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Got it, cheers Ghostie..

Anyone know which actual Polish channel it's on? I've got access to some of them, Nsport, PLtv etc but struggling to find it..

Or riders deliberately trying to second guess the referee and getting it wrong. Just sayin.

Exactly, they aren't supposed to move until they are released, so no excuses whatsoever. Nice mature ride from Max Fricke, well done lad..

Cleancut sports cover plenty of meetings so must have all the gear, surely it wouldn't be difficult, with BT's agreement, to cover the 2nd semi from the NSS on Wednesday but have it streamed to somewhere with a facility to place a one-off charge of £3 or even £5 on anyone who wanted to watch it. I know there could potentially be legal issues around doing this but, assuming these can be overcome, it would be a guaranteed money spinner, no real loss to Belle Vue as the original staging was due for live transmission anyway.

Was thinking that myself when I read the post, definite bit of pigeon-holing there marky boy..

No not team riding as such, in fact they won't have the opportunity as they each meet Doyle in separate heats, they definitely have their own individual goals but to help out, say Dudek if he's going to be the challenger, will provide any extra incentive if required. Can't help thinking Doyle is holding back but who can blame him when he's within touching distance.

You're right, it was Erik, my mistake.

I'm fairly sure I saw him ride in the U21 round there last year, it was a very wet night and tbh I can't remember how he, or anyone else, did on the night. Either way it doesn't seem to take anyone a full race in order to find a quick line.

Doesn't seem much anticipation for this one, quiet thread. Just looking at the draw and mooching through the heats, I know Doyle has a nice 10 point lead but he will definitely be up against it, faces a Pole in all but one of his races, heat 14 when he's off gate 4 with Emil, Lindback & Vaculik lining up inside him. Obviously everyone is in it for themselves but surely as it gets closer to the series end the Poles will start to push for one of them to take the title, either way it should be a goodun.. Scorecard courtesy of Willstaxi, https://www.keepandshare.com/doc16/19247/gp-2017-10-pdf-39k?da=y

I agree with Grand Central, a fiver would be about right for the standard that B365 provided, as said it was just one camera, there was no commentary and you were lucky if you got to hear the track announcer giving out the riders names etc, didn't really matter though as it was free as long as you had money in your account. Memory fades but I'm fairly sure you could watch the whole meeting without even betting on it as long as your account held funds, whereas with horse or dog racing you have to bet on the actual race to view it. Have to assume they dropped it because too few of us laid bets, many preferring to just watch the free stream, can't blame them really I suppose. I'd be happy to pay a tenner to view the Semi final from the NSS next week, still can't see why someone isn't able to at least explore this option, plenty of football clubs do beam-backs these days, can't be that expensive. Wasn't Darcy Ward's return to Poole streamed live (or was it recorded?), if so I'm sure that didn't cost a lot.

This all day long, a definite moneyspinner, it's not as though they even need a commentary team, just the feed showing the racing would suffice, of course Bt may well object and that could put the block on it but either way it has to be worth a look at. They could just hire Cleancut sports to present it and stream it, I'd be happy to pay a couple of quid for that, a fiver is not out of the question really for this sort of quality; http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.33288

Champions League versus Speedway, no contest in terms of where BT will be I'm afraid. It is a sickener though.

Zagar made Tai look like a novice there, so much speed..

Good read this topic, someone mentioned the fact that Mort was always riding under the shadow of PC, ok they were mate but even so... I have to ask what would opinions of Mort be if PC hadn't won the final in 76? Without knowing the exact figures it's likely that their 2 careers would have pretty much mirrored each other, both had Pairs, WTC & BLRC successes, both had good long track careers including medals. I know it's off topic but these threads do throw up some diverse thinking. I was fortunate enough to see both PC & Mort from their training school days right through virtually all of their careers and tbh I find it hard to split them, both excellent team riders, both terrible gaters, PC was the darling of the Aces faithful but that is probably just down to the fact that he had around a 12month start over Chris.

Buggered up your quotes there eh.

Max Fricke scored a decent 7points in Sweden tonight, he was definitely on the pace and didn't appear to be holding back, the track looked the sort that requires strength & stamina to ride but he rode hard in the 3 heats I saw him ride. Keep it going Max, we definitely need you firing on all cylinders come Monday.

I think it must be nigh on impossible to watch on a screen when you're so close to the action (and noise) as NP & KT usually are, certainly not easy to swap between both track & screen as the time it would take to re-focus would make it impossible to keep up with the action. We have to remember how a speedway race is just about the most intense 60 seconds of any sport you could mention. I'm not their biggest fan by any stretch but I try to cut them a bit of slack these days, I can't think of anyone better equipped for the job at present and I'm just so glad we have any speedway to watch at all considering the state of the sport. Can't say I noticed any Poole bias from them last night either, they just fill the space with whatever they have in mind at the time in an attempt to make it more interesting for new/casual viewers, although Kelvin is getting on my t!ts by using the term dirtometer every week, it was an acceptable, mildly funny line for a couple of weeks but ffs Kelv you've worn it out now, drop it there's a good chap..

Unfortunately I missed your commentary Dave, had to resort to Cmore, hopefully I'll have this new channel sussed for tomorrow if that's where it's being shown. Good meeting though, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Good to see Max Fricke getting stuck in, must need some strength to get round those bends, hopefully he'll be fully fit and flying next Monday.

It is a cracking meeting but it's not because it's on a good track, quite the opposite really, it's like a rodeo but there's been plenty of excitement for us neutrals. Glad you feel lucky though.

Of course it's racing, same for both teams even if it is a crap track, let's face it we know what the track will be like at Poole, it's not been any different for a couple of years at least. Cracking meeting.

What a miserable looking bugger Jack Holder is, proper slapped ar$e, love it. Great meeting this, so much needle..

This thread has provided today's guilty pleasure for me, I know I shouldn't but I find myself having to refresh every 15 minutes or so just to see who is getting closer to the ban hammer being introduced. I'd say it's a close run thing at the moment but it's definitely hotting up. Either way it has certainly whetted my appetite for tonight's meeting, here's hoping the all the hot air being spouted here helps to compensate for the rain that seems likely to fall. Bring it on!!

No idea, I thought you must be a mod, now I realise you created it. Sod it, delete it..