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Not a great night on the SGP betting for me. Mikkelsen to be on podium Holder to win SGP Woffinden over 5 Madsen over 7 Kvech over 3 Holder vs Fricke Mikkelsen vs Woffinden Lambert vs Bewley Huckenbeck vs Nilsson My Bet365 may be needing a top up after Gorzow

The track staff did an amazing job to get the meeting on. Glad I was watching on TV because with that downpour and 2hr plus wait , I would of left but watched the Euros and returned to speedway for Heat 1. The track got better as the meeting went on and provided some decent racing. As for the Zmarzlik he is simply the best of this era. To do what he has done consistently SGP after SGP , year after year is phenomenal effort. He rode the nuts of the bike this evening and looked way quicker than other riders and was also brave to stick the bike in the dirt with his outside passes. In the final , it was a case of hoping Holder or Fricke gated because if Zmarzlik gated he would be gone as was the case. Lebedevs have a decent meeting and was getting involved. Lambert getting into the final and getting a place on the podium from Gate4 was positive. As for Woffinden he seems to be going backwards in the SGP. After first couple of races seemed to have some pace at the end of the meeting but was either getting beaten up or making poor decisions in the race. Gorzow next round a track Zmarzlik knows well. Hopefully Vaculik and Wozniak on their home track are more competitive for that one.

But they invested in a Drone !! and I don't mean the commentary team.

100% - What makes it worse is that the SCB excepts this sh*tshow of an excuse and then validates it.

Should be an excellent learning experience for him. Good to see a British rider qualify and if he can qualify for a final and make the top 8 , he will have done well. The Poles will be the riders to beat and the Ukrainian blitzed his qualifier but hopefully Leon can be competitive and get amongst the points in the three rounds.

Thought it was a decent meeting. No rider dominated and the 2 tyres and having to think when to change the tyre or use the other edge gave it a slightly different tactical element.. Overall thought Bewley, Brennan and Woffinden were the standouts. Bewley with an excellent pass in the final and good to see former Eastbourne Eagle Tom Brennan qualify for British SGP at Cardiff. He has come a long way from his first race in the National League at Arlington that didn't last more than turn 1. Was also impressed with Anders Rowe who was in amongst it and deserves recognition for his efforts. Overall a pretty enjoyable meeting and the good to see a decent crowd and possibly the biggest flag in British Speedway - Redcar Bears

Tai is badly out of form on the SGP and Polish scene but in the UK he is picking up decent points in most meetings apart from Kings Lynn on Thurs. Although he may not go as well as Musielak did last year around Foxhall. Tai Woffinden 9 43 99 4 9.21 9.58 27 6 6 2 2 0 Jack Holder 8 35 76 6 8.69 9.37 17 10 5 1 1 1 Chris Holder 9 41 86 4 8.39 8.78 21 10 3 4 2 1

Could Chapman be announcing a "new" pit gate ??

Back in the days of Poole vs Eastbourne there was always the blue groove on the inside at Wimborne Road.

He said the other week that he was spinning and changed everything and was back to square one. If anything he looked woefully short of speed at the Marketa and this evening in Poland had two good rides and 2 poor ones - One step forward two steps back. He is the "Monster poster boy" but in simple terms Vaculik got more points in the Marketa SGP than Woffinnden has scored all series and the only rider has scored less is Kvech. So he is a long way from a Wild-Card spot. Guaranteed he is frustrated with the whole situation and hope he can turn the corner and pick up his results in the SGP / Ekstraliga.

Congratulations to Sam Hagon !! Thought it may have come a little early for him BUT fairplay improved as the meeting went on. Fully deserved.

Could he get bombed out by Wroclaw ... can they make changes like British Speedway ??? Janowski was much improved in this meeting.

The Brummies reserve pairing should keep this close.

This should be a shoot-out between Dan Thompson and Leon Flint. Have a little more race experience than majority of the field. Flint not in great form but has track advantage and when I have seen Dan Thompson he looks to have improved this season.

Track staff did an excellent job. As mentioned in this thread , the racing was a typical Prague meeting. If a hat-trick of wins at the Czech SGP makes Vaculik - King of the Marketa does that meeting make Tai - Prince Harry.

Marketa the racing is always as dull as dishwater. At least the weather over the weekend has given them an excuse for this SGP but generally a better city for drinking than racing. Woffinden looks like a junior out there tonight. He obviously has zero confidence in his machinery and is starting to back out of situations in the first turn.

Be interesting what way Ipswich go in terms of a replacement. I thought they would look at Lambert but the idea of Vaculik could work as an alternative. Guess will depend on logistics and £££$$$. Speedy and full recover Doyley !! Started the season really strongly - get yourself fit and come back stronger.

Speedy recovery to Jason Doyle. A good result for the Witches and a great effort from guest Ton Brennan but has come at great cost if as reported Doyley has a broken arm. If correct, can imagine Louis won't waste anytime organising a replacement and be on the phone to Lambert or Lindgren to cover.

Janowski is a shocker at the moment. He seems to be struggling at Wroclaw at the moment as well. Imagine he is on top dollar and Oxford seem to be very ambitious I wonder how long the promotion gives him.

Great to hear that story. In the days of Eastbourne my kids would always go into the pits and speak to the riders. Remember my daughter making a friendship bracelet for Cameron Woodward and was grinning from ear to ear when he gave her some CWR stickers in exchange for it. With the closure of Arlington it is not possible to get to tracks during the week but in Half Term we managed to get to Oxford for the meeting vs Ipswich and they were able to get photos with Emil Sayfutdinov and Doyley who was talkative and very amenable when they asked for a photo.

If Wojdylo is still at reserve he could be getting seven rides if his form is similar to his last meeting against the Brummies.

100% - Woffinden and Lambert will be using it as a test meeting.

Decent meeting tonight. The track prep looked spot-on and good to see ex-Eastbourne Eagle Mikkel Michelsen win his first SGP. Amazing that Gate 3 was a graveyard until the semi-final and final. Bewley did say that it wasn't that bad when interviewed although he did then go out and promptly ran a last from gate 3. Lambert again close but no cigar making a mistake in the semi-final when kerbing it. Bewley missed the start for whatever reason. Onto Prague what is traditionally processional.

Bet365 Zmarzlik 10/11 Lindgren 8/1 Madsen 8/1 Holder 11/1 Lambert 11/1 Bewley 14/1 Woffinden 16/1 Doyle 16/1 Vaculik 20/1 Kubera 25/1 Michelsen 50/1 Lebedev 80/1 Wozniak 80/1 Zagar 100/1 Huckenbeck 125/1 Kvech 350/1 2023 = 10 wins in Red and 9 in Yellow 2022 = 5 wins in red - 9 in blue - 6 in white and 3 in yellow. Zmarzlik won both !! Think I will look at Doyle + Vaculik e/w.

Spires with a handy guest in scott Nicholls. Bad nights for Wright , Harris and more worryingly Janowski again. Tungate maintaining his excellent form. Expected the Stars to get pumped but looks like a decent effort especially by Musielak. V