NeilWatson

This will only affect drivers approaching from the east - I suggest that instead of turning off at the Gordon Arms pub and coming down the Oundle Road drivers carry on to the Hampton roundabout and turn right towards the A1.

See post 1261 above

Peterborough home meetings this season: Rye House Plymouth (abandoned) Somerset Plymouth Ipswich Newcastle Scunthorpe Plymouth Ipswich Workington Sheffield Redcar

Tuesday was 'continuity day' - nothing to do with Coventry or Ryan - we understood that the disjointed fixture list wasn't ideal, and anticipated that a regular race-night would improve the crowds. Weekend dates are always at a premium when fitting in around all the other events at the Showground.

Tai Woffinden (Wolverhampton) Chris Harris (Coventry) Danny King (Birmingham/Newcastle) Craig Cook (Belle Vue/Edinburgh) Simon Stead (Leicester/Sheffield) Richie Worrall (Belle Vue/Ipswich) Richard Lawson (Lakeside/Redcar) Ben Barker (Birmingham/Plymouth) Lewis Bridger (Lakeside) Lewis Kerr (King’s Lynn/Newcastle)

Not sure how that would have helped - the issue with the sun is coming off the third bend (or first bend.....)

COVENTRY Storm raced to a convincing 55-40 win at Buxton on Sunday – to put one foot firmly into the semi-finals of the National League Knockout Cup. Luke Crang scored a four-ride paid maximum for the City Gearboxes Storm, whose top four on the day were all in consistent race-winning form at the Hi-Edge Raceway in the continued absence of British Under-19 Champion Stefan Nielsen. Crang formed a dynamic partnership with Oliver Greenwood, with both riders thankfully back from injury and securing 5-1 advantages in all three of their races together. Skipper James Sarjeant reeled off wins in his first three rides before unluckily spinning out on turn four in Heat 13 when he looked set for a 5-1 with Greenwood, whilst Oliver’s namesake Dan collected impressive wins in his last two outings. Reserve duo Ryan Terry-Daley and Martin Knuckey helped the Storm make a terrific start to the meeting as they scored an untroubled 5-1 in Heat 2, although both were then involved in a series of incidents in tough track conditions. The home side had fallers in each of the first three races, Ryan Blacklock coming to grief when he held the lead on the fourth bend of Heat 3, whilst Knuckey came down twice in Heat 4 with Sarjeant a clear winner. Crang and Oliver Greenwood had seen off home No.1 Liam Carr in Heat 1 and did the job again in Heat 5 against Blacklock and Tom Woolley, whilst a good first lap of action in Heat 6 saw Sarjeant re-pass Carr to extend the Storm’s lead to 14 points. The vastly experienced Tony Atkin won a tactical ride in Heat 7 for the Hitmen with Knuckey coming down right at the exit of turn four when holding third place, whilst Terry-Daley was a first-bend faller in Heat 9 and Knuckey went into the second-bend air-fence in the next race when making a determined effort to pass Adam Extance. But further race wins for Crang and Sarjeant maintained a nine-point Coventry lead, which became 13 when Crang and Oliver Greenwood held an ever-trying Atkin at bay in Heat 11. Dan Greenwood hit the front in Heat 12 only for the race to be stopped when Terry-Daley and Extance tangled on turn three, with the home rider disqualified. Greenwood repeated his fast start next time out to limit Blacklock, taking the second tactical ride, to four points. Carr ended Oliver Greenwood’s unbeaten run by winning Heat 13 at the second attempt after Sarjeant had fallen, the Storm captain being frustrated by a broken clutch lever as he tried to clear his machine from the circuit. The gap at this stage was 11 points but the Storm further extended it in the final two races, Dan Greenwood taking Heat 14 after a fall for Stefan Farnaby, and there was another 4-2 in the last as Oliver Greenwood rounded Carr on turn two with Sarjeant just failing to make it through on the inside. It means the Storm take a 15-point lead into the second leg at Brandon on a date to be confirmed, and they next go into action in the National League at King’s Lynn on Friday. Manager Laurence Rogers said: “It was an excellent job done by the whole team on what was a very rough track. We did ask for it to be graded after two races and that was when we were 10-2 up, but it was a great team performance. “Olly and Luke were a tremendous opening partnership, Sarj was on it, and Dan was back to his best. It was nice to have most of the team back together and helping each other, and also nice to see the Coventry fans here to support them – it’s very much appreciated. “I do feel sorry for Martin Knuckey because he put a lot in on a track where he broke his arm two years ago, and he was trying so hard. “Now we need to get the second leg arranged as soon as we can, because a semi-final against a certain Cradley would be a very nice one!” BUXTON 40: Liam Carr 11, Tony Atkin 10, Ryan Blacklock 7, Tom Woolley 6+1, Adam Extance 4, Stefan Farnaby 2+1, Sean Phillips 0. COVENTRY 55: Oliver Greenwood 13+1, Dan Greenwood 12, Luke Crang 10+2, James Sarjeant 10, Ryan Terry-Daley 8+1, Martin Knuckey 2+1, Stefan Nielsen r/r. ENDS

