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Hagons top two boys Jason Edwards and Nathan Ablitt are flying round with times comparable to some races ,unfortunatly they are not old enough yet for the National league

Kent should have to much for Cradley this eventing.point of interest Morley v Ayers former best pairs champions..

Good team effort from the Lakeside lads,,though it has to be said the Brummies threw away a few points on the first bend..,.0ne of the best races of the season with Hurry and Parkinson Blackburn,re-passing several times ,Pauls track knowledge just having the edge,, One or two other decent races but many were well spread out and that is the problem with this league a huge difference in the class of the top riders and those at the lower end of teams ,but they all have to learn some where.i suppose,,...Despite the score line Zack was missed R/R,producing way less points than Zack would have scored....A brave move to hold this meeting with very bad weather reports certainly paid off,for Lakeside-Paul and Ben looking a class apart at home....But to their credit the Brummies battled hard all night on a track few had seen before....

tea boy,I was going on the fact that the new averages were issued putting Zack at no 1 ,,did not realise at the time that they would not be effective for this meeting

Not being able to have a guest for a 10 + rider is ridiculous ,how are you going to in any way cover that with rider replacement when a second string and at least one of your 3 pointers will have to replace him .it could cost us around 4 to 6 points ,another joke decision killing speedway,,...my opinion any way.......Is Ellis Perks available to sign and would he want too ?....And i did not realise the new averages all ready issued ,did not take effect till 1st Aug.....

Rider replacement for the unlucky Zack tonight which will undoubtably cost us several points and possibly lose us the meeting,,surely a top guest could have been found, ..Some fans may decide not to attend and who could blame them,,But the weather may still be the deciding factor....

It has been a while since the last meeting .hope we have a full side. And a good match...Personally I hate these big gaps between meetings...

Track was patchy tonight ,,Hurry,, Roynon,,Knight all had dodgy moments on it.....Williamson rode well for the Hitmen but had no answer to skipper Ben Morley who looked a class apart with an 18 point max ..The bottom 3 Lawrence ,Locke and Couzins all put in improved performances as the Hammers ran out winners by 50 --38 ,,could have been al lot more but for off nights from guest Roynon and Paul Hurry who i was told was trying out a Gerhard engine,.. and it did not look quick,,.The M25 was closed near the stadium which may have a bearing of the lower than normal attendance ,,The traffic jams were horrendous for those attending,, but to their credit all the riders made it on time ,

Should be an easy home win ,,But no Zack,,good guest in Roynan,...more importantly no Alfie Bowtel,l and no guest ! ..which means extra rides for the tail end.,,good for them,.. but not i feel for the quality of the racing,,,Jake Knight guests for Buxton,,Max Clegg on higher league duty,,Lets hope they can put on a good show and stay safe......

Bad news for most Lakeside fans with the bottom three having to take 3 of Bowtell,s rides....,Not a good move from the management as there are several possible decent replacements,,... Not me,,,but some may decide not to attend for that reason and who could blame them,as the entertainment value could be reduced considerably ,,They are obviously banking that Buxton,s tail will be even weaker than our,s ,,,? chancy that.......

is that supposed to strengthen them???

Islander 15 Thanks for that, good to know ,did not think you can have guests for second strings

Losing Bowtell to the championship dates will weaken Lakeside as there is no way RR will cover his points tally with such weak reserves and second string taking 3 rides.,Hope it does not happen to often it could effect our play off chances.....

Kent should have little trouble taking the spoils here after a fine performance at Eastbourne ,,Ben Morley guests for the injured Luke Bowen...

IOW just went through the motions this was not racing ,i know theres is the biggest track in the country and Lakeside is one of the smallest but there is plenty of experience in the IOW side and they were pathetic, Lakeside nearly had a max + 3 paid maximen in our side till Alfie given a run out in heat 15 dropped a point to Coles by a whisker on the line.....Delayed start to the meeting by half an hour not sure of the reason ? but Connor Lock never turned up till 20 past three then had his best meeting so far . This does nothing to keep the fans coming through the turnstiles especially when followed by the worst meeting seen this year ..Track staff worked hard to keep the dust down but there was some in some races unfortunately...Score 63- 27 SAYS IT ALL REALLY.......rant over........

Lakeside should have to much top end firepower for the IOW,,There could be a different story at the bottom end though..hoping for a good safe meeting for all the riders...

Obviously Gustix you are Davids biggest fan even though you do not see him ride ,,through no fault of your own,,and indeed he will do a regular middle order good job for any team with out taking any chances and at his age that is reasonable to expect,,,The problem is most fans find him boring to watch ..He did a perfectly decent stint for Lakeside,,but bringing in Hurry has made the team stronger. with the exception of last night of course....Your support is admirable.and I am glad he is fixed up with Birmingham and hope he has a good safe season there ..

Good performance from Lakeside,,there are a lot of if,s and but,s on here from both sides ,,which,all though i was not there personally appear to cancel one another out,,so probably a fair result...

Unfortunately I think the bottom ends will decide this,and do nt have much confidence in Lakesides three...Hope I am way wrong....?

Could go either way depends on how many points Lakeside get from the bottom three....

Can Mildenhall sue for lost revenue ?????

You could have a point,but what youngster would not want to sign and ride for his own team ,And if they are any good these days they are usually snapped up before their average can increase...

Having visited many national league tracks,I would say the numbers at Lakeside compare very favourably with the majority.of tracks in this league.....the fans are spread widely round the track and you do not get that consentrated look that people go by...And of course some are comparing it to the Elite league attendences

Rye and Lakeside head to head equals poor planning is it any wonder speedway is in such a mess.....

No excuses ! ,,Plymouth cheated the Lakeside fans