mikebv

Pamthers need to keep it to 10 max....

Let's hope they dont let Fireman Phil anywhere near that water truck this weekend...

Not bad this is it?

Another cracking race...

Fnaaaar Fnaaaar. .

He is some rider then ..

Palin WOW... A change for Saturday allowed?...

When prepared slick on the inside there is no better racetrack...

Great ride from Wright.. The "engine room" have got their collective act together lately... Makes a huge difference...

Maybe they will let you use a black and white helmet (twice), for double points and end up winning..? Its worked before.....

Another good ride from Palin... I realise these riders race against each other all the time in the UK, but do Peterborough know who their team mates are tonight?

Certainly cracked his head hard and was walking very groggy.....

Needed to see the replays... Ordered himself a new kitchen though whilst waiting for the programme to restart...

Looks like he knocked himself out....

Only maybe a couple of hundred or so empty seats in a big grandstand.. At least the ones mostly shown on TV are looking full.. Back straight looks reasonable too.. Probably not 3000 but not a million miles away given the capacity of the stadium.. Anyway... Let's hope Hans is ok....

Great ride from Pailn.. He does like that track....

Hopefully the team without the guest wins...

Or... Translation: Belle Vue riders are confident of beating Peterborough out of the gate but want to give them a bit of a head start so it looks better on the telly when they pass them...

Kelvin's dirtometer suggests the inside isnt full of grip.... Hopefully good news for the standard of racing......

All those different rules and regulations required to be used, reviewed, re reviewed and finally agreed upon, just to put on 15 heats of Speedway between two teams... Quite Amazing....

30 second preview on Granada Reports of the meeting....... A mention on regional TV!!!

And Specsavers for "you can't take your eyes of this one Nige"...

That's very much due to having a much simpler operating model... You don't need regulations, and sub regulations for sub regulations, to try and cover every inconceivable issue, that your own rules require them to have, due to them being ambiguous and open to manipulation... Guests, including 5% home and away rules, how recent the rider has rode at the track, Averages, Double up and down conversions, Rising Star levels based on a myriad of subjective criteria etc etc etc... Take those out of the sport and make the criteria for competing uncontrived and crystal clear and there would be no need for any independent body at all....

Didn't the Eastbourne promoter say he was genuinely surprised that fans would rather stay in to watch world class riders on TV rather than attend a speedway meeting live on a Saturday night.....? Watching a truly World Class level meeting on TV with real kudos and recognition to the winners,? Or attending a heavily contrived domestic competition with hardly any kudos or recognition to be gained by any victory? Hmmmmm... Decisions, decisions,....

Leave the NSS at 7pm and you may pass it on the way.... Maybe take a set of jump leads along just in case....