mikebv

The 100's of empty seats in the grandstand as the infield camera shows the race starts wont be painting a good picture in any way shape or form.. As has been said, totally ludicrous to run a meeting on a night when it would be 100% expected to have riders from either team, (and probably both), missing.. The message it screams out is "League Speedway doesnt really matter anyway"... And if the Promoters are quite happy to not take it seriously, then what chance have you got of convincing the fans to? Not to mention, broadcasters and sponsors... Now. No doubt some of those "devotees" will say "fixture congestion, no dates available" as so many do from both leagues on this platform when the same thing happens time and time again.. However, you can guarantee that any meeting that gets rained off will still get ran later in the season, therefore dates are always available..

It's the "best of both worlds" Championship.. Using Div 1 HL's and no need to have any Rising Stars... The middle tier should have to have two RS's, with the top tier having one.. That would have made a fair few current 4/5 point riders available to ride for struggling teams as replacements, or get used as unattached guests for injured or missing riders.. As well as obviously developing young British riders from NDL to Div 2 SS and HL standard, with maybe a few going onto Div 1 HL level.. Seems barmy to keep paying out to bring over foreign reserve/lower SS standard riders when so many young British riders are available if the team building structure was designed to accommodate them.. Bottom line is. No one outside the few within the "Speedway Bubble" will care who wins any UK Speedway title, thus having very minimal impact (most likely none at all), to the sports growth... But. Getting GB winning globally, regularly, will get interest from the wider sports watching community.. Which definitely will help the sport grow...

Enjoyed that... Lublin definitely major contenders.. Sunday night Speedway in Poland rarely disappoints.....

Love Lublin What an atmosphere they create... Imagine that over here? "Sit down, stop making so much noise"... "You're sat in my place, I always sit here". "A big happy 76th birthday to Betty whose favourite rider was Ove Fundin"..

Wroclaw missing Laguta's race wins.. Czuganow not good enough to be a "No4" in the team at this level.. Woofy no longer wins those "clutch heats" which can make all the difference during a meeting to either defend a total or get a 4-2... And Dan needs to be far more forceful!! Gets bullied far too easily for a lad with his undoubted talent.. He will end up wasting it if he doesnt start to be more aggressive... One thing really noticable about Polish Speedway is how quickly a meeting can be ran even when both teams run R/R.. Seems to take an age over here when R/R in place..

Majic... Not been the greatest racing this year but every meeting still has a few moments where you just go "Wow!".....

Another cracker.. Need to be more ruthless Daniel...

Some extremely talented "juniors" coming through in Poland... Great race....

Janusz Kolodziej... Always reminds me of Wieslaw Jagus.. Didnt always travel well but always a top level performer in the toughest league in the world... A proper 100% rider...

Nasty one... Hope both ok...

You've remembered one of your other names and password .. Well done..

The risk taking is a huge pull for the sport... No Brakes No Fear etc.. They dont do it for our entertainment... They do it for the money, the fame, and the adrenaline rush... Tonight was hugely challenging which showcased the outlandish bravery and ability of some, and the not so of others.. Twenty three heats made up of four laps of slick track boredom, on a horsepower fest of speed, it definitely wasnt...

If I was casually watching and not a Speedway fan, then I would suggest I would definitely have kept watching given the unpredictable nature of virtually every race... For the purist maybe not a great advert.. For the non fan, maybe it has pricked interest? I personally enjoyed it given the huge challenges facing the riders....

If he has those problems they cant be that bad... Otherwise he would sound like Bartek...

The Dood.... Full on all night..... The one that got away for Dan though... Hopefully many more opportunities to rectify it given his undoubted talent...

Freddie should buy Dan a beer for not choosing Red....

Fastest on view wide riding so should have gone yellow... Could have then cut in rather than drifting out when in front... Red and Yellow were the all night "go to " favourites.. And you dont have to win, just finish second...

Dan... Whoever advised you needs shooting.. And shoot yourself after for taking the advice.... Red or Yellow.. Full stop...

Well done Robert... Proper talent on a bike....

My thoughts are "second is enough"... So he wont get boxed in off pole and misses the ruts...

Dan off white? Hope he knows something we dont... #gingerprince...

There is a fair argument to be made that suggests GB currently have 3 out of the top ten riders in the world... A long time since that argument would carry any resonance...

Fair play to Dudek.. Full on.... Rough track.. Tai, Dan and Robert all in the semis... (Though it probably doesnt say much for the tracks they rode over here in their development years to be able to handle it....)..

The Danes do like a smooth surface dont they?

With the previous regime, they kept the "jewels in the crown" for themselves and everyone else paid them to run a meeting... Maybe this is a legacy of that re contracts already signed, and going forward Discovery will focus more on the tracks which provide the best racing and not who pays up the most to them?