Bagpuss

Don't think we've seen an explanation as to why this meeting was arranged for today when Bailey and Riss were never available. Agree about the SoN2 but if he ever has any ambition of being a regular in Poland then he had to be there today, I expect he would have been made to be there by the FIM anyway if there had been a dispute as Poland have priority on Sundays.

Doyle won the Peter Craven at the beginning of the season too. Very much depends on how fit he feels.

No idea why anyone would laugh at that, seems like a balanced opinion. He's struggled a little over the last couple of matches, hope he can score a few more points in his remaining meetings.

Bingo @Tracy Bird

Weather forecast looks decent.

I guess we will see how fit JD really is. Looks a tall order for BV but if they can rip into the Witches early doors they have a chance.

You're right, it isn't

Elfield Park?

Chris Manchester

Kemp and Ablitt

Has this been confirmed as no as that's what my research suggests too

Charlie Venegas

Blackbird Rd?

That's fair enough and clearly a factor but you'd still expect one of the top half a dozen riders in the world to score more than five. He had a modest score in Sweden on Tuesday too, it's pretty clear where his priorities lie this week.

Maybe it isn't but Bewley wins GP's and has just scored paid seventeen away from home in an Extraliga final. Something doesn't add up.

Long Eaton!

A million miles from good enough from Bewley. Can't see BV pulling that back.

Rochdale?

Crewe?

It's definitely helped.

That's the bottom line. I think guests, R/R and doubling help don't help though. My wife's grandad no longer goes to Belle Vue regularly for a number of reasons but if you ask him why the first reason he will come out with is the lack of a team identity. I know on the odd occasions I go that if Lynn don't have a full team my enthusiasm drops. Overstated maybe but definitely a factor. I would suggest that apart from replacing number ones there should be a pool of riders to choose guests from who don't ride in the same division abs aren't going to ride for you one week and against you the next.it needs reigning in.

Out of interest how many guests were permitted back in the day? I started going in the the early eighties and I can remember guests for number ones while everything else was covered by R/R and juniors. I could stomach that, it's when teams have been running with three, four and sometimes five riders borrowed from other teams that it gets silly.

Quite apart from that is it not a condition of the local council issuing a safety certificate or whatever is required to allow the venue to operate?

I can remember pink helmet colours being the in thing for a short time in the late 80's instead of red, presumably the authorities clamped down on it sharpish.