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Ok with that rather than guests as it at least keeps some credibility.... However, where it unravels is that Lakeside should be able to use any of their 2 - 6 as many times as needed up to a max of seven rides for any individual. Eg The two heat leaders should be able to take two rides each of the No1's races it the team manager wishes.. Instead, four riders get one ride each meaning second strings or even reserves replacing a No1...

Really like Doyle, however he still is a little impetuous.. Part of why I like to watch him is his aggression, but he will need a cooler head when the pressure is on (as it certainly will be as he continues his rise to the highest sector of the sport). He is of a level now that he doesn't need to do 'first lap S or B lunges'. More than capable of beating anyone over four laps from the back. Especially on BV's track.. Pawlicki went down because he was contacted from Doyle. Could he have stayed on? Probably. But what would have been the point as his focus was to avoid the rider outside him and in doing so would have left him locking up and a distant fourth coming out of the turn... Right decision from the Pole to go down (safely) in 'instalments' and right decision from the ref to exclude the Aussie.. Nil points, played the joker, so double nil!!😁

Maybe next season the Sport could start the season with a HUGE individual event similar to the old BLRC at its 'spiritual home' of Belle Vue...? Put it on the calender pre Poland, get Tai, Nikki P, Emil, Greg et al over to add to the best of the EL riders... Selling tickets from now till say end of March/Early April would I suggest deliver a crowd similar to last night... £20 tickets would make good xmas presents...! You could effectively launch the British Speedway season off the back off it. Hold a big city centre event in Manchester to showcase the Meeting and wider sport in general... Maybe every British team putting in five grand each to deliver a six figure prize fund would get some wider media publicity too? 10,000 fans at £20 bringing in £200k of revenue would more than cover any outlay for the clubs and give them a huge opportunity to promote their Leagues... Confirm date asap and you would have eight/nine months to plan, get sponsors, let fans get hotels etc... Maybe even make it a two night event on the Friday and Saturday with eight riders (top eight in GP?) 'seeded' to the final and 16 other competitors racing for the other eight spots on the Friday? £30 a ticket for both events would deliver £300k!! The track can take two nights racing as we have seen so why not give it a go? It could become the BSPA's 'Cardiff GP'.. And what a start to a speedway season it would be..!

When one synchro swimmer is 'synchronising' for another team, can a 'guest' be brought in to replace them? If so, then it really could be a threat.!!!!!

Really? Am I being 'whooshed' as you must be making an obvious wind up? A truly GREAT Speedway meeting that cost me £45 in total (including race off!) for me and my 13 yr old lad... Watched the sport for over 40 years and watched thousands of races..... One of the best meetings I have ever attended.. No 'follow the leader till the track comes to them' nonsense... Great racing from heat one.. Loads of Poles generated a fantastic atmosphere, good natured but patriotic and we all congratulated each other at the end. Atmosphere and noise at a Speedway meeting? Whatever next? A truly GREAT night for Speedway in this country.... Lucky to have this fantastic track on my doorstep... Privileged to be there to watch sixteen riders use every inch of it trying to become World Champions.. PS (Shame we cannot bottle it and watch this every week in the EL. You would sell out the venues every time)....

WTF???? I'd be nice if I were you mate.... A couple of years from now, given what happened a few weeks ago, you may need one or two of us on here to put a word in for you to earn a few quid.... Be a good lad and wind yer neck in eh? PS well done on another gold medal...

Where are you????? Let's be having you!!!!!! Didnt see Delia there tonight!!!

Wow... A great nights Speedway..... This sport when done this well has no peers for me.... Let's hope the feel good factor can rub off on the Leagues in this country and floating observers of tonight's action on TV will visit their local tracks... Should Woffy ride for Team GB? Put that to bed tonight I would say.... Worth the admission alone that lad.....

Maybe the rest didn't get the email?😁

Free upgrade to the east stand seats available at the west terrace turnstile... You get a free union jack flag too😂

The track at the end of the meeting will hopefully be more akin to the one that starts tomorrow meeting.. Rocket ships in the hands of exceptionally skilled riders on a grippy track always puts passing at a premium. Still, great to see riders not usually on our shore riding in front of a decent crowd in a British venue truly worthy of hosting the SWC.. Best of luck to Tai and the lads tomorrow...

