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That first bend showed exactly why Wright should be in the WTC...

Fair move from Doyle... A big hole left and he took it...

It just shows what a knifedge the sport in the UK is on.. Sponsors have become for many a sizeable chunk of the "cake", rather than the cherry on top of the icing on it... A true real supporter of the sport for many years, so you have to send best wishes to him and to Wolves..

Emil always box office... Rides great around the NSS so should be worth tuning in for...

Artem has just gone out for lunch and ordered a prawn vindaloo... MOTWYW.....

Wright must have said that he didnt want to do it... ? Given the shape of the track, and his commitment, tenacity and hard riding style, surely he would have been a shoe in to take position four?

Dan has missed out on several finals.. It is a good job for the rest given he never loses them...

To be fair, 2nd bike possibly spun up a bit.?

An assist for Lambert...? Well done Dan....

Thomsen excluded...

Seen that before...

Maybe Thomsen going over to him made the ref think it was an admission of guilt... ?

As I say... Stupid rule.. Tool longer to argue than it would have to put all four back in.. Hone town decision too. Surprise....

Stupid rule... All four back...

You would have to get every country to agree.. And the FIM would need to be invoived to enforce the rule, as all their competitions would need to follow the sane regulations.. And riders with currently tens of thousands of pounds of machinery would have no use for it, and need to purchase more.. A potentially good idea but simply that horse has bolted and their isn't even a stable anymore, never mind a door to it...

Having a break?.... I'll get me coat... Cue other puns.....

The racing is, I would say, better than ever.. The amount of TV coverage has never been so high, both domestically and globally.. Both, combined, delivering huge opportunities for growth in the UK.. Sadly, opportunities that are never taken up, or maybe even noticed?, it appears..

Also a cost consideration too I would imagine.. The big scores at home will need some balance as I would think there isnt too much profit made running a "junior team"... Nor will many fans (if any at all), travel away to watch them, so winning at home and being "competitive " away wont be the worst plan in the world..

Only in (UK) Speedway could this be a good thing for a team...

Captain Kurtz... Becoming a proper leader in the team, and possibly the most committed, hard riding, Captain in the league?

Weren't rev limiters proposed and supposedly going to be implemented?

They might bring in a boxing ref instead and he will step in after heat six....

In the interview he quoted the "£10k a night" nonsense mentioned by some, and said that it was not even near half that.. So. Let's say it is somewhere between 3k and 4k a night, and Artem was only booked in for say 10 meetings (who knows if certain meetings were not required?), then you can maybe suggest around £30k (ish) for the deal? 7 tracks sharing around circa £250k maybe?

In the Speedway Star interview with Alex Brady, he said that the "TV money" completely covered Laguta's salary to the end of the season, with the money from Discovery held in a separate company account which he didn't control... If Artem's costs are covered, does that mean the rest of the team are "over budget" as was quoted...?

With the ultimate irony being that they are expected to have the best equipment by their bosses, who then lromptly devalue the very competition they are trying to win by the implementation of their very own operating model.. An incredible plan... Obviously new kit is also purchased to pursue individual ambitions, which, again, will require a certain amount of income to sustain.. Income that you can only presume has some direct link in part to the admission costs that the regular punters pay.. A very unusual business plan and operating model..