mikebv

It is 100% down to the promoters, not the riders... They are the ones who agree the meeting criteria to be followed, and also are the ones who sign riders knowing clashes are inevitable, eg Zack Cook... Lawson is following the criteria laid down... And, without using riders who will inevitably have clashes abroad, who actually would fill the team places?...

Having watched him for many years I don't think he ever gives less than 100%... Proper Box Office....

He would be assessed as a GP rider now wouldn't he?.. Be great to watch around Ipswich... Stand well back though...

Uber around five/six quid... Plenty of regular buses too, at £2 from the city centre.. Five mins in a taxi, around ten on a bus...

Certainly adds to the atmosphere....

Wouldn't he be banned if he doesn't go?... It was mentioned that he should be asked on BSN last night about why he is in Denmark and not the UK.. Maybe the promoters of Poole should have explained why when informing everyone that they had booked Sam Masters to replace him... It is hardly the fault of the riders that such situations occur is it?..

To get 8 teams in the top tier I am sure some work will be done on averages... Bringing 8 competitive teams to the tapes will be the aim... Maybe even less riders per team to deliver that "wider difference" between the leagues, that Richard Coleman has mentioned needs to happen.. If UK Speedway is having to go head to head next season with Denmark and Sweden for the same Polish contracted riders, then maybe less riders per team would mean higher payments to them?.. Denmark have five rider teams, and riders have five and six rides... I thought that Doubling Up would be a key advantage for the UK, when attracting those riding in Poland, given the number of total meetings would far outweigh Sweden and Denmark... Stopping DU'ing for these riders no longer gives the UK this advantage... Possibly they will go home and away twice to raise the number of meetings higher than Denmark and Sweden?...

Makes a big difference to any meeting when a decent amount of away fans turn up.. In Football the Premier League cap away fans at £30.. Speedway should do some similar reduced cost prices for away fans...

He also had a very serious injury when in the USA in the close season... Maybe the NSS being so wide and safe suits him more currently...?? He will certainly be someone to get next season on whatever his average ends up as..

Depending on what Poland decide... For the Championship, it could be next season... You would think the top tier are pushing for eight teams, to sell to TV, and also ensuring a fair shareout of any top talent that decide to ride over here to encourage two teams to move up.. With fixed race nights not being needed anymore to accommodate the DUers, meaning the likes of Poole and Glasgow for example, could keep their key race nights and move up... Maybe adhoc Friday or Saturdays as required for Glasgow depending on Polish commitments of any of the 14 riders?.. The Championship without the many HL's who ride in Poland could be a very different landscape... And, if the top tier get a TV deal, they can offer the current shared riders more of a guarantee...

You would end up with the NDL racing you describe.. If (when), Poland bring in their "Poland plus one league" stipulation then many who double up now won't be able to, even if they choose the UK over Sweden and Denmark as their "other league".. I can see Poole going tier one on Wednesdays next season given the standard of teams the Championship may end up with without the HL's who double up and have Polish contracts..

I agree. . I remember some of the Aces teams post 1993 to 2000+... Six of us used to go, and we all ensured we got there as late as possible just in case any of us got given a team place!!!

And the reason why they didn't get Doyle as No1 was down to their previous owner selling up, and the time it took... Which also then impacted every other track as fixtures couldn't be published, and season tickets couldn't be sold...

Blimey... One average season in the last what? Five?... An "average season" where they will still make the play offs, and can still win the KO Cup...

Difficult these days to get a "technical track" spot on.. The more "Elite" riders can handle it, but the next levels down can struggle on them...

Then don't run on Wednesdays....

Lawson doesn't make the criteria for fixed race nights... The promoters agree them with the FIM... He will just be following the rules as agreed by the four main countries..... I wouldn't be surprised if he would much prefer to travel to Poole rather than Denmark... Particularly as he also has a "day job" over here...

On social media, anyone can be a "speedway fan"... Just like a crap restaurant can have great reviews... Those sitting in judgement won't consider any personal comments made on some SM platform,, both positive or negative..

How soon fixtures are out isn't relevant with fixed race nights... (Unless rearranged dates).. Denmark use Wednesday so using any rider with a Danish contract will always carry a fixture clash threat... The difference with this situation is that usually teams are happy to arrange meetings away from home without their best riders, but, on this occasion, the home team has their best rider missing..... Denmark will also see their league as being more important than either of the UK ones given the riders they have on their books this season...

I don't disagree, but the "authorities" are the promoters themselves... And the "authorities" have allowed teams (Poole being one with Zach Cook), to sign riders who already had Polish contracts before they sgned in the UK, so knew they would miss weekend meetings...

Which meeting was scheduled first?... Wednesday is Denmark's priority night so presumably their meeting was on the calender first?..

Part of what makes Poland so watchable for me is the closeness of the racing .. Not always passing, but you can often see the rider behind trying new lines to at least try and make a pass.. And the consistent, usually quite slick, track surfaces give riders confidence to ride close, plus stops the rider in front filling everyone in and then flying off around a grippy track... Even "dead rubbers" in Ht14 and Ht15 can be brilliant to watch... (I presume £2k a point may have some influence on this though)...😁

Their doctors are also amazing... Riders can be completely unfit to ride on a Thursday but OK to ride on the Friday, Saturday or Sunday over there... Sometimes if is only a temporary situation though, as the ailment comes back on the Monday..

Their doctors are also amazing... Riders can be completely unfit to ride on a Thursday but OK to ride on the Friday, Saturday or Sunday over there... Sometimes if is only a temporary situation though, as the ailment comes back on the Monday..

Time is a great healer.