Garry1603

Presumably no Peter Kildemand for the Spires, so I think a comfortable Aces win. 54-36 Big chance for Lidsey, Blodorn, Cook and Zische to get a few points.

Ipswich haven't broken any rules, they used them to their advantage. They've out together a superb team and it's highly likely that they'll win the league - and no one would begrudge them that. However the playoffs are different and it can come down to injured riders, riders out of form, overseas commitments and momentum. Speedway by it's very nature, isn't predictable in the long term, that's why we love it.

A really good season guide this week, well worth the money and will keep me going for weeks. Well done to all involved.

I'm sure that all of speedway will wish him a speedy recovery.

Fair play to Ipswich, that was a great team performance with no weaknesses at all. The Witches could even afford Doyle and Emil to not be on top form and still won comfortably. Great riding from Bewley tonight and Kurtz was good early on, but the Aces need the middle order to perform much better if they're to succeed this season. Early days, but a great big statement of intent. Crowd not as big as expected, but I guess a lot of people have just laid out large amounts on GP tickets this week and might be saving their pennies.

You're right, but that's where it needs to change. It should be run by the FIM or an Eccleston type character and everyone else has to fall in line for the greater good.

I thnnk it would be good if speedway could follow a system like Formula One where the 'formula' is revised and updated every five years or so. Whether it's 2 or 4 valve or upright or laydown I'll leave to more technically minded people, but it would make the sport interesting and relevant. As long as there is a sufficient lead in period to the next formula there would be no issues with equipment becoming obsolete, they would just get old and be out of date anyway. It hasn't done Formula One any harm to introduce elements to the sport which effectively slow down the cars - why not speedway?

RIP Len and thank you for what you did for our sport. There will never be anyone like him again.

So sad - RIP Jay

Sky by a mile - we need to attract them back somehow and potentially rescue the sport.

Thanks everybody, especially R & R for organising it.

Belle Vue wanted it more and were willing to put their necks on the line to win it. I feel the result would have been similar on a dry track too. Sam Hagon was excellent but a few of the other Leicester riders need to take a look at themselves in the mirror. Special praise has to go to the track staff for getting the meeting on at all and still producing some good racing despite the conditions.

So, if he were fit, he could ride a week on Monday if the first leg is rained off?

Great as it was to see an exciting clash with two top teams (and the Aces winning!), for me it's totally overshadowed by the injury to Ben Cook. The fact that it wasn't shown on TV isn't a good sign and I can only hope that initial rumours are unfounded. Insensitive of Eurosport to try to do interviews with riders when he was stricken on the track.

Unless Belle Vue can keep it close up until the middle of the meeting, I think that Sheffield will have too much for us tonight.