mikebv

Team speedway I agree.. Death by a 1000 self inflicted cuts unfortunately, with all promoters as culpable as each other for allowing such nonsense that we constantly see pervade, which has driven many thousands away... Thousands that, if they were still regularly in attendance, would make a world of difference to landlords and their rent money level.. And, maybe, saved a few more tracks..? You would hope though, that given the raw product itself clearly has a marketable value given how good it can be, that the sport does carry on akin to how the USA and Aussie run their version of the sport.. Individuals in the main, with some contrived teams put together on an adhoc basis. (Who said just like we have now?)... Given riders need so many meetings, (and the sport is pretty much solely built to allow them to do that), it will he interesting to see what gets conjured up. Given Wolves have pulled out to allow planning to take place, you can only presume that some kind of plan is already being mulled over..

He should have the most titles won ever given his contribution to virtually every team, every season... Bottom line is, of course, it doesn't really matter anyway does it, such is the way they devalue their very own competitons. Even the individual titles are now avoided by many of the riders, when, once, they at least had some credibility and kudos in winning.. Fair play to Bomber, he never ducks...

Two British lads losing jobs to an Aussie and a Dane... UK Speedway... Three world class riders... In their formative years... One learned to ride in Oz... One in Germany.... And the other was an MXer with obvious natural talent on a Speedway bike... A conveyer belt of talent, all driven by the UK's fantastic plan to protect places for UK riders...

Pretty much every rider who has rode here for a decade should get a testimonial at every track in the land.... Bomber shoukd have at least 20 league title winners medals. And 20 losers ones too.,..

He will be "injured" that night, and they will bring Freddie Lindgren in... Special dispensation, at the discretion of the MC, in the interests of Speedway etc etc etc

I, like "dozens" of others, take it very seriously indeed thank you very much, and am setting off for Leicester in a couple of minutes, so I can beat the queues to see Dan make his debut for the Lions... I remember Max riding for the Aces v Poole then riding for Poole at Leicester later that day a few years ago... I think he knocked off Hans Anderson his "for one night only" team mate... Must have got confised after the morning meeting when he was an opponent... Imagine if this "Barry White" went out to the wider public on a mainstream channel? Imagine being an Aces sponsor, or fan, and Dan getting injured tonight and missing the play offs..? Not to mention Wroclaw's reaction. A country where it actually means something to win a title... Lemon already has Roberts number though just in case... Stay safe tonight Dan....

It says this was entered "1 minute ago" on my phone... It could have read "1 decade ago".... Or maybe even 2?

No way that would be still be valid.... If it is for an MC Promoter it will be 5 points...

You cannot declare a team with a rider you know will be missing can you? If you could then everyone would sign a GP rider at the start of the season then get guests for him instead of ever using him.. Dag Lovaas could be available?

Billy?

Excellent meeting again from Poland... Emil... And, a great ride from Tai to protect Kowalski... Polish Speedway... As we often say, if only we could run the UK version with the same level of competition and credibility...

But apart from that... Very similar...

Twice in 2 races... Kowalski to the rescue again...!!?

Great atmosphere now... A big two races coming up... An eight point lead (or more), for Torun would be interesting..

Woffy has delivered good numbers so far..

West Germany v Austria... 1982 World Cup Finals.. Cough! Cough!.. Move along now please, nothing to see here..

m + n = g u e s t....

KL reserves 19 paid 20 so far... Might be giving Simon a bell again come play off time...

They couldnt pronounce his name... Ta-ra-sen-ko.... Much easier..

Didn't that used to be in the rules? No Polish top league riders in Div 2...? I presume because they raced on Fridays and Sundays when Div 2 used to have lots of meetings.. So it made sense.. And they would have been too good in the main, so it made even more sense... Wouldn't be Speedway (UK), without someone challenging an unfit for purpose rule...

Is he light enough? Doesnt seem a big lad so maybe give him a go...

The riders who DU need the money and, having done it for many years now, will be used to it... One Big League maybe would offer enough meetings to cover how many they have now, but would all clubs want to run so many? If you are losing money running 12 matches, why run 24? As that would double your losses!! A corner self painted into, and not sure if they can ever get out of it... Unless of course they all compromise and agree that for the vast majority of riders, being fully pro is not possible given the numbers paying to watch it.. And the Promoters then have to accept that a lower (but affordable) standard could be the only option.. (Fans too)...

An integral part of the sport... Something to sell off and help pay the creditors with if a club goes bust... Don't think they do the cash bond anymore (?).. And an earner when loaning them out... How it works in a "self employed world", with riders belonging to teams in other countries as well, I cannot imagine...

I am on my way to beat the queue....

And Mark Lemon does have a history of not quite understanding the guest rider rules when booking his own, so possibly wouldn't have questioned it.... It shows how seriously UK Speedway should be taken when a rider can help his team rise off the bottom of the league on Monday, and then be planned in to help put his own team back to the bottom on Thursday... Just let the lad ride.