mikebv

Exactly what us avid followers of the sport will think....

I think maybe having some written down "in the event of" rules may help the situation somewhat... You know. Like sports do.... I half expected Dan, Bomber and Tom to come out under brollies to the tapes and play "Rock, Paper, Scissors."..

As the meeting was abandoned I am not sure it would have made a difference... I think the BSP will use the fact the track got called unsafe rather than "the meeting finished in heat 12", hence all that went before was decided to be "null and void"... Either way, a typically ill thought out scenario where a meeting can be called as complete but no written down way of deciding the very obvious possibility of riders having equal points and not having met... "Hello. Is that the FIM? Have you got a minute?"...

We can declare the result if the meeting goes 12 heats.. So all we need to do now is decide a way of how we reach that result...

You would think that if they have a rule that "12 heats constitutes a meeting", then maybe they would also have a scenario of what to do if riders tie? As they most likely will have that situation... Congratulations to Adam, explains why he got his hand shook 5 mins ago, and he is still there.. . Best of luck to him at Cardiff.. Maybe the BSP should think about having some kind of way of deciding these meetings when they decide "12 is ok"...

Do what they used to do in the old Golden Helmet when it was "one each"...? Have a decider? Top four all back at the next Aces meeting? Four races so each get each gate? Scott gets fourth as he beat King?

Maybe they are hoping for a break in the rain to do a track grade and run one race? It is only 9pm...

Might have to do heads or tails? Or who has guested the most this season?

Indeed.. But what a waste of a huge cash injection for the sport.. With the legacy being what we currently have...

And the fans of virtually every other team in the country can also celebrate "their rider" winning....

Several No1's pocketed some real top money from Sky's millions... Then promptly "foxtrot oscared" from racing in the UK the very second the money stopped...

100000%.... Hype! Hype! Hype!... It doesnt even have to be true... It just has to make enough people believe it is...

Seem to think in individual meetings the mechanics always have bike No2 ready to race just in case anything happens...? If so. Not then..

More passing already than in 4 days in Vojens... Let's hope rain doesnt impact it adversely... Dan.... And Crumpy on Comms...

Dont think that there will be any doubt about that... Also, probably raced in front of a bigger crowd.... The Granstand's advance sales look around two thirds full already so that will be 1200 or so already booked.. Easily over 2000 on the cards which should give a decent atmosphere and look good "brand wise" for the sport, for anyone watching on TV...

The National League often provided the best value for money racing in the country... Then it got stopped from doing so by lowering its level... A shame as it was very watchable and provided enough of a test for the better riders to still be a worthwhile benchmark in their progression....

Is this genuinely seriously the plan? If so... Might as well have had it at Esbjerg... But if Sheffield pull out I suppose Buxton may take it on....

Why would they need "hope"...? Surely it is a "given" the track will be built as it is part of the planning consent stipulation.. ? The MP should just have been asking "when will the track and stadium be built?"...

It must be all down to pure luck....

I think the clue was in the interview with Allen pre race when he said "collectively agreed"... There would have been some doubts voiced I am sure going 1/3 given the evidence in front of them that 2/4 was the better gates at that stage of the meeting.. It was noticeable that gate two in every meeting during the week became the best around two thirds in.... Still. Second is a decent result with plenty more to come from these two lads...

And that's a fair old summary of the sport in the UK... Getting "any" Speedway on is the over riding priority for the promoters... The competitions themselves become an irrelevance given the way they get ran, so putting on some good racing to watch is key... Riders got a chance to earn a fair few quid and it sounds like a good crowd enjoyed a good nights Speedway... Which is ultimately what matters nowadays... No major sponsor or mainstream TV channel would ever touch it with a barge pole given its.operstimg model obviously,, so it will never grow nationally... But at a local level, at the right time of week and year, it definitely shows that a decent crowd can still be engaged enough to attend... In fact. Maybe it is actually the way forward? A home team v select teams each week full of track specialists to try and endure a good nights close racing...? The fact it can and does happen now adhoc completely devalues any competition it happens in anyway, so make it "policy"... Just sell the racing to the public on nights they want to attend... With the lads that bring the entertainment getting rewarded with the most meetings....

Three men teams rather than four men teams and a U21 reserve....? Not much difference... Maybe Kolodziej, Kubera and Drabik would have done better? Or Wozniak and Woryna? Plenty to choose from to put a decent three man TEAM together... You just chose the wrong TEAM....

Maybe as a No8....?

Hurting Buddy?.. You've won enough....

The UK, The Swedes and the Poles should run it over a 3 year cycle.. .. Decent crowds in those countries for World Team events..