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Shame Premier didnt have this one.. Some great racing.. That kid from Gorzow is a fair old unit, must be 6ft.. Probably why they didnt have any spare kevlars for him..

Watching the Polish production really shows how well Dave Goddard does to "fill in the gaps" given he is a one man band.. Even though I have no idea what they are saying it passes the time between races looking at something other than replays of what's just gone..

Last, Replaced, Replaced... Doesnt sound like Batch to upset anyone though..

And there's that other Woryna..

What a race.. The racing line is now about 1m from the fence so all chasing.. Must have been an engine problem for Buzk? But what a pass from him.. Edit. Flat tyre..

For me, a top Div 2 rider, but seems to struggle in the higher league.. Strange, as bags of ability..

Dont mess about do they? Batch. Last then replaced.. No hiding place/job for the season over there in Poland.. Dont cut it and you are out.. Must have a positive impact mentally to those young Poles who come through the system.. Truly survival of the fittest... Meaning as they progress they truly know what pressure is.. Great to see Robert Lambert more than holding his own in World Class company in the last two meetings.. Will do him a world of good testing himself and proving himself worthy of the chance..

A bit strange.. Seems home and back straight in use.. Creates atmosphere I suppose.. And maybe spreads a virus or two.. Great opening lap in heat five.. Cant beat Polish speedway for commitment.. Proper 'everything depends on this' team sport..

Exactly what I thought.. The back straight looks around half full.. Cant believe they would close other sections to just use certain areas, as this would create congestion, so can only presume a 'few more' than 25%.

Some do 'disappear'... But mostly one at least stays the course..

Early days, but I think Robert Lambert might be busy again.

Go on to YouTube... Several on there..

Is that a 'one night only deal' akin to the way British Speedway shares riders on a whim or, (hopefully), it means he cannot ride for anyone else this year..? The only thing Mickey Mouse about Polish Speedway should be ZG's race kevlars, so let's hope it stays that way..

Madsen does always seem to have the happy knack of getting lots of grip coming out of a turn when riding the kerb, even though it is invariably slick down there later in the meeting.. Even though some rides ride what they perceive to be the wider, faster line he can still pass under them... A rider you never feel you can relax if behind you I would suggest... And a rider good to watch from an entertainment point of view too.. Maybe this will be his year in the GP..?

Maybe making a wider point? I would think a rider of his standing would be one of the more vulnerable ones in the team as he isn't quite 'top class' and invariably gets found wanting on too many occasions.. A kick up the backside pre the next transfer window?

Wroclaws manager needs to be telling his riders to do the same.. Ref obviously isnt too fussed about pulling them back..

Not going to do Dan any good this. Well out of his depth.. Half a straight behind third, never mind first.. Hope he can stay mentally strong to get through the first few weeks. And Wroclaw stay with him to see if he can become competitive. 8pt averages in the UK literally can count for nought over there....

This ref doesnt seem too fussed about flyers..

Track looks a bit like marbles in places and then grippy in others.. Max must have got a bit of grip.

Most of what passes as 'news' these days, starts off with someone filming on a phone and putting it on to one of the various media outlets.. You often then find a local journo asking for more photos to be sent directly to them or requesting permission to use the original footage.. They then report the story via their paper.. No longer do they have to even arrive at the scene to send out their reports and often just quote Twitter updates from any potential eye witnesses. Often using the caveat of 'unconfirmed reports'... Certainly a very different world is 'journalism' today..

Don't you know by now that Polands racing is rubbish and that every heat on the tracks of the UK is full of passing and breathtaking incident.. The Star this week has a section in it where serveral social media comments are listed stating that Polands presentation wasnt up to much.. This was summarised as maybe helping British Speedway, with the inference, I presume, being that it was no better, and equally as rubbish as over here.. A laudable aspiration indeed to be delivered... Being as poor as someone else... However, as we know, when the crowds get back, (and just 25% of the usual Lublin full house yesterday made a difference), the whole experience takes on a massive change, with the passion on the terraces often making the meeting itself. Where even the most mundane race delivers either a huge celebration or a chorus of boos depending on whether they appreciate the efforts of their riders or not, and the usual (one or two at least), 'cracking races', bring the house down.. Also, the coverage of watching the same recurring slow mo action of previous races does make the meeting seem like its dragging too, unlike when you have interviews, discussion and adverts which naturally break up the racing.. Not anyones fault and a small price to pay for watching the racing via an English commentary, (and a good one at that), rather than a Polish one..

And loads of them left at the same time too, queueing to go up the stairs to the exit.. Might as well just let everyone in given the lack of any stringent controls....

Only attend FIM events over here nowadays so, no, not really missing domestic UK Speedway in 'the flesh' as it were, but have/will missed/miss the SON, the World U21 and Cardiff.. Missing watching the domestic TV coverage though, (and Sweden), although the plethora of racing on YouTube have been great to watch and Poland is always worth watching..

Graham Drury in the Speedway Star (another excellent issue), talks about how he loved his time promoting in the NL, "riders just rode, no flights, accommodation, or transport requests". And when he rode 2nd Division how it was mainly 'part time' with riders having jobs, unlike today where so many have salary expectations to allow them to be 'pro' speedway riders in that league... So, we actually know 'what can work', and we also know 'what used to work' (pretty much the old 2nd Division NL).. Therefore that surely has to be the target to get back too? It does also make me wonder how much of my admission cost goes into the riders' own personal agendas through their salary from the clubs. By that I mean their own individual aspirations... I've said before, so much money comes into Speedway through fans attendance and individual sponsorship, yet so much of what gets paid out doesn't postively impact the domestic leagues in any way shape or form, but instead, goes to fund riders wanting to be full time pros and help support their own ambitions on the wider global individual stage.. No disrespect but any current GB rider winning the World Individual title won't put bums on seats over here every week. This was a pipe dream mantra from a long time ago, ie a belief a GB World Champ would be like finding The Holy Grail for the sport in the UK.. Havelock, Loram and Woffy (3 times) subsequently proved that wasn't correct. (Even when Tai rode here).. Therefore, the UK should just cut its cloth accordingly, putting the clubs first... In short, if charging £18 isn't bringing in enough punters through the doors as they tell you that you are too expensive, then listen to them and drop your prices... And if you can't drop your prices as you say your costs won't allow it, then reduce your costs so you can... I can guarantee that the many punters who no longer attend due to them not seeing £18-£20 as an acceptable or affordable price point, wont wake up one morning and suddenly then decide that it is and rock up in their droves.. And this absent, silent majority, are the ones that need 'listening' to..

To be fair, you could say that about most Sport's that have a "best league in the world" moniker attached to them, as it attracts, by definition, all the best overseas competitors.. The IPL in Cricket has many 'foreign superstars', The RFU Premiership has many 'foreign superstars' and the Premier League in Football has many of the teams where 'foreign superstars' outshine their domestic counterparts. . Considering it's 4/7ths Poland v 3/7ths The Rest of The World in a lot of the teams (we'll ignore Norway and Russian Poles), they don't do too bad..