the meeting. Cardiff could never match the NSS for quality of the racing watching British Finals and SON live in Manchester was immense but Cardiff had its own appeal and the gathering of speedway fans all over the country in one place was always a highlight. The tickets were excellent value for money and no fear of a rain off , although on a couple of occasions the track was so poor you could imagine the riders considering not racing due to the state of the track. All in all it was a great occasion but it was like watchimg MK Dons in the final years - "Your grounds to big for you ...."

Would be no surprise if more Polish teams do the same or the PZM look to stop heatleaders riding elsewhere in Europe.

Only saw on socials the excellence of Pila's team-riding. If in doubt take teamate out.

Looked an awkward one. Lifted on the inside and drifted out and as he regained control coming into the corner his hand and handlebars then slides across gets hit by teamate who is laying bike down and catapults into track then air fence. Looks like a shoulder, collarbone and hand injury.

Exactly ; what is the ruling for U24s riders in Poland for next year if not in the main team - is it one other league ???

Definitely need more pyro !!!

Logistical nightmare for the fans .. Some fans may have bought tickets for only one event. Perhaps Mayfield have tempted fate by stating only 2 SGPs cancelled for rain in the last 10 years.

Tad Harsh !!! But yes AI will remove the need for creatives / designers in the future. As it has already done with journalists.

Exactly - My family (3adults and 1 child) have done British Finals and SON at the NSS. Unfortunately train fares , hotels and Sat date put a stop to the British Final. The SGP at Manchester add the FIM tickets to trains, hotel etc over £1000 even with advance bookings so stopped going unfortunately.