Plenty of 'material' down on the track.... Looks like a good bit of grip available.... Tetley Bitter in the bar though on the west stand Cant have everything...😁

Agree... Cannot wait to find out!!! One more sleep...!!!😁

Because even after 40 odd years of watching it and after seeing thousands and thousands of races, in some of the finest stadia in the world, sat alongside 50000 other fans.... You can still see something happen in just ONE race at somewhere like Buxton that simply makes you go... "F*****G HELL!!!" Even though you never usually swear.....!! No other sport does that to me!!

Cannot believe Belle Vue expect people to actually walk to the stadium and have to park their cars on adjoining streets out of the restricted zones...!!😀 I don't know, whatever next? They should have held the event at Buxton. Loads of space up there to park your car next to (and inside) the 'stadium' (Just watch out for the sheep shat)..!!!😂 It is probably a mark of where the sport is when situations like 'blocking roads' are such a novelty that people complain about not being able to rock up and fall out of the car into the stands/grassy knoll, like they do every week.. At sports events in residential areas, permit parking/restricted access is the norm, (ffs even Stockport County do it)!! Lets just be pleased so many are attending what is hopefully a great event and it can be used as a boost for the sport in this country.. And guess what? I would also get there early too as quite a lot of people are going to the same place and there might be a queue.....!

It is interesting how we seem to have a perception of a 'watered down' league yet the top riders averages are dropping year on year through at least two heat leaders often racing against their opposite numbers three times a night Take the EDR's out of the equation and I would say that most teams' 'one to five' actually delivers a reasonably strong league.. Maybe the Danish League model would be best for the EL?

Late change again... I believe Ashby and Briggs are now at six and seven for Swindon!! Rule 3. 1.18, subsection 6b, (modified 21/07/16) replaces subsection 8a of Rule 4. 3.12, (which no longer applies for matches run on a Friday)... British Speedway!! Hee Hee...

Sensible decision... Can only wonder why it wasn't delivered this way initially, anyway, well done to the BSPA for realising the mistake and sorting it... Strong, clear, sensible administration of the sport... More of the same to come?

He doesn't want six man teams? Yet Lakeside arrange meetings that attract exactly that quite regularly!!? Three riders from the official away team, three guests from anywhere and rider replacement... At least 'official' six man teams may mean one less guest or no R/R each Friday!!😁

Spot on.... A major issue for the sport in this country is exactly as you describe.... And to be fair to the riders.. Why risk my neck for between £1k - £3k when any injury will lose me £5k - £15k from Poland and Sweden over the next seven days.. The EL needs to decide what it wants... Full teams of riders every match, 100% committed to the sport in this country riding on nights when it suits the club best so they can generate their best crowd and income? Or 'top riders' deciding to 'honour us with their presence' on their terms only with race nights to suit their schedule? As fans, I would suggest the former.... Maybe after last night, Buster may think so too...

Have the Aces management team issued an official statement along the lines that this is nothing to do with them, but actually all down to Kings Lynn and the BSPA Chairman's organisation and planning?😁 Think it might be appropriate.....😋

And many think that 'top riders' would come back with set race nights.... British Speedway must be a laughing stock in the eyes of the 'top guys'... When they see first hand how Sweden and Poland prepare racetracks, and get meetings on, they must despair when they see what Britain does and the state of many of the tracks meetings take place on... And then of course just to oil those flames, those who do come over incredibly run the risk of losing their job for the next year if they do 'too well' as the overall standard gets lowered year on year.. A basket case British Speedway isnt it?

If you spend a moment reviewing this website. (The British League racing part anyhow) it is full of stories where fans feel ripped off when attending speedway meetings.. Riders galore missing meetings because of fixture clashes which could be avoided as the tracks go weeks without racing. Fixtures arranged by teams who actually know their riders are missing so they can bring in 'ringers' as guests Rules not being followed by teams and refs who seem to 'make it up as they go along' And meetings getting called off due to all manner of reasons, (all I am sure in the interests of speedway obviously)... Amazed the sport still has a following given how much the fans have the p1ss taken out of them... A hardy bunch us Speedway fans arent we? We seem to put up with any half arsed garbage put in front of us, take it lying down and then come back for more... But, I wonder, for how much longer given, almost daily on here, we discuss another self inflicted balls up by the 'powers that be'...

Always a great meeting at Gustrow... Small 'footprint' in relation to many tracks... Could Swindon fit this size and shape of track in? Could do a lot worse... Subject to getting the new track built obviously... Some fantastic racing tonight almost matched by Sam's fantastic interpretation of the English language!!!😁

Probably best not to go there.....☺ Could be a long, long, long night explaining....😁