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Sky reported a year ago that BV would be riding in a new stadium next (this) year. But of course they won't be unless the builders work weekends and have a time machine. Still can buys bricks and pavers though. Been going on so long now it's chances are pretty slim. I have seen dozens of projects like this come across my desk and then quietly dissapear. Hope it happens of course but it looks less likely as every year has gone past.

If Newman and Redford became aware of this imagine the chaos they could cause. But sadly it's just speedway chasing another pipedream. The idea that the betting public will be gripped by speedway 6 days a week is to daft to laugh at. Might be a fad for a week but thats about it's lifespan.

Fair point

That was a nice gesture by BSI Phil. The guy made an effort to try and bring regular GP to NZ. He seems not to have had too much help from his compatriots and may have ended up losing money. But he also seems to have enjoyed the experience so hats off to him I say. It seems people here would whine on if they won the lottery. Instead of saluting a fellow fan for trying he gets criticised. Strange lot we speedway fans I enjoy the GP and saw the first NZ round live at stupid oclock in the morning. I missed the second but may try to see the 3rd. Hopefully Bill will get a decent crowd to sign off with and a meeting to remember.

Just watched it again and it was a very tough race. Bruce did what he had to do and was probably to blame. I think I thought the same back then and I was no 'fan' of Kenny Carter. But it makes me smile when people defend Kenny who was not a stranger to those type of situation. As a regular at The Shay I saw Kenny go in hard many times. I would not call him a dirty rider but he would have made Nicki blush with some of his antics. But that's why The Shay used to get full on a Saturday night. But to me he seemed to be able to give it but not take it. His whine to the ref at the end was amusing. Of course he had to do it the same way Nicki does as one never knows. Whining does sometimes get results. Just look at #37. You mention his handlebar which does seem to be the point of contact but Kenny whined Bruce took his leg which I did not see in the video. Kenny The Saint got stuffed by the big pansy Penhall and did not like it. But of course Bruce was no big pansy but a tough speedway rider. If you wanted to play with the big boys Kenny you should have expected to eat a little dust. The idea that Bruce was some kind of disgrace and Kenny a poor little innocent is hilarious. Two tough characters going hammer and tongs at each other. I was lucky to see a number of Penhall/Carter clashes and they were always interesting. Like watered down versions of Mad Jack and Frank Auffrett without the extreme violence. It was a tough Mans sport back then as of course it is today but with more characters back then. I liked the Yanks. Bruce was always worth the admission. But then so was Kenny. Yes Kenny was probably dumped in the dirt by Bruce but if the glove had been on the other hand don't try to tell me Kenny would have given Bruce enough racing room to pass him as I would laugh in your face.

It's pretty obvious what I meant so I don't feel any need to explain it to you which will probably result in a further post by you but not by me.

Greg Hancock is a great rider and I never mentioned anything about his perfromance here. I do admit when I first saw the thread I thought it was about that woman off Benefit Street

I would imagine that after watching one meeting with it's interminable delays and dragging back the riders because one of them's nose twitched at the start the punter audience will go back to the more fun sight of watching dogs chase a stuffed rabbitt. There are probably more people waiting to bet on whether the next dove the Pope releases has a more than 50/50 chance of making it past the adjacent window. It's another rainbow speedway is chasing that will lead nowhere and achieve nothing for the sport.

It didn't help to lose such a star figure but probably NO! People found better things to do is the simplest answer. Once pubs were the hub of a community but now they are struggling to survive. Like speedway a thing of the past. The sport never changed and grew less VFM. People wanted more for their pound and speedway offered less. Once every pub had a dartboard and was full of people. Now it's a slot bandit with lots of flashing lights and a lot of empty chairs. Once my dad wore a flat cap and my mum an apron. I wear jeans and Iron Maiden T Shirts Once speedway was cheap had two good leagues with plenty of teams and heats and with local riders. Now ..... Look at it now compared to the days when The Shay or Hyde Road used to be full of people watching speedway. Sad really but the sport has declined every year for a long time now and continues to do so even with an English world champion. If speedway was your pet dog you would take the poor mite to the vet.

