Deanomachino

every rider that has hit one full on including myself is proof enough .i have spent a few times in hospital when ive hit other fences .the worst crash i ever had was at newport with an air fence which i broke my helmet but apart from some aches and pains i was relativly ok .when we did the SRA meetings every rider bar none wanted an air fence and i dont think that will ever change. The fitting is an issue that needs to be looked at but the air/foam fence is a must. If want scientific proof the get a bouncy castle on one side of your garden and the normal garden fence on the other then borrow a motorbike and ride full speed into each one in turn and see for yourself which one is best

It dosent matter what the FIM or prince charles for that matter say .we are talking about a safety issue that is not about money making or whatever .the air /polyfoam fence is an absolute must at every track. yes the way its fitted down needs looking at but the fence itself it a total yes ,no buts. It needs to be installed everywhere

in the couple of meetings that ive seen jack .i think his bravery is far greater than his ability but thats down to his inexperiance having just started racing. in a couple of years time if he can stay injury free i think he could make a decent rider.but in the meantime he does look a bit wild

i dont think this true .maybe before a meeting you might notice the fence and think it but when in a race the fence dosent exsist and neither does crashing .if either does your in the wrong game. all that matters is winning. its a different story away from the track when common sense kicks in

get yourself to buxton on sunday .it will be the speedway you loved. japs jawas weslakes. ex riders ,no stupid rules .a dip into the past to secure the future and just £10 to get in

you have the chance to see for yourself next sunday at buxton Aidan Collins will be riding one in the meeting against laydowns and uprights

yes it was but its the instalation of the fence not the fence itself that needs to addressed

there does need to be some research into the fitting of airfences and whats behind some of them (lifting up) but the airfences are by far the best fence at any track ,trust me i know ive tested one to the full. check out my profile picture .im the one in white not the one on the ground. that would of ended a lot worse without an air fence

best wishes mate

woofy was born in england loram wasnt ,he was born in malta

no other way of saying it but that was a boring GP and sick of seeing freeloaders pulling " rad" moves when the camera is on them. Well done tai nearly there

sky do a good job but do they really push speedway on their channels. its never advertised .you never see trailers for it .on the other side eurosport look like they have really taken it under their motorsport wing and seem to be really pushing the sport out there to a bigger audience.

there will always be enough riders but the standard might drop a little but it wont be noticed after a couple of matches. fans form a bond with their team or riders and its that bond which is getting lost because speedway is becoming like a swingers club, riders are just turning out for any team and fans lose that bond. also what is the alternative? do nothing carry on as we are and watch the sport go deeper into the abiss

speaking from watching from a fan point of view and this is only on league racing .i am fed up with guests and double up/down and not knowing who is in a team from week to week. i can except injuries happen but i dont except riders missing when they are riding for another team .and i am fuming at the cheating and lying to the public about riders not riding because whatever reason .i know why promoters do it because its win at all costs but i believe this evil is hammering the nail in british speedway .from next season we have got to say its britain first ,if you cant commit to that then you dont ride here. yes it might be painfull but in the long term surely the sport will be better for it. as for the promoters lying about absent riders well lets just hope it comes back to bite them

not saying Darcy is right or wrong but Chris Holder said in an interview earlier in the year that he has never been to a gym in his life its not his thing. he is not doing to badly because of it

its £10 but most teams pay more. a couple pay a fair bit more

it also tells you that the ones that are availible wont ride for the money that buxton pay

i wasnt knocking stocks i was just making the point about speedway gets a raw deal for spilling a droplet oil .personally i think speedway should be more like stocks and not trying to be something its not

these would be the same tracks that other nights of the week run stockcars and bangers which half dont even have silencers and drop oil all over the place yet we get crucified for spilling a droplet from our breather pipes. if this were cricket football f1 or any other sport noise wouldnt be an issue. there are some people in the world that love noise and we have as much right to make it as any tree loving person. and im bloody well going to

no doubt certain engine tuner will be saying kelvin talks crap like he does on twitter everytime kelvin makes a point about bikes

any big name ex riders fancy a skid on the 29th september. message me

has anyone got a contact/mobile number for tony mcdonald ?.if so could you private message it to me please thank you

why do sports psycoligists exsist then ? and yes they have been used in speedway but they were not tuning the engines and i didnt say rider who dont have the belief are poor riders i said it can be diffetence between winning and losing. if you have ever raced a speedway bike competitively you will know sitting on that start line the true meaning of belief in yourself to get to that corner 1st no matter who the other 3riders are

ok obviously you didnt get my point about kelvin .lets put it another way when you have the talent and the best equipment money can buy ,the difference between winning and losing in speedway is a good 100% strong belief in yourself and very few riders over the years have had that and those that have had it have gone on to be multi world champions. . if im wong well its just my opinion .

im not denying kelvins talents as a rider or tuner but if he is that good why was he never speedway world champion? .my answer to that would be as good a rider as he was he didnt have the capacity to manipulate situations. some of what you say about bridger and barker is correct butnot all . nicki pedersen is an example .even on a slow bike you can never dicount him. he hasnt got a natural style but he makes the opposition know he is there .when you race against nicki you KNOW your against nicki and thats the way he wants it and has made it and in speedway at the top level you need to be 100% focused on winning and when 10% of that is focused on nicki you give him that extra. this can be said of mauger,olsen,rickardsson ,penhall, nielsen in fact all of the multi world champs. all of them had the capacity to manipulate. if kelvin or anybody else for that matter has got something to bring to the table then why are they not doing it?. is it a money thing or a closed shop issue