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No, his mum answered, said he's grounded after Cardiff.

Oh hang on I'll just give him a quick bell and ask him for precise details, maybe he can scan me a copy of the doctor's certificate, brb...

Surely Ermolenko is worth a punt, I would somehow cope if he became unavailable for commentary based work due to riding.

Can be done quite easily in 10 minutes with no heavy traffic and you should be ok after 7pm, same route as mentioned, Regent Rd & Mancunian Way.

Thanks for that, was all set up to watch the Piraterna meeting last night but fell asleep just before it started, didn't wake up til 7.30 this morning, must have needed it. Was a decent meeting too, cheers.

I guess that rules you out on all counts then.

At least it's not the other lot that are just over the road, anyway the Etihad is behind the 3/4th bend not the pits end Nige.

Same here, very reminiscent, in fact Soren Bewley is doing the business..

Seems like the Poles are loving this KL story and the suspension.

Oh you mean Smekatayli..

Fine for me mate. Sam, "well if they've not seen this track before today, or possibly tomorrow"

Apologies, the stream's just come on. Reason I thought it wasn't working was due to the fact it said 9 minutes in already. Anyway, seems all's good to go

Have tried the youtube link for this but it looks as though it's not being shown live.

As an example, the last train to Crewe (generally a decent hub for all North West) leaves Cardiff just before 9pm, into Crewe just before midnight, which is a bit late for many connections. So an earlier start would definitely introduce the option of rail for these such supporters, I'd definitely consider it, being safe in the knowledge that I'm going to get home that night. Only about £50 return and could be a lot less if bought at the right time.

I didn't notice that but I think Suzi was all over the place at times, possibly being 'outdoors' didn't help as the noise from airhorns etc must be off-putting, even for the most seasoned of presenters. As for the commentary, it seemed as though their mikes were turned down a notch last night, much easier on the ear even when there was something exciting happening.

The point is the crowd clearly appreciated his gesture and they are the ones who shelled out good money for the meeting, so what's the problem? Honestly, do you really believe he was wrong to take half a minute to show his appreciation for the support? It looked to me like there were 30 or 40,000 who thought it was fine, that's what counts really.

Grow up ffs, it's fairly obvious that nobody would have gone and invited Tai out onto the track, it was a spontaneous gesture I'm sure, no malice or forethought, just a decent gesture.

Lap of honour is one way of describing it, another way would be to say he was thanking the fans for all the support he's had tonight, gracious in defeat maybe.

Agreed, I was only listening too, complete hash, she was moaning earlier though, something about having the horn..

Cookie was well on the pace there but had no idea how to deal with the attacks from all angles, welcome to GP speedway Craig.

Somebody tell Suzi that a wolf isn't a feline...

How anyone can try and call a meeting dross after 3 heats I'll never know. Had it shoved right down their throats by Zagar there, fortune favoured the brave and he deserved that, well done Matej. edit, tbh I wasn't referring to the troll, more pirate oliver, what a stupid statement.

Really looking forward to this, great to see Woffy flying the flag for Britain on his parade lap, didn't notice any other riders take their flags round.

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

You're well entitled to moan mate, have sent you a pm, good luck.