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£5 and a free Burger?

I think you have got one little word too many in that post.......'if'. I reckon Leicester want to drop down but doubt if the Tigers want to go up so the matches should be very interesting, once they sort out exactly who is riding for who.

I'm veggie. Winner, winner chips for dinner.

There is only room in the stadiums car park for 235 so it fills up very quickly and the rest have to park in the Shopping Centre. I just go straight there because it's normally full pretty early for league matches. I'm not sure about motorcycle parking but I doubt it could be left actually inside as there isn't room. I've seen motorbikes left in the car park and there is also usually a training school going on on Sunday's so people around. I think your best bet though is to get in touch with the stadium via the website to see if your motorbike could be left nearer where the riders park and disabled drivers. Sorry I can't be of more help. Hope you enjoy the meeting. Unfortunately I can't go as we have our big annual family get-together this Sunday. Edit......Just checked and there is room for 15 motorcycles in the stadium car park but of course that is not inside but a little way down the hill. Contact details if you did want to telephone beforehand............ Telephone: Stadium Office: 0116 235 8916 Mobile: 07484 915 573

Just to pick up on this I did comment on Sunday how a lot of the riders in the British Junior Championship at Leicester were keeping the throttle open all the way round and not shutting off halfway along the straights like I've seen some of them do. Very impressive! Just gutted we had to leave after heat 7 in order to get back to the car park before the 4 hour limit was up as we were really enjoying watching them.

Yes, that's how it worked. I've never had a bet in my life but opened an account with £5 so I could watch Coventry's away matches. Small screen, one camera and no sound, although at some tracks it was possible to hear the announcer. When they stopped showing Speedway I was able to withdraw the £5 so it was great value.

They'll probably arrange it for the doubling up riders to be in their championship team at home then riding for Leicester at Beaumont Park, with both teams trying desperately to lose. Or.........alternatively the relegation play-offs could just be quietly forgotten as a stupid idea in the first place because tracks have always decided which league they are financially more able to run in. We will know the answer soon.

Yes, he's independant as he doesn't have a team to support, not having one in Wales. Are you saying otherwise? I mean he has some weird ideas especially about us poor old folk but most of what he says is sensible and he's always banging on about fixture clashes so I'd give him the job in 2018. He can't do it any worse than it's been done for the last few seasons.

But hopefully there won't be any anyway so it won't be a problem. I've got a better idea each track keep their current selected race night if they wish but get someone in who understands how to arrange the fixtures to avoid clashes between the Premiership and Championship. Rain-offs apart this shouldn't be that difficult ~ I bet SCB could do it. If riders want to be in Poland or SEC meetings etc., then don't bother employing them to ride in the UK. I'd be quite happy with a 'lower standard' as long as some thought is given to how the races are sorted out so that riders of a roughly equal standard meet each other.

I presume this was back in June when it was a 45 all draw? Missed this one as we were on holiday so I can't comment on the racing except that judging by the updates site you are probably right about there being little passing that night. However, you can't say 'it hasn't improved much' after watching one match this season as that's rather unfair. I go to 99% of the meetings and know that the racing has definitely improved following the track alterations. Just a shame the previous promoter was too stubborn to implement them earlier and lost a lot of fans who have never returned.

Well, as someone who has been to every match this season and 2016, except two when we were on holiday (since they dropped the dog ban) I can guarantee the racing is a whole lot better than it used to be. My husband went from the beginning and 9 times out of 10 would come home moaning about the lack of passing, so much so that he gave up completely in 2015 and didn't go all season. Since the bends have both been widened the racing is no different to any other track ~ some brilliant, some good and some processional races. It was rather slick yesterday but probably prepared with rain in mind, which duly arrived during heat 13.

Yes, we enjoyed that although somewhat surprised at the score as Coventry looked much stronger on paper. Lions were ahead 41-28 after 11 heats but then were unlucky with 2 engine failures which closed the gap up a bit. Thanks to everyone involved in organising this meeting and to all the riders. Shame there was a delay because of the rain as it meant having to leave half way through the British Youth Championship due to the 4 hour limit in the car park. Not sure if we made it out in the nick of time but I suppose we'll find out soon enough.

I think most people know anyway and Jeff has given the first name, but what good would it do apart from moving in next door and being a bad neighbour. However, judging by previous comments that's covered already.

Disappointing not to have any team news yet, especially when the Coventry team looks pretty strong. Hope this isn't going to fizzle out again.

That's what I thought too but it doesn't stop the mechanics from coming onto the track. Good referees stick the 2 minutes on immediately so there's not much of a delay but unfortunately there aren't that many good referees.

Sure is. I just wish there were more options than just the 'Like' icon. A few others would enable us to show our appreciation, or otherwise, of a post as per Facebook. Mind you they are missing a few that I'd like to use sometimes as well.

Blimey that Coventry team looks pretty strong so hopefully Lions will get a good guest for the missing Pole. Incidentally it looks at the moment as if there is no extra charge for the British Youth Championship that follows this match which is just as well because there may be problems with the 4 hour limit in the car park.

I think the other 20 were Rory Schlein.

And Poole.......probably.

Now I've found the article I can tell you that the original plan for the development was going to cost £2.5 million but that included things that have never happened. BMX track, cycle speedway track, mountain bike trail, 12 five-a-side football pitches etc., so I don't really know how much just building the speedway track/stadium cost but must have been at least half of that amount I should think, especially as a lot of the work was done by volunteers. As to the club house ~ there is one with a bar in the car park but I've never been so don't know how big it is inside.

Yes it certainly would be but I'm sure the Poole promotion and fans will accept it just as graciously as they did in 2010.

Nigel's ashes were in a container and buried at the starting gate so I should think they will be removed if they haven't already.

Unfortunately I agree and am now resigned to there being no future for the Bees but hoping to be proved wrong.

Interesting. Has local lad David ever rode at the new track? Perhaps when Lions were in the lower division. I was hoping at some point in his career David would be a Lion but I suppose there's still time now he has come out of retirement. Wouldn't be much travelling expenses to pay.

Does Rory Schlein fit? He seems to be very popular at the moment.