Talk about stating the bleeding obvious. The sport has been in a mess here for years due to ineptitude, greed and spite but nice to see Poland has finally cottoned on to that. We should thank them for their concern but at the moment the last thing the sport needs here is the so called stars. Riders like Hancock just used us as a convenient bolt hole when his Polish team dumped him. We can do without his ilk. I don't think we need to do anything to pander to that lot. We need to go back to both leagues racing on weekends and developing a solid base on which to build by investing in our own for the next decade.

Imagine if somebody had a bet on a rain off and a water pipe burst under the track. Or has that already been done

Will the coverage include a parade of the bikes and jockeys so punters can make thier selections based on the shininess of the bikes coats and will the jockey incur penalties for whipping their mount. Does the Far East know about this as they love a bet. Or is that a betting scam

Best I ever saw. Ivan Mauger, Barry Briggs, Tommy Jansson, Anders Michanek, Hans Nielsen, Bruce Penhall, Peter Collins, Ole Olsen. And out of that lot the best speedway rider I ever saw was Tommy Jansson.

Yes but Manchester is not a country And we all know it's 'England' really. We just call it GB so the other three very very minor partners don't feel left out. Good luck to Tai and frankly he will need it as he will be carrying 3 riders on his back throughout the whole week.

It's still good with Swedish and Polish commentry Paul mate. It's just depression cause Utd are doing a Liverpool this season you will get over it once the Swedish season starts Hell when Sudden Sam is involved in commentary it might as well be in Swahili so Polish, Swedish or Danish is a nice change after Sam

I picked him 4 hours before your post. I was a regular at Halifax during his era and he was awesome round there. Never liked the bloke and was shocked by what he did but a hell of a rider. His bust ups with Penhall were great to watch. I did not pick Tai as he has just started and will likely emerge as a great Brit. His dad certainly wasa great rider to watch so he comes from good stock

TV, sponsors and such like probably. Maybe the guys work cheap Makes you wonder how we manage with what we get in the UK with crowds that are not even sparse a lot of the times

I will just restrict it to people from the modern era that I either saw of knew about growing up. Peter Craven (never saw him sadly) Peter Collins, Doug Wyer, Gary Havelock, Mike Lee, Simon Wigg, Dave Jessup, Tiger Louis, Mark Loram, Kelvin Tatum, John Davis, Kenny Carter.

Jesus I dunno what Havvy did to get so many here on his back. The poor sod organised the meeting a year ago so he has some moral ground on the BSPA idiots. Wonder if Phils SS will do an article in defence of Havvy

It would confuse a lot of Russians for one thing. Always a Mail fan myself but enjoyed reading the articles on the Brit World Champions in my local ASDA.

Have any of these people ever been to England in March? Great little idea wish it every success. I just hope China lets me get the normal streaming sites as I will be floating down the Li river when its on.

Mad Jack Millen just to see who would have the guts to punch him Emil Sayfutdinov certainly added to the crowd during his short stay with Coventry. Nowadays very few if any. Darcy maybe but thats all I can think of in todays PL+ league.

Typical response from the 'Star'. So you advocate this ridiculous and childish treatment of a small but significant section of SKY viewers? There is no reason for ir. Nobody is asking SKY for the names and addresses of the riders or demanding to know who will prepare the track for the first meeting. All thier customers are asking is will the sport be covered this season. A 'respected' speedway promoter has already confirmed that it is but because this promoter jumped the gun SKY behaves like a petulant child and delays the announcement. Treating customers this way is pathetic and the support the 'Star' gives such an attitude speaks volumes for that erstwhile 'voice of the sport'. There is no need for it. If that's your attitude Phil I am glad I was a Mail reader

I just looked and although I did not have my glasses on it looks like Hammers v Eastbourne and Belle Vue v Leicester