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Sadly the answer is 'No' but we live in hope that this season there will be no problems with the track and meetings will be run quickly and smoothly.

It would be interesting to know how many tracks still have rakers. Coventry don't. The most I have ever seen in the past was at Berwick with 9 on each bend.

Not sure I agree with that statement as Susan Boyle seems to have done pretty well for herself as a dowdy middle aged woman when she started out on 'Britain's Got Talent'.

Get on the 'phone and I'm sure they will send you another copy as they are pretty good helping if anything is wrong. Can't answer your question though as I no longer have the Speedway Star.

I think Gustix is already on that one. I wish I'd taken a screenshot but not long ago I seem to remember him wanting to delete friends on Facebook, didn't know how he'd got them and had no need for them. I decided to save him the trouble of deleting me and did the honour myself.

What is the issue then? Sorry I haven't seen any of the programmes but surprisingly for me I have heard of Sheffield United and Ched Evans.

Yes, agree. Or who is your greatest 1-7 of all time. Afraid I just have to skip over questions like that, but each to their own others might be interested.

Thanks Terry. Are you allowed to say who has been doing it for the past few months since the Polish chap went? It doesn't seem to be Steve Austin although he is apparently named in the programme as being the track curator.

I'd like to add my thanks to Sue and all the texters/updaters as well. Now I no longer have Sky I've followed matches on the updates site many times and really appreciate being able to do so. You all do a great job. Thank you.

Blimey! I'm glad when I put an action photo up of Darcy Ward (?) I didn't disagree when someone said it was Chris Holder.

I think I know one track who should get their name down for a two minute clock then they might not have so many problems with imaginary curfews.

Thanks Dave. Never heard of him but he must be doing his best to help Sandhu shut the place down.

Which previous track curator do you mean? I think the previous one to this one, whoever he is, was the Polish chap and we don't want him back again thanks. Incidentally FTM says his name is in the programme so if you have one can you say on here who it is because I don't buy a programme these days as I'm supposed to be getting rid of any unneccesary junk not adding to it.

Many thanks for the reply FTM. I know you are as passionate about a good track as I am about Speedway....or was....I'm hoping the Winter break will get my enthusiasm back. I think someone has discovered a secret ingredient for difficult tracks now - cement. Perhaps Poole should have tried that in their hole. Hope you've had a good night's sleep.

I like to think I'm not biased and won't defend Coventry when clearly something is wrong. A poor racing circuit is inexcusable considering all the years Speedway and Stock Cars have been at Brandon and standing around for ages watching tractors/staff trying to get the track in some sort of rideable condition after a match has started, as in the previous Storm meeting, or worse still before it's even started at the N.L. Fours is pathetic. So yes I'd had enough and didn't intend going to the play off final. I changed my mind when I heard it was going to be held at Leicester and they did everything right - well prepared track at short notice, brilliant atmosphere and the match all over by ten past nine. I know you are a well travelled speedway fan and promoters should be taking notice of what you and I say but they won't (with one or two exceptions) and then they wonder why fans stay away. Edited for a spelling mistake.

You'll be lucky if you get an answer to that one being as no-one seems willing to even say who the track curator is these days and everything is shrouded in secrecy. Sod the paying fans who have to put up with this all the time.

Isn't it strange how simple questions can conveniently just be ignored. FTM to his credit responded earlier to a couple of posts in detail about the track preparation but seems to have disappeared now. No wonder fans get paranoid, cheesed off and cynical.

Can you just answer one question please FTM. Has Colin Pratt been in charge of the track preparation for the past two/three months or not? Actually I've thought of another now, which of course no one answered on another thread. What exactly has to happen to prepare the track for Stock Cars being as the Storm match had to be cancelled? What would take 2 days preparation because all I can think of is removing the air fence?

Brilliant thanks. I'll have to come in this section more often.

What more could you want? Absolutely nothing is the answer. Brilliant night.

Supposed to be Colin Pratt but who knows? If it is him I can't believe, with all the experience he has, that he would prepare the track how it has been recently. But as he is presumably employed by Sandhu perhaps there is an ulterior motive. I've got very cynical in my old age.

Well I've never seen it so thanks for adding it to this thread. What an amazing little 3 year old he was on a motorbike.

Well I must say I really enjoyed my 'Saturday evening' at Beaumont Park. Good crowd, well prepared track and some excellent racing. Just shows that you don't need G.P or so called star riders to provide entertainment as that was as good as any E.L. meeting. All done and dusted by 9.10pm too. Credit goes to the Leicester promotion, the referee, riders and all the track staff for putting on such a good show with so little prior notice. Congratulations to Cradley on becoming the National League Champions.

Not a lot I shouldn't think that would take two days to prepare. Remove the air fence and what else? How the track was on Sunday I should think it would already be in perfect shape for the Stock Cars because it certainly wasn't for Speedway. The Storm have ridden on a Friday before but strange how they can't this time. I agree with you the owners are doing everything possible to get rid of Speedway, next on the list will be the Cars so it's not being used as a Motor Sport Stadium. All to pave the way for planning consent for housing on the land.

On the whole National League speedway is great and just as competitive as Elite League racing, BUT and it's a big BUT if they are provided with a diabolical track to ride on like the last two meetings at Coventry then a fair few of them will be in trouble. However, as the track preparation has more than likely been done like that on purpose at Brandon I'm sure you will be fine at Eastbourne and get to love N.L. racing.