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Kurtz will be the key in the return leg.. Definitely got to that level of being able to handle big pressure races.. 7 wins off him, Dan, Lidsey and NKI should be achievable and see the Aces home..

Just watched it on YT... Some cracking racing... Bllodorn third to first... NKI's move on Becker.. Bewley and Kurtz going either side of riders for fun.. And Sam Hagon showing one or two of his more experienced team mates how to ride the NSS.. Not many tracks in perfect condition would bring up racing that good tonight...

The weather dictates racing like tonight.. And from what I have read the Aces seemed to pass easily enough.. And, if you are a Leicester fan... You won't be used to close racing anyway... Gate. Go. Hit bend apex. Drift up bend. Lock up. Go down straight.. Rinse and Repeat...

Riders and Spectators perspective.. He flew round it reading the updates.. A wet NSS delivers "different speedway" to normal racing there.. On TV it can look poor, when there, the speed the likes of Bewley and Kurtz manage to get, inches from the fence at full gas, 50 yards in front, is still pretty impressive..

But Frank would have done it with 19 starts.... And four exclusions...

Really? Not able to get a stream to watch it... If true, not acceptable at all... I see Kurtz and Bewley managed to "tootle round" OK...

A line to sum up British Speedway... And why it isn't taken seriously... That said... Get the red smoke flares out for Thursday... The Manc invasion is on.....

They are clearly better suited for Div 2... They have had success in the 2nd tier and very decent crowds for that level.. Is it just ego that keeps them in Div 1?

Didn't Jacks mechanic quit that morning? So he ended up doing the bikes himself?

I would say advantage to the away team given set ups won't be the usual ones.. When watching Leicester at the NSS they have often been in good positions out of bend two, lap one, but then get passed as the track slickens and the Aces knowledge kicks in.. With some grip down, they might not get passed so easily....

And women for cleanin', ironin', looking after the kids, and getting my bloody tea on't table the second I gerrin frum an 'ard days graftin'..... Proper order....

To be fair, she does travel overseas doing the Moto GP presentation... Malaysia or Gorton...? Hmmmmm. A tricky one...

And the Witches... And the Tigers... And the Stars etc etc etc... With an honourable mention for Bomber.. Mr Speedway... Have bike, will travel, at a moments notice... He must permanently keep his bikes in great nick given how quickly he responds to the crisis calls he gets.. He must have a dozen winners and losers medals surely given how much he helps out...

More GP riders and non GP riders of high quality now... And we have rising stars so "strength in depth" requires a five point man at least as reserve, unless you unearth a Dan Bewley as the RS... Two big hitters and work downwards is now the way the best teams work, as it also gives them top guests too...

The Ferrari F1 ride is mental... I am going to ask if it accelarates from a standing start faster than a Speedway bike... And then let Kelvin know...

Currently 26C and Sunny where I am... In Salou... (If it helps anyone)....😁😇

Definitely a cake... Biscuits go soft after time... Cakes go hard.. Right, next point on the agenda . Should we have a maximum number of teams that Bomber can ride for in a season?

A very much "one off" where an injury to Ostegaard helped them get many a decent guest in for him given his start to the season... If he had stayed fit I would suggest the Panthers wouldn't have won the title.. A perfect storm of a season for them, which is unlikely to occur again... Teams that are successful more often than not, have two "big hitters" and build from there..

Although Crawfords are on hand to come in as a guest biscuit if anything happens to Mcvities....

Didn't mention the biscuits though... That will need to be agreed before any discussions about the sport takes place.

If it is wet, and they still run, the racing will be very processional... One line with loads of grip... Won't be great to watch... They would have to remove "lots" of material and there would still be a "berm" that will develop that the riders will use... PUK got his track record in similar conditions.. The final deserves a showpiece event not a gating competition....

What's the forecast like for Sheffield and Ipswich? If it is ok, maybe they could be picked to be the finalists instead? 😁

Because you can give plenty of meetings a miss knowing your team will qualify for the play offs.. KL, Brum and either Oxford or Leicester, were the clear ones that would miss out.. And after aprrox a month, it was clear Leicester were the ones that would qualify... Sport needs "jeopardy" to keep interest... The Aces suffered greatly by running the SON but also clearly qualifying weeks out for the play offs.. And, as we know now, your finishing positions doesn't matter anyway..... A (max 2 times), extra 1000, doesn't cover the loss of punters picking and choosing their meetings during the season.. But, if it does, it will be very, very marginal...

Peasant...

You don't need 1000 punters to turn up "extra".. Over 12 meetings of the season, you just need less than 100 to NOT give each week a miss... Which is what clearly happens now..