As Panthers are running RR as well, it makes sense to use the facilities in this way.

COVENTRY will host local rivals Cradley Heath in the second leg of the Travel Plus Trophy at Brandon this Friday, June 27 (7.30pm). The meeting, originally scheduled as the season-opener back in March, was abandoned after six races and the re-staging date has now been agreed. The tie is evenly poised after the sides met at Monmore Green on April 1 and the Heathens will bring an eight-point lead into the return fixture after a 48-40 win. There was then a dramatic National League clash between the clubs on Easter Monday when the City Gearboxes Storm ran out 46-43 winners, to inflict the only defeat on the Heathens so far in 2014. The Storm have been short of meetings recently and several of their team members are making returns from injury, so Friday’s match comes at a good time ahead of the KO Cup trip to Buxton on Sunday. The Trophy is backed by Travel Plus Tours, whose chief James Easter operates trips to all major speedway Grand Prix and World Cup events. Coventry would like to place on record their appreciation to Cradley for their agreement to Friday’s date.

18.10 FACILITIES a) Absent #1: G or RR b.) 1 Absent Rider (2 – 5): RR c) More than 1 Absent Rider (1 - 5) 1 x RR facility and G for all others d) Absent #6: G e) Absent #7: NL G* f) Absent #6 and #7 Riders: G (for the absent #6) / NL G* (for the other) g) “No Facility”: NL G* NL G*: a Rider eligible for a NL Team who has never achieved an actual PL MA of 4.00 or above

Looks like evening/overnight closures with diversions http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/a47-kings-lynn-bypass-rewaterproofing-resurfacing/ As 'Star Lady' says, there is a safety issue for speedway racing with the hospital being the other side of the closure.

Peterborough race Ipswich and Plymouth

http://www.peterboroughpanthers.co/news.php?extend.2178

An announcement will be made tomorrow I believe.

3.29

Coventry pits have a viewing area open prior to the meeting.

http://www.peterboroughpanthers.co/news.php?extend.2172.2

Dan Halsey is the Panthers' guest on Tuesday

Stadium post-code PL7 4NW

See post 17 - just above yours :-)

SR 16.3.1. In any declaration where 2 or more Riders hold an identical MA (i.e. cannot be determined by a 3rd or more decimal point) then the (re) Declaration must nominate the hierarchical order except that where Riders have a previous MA then the higher placed Rider from the previous issue shall retain the higher position.

No - 15 heat wins for the Storm.

Ryan plans to ride in both meetings.

PETERBOROUGH duo Lasse Bjerre and Ales Dryml have been passed fit to race in the club’s re-arranged Premier League KO Cup quarter-final clash with Scunthorpe on Tuesday. The duo both crashed during the Panthers’ defeat at Ipswich last week but have received the all-clear to return – although the home side do have a concern over Lewis Blackbird following a heavy fall at the weekend. Peterborough co-promoter Trevor Swales said: “Touch wood Lewis will be okay too. He was involved in what sounds like a nasty crash at Eastbourne on Saturday and his shoulder has really stiffened up since. We will have to use rider-replacement if Lewis doesn’t make it, but we certainly hope to be at full-strength for what will hopefully be our first home meeting for some time. “We need to make sure we are a lot sharper away from the tapes than we were at Ipswich last week because we need to build up a good advantage to take to Scunthorpe for the second leg.” Scunthorpe are looking to improve upon on a disastrous KO Cup record which has seen them lose 18 of the 19 first-round ties they have contested at second-tier level since 1972. Promoter Rob Godfrey said: “It’s about time we had a bit of success in this competition. Peterborough are a welcome addition to the Premier League. They will be worthy opponents, but of course we want to overcome them and progress.” Peterborough are running their reduced admission offer for members of the armed forces and emergency services tonight, with entry available for £10 on production of the relevant identification.

If you carry a mobile phone it's worth setting a contact titled ICE ( in case of emergency) too.