Bagpuss

Agree about Worrall, will be good for his development to get him away from number two.

The worrying thing is this appears to be the idea of the new co promoter who has been brought in to help improve things

A Pole? That's a wind up surely?

Lots of smileys usually means a post isn't to be taken seriously so I'm going to do just that.

Rather than ability may be its a matter of attitude and application? It's a track he clearly dislikes so perhaps he lacks the desire to put in the hard work to master it?

Indeed. Nick Conrad suggested that a sport like speedway should have a theme tune by Slipknot or someone similar, wouldn't go that far personally but it definitely requires something heavier.

I like the idea but the rendition I heard on Radio Norfolk this morning made me cringe. Can't see the quiet and reserved folk of Norfolk belting that one out

Big difference in the image they portray too.

The standard of the reserves and two or three of the number ones, other than that there's not a lot of difference. Middle orders very similar.

You could argue that individuals arranged by a riders club are a variation on team friendlies anyway, they both have the same purpose. All you need is an international calander where meetings are logged and riders then sign contracts to ride in them.....if he goes back on that agreement to ride elsewhere he gets a ban, simple.

Pikey Pirates

Those moto X style outfits arrived in 2000, we had them at Lynn in what was Wagstaff's first season (Silver Machine) and as you say Wolves had something very similar. As Walter says in 1998 the terrible lycra oversuits were used (I think they may have been Wiggy's idea) and didn't last that long and most riders had their own kevlars in team colours made pretty quickly. The lycra suits even had matching full helmet colours! Eurgh. If a much better version of these oversuits could be made they would eliminate the cost of team racesuits without compromising on team identity.

I'm not against lycra oversuits as long as they aren't like those awful things worn in the EL in 1998.

Somebody has mentioned some Swedish sides not using them and how that doesn't look as good. Any team, whether that be a club or national side, looks far less professional and like a proper 'team' if they don't have matching race suits.

No brainer, they are a must in terms of a professional image nowadays.

The second sentence reeks of the usual Poole arrogance which up to now we haven't seen from poolebolton. Hopefully its a one off.

Absolutely. Matching race jackets amongst a mish mash of different race suits has long since had its day and looks awful in team speedway.

And mine! They still even watch 101 & 103 rather than 115 & 178

Maria Herrera has been in the Moto 3 category of Moto GP for three years.

Team sponsorship announced http://kingslynnstars.co/news.php?extend.30579

Been discussed many times before, no stock cars would almost certainly mean no top flight speedway. As nice as an Easter League meeting would be it ain't gonna happen, although I believe Ipswich declined home and away Good Friday challenge matches for this year?

Lewis Bridger is one of the most naturally talented motorcyclists I've seen going round a speedway track in my 30+ years of attending. Unfortunately there are many more ingredients to being a top speedway rider and sadly he didn't have many of them.

Can't agree with you there, it's Lakeside raceday and not a Premiership one, simple as that really. Obviously the extra pennies on the gate are worth it to Somerset even though it will weaken them against the best team in the league.