mikebv

100%... The big difference isnt the overall racing but the size of the crowds... An "average" meeting (of which most were just like today), didn't seem so average when you had decent crowd numbers who brought noise and a fair few away fans to add a bit of rivalry and increased the atmosphere...

Last season they would still have had to go head to head v the Aces... With a not too good record at the NSS, even with a full team... With the Aces having NKI instead of Cook too.... This year, if they can keep that team together it should be a shoe in.. But, given the injury record of several of that team, you never know... Should injuries strike though they will have some big averages to bring some very good guests in..

A fantastic issue... Scanned first time too... Well Done to all who produce the Speedway Star... Always worth the outlay...

With Brennan, Ipswich have two "number 5's" and with Ellis and King they have two more "number 3's" rather than having second strings... A fantastically well put together team, even more so when you look at their excellent reserve strength where you have a "second string" level rider and a top level RS... If they don't win the league this year, they never will...

But legally not a good thing to do.... If someone has a health condition, and is being supported with it by an "employer", no one else has a right to know what a) the condition is, and b) what the support mechanic is... GDPR failure is a growing litigation breach .....

Bloody rules!!!..... Surely on this occasion though it would be "in the interests of Speedway" to allow Bomber to ride? In fact, every time Ipswich race it would be worth letting Bomber ride at reserve against them... 30 - 60 is my prediction...

Must admit, it did seem to be a "gift horse" didn't it? If not 100% to ride then he, or the manager ,should have made the call for him to withdraw from the meeting.. And also, I am quite surprised the KL fans have been seemingly "ok" about the mechanical failures.. The Aces seemed to have working bikes.. Which is pretty much the most important thing..

Not sure a defeat by ten... Kurtz would have had a tac ride and Harris did take two of Boughen's rides, when he would only have been able to take one max otherwise... (Was that legal by the way as IRR wouldn't have been in place?) But, that is sport, and particularly in one that requires a level of mechanical capability from the competitors, you could counter argue that the meeting was lost in the preparation of certain riders .. All things being equal though, KL would have won I would say... But closer given one more ride for Boughen and a Tac ride for Kurtz, (probably with Lidsey)...

Thank you for the info.. Much appreciated.... Best wishes to Woffy....

Terrible news... Best wishes to Tai....

It should be good for the sport overall to have a "super team" in the league .. 1998 brought great crowds when Ipswich visited so let's hope for more of the same. A strong top 3, two good second strings who will push for the 3rd HL spot, one very good reserve, and one of the best (if not the best), rising stars... An almost perfect scenario from a team building perspective . Let's hope injuries don't wreck their season, as they will attract plenty of non regular fans to the other six tracks when they visit . Edit. A good job they have a fantastic sponsor given the money they may need to pay out!!!😁

The cost of paying for SON tickets did adversely impact the Aces crowds last season so it wasn't a surprise to see the crowd impacted on Monday.. BSN also covered Mondays meeting so it would be interesting to see if it was well watched.. It was though the KO Cup too which isn't always a crowd puller until the final... The good news was that the Aces at least reached the quarters....

I watch them on the telly though.... That must count....

And there is only nearly 3 months left to sell them!!!😀

Indeed... You only have to watch the podcasts with several "top" riders talking about how much more "fun" and "less intense" and how much more "social" it is over here... Mixing together in the pits for example being cited as an indicator of how so much more "relaxed" a meeting is over here... No point taking too many risks over here when your Polish team will stop paying you (and want their up front money back), if you get injured riding in the UK..