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And both riders are on record saying it was pilot error and not track related. Makes little difference anyway, Poland do what they like and don't care about other speedway nations.

Lynn is probably the most physically demanding track that we have in the UK due to the surface. Just to add this is where Phil Morris needs to be getting involved if he's not already, to mediate and try to come to a solution.

It's not a difficult equation to work out though.....Poland have paid for all of his treatment and rehab, pay riders thousands more than they earn here and the tracks are far easier to ride. Did Emil ride for Torun but not Ippo at the end of last season? The crunch is obviously next Monday, Belle Vue away would be the meeting he'd return for if he's going to. Lynn don't ride at home for three weeks and I suspect that's the issue with tonight. You would like to think that with the relationship Ben has with Rob Lyon and his previous commitment to Britian that he will ride next week and be strong enough to stand up to Leszno if they pressure him not to.

It also means no leeway if somebody else has a stinker. But thems the breaks, just have to get on with it.

For clarity they had booked Kildemand weeks ago before Cook had even had a practice to see how his wrist was. But agree with the rest. He obviously wants to ride in Poland but not the UK at the moment and it's a good question why he had five rides today. He will clearly get banned if he rides in Poland again and then miss the next Lynn fixture after that (BV away on Monday 23rd). Lynn aren't at home for three weeks after tomorrow, I'm guessing he and Leszno don't want him to ride on the grippy Lynn track until then at the earliest. Bottom line though is if he has a doctors note after today then there's not a lot anyone can do. I really hope we see him again and it's not another Museilak situation as Ben comes across as a genuine and honest fella.

I seem to remember last year that we had a facility for Museilak for the first 28 days and after that it was a 75% facility. Essentially the club gets a month's grace if a rider witholds their services and after that they need to replace them or they only get a 75% guest.

I'd agree that bans have to be handed out if riders appear in one league and not others but I'd also say that there is an enormous difference between riding at Lezno and Lynn if you have an injury.

On the contrary, I think Dean should be involved in running the sport in the UK as he seems to have all the answers.

What happened to Matt Marson?

We were able to interview Ben for the podcast this week, you can listen on the link below. I can see him getting a 28 day ban going forward if he rides on Sunday.

Well I think the racing has been excellent so far.

Unlucky darts!

Behave 😁

Lovely old job.

But you don't get to see Holders, Kvech, Fricke, Doyle, Emil, Woffy, Bewley, Kurtz, Magic, Museilak, Zagar etc etc. And two extra teams doesn't make for 'much more fixture variety'. Plus I'd question if Championship really is 'much more competitve', really not sure it is at all. I just feel its a real shame that one of the most successful and well supported sides in the country won't strive to be the best they can be and ride at the highest level. It's all a bit safe.

Maybe they don't want to do it full time with all their other commitments? Lynn never wanted to be in this position, I think using different riders from their own NDT team is fair enough, the likelihood is that they are likely to struggle against all other RS's anyway.

Tomorrow's forecast now looks a lot more encouraging on the Met Office App.

Source?

Oo er missus

You've been on the forum long enough to appreciate that discussions develop on various threads.

Most other clubs don't own their stadia.

No, it's because Buster owns the stadium and makes money from the bars and food outlets. Would make no business sense to give people a way of watching without going.

He lives in Poland, is married to a Polish girl and only wants to do two leagues so no surprise he doesn't ride here. Nicholls and Bewley have also ducked the UK in the past, maybe it says more about British Speedway than the riders themselves.

Better tracks....apart from BV the Prem doesn't have an awful lot. Champ has Glasgow, Worky, Scunny, Redcar which are all very good.

None of the GP's this season have, they've all been garbage. Hopefully this weekend will put that right.